Christie was born at Wauhillau ( located at ) , Going Snake District , Cherokee Nation , in the present-day state of Oklahoma . He was the son of the Removal Era Trail of Tears survivors , Watt and Lydia ( Thrower ) Christie . They were of the Keetowah band , the most traditional of Cherokee peoples . As a child and young man , Christie was a marble champion , stick ball player and a popular fiddle player
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Ned Christie