Information Sheet: Trail of Tears Statistics

Directions: The following are statistics from 13 Cherokee groups that left under their own supervision. Use this information to determine the number of days for each journey and the percent of survivors for each group. Then, compare the different groups.
 
Leader Departed Arrived
# Departed
# Arrived
Hair Conrad  Aug. 23, 1838 Jan. 17, 1839
729
654
Elijah Hicks Sept. 1, 1838 Jan. 4, 1839
858
744
Jessy Bushyhead Sept. 3, 1838 Feb. 27, 1839
950
898
John Benge Sept. 28, 1838 Jan. 17, 1839
1200
1132
Situwakee Sept. 7, 1838 Feb. 2, 1839
1250
1033
Old Field Sept. 24, 1838 Feb. 23, 1838
983
921
Moses Daniel Sept. 30, 1838 Mar. 2, 1839
1035
924
Choowalooka Sept. 24, 1838 Mar. 5, 1839
1150
970
James Brown Sept. 10, 1838 Mar. 5, 1839
850
717
George Hicks Sept. 7, 1838 Mar. 14, 1839
1118
1039
Richard Taylor Sept. 20, 1838 Mar. 24, 1839
1029
942
Peter Hildebrand Oct. 23, 1838 Mar. 24, 1839
1766
1311
John Drew Dec. 5, 1838 Mar. 18, 1839
231
219