While most Mount Tabor residents returned to the Cherokee Nation after the Civil War and following the death of in 1866, in the 21st century, there is a sizable group that is well documented but outside that body.
Because they had already migrated from Indian Territory at the time of the , their ancestors were not recorded on the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes, which serve as the basis for tracing descent for many individuals.
The best known of the class was , then considerably modified for Beagle 's under , with the gentleman on board as a self-funded.