I saw your message re Adam Eckert. I am looking for the same name, different background and came across a file called the "Dawes Commission Index 1819-1914" It had a record for an Adam Eckert that came from CAnada and was working with Cherokee. Maybe that's where you got your lead. Anyway - the Adam Eckert I am looking for was born in Germany I believe. He was married to an Anna Combies.