Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
Miller APP.# 23232
Lizzie Robinson, Brown, Little, Cobbell, Pennington, Ross, Munell, Martin
Hi Everyone,
PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS.
Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you
info
on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week
submitted.
For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise
that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for
source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation.
Page 1)
Application #23232
Action Taken--ADMITTED
Name of applicant--LIZZIE ROBINSON
No. of children-6
Residence--LENAPAH,OKLA
Reason-----DAUGHTER OF #557 AND CLAIMS THRU SAME SOURCE.
Page 2)
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, Washington
D.C.
Sir,I hereby make application for such share as may be due me of the fund
appropriated by the ACT of CONGRESS, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance
with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in
favor of the eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith
subjoined.Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If
you can not answer, so state.
Question # 1)
State full name:English name-LIZZIE ROBINSON
Indian name-
#2)Residence and Post Office-LENAPAH
#3)County-CHEROKEE NATION
#4)State-INDIAN TERRITORY
#5)How old are you?-45
#6)Where were you born?-CHEROKEE NATION
#7)Are you married?-YES
#8)Name and age of wife or husband-JAKE ROBINSON
#9)To what tribe of Indians do he or she belong?-NOT ANY
#10)Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their
ages.
Name--ARTHUR ROBINSON
Age--28
Born--1879
Name--FRED ROBINSON
Age--25
Born--1882
Name--ELNORA M.MUNELL
Age--22
Born--1885
Name--LOLA ROBINSON
Age--17
Born--1890
Name--FOLLIO ROBINSON
Age--9
Born--1898
Name--DELLA ROBINSON
Age--12
Born--1895
Name--HANNAH ROBINSON
Age--7
Born--1900
Name--FE_EN ROBINSON
Age--5
Born--1902
Name--OPEL ROBINSON
Age--3
Born--1904
#11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name
before
marriage.
Father- english name: GEORGE H BROWN
Indian name:
Mother- english name:LAHALA BROWN
Indian name:
Maiden name:LAHALA MARTIN
#12)Where were they born?
Father-GEORGIA
Mother-IND.TERR
Page #3
#13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?
Father-IND.TERR
Mother-IND.TERR
#14)Date of death of your father and mother:
Father-LIVING
Mother-LIVING
#15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits?
If
so, state when and were.
Answer--ON ALL CHEROKEE ROLL AT TALAQUAH
TAKEN THEIR ALLOTMENT IN CHEROKE NATION
#16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.
Name--SILAS BROWN
Born--
Died--
Name--PEARL BROWN
Born--
Died--
Name--MARY LITTLE
Born--
Died--
Name--LIZZIE ROBINSON {name crossed out}
Born--
Died--
Name--ANNA COBBELL
Born--
Died--
Name--RACHELL PENNINGTON
Born--
Died--
#17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both
father's and mother's side, if possible.
Fathers side: DONT KNOW
Mothers side:RACHEL BROWN
#18)Where were they born? MOTHER BORN IN GEORGIA
#19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?
MOTHER IN GEORGIA
#20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:
1) PERRY ROSS
2) SILAS ROSS
3) SALLIE ROSS
4) ABBIE BROWN
5) JENNA BROWN
6) GEORGE H. BROWN
Page 4
#21)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other
benifits? If so, state when and were,and with what tribe of Indians.
Answer--ALL CHEROKEE ROLLS AT TAHLQUAH
HAVE TAKEN MY ALLOTMENTS IN CHEROKEE NATION
#22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835.
Answer--
Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will
assist
in providing his claim.
Answer--
Legal- Section )
I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the
best
of my knowledge and belief.
Signature-LIZZIE HER X MARK ROBINSON
Witness to her mark:
YEANNAH VARMER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day,of MAY 1907.
Notary Public-JOHN A KIDD
Affidavit)
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me HANNAH VANN and LEE CORBIN, who being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with LIZZIE ROBINSON
who
makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known HER for
27 years and 20 years, respectively, and know HER to be the identical person
she
represents HERSELF to be, and that the statements made by HER are true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever
in HER
claim.
Witnesses to mark-
Signatures of witnesses-YEANNAH VARMER
LEE CORBIN
Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 31st day of May, 1907.
Notary signature-JOHN A. KIDD
Notary commission expires-NOV.19TH, 1908.
NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary
public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or
disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary,
etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------MY PERSONAL NOTE:Pages after
that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have
additional papers, others do not.
NOTE--
Bright Star
Freedmen Project
2005
(mailto:MARTIN-L-request@rootsweb.com)