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 two 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.
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Application # 558
Action Taken- ADMITTED
Name of applicant--ABBIE BROWN
No. of children--X
Residence--LENAPAH, OKLA.
Reason----SISTER OF # 557 AND CLAIMS THRU SAME SOURCE.
APPLICANT HERSELF ENROLLED AS ''ABIGAL'' AT SALINE # 465
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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---ABBIE BROWN
Indian name-NOT KNOWN
#2)Residence--LENAPAH
#3) Town and Post Office--LENAPAH
#4)County--CHEROKEE NATION
#5)State---INDIAN TERRITORY
#6)Date and place of birth?---BORN IN CHEROKEE NATION EAST, PROBABLY A
HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
#7) By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more then one
relative living in 1851, set forth each claim seperatly:--FOR MY SELF AND MY
DAUGHTER RACHEL BROWN, WHO DIED WITHOUT DESCENT.
MY MOTHER RACHEL BROWN, MY GRANDMOTHER SUSIE WILCOX.
MY BROTHER AND SISTER, "SILAS" AND " SALLIE ROSS" OR BROWN, BOTH OF
WHOM DIED
WITHOUT DESCENT.
MY AUNTS "POLLY" AND "JANE WILCOX", BOTH OF WHOM DIED WITHOUT
DESCENT.
#8)Are you married?--NO
#9)Name and age of wife or husband--
#10)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before
marriage.
Father- english name-NOT KNOWN (see # 557)
Indian name-NOT KNOWN
Mother- english name-RACHEL BROWN
Indian name-NOT KNOWN
Maiden name-RACHEL BROWN
#11)Where were they born?
Father- (see # 557 )
Mother- IN CHEROKEE NATION EAST
#12)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?
Father-( see # 557)
Mother- DIED IN SALINE DISTRICT ABOUT 1851
#13)Date of death of your father and mother:
Father---(see # 557)
Mother---ABOUT 1851
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#14)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If
so, state when and were.---ON EMIGRANT PAY ROLL IN SALINE DISTRICT IN 1857
#15)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.
Name--GEORGE HAMMER BROWN
DOB---
DOD---LENEPAH, INDIAN TERRITORY
Name--SILAS ROSS
DOB---
DOD---DIED WITHOUT DESCENT
Name--SALLIE ROSS
DOB---
DOD---DIED WITHOUT DESCENT
Name--JUNO ROSS
DOB---
DOD---DEAD
Name--PERRY ROSS
DOB---
DOD---CLAREMORE, INDIAN TERRITORY
#16)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both
father's side, and mother's side, if possible.
fathers side---
mothers side---SUSIE WILCOX (nee BROWN)
#17)Where were they born?---SUSIE WILCOX WAS BORN IN CHEROKEE NATION EAST
#18)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--SUSIE WILCOX
LIVED IN SALINE DISTRICT
#19)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:
English Name:----RACHEL BROWN, MY MOTHER, DEAD
Indian Name:---
Residence:----
English Name--POLLY WILCOX, DIED WITHOUT DESCENT
Indian Name:--
Residence:---
English Name:-- JANE WILCOX, DIED WITHOUT DESCENT
Indian Name:--
Residence:---
#20)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;----------ON 1894 CHEROKEE PAYROLL AND ON EMIGRANT PAYROLL OF 1851.
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#23)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to
1835.-----
FATHER ALEXANDER (Note- the rest of sentence cannot be read.)
Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist
in providing his claim.----I HAD A DAUGHTER, RACHEL BROWN, WHO WAS ENROLLED
WITH ME ON THE EMMIGRANT PAY ROLL OF 1851 IN SALINE DISTRICT. SHE DIED ABOUT
1868 WITHOUT DESCENT.
Legal- Section )
I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Signature- ABBIE ( her x mark) BROWN
Witnesses to mark--
TOM CARSON
J.S. ROBERT
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .25TH day,of SEPT., 1906.
Notary Public- signature--W.E. WITCHELL
Comm Exp-- OCT. 24TH, 1909
Affidavit)--
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me GEORGE MELTON and FRANK LITTLE, who being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with ABBIE BROWN who
makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known HER for 10
years and 12 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-
MARY LITTLE
JENNIE LITTLE
Signatures of witnesses-
GEORGE MELTON
FRANK KEYS
Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 25TH day of SEPT., 1906.
Notary signature--- W.E. WITCHELL
Notary commission expires- OCT. 24TH, 1909
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,
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that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have
additional papers, others do not.
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ALSO INCLUDED ARE AS FOLLOWS;
JULY 19TH 1910
Recieved of Guion Miller, Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims,
TREASURY WARRENT No.-- 15-190-29964-29977, each for the sum of $133.19 in
full settlement of the amount due the beneficiary or benificiaries enrolled
opposite Roll Numer--5837-20046-20059, on the final Roll of the Eastern
Cherokees entitled to share in the fund arising from the judgement of the
Court of Claims of May 28th, 1906, as appoved by said court, March 15th,
1910.
Signed-- GEORGE (his x mark) BIBLE
SIGNS FOR HIS GRANDCHILDREN
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JULY 20TH 1910
Recieved of Guion Miller, Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims,
TREASURY WARRENT No.-- 15-245-15197-17482-83-84-, each for the sum of $133.19
in full settlement of the amount due the beneficiary or benificiaries
enrolled opposite Roll Numer--5891-5844-7900, on the final Roll of the
Eastern Cherokees entitled to share in the fund arising from the judgement of
the Court of Claims of May 28th, 1906, as appoved by said court, March 15th,
1910.
Signed--- GEORGE H. (his x mark) BROWN
SIGNS FOR SISTER ABBIE
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J. H. Shufeldt
W.L. Keith
C.M. Keith
SHUFELDT & KEITH
Real Estate
Bought and Sold
Agricultural leases
Oil Leases
Farm Loans
Lenepah, Okla.-- Jan 25th, 1909
Mr Gioun Miller
Spec. Comm. Cout of Claims
Washington DC
DEAR SIR,
IN REPLY TO YOUR F.... OF JANUARY 12TH, WEA 558-557,
WILL SAY THAT MY NAME APPEARS ON THE FINAL ROLL OF CHEROKEES # 1097, AS
ABIGAL BROWN, AS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION.
YOURS TRULY.
ABIGAL BROWN
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J. H. Shufeldt
W.L. Keith
C.M. Keith
SHUFELDT & KEITH
Real Estate
Bought and Sold
Agricultural leases
Oil Leases
Farm Loans
Lenepah, Okla.-- 2-20-1909
Com. Court of Claims
Washington DC
DEAR SIR,
IN RELY TO YOURS OF JANUARY 30TH, W.E.A.558-557 WILL
SAY THAT MY NAME WAS DROPPED FROM THE LAST AUTHENICATED FINAL CHEROKEE ROLL
BUT DOES APPEAR ON THE KERN. CLIFTON-ROLL, AND AS SUCH I DREW WHAT WAS KNOWN
AS THE STRIP MONEY. IN FACT I HAVE DREW MONEY FROM ALL THE CHEROKEE PAYMENTS.
I WAS ON THE D. FREEDMEN ROLL AS # 1097.
YOURS TRULY,
ABIGAL BROWN
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NO. 23232--23228
MISC.
LIZZIE ROBINSON---BEING DULY SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAYS:
MY NAME IS LIZZIE ROBINSON AND I AM 49 YEARS OLD.
MY FATHER IS GEORGE H. BROWN, # 557.
GEORGE H. BROWN BEING RECALLED, DEPOSES ANS SAYS:
THAT
23231--23321--23228--23229--23230--23232--23233-24892--24893--24894--24895--24
920, ALL CLAIM THRU HIM.
THEY DID NOT HAVE MY INDIAN NAMES TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
Signature of Witness--- GEO H. (X )BROWN
Subscribed and sworn to before me at Lenapah, Oklahoma, this 21st day of
August, 1908.
A.S. MARINE
Ass't to Special Commissioner,
of the Court of Claims.
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No. 557-558
Misc.
George H. Brown being duly sworn, deposes and says:
MY NAME IS GEORGE BROWN. I AM 69 YEARS OLD. I HAVE LIVED HERE ABOUT 25 YEARS.
PREVIOUS TO THAT ON GRAND RIVER. I WAS BORN IN GEORGIA. I WAS LIVING IN 1851.
I WAS ENROLLED AND GOT MONEY.
I LIVED IN Coo-ie-scoo-ie DISTRICT. I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMISSION.
SAFRONIA GABEL 3235, CHEROKEE FREEDMEN ROLL.
ANNIE H. CABELL-3234, CHEROKEE FREEDMEN ROLL AND
ETHEL BOOKER, 2457, CHEROKEE FREEDMEN ROLL
THESE ARE MY CHILDREN AND GRANSON.
I WAS NEVER A SLAVE.
I AM NOT ENROLLED AS A FREEDMEN.
MY MTHER WAS A FULL BLOOD CHEROKEE.
MY MOTHER WAS RACHEL BROWN AND SHE BROUGHT ME FROM GEORGIA.
SHE HAS BEEN DEAD 40 YEARS AND PROBABLY LIVED SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AFTER SHE
CAME HERE.
SHE WAS ABOUT 25 OR 30 WHEN SHE CAME HERE.
I THINK SHE LIVED IN 1851.
SHE WAS ENROLLED IN 1851 AND GOT MONEY.
SHE GOT HER INDIAN BLOOD THRU HER MOTHER, SUSIE WILCOX, MAIDEN NAME SUSIE
BROWN.
SHE LIVED ON THR GRAND RIVER, 30 MILES EAST OF HERE.
SHE DIED BEFORE THE WAR. SHE CAME FROM GEORGIA.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG SHE LIVED HERE.
SHE WAS A PARTY TO THE TREATY OF 1835.
I DO NOT KNOW WERE SHE LIVED AT THAT TIME.
I THINK SHE WAS ENROLLED. I HAVE ONE BROTHER, PERRY ROSS, A HALF BROTHER BUT
WE HAD THE SAME MOTHER. HE LIVES IN CLAREMORE OKLA..
I HAVE ONE SISTER ABBIE BROWN, (558).
JOHN BROWN IS MY MOTHERS BROTHER, AND LIVED ALL HIS LIFE IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
I DO NOT KNOW SUSIE WILCOX'S SISTERS AND BROTHERS. NONE OF MY PEOPLE WERE
SLAVES EXCEPT ON MY WIFE'S SIDE. MY MOTHER WAS NOT.
MY FATHER WAS A SLAVE. MY FATHER MARRIED MY MOTHER IN GEORGIA AND MOVED OUT
HERE BEFORE THE WAR. MY FATHER WAS BROUGHT OUT HERE BY HIS OWNER.
I DON'T KNOW ALEXANDER BROWN. MY BROTHER IS ENROLLED BY DAWES COMMISSIONER AS
CHEROKEE FREEDMEN, AND HIS NAME IS PERRY ROSS.
HE NEVER WAS A SLAVE EITHER.
HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT ALEXANDER BROWN.
Signature of Witness-- GEORGE H. (X) BROWN
Subscribed and sworn to before me at Lenapah,Oklahoma, this 21st day of
August, 1908.
Signed--A.S.M.
Ass't to Special Commissioner
of the Court of Claims
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