The following are cases of claimants who never made application for enrollment within the time fixed by law, but who are of half Indian blood or more and incompetent to look after their own interests. The attention of the department was directed to these cases as indicated herein.
The growth of a city does not depend so much upon its machinery of government or even upon the men who fill public offices as upon those who foster trade relations and promote industrial activity. In this connection H. L. Bryant is deserving of more than passing notice, for as merchant and financier he has been a dominant factor in promoting the development and up building of Bartlesville, which numbers him among its foremost citizens. Mr. Bryant is a native of Illinois. He was born at Hillsboro, December 20, 1864, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bryant, the … Read more
M. W. McCarley and others applied for Chickasaw Nation enrollment in 1896, claiming descent from Nancy Frazier, a full-blood Chickasaw. Initially recognized by the Chickasaw Court of Claims, their enrollment was denied by the Chickasaw legislature and the Dawes Commission. A U.S. court ruling in 1898 granted them citizenship, but in 1902, the Citizenship Court overturned the decision. Later applications, including those for descendants, were denied due to lack of recognized tribal enrollment.
Kelly Brown, whose ripened powers place him among the capable representatives of civil law practice in Muskogee and who is also numbered among the lawmakers of the state, having been a member of the fifth general assembly of Oklahoma, is descended from an old English family, several of the representatives thereof with the nobility. Having incurred the being connected with nobility incurred the displeasure of the reigning monarch, the original progenitors of the family in America were obliged to flee to the new world, this occurring about the time of the Revolutionary war, settlement being made by them in Virginia. … Read more
Published in 1957, ‘The History of Carter County’ provides a comprehensive visual and textual history of Carter County Oklahoma. Covering the period from its Native American origins to the mid-20th century, the book focuses on the themes of Native American presence, settlement, churches, utilities, transportation, and industry. In doing so, it serves as a tribute to the people who shaped Carter County.
Fannie Moore and her descendants sought enrollment as Chickasaw Nation citizens, citing a 1884 Chickasaw court ruling affirming their citizenship by blood. The Dawes Commission initially denied their application in 1896, but a U.S. court ruled in their favor in 1899, affirming their right to enrollment. The court determined that residents of the Chickasaw Nation were eligible, while non-residents were excluded. The ruling was certified for the Dawes Commission and Chickasaw authorities to update the rolls accordingly.