Pages 11–20 of the Guion Miller miscellaneous testimony record sworn statements from Eastern Cherokee applicants and relatives in North Carolina and South Carolina. The pages document claimed Cherokee ancestry, family connections, slavery, residences, and prior enrollment history for applicants including the Scales, Garrett, Jennings, Stafford, Hastings, Sawyer, Lash, Hauser, and Bitting families.
Transcriptions of Guion Miller miscellaneous testimony pages 1–10 from the 1906–1908 Eastern Cherokee payment applications, featuring sworn statements on claimed Cherokee ancestry, family connections, residences, slavery status, and prior enrollment attempts. Includes testimony from applicants in North Carolina communities such as Winston-Salem, Tobaccoville, Donnaha, Bethania, and East Bend, with original images and transcriptions.
Wade Glenn, born into slavery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has little memory of that time, recalling only family stories. His parents, Lydia and Caesar Glenn, worked on a large farm owned by a man he describes as mean. Although he didn’t have many responsibilities early on, he enjoyed participating in church and local dances. After his father’s early death, Wade moved to Ohio in 1892. Now elderly, he is cared for by his adopted daughter, known for her cooking skills.