Table showing the disposition and present status of Choctaw allotment contest cases appealed from the decisions of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes and Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, and in which decisions on said appeals have been rendered, from July 1, 1904, to May 31, 1906, inclusive.
Choctaw Allotment Contest Cases
No. | Title. | Decided by Commission or Commissioner. | Action of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. | Action of Secretary of the Interior. | Status on May 31, 1906. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inez Turnbull v. Salena Ball | 23/12/1903 | Affirmed Apr. 7, 1904 | Affirmed July 21, 1904 | Closed Oct, 17, 1904 |
2 | Minnie Neal v. Charles O. Ward | 30/12/1903 | Affirmed Apr. 28, 1904 | Closed July 1, 1904 | |
7 | Minnie Neal v. Henry Lee Ward, a minor | 30/12/1903 | Affirmed Apr. 29, 1904 | Closed July 1, 1904 | |
31 Con | Isom Pickens v. Mary Stewart et al | 23/12/2003 | Reversed June 1, 1904 | Affirmed Dec. 9, 1904 | Closed Feb. 12, 1906 |
42 Con | Ellis D. Freeny, a minor, v. Jewel Dillard, a minor, and Virgie M. Dillard, a minor. | 22/08/1904 | Affirmed Dec. 9, 1904 | Closed Feb 23, 1905 | |
119 Con | Grace Garland, a minor, v. Louisa McDaniel | 08/05/2004 | Affirmed Dec. 9, 1904 | Closed Oct. 20, 1904 | |
120 Con | Fannie Wilson v. John Simmons | 19/04/1905 | Affirmed Aug. Mar. 26, 1906 | Closed May 11, 1906 | |
126 | Annie Folsom, a minor, by her father John N. Fol som, v. Selina Holton | 06/12/1904 | Affirmed Dec. 20, 1905 | Closed Feb. 12, 1906 | |
127 | Richard P. Jennings v. McCurtain Lester, a minor | 10/10/1904 | Affirmed Nov. 11, 1905 | Closed Jan. 16, 1906 | |
142 | Joseph Armstrong, a minor, by his legal guardian, Christopher C. Choate, v. Winnie E. Byington | 26/10/1904 | Affirmed Dec. 7, 1904 | Affirmed July 8, 1905 | Closed Sept. 18, 1905 |
155 | Willie E. Dodson et al. v. heirs of Daniel Moses, deceased, et al | 22/08/1904 | Affirmed Jan. 11, 1905 | Affirmed Apr. 15, 1905 | Closed June 7, 1905 |
172 | Nellie Beatrice Wadley, a minor by her father, George L. Wadley, v. Hester A. Barbour | 13/03/1905 | Affirmed in part and reversed in part Mar. 13, 1906 | Pending before the Secretary of the Interior | |
179 | Susan Dillon, administratrix of estate of Annie Smallwood, deceased, v. Jewel Dillard, a minor | 12/10/1904 | Affirmed Jan. 16, 1905 | Closed Mar. 7, 1905 | |
251 | Charles A. Bilbo v. Barbery Belvin, a minor, et al | 05/05/2005 | Appeal dismissed Mar. 26, 1906 | Closed May 17, 1906 | |
278 | Eveline Harris, a minor, by her legal guardian, Nathan Harris, v. William T. Smith | 26/01/1905 | Affirmed Dec. 2, 1905 | Pending before the Secretary of the Interior | |
305 | Cynthia Eudora Lewis v. Martha Durant | 02/02/1905 | Affirmed Nov. 17, 1905 | Closed Jan. 10, 1906 | |
311 | Ike K. Pool, a minor, v, his father and natural guardian, Ike K. Pool, v. Louisa E. F. Jackson | 29/09/1904 | Reversed Nov. 7, 1905 | Awaiting further action of parties | |
319 | Sarah A. Gilmore v. Jake Story, a minor | 24/08/1904 | Affirmed Nov.28, 1904 | Closed Jan. 6, 1905 | |
331 | Henry C. Nash v. James S. Locke | 31/03/1905 | Affirmed Mar. 19, 1906 | Pending before the Secretary of the Interior | |
330 | Lizzie Nash v. Edgar O. Oakes, a minor | 13/10/1904 | Affirmed Jan. 16, 1905 | Affirmed May 12, 1905 | Closed June 16, 1905 |
343 | Belle Morris (nee Lewis) v. Edward E. Walker | 26/01/1905 | Affirmed Nov. 24, 1905 | Appeal dismissed Apr. 16, 1906 | Awaiting further action of parties |
357 | Charles T Perry v. Jerry J. McMurtry | 29/09/1904 | Affirmed Nov. 1,1905 | Closed Dec. 29, 1905 | |
404 | Colbert Anderson v. Jennie McDaniel | 06/12/1904 | Affirmed Nov. 16, 1905 | Closed Jan. 12, 1906 | |
413 | Roar Hudson v. Richard McKinney | 05/11/1904 | Affirmed Nov. 1, 1905 | Closed Dec. 19, 1905 | |
424 | Frank Pebworth a minor by his father and natural guardian, Joseph Pebworth, v. Essie Wright | 24/02/1905 | Affirmed Feb. 2, 1906 | Closed Apr. 5, 1906 | |
431 | Josephine Thompson v. Leona McKinney | 06/12/1904 | Affirmed Jan. 13, 1900 | Closed Mar. 7, 1906 | |
454 | John Mayo, a minor, by his father and natural guardian, J. B. Mayo, v. Nettie W. Payte | 06/12/1904 | Modified Jan. 27, 1906 | Closed Mar. 9, 1906 | |
497 | Carrie A Robinson v. Sibbie Bully | 06/12/1904 | Affirmed Oct. 31, 1905 | Closed Dec. 29, 1905 | |
523 | William Barrows a minor, by his father and natural guardian, Dennis Barrows, v. Maxey Welch | 11/03/1905 | Affirmed Mar. 2, 1906 | Closed May 4, 1906 | |
549 | Robert N. Page, by his father and natural guardian, Robert Page, v. Maggie Andrews | 19/05/2005 | Reversed Mar. 21,1906 | Pending before the Secretary of the Interior | |
552 | Webster Colbert a minor by his father and natural guardian, Charlie Colbert, v. Silas Lewis | 02/01/1905 | Affirmed Nov. 18, 1905 | Closed Jan. 4, 1906 | |
501 | Ben McCann, a minor, by his adopted father, Silas Bacon v. David Coone | 02/06/2005 | Reversed Apr. 12, 1906 | Closed May 31, 1906 | |
565 Con | John Moore v, David McKinney | 30/06/2005 | Affirmed Apr. 19, 1906 | Awaiting further action of parties | |
654 Con | Susan Halsell v Charles P. Middleton | 27/04/1905 | Affirmed Apr. 12, 1906 | Awaiting further action of parties | |
668 | Charles C. Agent, a minor, by his mother and natural guardian, Annie G. Agent, v. Norman C. Rose | 28/06/2005 | Affirmed Apr. 11, 1906 | Awaiting further action of parties | |
778 | Marcus A. Jones v. Bettie Betts | 31/03/1905 | Affirmed Jan. 26, 1906 | Closed Apr. 5, 1906 | |
858 | Walter Hampton, a minor, by his father, Julius C. Hampton, v. Cecil A. Bilbo | 02/06/2005 | Affirmed Apr. 5, 1906 | Closed May 31, 1906 | |
874 | Mary Ann Ellis v. Travis Williams | 27/06/2005 | Affirmed Apr. 26, 1906 | Awaiting further action of parties | |
883 | Walter J Huddleston v. Flavins J. Gilmore | 02/06/1905 | Affirmed Apr. 3, 1906 | Closed May 31, 1906 |