List of Chickasaws whose names were omitted from final rolls because no application was made or by reason of mistake or oversight. Shows the names of 8 persons of Chickasaw blood and 1 freedman, all except 1 being minors. The rolls of the Chickasaws by blood contain 5,908 names, and the roll of Chickasaw freedmen contains 4,853 names. The percentage of omissions is exceedingly small, and in fact negligible.
The case of Annie Ensharky v. Chickasaw Nation involved an application for her enrollment as a Chickasaw citizen by blood. Testimony established that Annie was the daughter of Sophia Arpealer and C. A. Ensharky (also recorded as Edlow Sharkley). Born around March 1900 in the Chickasaw Nation, Annie was raised by her mother and later by her maternal relatives after Sophia’s death. She never lived with her father. Witnesses confirmed her Chickasaw ancestry through her maternal family. Despite this, her enrollment depended on legal recognition by the Chickasaw Nation and U.S. government authorities.
Gilbert and Martha Arpealer sought Chickasaw Nation enrollment for their children, Nicey and Sidney, who had not been included in earlier registrations. Gilbert, a full-blood Chickasaw, and Martha, of mixed Choctaw and Chickasaw descent, were already enrolled. Testimonies in 1910 confirmed the children’s births, with midwives and family members providing affidavits. Despite their eligibility, the case highlights the complexities of tribal enrollment processes, particularly for children born after initial allotments.
The case of *Buster Orphan v. Chickasaw Nation* concerned the posthumous enrollment of Buster Orphan as a Chickasaw citizen by blood. His parents, Levi Orphan and Rena Orphan (née Folsom), were Chickasaw citizens, with Levi being a full-blood Chickasaw. Testimonies from multiple witnesses confirmed Buster’s birth in 1905 and death in 1908. His father had recorded his birth date in a Choctaw hymn book. However, no application for his enrollment had been made during his lifetime. The Department of the Interior determined that Buster could not be enrolled without Congressional authorization, highlighting the strict legal limitations on late applications.