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W. R. Sessums, Choctaw

The case of **W. R. Sessums et al. v. The Choctaw Nation** concerns the Sessums family’s attempt to gain recognition as **Choctaws by blood**. Their claim traced descent from **Penny Fisher, a full-blood Choctaw**, and her son, **Redding Sessums**. Initially **denied by the Dawes Commission in 1896**, the **U.S. court admitted them in 1898**. However, the **Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship Court overturned this ruling in 1902**, questioning their ancestors’ recognition. A final **1906 decision denied their enrollment**, citing lack of proof of prior tribal recognition. This case highlights legal challenges in proving Choctaw ancestry during the early 20th century.

Descendants of Alexander Bisset Munro of Bristol, Maine

Alexander Bisset Munro was born 25 Dec. 1793 at Inverness, Scotland to Donald and Janet (Bisset) Munro. Alexander left Scotland at the age of 14, and lived in Dimecrana in the West Indies for 18 years. He owned a plantation, raising cotton, coffee and other produce. He brought produce to Boston Massachusetts on the ship of Solomon Dockendorff. To be sure he got his money, Solomon asked his to come home with him, where he met Solomon’s sister, Jane Dockendorff. Alexander went back to the West Indies, sold out, and moved to Round Pond, Maine, and married Jane. They had 14 children: Janet, Alexander, Margaret, Nancy, Jane, Mary, Solomon, Donald, John, William, Bettie, Edmund, Joseph and Lydia.