Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with records of a few allied families : also war records and some fragmentary notes pertaining to the history of Virginia, 1600-1902
John Stotts, born on January 23, 1826, in Adair County, Kentucky, is a well-respected pioneer and citizen of La Grande. He initially worked on his parents’ farm and later moved to Missouri, where he cultivated land for fourteen years. In 1864, he settled in La Grande, engaging in cabinet-making until 1883 before establishing a beautiful home with an impressive garden. Married to Elizabeth Dahoney in 1848, they had five children. A dedicated Methodist, Stotts is known for his integrity and positive influence in the community.
Sallie A. Vaughn and Cora M. Stotts applied for enrollment as Mississippi Choctaws in 1900, citing descent from Henry Latham, a full-blood Choctaw in Mississippi in 1830. Despite residing in Indian Territory for over a decade and having relatives on the final rolls, their applications were denied in 1902. The commission ruled they were ineligible because their names were not on the 1896 roll and they had not proven their ancestors took land under the 1830 treaty.