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Freedmen Project--MILLER APP.# 3932
Frank Keys, Brown, Page, Dotson, Warner, Ross, Rowe, Chuculate,

PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS.

Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you
info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week
submitted.
For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise
that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for
source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation.

Page 1)

Application #--3932
Action Taken--REJECT
Name of applicant--FRANK KEYS
No. of children--2
Residence--REDLAND,OKLA.
Reason---APPLICANT IS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS A CHEROKEE FREEDMEN
# 3133.
ANCESTERS DO NOT APPEAR ON ROLLS.
FATHER WAS A SLAVE.
MISC.TEST.P.3022

Add.page remarks;--
# 3932
OKLA
FRANK KEYS
SALLISAW
22770-1
CANNOT FIND ANY ANCESTORS ON THE ROLLS
REDLAND/ FIELD OKLA.

Page 2)

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, Washington
D.C.
Sir,I hereby make application for such share as may be due me of the fund
appropriated by the ACT of CONGRESS, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance
with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in
favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith
subjoined.

Question # 1)State full name:

English name--FRANK KEYS
Indian name--CHU-STOO

#2)Residence--SEQUOYAH DIST. CHEROKEE NATION

#3Town and Post Office--ROLAND

#4)County--NORTHERN DISTRICT

#5)State--INDIAN TERRITORY

#6)Date and place of birth?--AGE 44, 14 MILE CREEK TAH-LE-QUAH DIST.

#7)By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more then one
relative living in 1851,set forth each seperately:--

ON MY MOTHER JUNER BROWN
ON MY GRANDMOTHER RACHEL BROWN, ON MY BROTHER GEORGE.
SIE ON MY SISTERS RACHEL AND JUNER, OR SUCH OF THEM AS ARE FOUND TO BE
EMIGRANT CHEROKEES.

.

#8)Are you married?--YES

#9)Name and age of wife or husband---LEUVENA KEYS, AGE 24

#10)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before
marriage.

Father- english name---ELI KEYS
Indian name--UNKNOWN

Mother- english name--JUNER BROWN

Indian name---UNKNOWN
Maiden name--JUNER PAGE

#11)Where were they born?

Father--ALSO UNKNOWN
Mother--ALSO UNKNOWN

#12)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?

Father--ALSO UNKNOWN
Mother--I AM INFORMED IN TAH-LE-QUAH DIST.CHER NAT.

#13)Date of death of your father and mother:

Father--ABOUT 1870
Mother--ABOUT 1880

Page 3)

#14)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If
so, state when and were.--MOTHER WAS IN 1851 & 1875

#15)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.

Name--ABBIE sis
Born--BEFORE THE WAR
Died--LIVING

Name--RACHEL sis
Born--UNKNOWN
Died--UNKNOWN

Name--JUNER sis
Born--UNKNOWN
Died--UNKNOWN

Name--GEORGE bro
Born--UNKNOWN
Died--UNKNOWN

Name--SIE
Born--UNKNOWN
Died--UNKNOWN

Name--PERRY
Born--NEXT TO ABBIE
Died--LIVING

#16)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's
and mother's side, if possible.

Fathers side:--

TOM PAGE
LUCINDA PAGE

Mothers side:--

GRANDMOTHER WAS RACHEL BROWN
GRANDFATHER UNKNOWN

#17)Where were they born?

OLD CHEROKEE NATION EAST AS FAR AS I KNOW

#18)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--
JUNER, MOTHER IN THE TAH LE QUAH-- CHER NAT.

#19)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:

English Name:--ABBIE
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

English Name:--RACHEL
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

English Name:--JUNER
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

English Name:--GEORGE
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

English Name:--SIE
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

English Name:--PERRY
Indian Name:--
Residence:--

#20)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other
benifits?--1875, 1880, 1883, 1886, 1894,& 1900 DAWES ROLL

Page 4)

#21)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to
1835,----

Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist
in providing his
claim.--

Note: Answers should be brief but explicit;"yes", "no". "unknown". etc.,may
be used in casers where applicable. Read the questions carefully.
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Legal- Section )
I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.

Signature---FRANK HIS X MARK KEYS

Witnesses: PINK TAYLOR
READUS MOORE

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29TH day,of OCT,1906.
Notary Public- signature; READUS MOORE
My commission expires:APRIL 22ND, 1908

Affidavit)
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me JACK FOREMAN and ISAAC CROSSLIN, who being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with FRANK KEYS who
makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 30
years
and 30 years, respectively, and know HIM to be the identical person HE
represents- HIMSELF to be, and that the statements made by HIM are true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in
HIS claim.

Witnesses to mark--J H GIBSON
EDMOND STAMP

Signatures of witnesses--JACK HIS X MARK FOREMAN
ISAAC HIS X MARK CROSSLIN

Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 29TH day ofOCT,1906.

Notary signature---READUS MOORE

Notary commission expires---APRIL 22, 1908

NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary
public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or
disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary,
etc. .-----------------

MY PERSONAL NOTE:
Pages after
that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have
additional papers, others do not.

ADDITIONAL PAPERS WITH THIS APPLICATION ARE;
---------------------------------------------

SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR MINOR CHILDREN

Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims,
601 Ouray Building, Washington D.C.

Sir,

I hereby make application for such share as may be due my minor
children of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress appoved June 30,1906, in
accordance with the decree of the Court of Claims of May 18, 1905, and May 28,
1906 in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, and I ask that this be made part of my
original application No.3932

1) State your full name:--FRANK KEYS

2) Residence and Post Office:--REDLAND, CHEROKEE NATION INDIAN TERRY.

3) County:--CHEROKEE NATION

4) State:--INDIAN TERRITORY

5) Date and place of birth:--MARCH 26-1861, FORT GIBSON I.T.

6) Are you married?--YES

7) Name and age of wife or huband:--LUVENIA KEYS

8) To what tribe of Indians, if any, does he or she belong?--CHEROKEE

9) Names of all your children who were living on May 28, 1906:
Name--CLARENCE KEYS
Age--4 YRS.
Born--OCT. 23-1902

Name--WATIE KEYS
Age--2 YRS.
Born--OCT.23-1905

10) Were you ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benefits? If
so, state when and where, and with what tribe of Indians:---NONE

REMARKS--
(Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will
assist in providing his
claim.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature--FRANK HIS X MARK KEYS
Witness:-- J H PLANK
GIDEON CREWS

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18TH day of MAY, 1907.
Notary Signature--M G SLAUGHTER
My Commission expires--MARCH, 1909.

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2ND Letter Attached;

Witness in Re;
App. No. 22770-3932
Susie Dotson

Frank Keys,-- being duly sworn, deposes and says:

MY NAME IS FRANK KEYS. MY AGE IS 40 SOME YEARS.I LIVE IN SEQUOYAH COUNTY. WAS
BORN ON 14 MILE CREEK. SUSIE DOTSON IS MY DAUGHTER.
SHE GETS HER INDIAN BLOOD FROM ME.SHE WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS
CHEROKEE FREEDMEN NO. 3134.
I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS CHEROKEE FREEDMEN. I WAS NEVER A
SLAVE THAT I KNOW OF. I GOT THE STRIP MONEY. I GET MY BLOOD FROM MY MOTHER. I
SUPPOSE MY FATHER WAS A SLAVE. MY MOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE WOMAN. MY MOTHER WAS
PART COLORED TOO BUT HAD SOME INDIAN BLOOD.
SHE WAS NEVER A SLAVE I HAVE BEEN TOLD.HER NAME WAS JULIA WARNER; SHE MARRIED
WESLEY WARNER AFTER I WAS BORN. SHE DIED WHEN I WAS QUITE SMALL.
SHE ONLY HAD 2 CHILDREN, AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN VERY OLD.
JUDGE KEYS TOLD ME THAT MY MOTHER, JULIA WAS ENROLLED IN 1851.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT NAME SHE WENT BY IN 1851.
I THINK HER NAME MAY HAVE BEEN ROSS, AS HER BROTHER AND UNCLE WERE NAMED
ROSS. SHE WAS ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME JULIA. PERRY ROSS IS MY UNCLE.ABBIE ROSS WAS
MY MOTHERS SISTER. MY MOTHER GOT HER BLOOD FROM HER MOTHER, I THINK HER NAME
WAS RACHEL BROWN AS MR. JIM KEYS KNEW HER NAME.
I WAS MISTAKEN ABOUT MY MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME AS I NOW REMEMBER THAT IT WAS
JULIA BROWN,AND BEFORE SHE WAS EVER MARRIED JUNIA PAGE.
HAYWARD ROWE WAS MY MOTHERS OTHER SON.ABE KEYS IS MY HALF BROTHER.
NOT THE SAME MOTHER. LUCINDA PAGE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER, AND TOM PAGE WAS MY
GRANDFATHER, ON MY MOTHERS SIDE.
ABBIE AND PERRY ROSS OR PERRY PAGE.I DON'T KNOW ANY FURTHER BACK. I DON'T
KNOW WHETHER ANY OF THESE PEOPLE WERE SLAVES OR NOT.
THEY NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER TRIBE.

Signature; FRANK X KEYS

Subscribed and sworn to before me at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, this 18th day of
September, 1908.

Signed---A.S.Mamie
Ass't to Special Commission of the Court of Claims.
3022

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(Handwritten Note on same letter)

3932
1907 REDLAND IT

DEAR SIR,

I RECIEVED YOUR CARD AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
I HAVE NO OTHER BESSEM ON HAND NOW AND SO I WILL CLOSE.

FRANK KEYS
AFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC

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3RD LETTER ATTACHED:

COSB.
Appl.#3927

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS,
EASTERN CHEROKEE ENROLLMENT
601 OURAY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, D.C.

December 24, 1907

Ellis Chucalate
Sallisaw Okla.

Sir:

Relative to your application for participation in the fund arising from
the judgement of the Court of Claims in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, please
state the names as carefully as possible under which you think you, your
parents and grandparents were enrolled, as the names as given in your application
do not appear upon the rolls of 1851.

Very Respectfully,
Guion Miller
Special Commissioner.

(Written in handwriting under this letter is as follows)

HON GUION MILLER

I THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AS A-NA-LIE-SHI, CHUCKATES, OR CHUCULATE.
AND PERHAPS, ONLY AR-NA-LEE-OKI OR ELLIS CHUCULATE.
THE ... NAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN LET OFF.
MY FATHERS NAME IS MOSES CHUCKULATE. MY MOTHERS NAME WAS AV-YU-KA.
HER NAME AND THAT OF MY FATHER SHOULD APPEAR ON THE

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1851 ROLL. AS THEY BOTH DREW IN THE PAYMENT OF 1851-1852.
MY FATHERS FATHER WAS BENJAMIN CHUCKULATE.
MY MOTHERS MOTHER WAS NAMED EIGLEQUAH, SHE WAS LIVING IN 1851 AND DREW MONEY.

VERY RESPECTFULLY
ELLIS CHUCULATE
OR
AR-NA-LEE-OKI

TO HON GUION MILLER
SPECIAL CLSAIMS WASHINGTON DC
JAN 16/08

Letter stamped by:

Court of Claims
Eastern Cherokees
Rec. Jan 20, 1908
No.

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4TH LETTER ATTACHED:

COSB.
Appl.#3932

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS,
EASTERN CHEROKEE ENROLLMENT
601 OURAY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, D.C.

December 24, 1907

Frank Keys,
Redland,Okla.

Sir:

Relative to your application for participation in the fund arising from
the judgement of the Court of Claims in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, please
state the names as carefully as possible under which you think you, your
parents and grandparents were enrolled, as the names as given in your application
do not appear upon the rolls of 1851.

Very Respectfully,
Guion Miller
Special Commissioner.

(Written as follows)

I AM PAGE GRANFATH
IM SENDY PAGE GRANPIT
JUNER MY MOTHER

CHB/ALS

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Letter # 5
Attached to application # 3932

General Claim Agency,
John L.Springston
Vian, Oklahoma

Vian, Okla.
July 24th,1909

The Honerable Clerk of the Court,

Sir,

On the emigrant roll reported for the appoval of the Court, I fail to find
the name of one of my clients for whom I made claim for for emigrant
shares---Frank Keys, of Redland Okla--application made Oct 26th,1906---formally---
Can and will the Court give me the status of the case as it now appears
before the Court, supposedly for rejection, as I have no information in the case
since filing same ---
The case as presented to me appeared as valid for shares--as the applicant
satisfied me that he was a blood descendent of one of the emigrant Cherokee
Indian Class--
if his ancestors were found to be of the old settler or Western Cherokee
Class, or he failed to connect with those on whom he based his claim, please
advise me --& oblidge,

Respectfully,
John L. Springston

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Freedmen-Project-MILLER APP.# 23790 Andrew Lynch, Clark, Martin, Kelly, Whitmere

FreedmanProject@aol.com — 2005-08-12T21:01:51-06:00

MILLER APP.# 23790
Andrew Lynch, Clark, Martin, Kelly, Whitmere, Battles, Smith,Downing

Hi Everyone,

PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS.

Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info
on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least two a week submitted.
For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise
that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for
source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation.

Page 1)
Application # 23790
Action --ADMIT
Name of applicant--ANDREW LYNCH
No. of children--2
Residence--BLUEJACKET,OK
Reason-----NEPHEW OF # 879. MOTHER OF CLAIMANT ENROLLED IN 1851 BY
DRENNEN,DIS.33.

Handwritten Note:

23790
VINITA OKLA
#879
SIR IN RELATION TO YOUR LETTER AS A EASTERN CHEROKEE
I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION
MY ROLL NUMBER IS 84.28 AS A FREEMAN
BUT JI ALL WASS ENROLLED AS A CHEROKEE AND MY WIFE THE SAME
MARY DOWNING THE ..... OF C N E
DOWNING A CHEROKEE BY BIRTH
MY MOTHER CENDY LYNCH A CHEROKEE BY BIRTH
YOURS RESPEATFULLY
ANDREW LYNCH SR

Page 2)

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, Washington
D.C.
Sir,I hereby make application for such share as may be due me of the fund
appropriated by the ACT of CONGRESS, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance
with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in
favor of the eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith
subjoined.Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If
you can not answer, so state.

Question # 1)
State full name:English name---ANDREW LYNCH
Indian name-

#2)Residence and Post Office---BLUEJACKET

#3)County---CHEROKEE NATION

#4)State---IND.TER

#5)How old are you?---30YR Born:1877

#6)Where were you born?---CHEROKEE NATION

#7)Are you married?---I AM A WIDOWER

#8)Name and age of wife or husband---

#9)To what tribe of Indians do he or she belong?---

#10)Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages.

Name:--JOSEPHINE LYNCH
Age:--9
Born:--1898

Name:--ROOSEVELT LYNCH
Age:--4
Born:--1903

#11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before
marriage.
Father- english name---ALLEN LYNCH
Indian name-
Mother- english name---CYNTHIA LYNCH
Indian name-
Maiden name---CYNTHIA CLARK

#12)Where were they born?
Father---CHEROKEE NATION WEST
Mother---CHEROKEE NATION WEST

Page #3

#13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?
Father---SALINE DISTRICT,CHEROKEE NATION
Mother---SALINE DISTRICT,CHEROKEE NATION

#14)Date of death of your father and mother:
Father---LIVING
Mother---LIVING

#15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If
so, state when and were.
Answer--MOTHER ON ALL ROLLS MADE BY THE CHEROKEE SINCE HER BIRTH, CHEROKEE
TRIBE

#16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.

Name:---FLORENCE MARTIN
Residence--BLUEJACKET IT
Born---1868
Died---

Name:---EDWARD B. LYNCH
Residence--VINITA IT
Born---1871
Died---

Name:---BERT LYNCH
Residence--BLUEJACKET IT
Born---1874
Died--

Name:---MARY KELLY
Residence--KETCHUM IT
Born---1879
Died---

Name:---EARL LYNCH
Residence--VINITA IT
Born---1881
Died---

Name:---RUTH WHITIMERE
Residence--
Born---1883
Died---KETCHUM IT

Name:---EMINA O. LYNCH
Residence--
Born---1891
Died---KETCHUM IT

#17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's
and mother's side, if possible.

Fathers side:

Mothers side: JOHN CLARK
MARY CLARK

#18)Where were they born? --CHEROKEE NATION EAST

#19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--SALINE DISTRICT,
CHEROKEE NATION WEST

#20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:

Name:--EMILY BATTLES
Residence:--VINITA IT

Name:--CYNTHIA LYNCH
Residence:--KETCHUM IT

Name:--RUTH LYNCH
Residence:--VINITA IT

Name:--WILLIAM A. SMITH
Residence:--CLEIRA IT

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#21)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other
benifits? If so, state when and were,and with what tribe of Indians.
ON ALL ROLLS MADE BY THE CHEROKEES SINCE MY BIRTH, CHEROKEE TRIBE

#22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835.
Answer--

Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist
in providing his claim.
Answer--

Legal- Section )

I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Signature--ANDREW LYNCH
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31 day, of MAY, 1907.
Notary Public- signature--JASPER S MARTIN
My Commission expires:-- SEPT 15, 1907

Affidavit)

(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)

Personally appeared before me CALVIN GREGORY and JAMES MARTIN, who being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with ANDREW LYNCH who
makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known for 10
years and 20 years, respectively, and know HIM to be the identical person HE
represents HIMSELF to be, and that the statements made by HIM are true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in
claim.
Witnesses to mark--CALVIN GREGORY
Signatures of witnesses--JAMES MARTIN

Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 31 day of MAY, 1907
Notary signature--JASPER S. MARTIN
Notary commission expires--SEPT 15, 1907

NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary
public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or
disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary,
etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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August 2005