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Subject: [TX-FREEDMEN] MILLER APP APP. # 22950 Rachel Gunter, Drew, Reed, Robinson, Vann, MacKey, Boud
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:15:36 EST

Hi Everyone,Below are the questions asked on the Miller Rejected Cherokee
Freedmen Applications I have sent you info on.
Applicants answers are all in "CAPS".

Page 1)
Application #--27950
Action Taken--REJECTED
Name of applicant-- RACHEL GUNTER
No. of children-- X
Residence--WEBBER FALLS, OK
Reason---APPLICANT WAS A SLAVE


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--RACHEL GUNTER
Indian name- MAIDEN NAME "DREW"
#2)Residence and post office-- WEBBER FALLS
#3County---DIST.
#4)State--INDIAN TERRITORY
#5)How old are you--ABOUT 63 YEARS
#5(a) Born--DO NOT KNOW EXACT YEAR
#6)Where were you born---FLINT DIST, CHEROKEE NATION

#7)Are you married?--YES
#8)Name and age of wife or husband----LEWIS GUNTER, ABT. 48 YRS OLD
#9)To what tribe of Indians does he or she belong?--CHEROKEE FREEDMEN
#10)Name all your children who were living on May 28th.1905, giving their
ages--
FRANK REED
AGE-ABT.28
BORN-- DO NOT KNOW

BELL ROBINSON
AGE-26
BORN-DO NOT KNOW

SOPHIE VANN
AGE-ABT.23
BORN--DO NOT KNOW

LEWIS GUNTER JR.
AGE-18 YRS.
BORN--FEB.14,1889

MYRTLE GUNTER
AGE-14 YRS.
BORN--DEC.12TH,1892

LUCY GUNTER
AGE-7 YRS.
BORN--SEPT. 7TH,1899

#11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before
marriage.
Father- english name-PARLOR DREW
Indian name-
Mother- english name-KATIE DREW
Indian name-
Maiden name-KATIE MACKEY
#12)Where were they born?
Father- CHEROKEE NATION EAST
Mother-I THINK IN FLINT DIST, INDIAN TERRITORY-DO NOT KNOW

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#13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?
Father-FLINT DIST, I.T.
Mother-FLINT DIST,I.T.
#14)Date of death of your father and mother:
Father-OCT 18TH, 1880
Mother-1884
#15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If
so, state when and were.
BOTH WERE ON ALL CHEROKEE ROLLS UP TO THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH.

#16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.
ALEX BOUDINOT
BORN-- NOWATA I.T.
DIED--

LUCY GLASS
Residence-VIAN I.T.
Born-
Died--

ELLIS MACKEY
Residence--BRAGGS I.T.
Born--
Died--

Jennie Benge
Residence-
Born--
Died--DEAD

BEN DREW
Residence-
Born- WEBBER FALLS, I.T.
Died-

THOMAS DREW
Residence-
Born-VIAN,I.T.
Died--

RICHARD DREW
Residence-
Born-- BRAGGS, I.T.
Died--

JAMES DREW
Residence--
Born--BRAGGS, I.T.
Died--

MOSE DREW
Residence--
Born--WEBBER FALLS, I.T.

#17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's
and mother's side, if possible.
Fathers side:DO NOT KNOW
Mothers side:JOSHUA VANN AND LUCY VANN
#18)Where were they born?CHEROKEE NATION EAST
#19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?CANADIAN DIST. I.T.
#20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:

English Name:REED VANN
Indian Name:
Residence:

English Name:MOSE VANN
Indian Name:
Residence:

English Name:NED VANN
Indian Name:
Residence:

English Name:JENNIE VANN
Indian Name:
Residence:

English Name:JAMES TICONER
Indian Name:
Residence:

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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.
I HAVE BEEN ON CHEROKEE ROLLS ALL MY LIFE AND DREW MONEY IN ALL PAYMENTS.BACK
WHEN WALLACE AND CLIFTON ROLLS WERE MADE, ....PLACED ON CHEROKEE FREEDMEN
ROLL.

#22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to
1835.----MY HUSBAND WAS BROUGHT WEST BY CHIEF JOLLY.

Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist
in providing his claim.-----I AM ON THE CHEROKEE FREEDMEN ROLL.

Legal- Section )
I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and belief. E.G. SLAUGHTER
Signature-RACHEL GUNTER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29TH day,of MAY, 1907.
Notary Public- signature--J. BUCHANNAN
My commission expires-- 6-29-1910

(Affidavit)
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me E.J. SLAUGHTER and W.H.ROSS, who being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with RACHEL GUNTER who
makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known HER for 24
years and 24 years, respectively, and know HER to be the identical person SHE
represents HERSELF to be, and that the statements made by HER are true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in
HER claim.
Witnesses to mark-X
Signatures of witnesses-
E.G.SLAUGHTER
W.H. ROSS

Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 29TH day of MAY,1907.
Notary signature-J.G. BUCHANNAN
Notary commission expires-6-29-1910
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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MY PERSONAL NOTE:Pages after that include letters written to the BIA about
their claim. Some have additional papers, others do not.

THIS ONE HAS A SWORN AFFIDAVIT WHICH READS:
# 22950
RACHEL GUNTER, BEING DULY SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAY'S:
MY NAME IS RACHEL GUNTER, MY POST OFFICE IS WEBBER FALLS. OK.
I WAS BORN IN FLINT DIST. AND AM BETWEEN SIXTY AND SEVENTY YEARS OLD.
CHEROKEE # 1102, FREEDMEN: I CLAIM MY INDIAN BLOOD THROUGH MY FATHER, PARLOR
DREW. HE WAS BORN IN THE OLD NATION, CHIEF JOLLY OWNED HIM.
OLD JOHN DREW OWNED ME BEFORE THE WAR.
I HAVE BEEN ENROLLED WITH THE CHEROKEE'S EVER SINCE THE FIRST ENROLLMENT.
MY MOTHER DID NOT HAVE ANY INDIAN BLOOD THAT I KNOW OF.

SIGNED: RACHEL GUNTER

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of Sept. 1908, at Muskogee,OK

Signed-- Guion Miller
Special Commissioner of the U.S. Court of Claims.
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