Application for Identification as Mississippi Choctaw Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, Tuesday, January 24th, 1899 ------------------- Samuel B. Long, the applicant, being duly sworn by Commissioner McKennon, testified as follows: Q: What is your age? A: Fifty-four years. I reside in Carrol County, Mississippi. Q: Through whom do you claim rights as Mississippi Choctaw? A: My Grand Mother. My father, Samuel Long, was the son of Felicity Long, who was a sister of Greenwood Leflore. The husband of Felicity, my Grand Father, was a white man, and my Mother was a white woman. Q: What degree of blood had you Grand Mother Felicity? A: She was one-half Choctaw. Q: Did your Grand Mother Felicity ever move to the Territory? A: No sir. Q: What evidence have you to submit, that she have declared her desire to remain and become a citizen of the State, as provided Article 14 of Treaty of 1830? A: All I ever heard her say about it was that she didn’t want to go; that her brothers remained here and she wanted to stay too. I heard her talking that one day to my Father. Q: Do you know whether or not she ever got a patent to any lands? A: I never heard her say anything about it. Don’t think she ever got any lands here. Her husband owned a place that he had bought “ad” she was living on it. She never got any lands at all, I know. Grand Pa bought his place there about Lexington. There was no land set aside for her. Q: Is there any other statement you desire to make in regard to the matter? A: No sir. -------------------- Lorenzo S. Long, also a claimant and a brother of above named applicant, after being duly sworn by Commissioner McKennon, testified as follows: Q: What is your age? A: Forty-three. Q: Through whom do you claim? A: My Grand Mother, Felicity Long, was a sister of Greenwood Leflore. Her husband, my Grand Father, was a white man. My Father was their son, and my Mother was a white woman. Q: Did your Grand Mother ever remove to the Choctaw Nation? A: No sir. Q: Do you know whether she ever signified her desire, or make known to the Indian Agent, her desire to remain here and become a citizen of the State? A: No more that what I heard my Mother say. She said she preferred to remain her on account of her brothers and children being here, and that she had rather live here than over there; she had acquaintances here. Q: Do you know whether she ever received any lands here? A: Not that I know of. Q: Did your Mother ever tell you anything about that? A: I have heard my Mother say that my Grand Mother, never received any lands. Q: Do you know the name of your Grand Mother’s Father? A: No sir. Q: Or her Mother? A: No sir, it is out of my recollection. Q: What degree of blood did your Grand Mother have? A: My recollection is one-fourth. I am not certain, but that is my recollection. I may be mistaken. Q: Have you any further statement that you desire to make in regard to this matter? A: No sir, nothing that I know of. ----------------- John L. Leflore, being called and duly sworn as a witness on behalf of applicants, testified as follows: Q: What relation are you to Greenwood Leflore? A: A nephew. My father, William Leflore, was a brother to Greenwood Leflore. Q: What degree of blood was your father? A: My understanding has always been that he was one-fourth. Q: Then if that be true, Felicity Long would be one-fourth, as she was a sister to your Father? A: Yes sir. Q: Do you know whether Felicity Long ever went to Indian Territory? A: She did not. Q: Did she ever receive any lands? A: I don’t know. She has always been here. To my knowledge she never left the State at any time. Q: Is there any other statement that you can make in this matter? A: I knew my Aunt, and know these boys (Longs) and I know their Father; have been to their house many a time. Q: Do you know whether Felicity Long ever appeared before the Agent and made known her desire to remain here and become a citizen of the State? A: I do not. -------------- Samuel B. Long recalled, futher testifies: We have a brother named John T. Long, who also resides in Carrol County, Miss., who was unable to appear before the Commission at this or any “o” her appointment because of sickness in his family. I am fifty-four years old. My wife Tennessee Long, is a white woman. Our children are: William O., 24; Malcolm, 18; and Ruth 7 years old (paper cuts text off ... next page begins) ... only one child, Emma L., two years old. My sister Lizzie, now deceased, was the wife of Alfred F. Ball, by whom she had four children, now living, as follows: Louie, 19; Greenwood, 11; Percy, 9; and Hasey, 7 years old. ----------------- Lorenzo S. Long, being recalled, futher testifies as follows: My wife is Lillian, and is a white woman. My children are as follows: Lillian O., 17; Matthews, 6; Hinds L., 15 months old. ------------------- All Longs Apparently White. WC Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, Thursday, January 26th, 1899 --------------------- Applications for Identification as Mississippi Choctaws ---------- John M. Long, the applicant, after being duly sworn by commissioner McKennon, testified as follows: I am twenty-nine years old. I am a brother to Lillie S. Newsom who appears with me as a claimant. Q: For whom do you claim? A: Myself and family, and I claim under my grand mother on my father’s side, Felicity Long. She was a Leflore; a sister to Greenwood Leflore. Q: Was she a full sister? A: I could not say, but I suppose he was. Q: Did you know your grand mother? Answer: No sir. Q: All you know then is what you have heard your people say? A: Yes sir. Q: Was your father the son of Felicity? Answer: Yes sir. Q: Was you mother a white woman? Answer: Yes sir. Q: Have you evidence of the marriage between your father and your mother? Answer: No sir, not with me. Q: You have no evidence of that fact with you? Answer: No sir. Q: Will you be able to furnish that evidence? (End of papers I had) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Trudy Marlow ====================================================================