Miller Application # 760 Samuel Beck Raburn County, Clayton, Georgia ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. <> Submitter: Catherine Widener (catz@kcisp.net ************************************************************************ (Brother of Miller App. # 513, Tabitha Wolf Dockins nee Beck, and claims through the same ancestors. Applicant enrolled by Hester # 2580.) Commissioner of Indian Affairs Washington, D. C.Sir: I hereby make application for such share as me be due me of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress approved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the Court of Claims of May 18, 1905, and May 28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined. 1. State Full Name: English Name- Samuel Beck Indian Name- Wolf 2. Residence- Raburn County, Georgia 1.Town and Post Office- Clayton, Georgia 2.County: Raburn 3.State: Georgia 4.Date and Place of Birth: 1857- Raburn County, Georgia 5.By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more than one relative living in 1851, set forth each claim separately: 1st by my mother 2nd through grandparents 6.Are you married? yes 7.Name and age of wife or husband- Arah Beck, age 47 years 8.Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage- Father- English name- Berry B. Beck Indian name- Unknown Mother- English name- Stacy Beck Indian name- Wolf Maiden name- Stacy Blythe 9.Where were they born? Father-Raburn County, Georgia Mother-Cherokee County, North Carolina 10.Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time Father- Raburn County, GA Mother-Raburn County, GA 11.Date of death of your father and mother? Father-May 26, 1892 Mother- December 8, 1891 12.Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- 1851-Raburn County, Georgia 13.Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and if not living, give date of death- 1. James Beck 55 years 2. Sarah Beck 54 years 3. Mary A. Dunlap 52 years 4. Tabitha Dockins 48 years 5. Savannah Dickson 45 years 6. Cherokee Dickson 38 years 14.State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side, if possible- Father’s Side Mother’s Side Samuel Beck Unknown Sallie Blythe Tabitha Beck Wolf Unknown 15.Where were they born? North Carolina 16.Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? Cherokee County, North Carolina 17.Give names of all their children, and residence, if living; if not living, give dates of deaths 18.English name- Stacy Blythe Indian name- Wolf Residence- North Carolina 19.English name- Mary A. Sneed Indian name- Wolf Residence- North Carolina 20. Have you ever been enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- I have not 21.To expedite identification, claimants should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their paternal and maternal ancestors back to 1835. Wolf-Stacy Blythe. Wolf REMARKS (Under this head the applicant may give any additional information that he believes will assist in proving his claims). I hereby appoint Belva D. Lockwood of Washington, DC my true and lawful attorney. For {?} and in my {?} place and {?}. and allow her a commission of ten (10) percent. I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signed: Samuel Beck Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ninth day of October, 1906. (names illegible) AFFIDAVIT Personally appeared before me T. N. McConnell and M. V. Beck, who, being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Samuel Beck, who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 34 and 45-48 years, respectively, and know him to be the identical person he represents him 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. Signed: Tex N. McConnell Martin V. Beck Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ninth day of October, 1906 Notarized… ***************************************************************************** Grouped with……… Miller Applications….. # 513-Tabitha Wolf Dockins nee Beck (sister) # 514-Stacy Cherokee Dickson nee Beck (sister) # 806-Savannah G. Dickson nee Beck (sister) # 808-James Beck (brother) # 760-Samuel Beck (brother) # 807-Mary A. Beck (niece) # 758-Sarah Beck (sister) Transcribed by Catherine Widener, 2002 Transcriber notes: Possible others related… # 33447-Berry B. Beck b. 1880 # 31170-Emory S. Beck b. 1879 # 31168-Lillie F. Beck b. 1879 # 31169-Savannah G. Beck b. 1884