Miller Application # 26070
Cherokee Adair 
Salisaw, Oklahoma

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Submitter:  Catherine Widener (catz@kcisp.net 
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Admitted
Great-grandfather-Black Watt Adair
Grandfather, mother’s side- Twist
Parents not living in 1851
(Cordelia Cherokee Adair-b. September 26, 1883)
(transcriber note)

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.

State full name-
English name-       Cherokee Adair
Indian name-                   none
2.  Residence and post office   Sallisaw
County-       11th District
4.   State-         Indian Territory
5.   How old are you?     23 years            Born-  
6.  Where were you born-           Cherokee Nation.
7.  Are you married?            No
8.  Name and age of wife or husband-          
9.  To what tribe of Indians does he or she belong?       
Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1905, giving their age.-
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Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage-
Father-English name-   Edward E. Adair
            Indian name-        Sequoyah
Mother-English name-    Rachel L. Adair
             Indian name-        Unknown
           Maiden name-      Rachel L. Twist
Where were they born?
Both-Cherokee Nation Indian Territory
Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?
             Not living
Date of death of your father and mother-
             Both living
Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benefits?  If so, state when and where-
               Payment of 1883, and 1894 and lands of the Cherokee tribe
Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages and residence if possible-
1.   .Jessie A. Adair                   May 20, 1880              dead
2.   .Ruth Adair                       August 28, 1886            dead
3.    Elizabeth M. Adair         September 18, 1891        dead   
 
State English and Indian names of your grandparents on both father’s side and mother’s side, if poss.-
                    Father’s side                          Mother’s side
               John T. Adair                        Sarah C. Twist
              Indian name unknown        Indian name unknown
18.  Where were they born?        Old Cherokee Nation in Georgia
Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?
            Cherokee Nation, I. T.  
Give names of all their children and residence, if possible
1.   Jane Twist                    Tulsa, I. T.
2.  William G. Twist          Tulsa, I. T.
3.  Nancy E. Twist             Sallisaw, I. T.
4.  Albert W. Twist         Dutch Mills, Arkansas
5.  Oscar Adair                    Sallisaw, I. T.
6.  John H. Adair                 Sallisaw, I. T.
7.  Sam H. Adair            Evansville, Arkansas