Miller Application # 6230 Peggie Sanders nee Waterdown ‘Ahnawake’ ************************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************************ Residence: Flint District Town and post office: Bunch, Oklahoma County: Cherokee Nation State: Indian Territory Date and place of birth: March 1886-Flint District, Indian Territory By what right do you claim? Father: Leach Waterdown Grandfather: Water Down Grandmother: Nancy or Nee-chee Great Grandmother: Sarah or Sal-see Brother of Grandfather: Tick-nee-tah-sky (this was hard to read, could be wrong) And Ben or Qua-nee and his sister A-chin-nee. Are you married? Yes Name and age of husband: Wash Sanders age 25 yrs. (see miller app. # 39169) Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage. Father: English name- Leach Waterdown Cherokee name- Tla-nu-see Mother: English name-Nellie Cherokee name- Nah-lee Maiden name- Nellie Killineger Where were they born? Both in Flint District, Indian Territory Where did they reside in 1861, if living at that time? Neither living at that time. Date of death of you father and mother- Father: January 7, 1903 Mother: Living Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? Cherokee Roll of 1880 payment of 1894 in Flint District, Indian Territory Name all your brothers and sister, giving ages, and if not living, the date of death- Lynch Waterdown b. Aug. 14, 1873 Dry b. d. Sept. 1887 Jennie b. March 29, 1879 Mary Ty-a-nee b. d. Aug. 1906 Joe b. May 1888 Ellis b. Dec. 25, 1894 Steve b. March 19, 1889 State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side- Father’s side Mother’s side Waterdown Dah-gu-no-see Nancy Nu-chee Where were they born? Old Cherokee Nation-East Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? Flint District Give names of all their children and residence, if living; if not, give dates of deaths- 1. English name- Ka-yu-gah Killed in Civil War Indian name- Flint District Residence- 2. English name- Leach d. Jan. 7, 1903 Indian name- Tla-nu-see Residence Flint District 3. English name- Indian name- Nu-chee Died during the Civil War Residence- Flint District 4. English name- Indian name- Wah-lee-yah d. 1866 Residence- Flint District English name- Indian name- Oo-ne-gah died during the Civil War Residence- Flint District Have you ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where Cherokee Strip payment of 1894 in Flint District. Enrolled by Dawes Commission and A Cherokee Allottee.