Miller Application # 20301 Sarah Wood nee Edmonds ************************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************************ Kansas City, Missouri Rejected Cousin to miller app. # 1171- Lewis H. Scruggs m. John Wood Child- Frank Harman- 19 years- b. July 17, 1888 (child by another marriage) 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- Sarah Wood Indian Name- unknown 2. Residence- # 3157 Bell Street Kansas City, Missouri Town and Post Office- Kansas City County- Jackson State- Missouri Date and Place of Birth- 40 years January 3, 1867 Iola, Kansas By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more than one relative living in 1851, set forth each claim separately: Through my mother, Anna Eliza Edmonds, now Creech who is a daughter of my grandmother, Clarrisa J. Loveless who is a daughter of Ann Stubblefield-Scruggs-Parker. Are you married? Yes Name and age of wife or husband- John Wood 42 years Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage- Father- English name- John Edmonds Indian name- unknown Mother- English name- Anna Eliza Edmonds Indian name- unknown Maiden name- Anna Eliza Herrell Where were they born? Father- Illinois Mother- Missouri Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time Father- Illinois Mother- Missouri Date of death of your father and mother? Father- March 19, 1875 Mother- Living Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- NO Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and if not living, give date of death- 1. Emerson Tate b. 1861 Living 2. Ida Loyd b. 1869 Living 3. Clarissa Nichols b. 1873 Living 4. John Edmonds b. 1873 d. 1903 State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side, if possible- Father’s Side Mother’s Side Edmonds Clarissa J. Herrell, now Loveless Indian name not known Indian name not known Edmonds Emerson Herrell Indian name not known Indian name not known Where were they born? Grandfather and grandmother Herrell born in Illinois Clarissa J. Herrell born in Missouri Emerson Herrell born in Tennessee Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? Both Edmonds lived in Illinois and both Herrells live in Carthage, Missouri Give names of all their children, and residence, if living; if not living, give dates of deaths English name- Anna Eliza Creech Indian name- not known Residence- Kendrick Town, Missouri English name-Lucy Hinkle nee Herrell Indian name- not known Residence- Carthage, Missouri English name- Miza Rinehart Indian name- not known Residence- Carthage, Missouri English name- James Herrell Indian name- not known Residence- Carthage, Missouri English name- Louis Herrell Indian name- not known Residence- Fredrick, Arkansas English name-Charley Loveless (1/2 brother) Indian name- Residence- Carter, New Mexico English name- Pete Loveless (1/2 Brother) Indian names- Residence- Purcell, Oklahoma ( above are all children of Clarrisa J. Herrell) Have you ever been enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- REMARKS Clarissa Loveless and her mother, Ann Stubblefield-Scruggs-Parker. My mother is Anna Eliza Creech nee Edmonds and her mother is the……………