MILLER APPLICATION # 630 ISAAC SUMMERFIELD ************************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************************ SPAVINAW, OKLAHOMA ( Applicants father and mother enrolled by Drennen in Delaware District # 706 under names of Joseph and Celia. Applicant also enrolled as ‘Eh-se-ke’) 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-Isaac Summerfield Indian Name-Don’t know 2. Residence-Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory 3.Town and Post Office-Spavinaw, Indian Territory 4.County-Delaware District 5.State-Indian Territory 6.Date and Place of Birth-1850 Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory 7.By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more than one relative living in 1851, set forth each claim separately: Myself-Isaac Summerfield My grandparents-John and Caty Summerfield My parents-Joseph and Celia Summerfield Sister-A-kie Summerfield Uncles-Wat-ty and Qua-ne Wife-Ta-ky 8.Are you married? Yes 9.Name and age of wife or husband- Ta-ky 55 years old 10.Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage- Father- English name-Joseph Summerfield (Delaware District # 706) Indian name-Don’t know Mother- English name-Don’t know Indian name-Ce-lia (Delaware District # 706) Maiden name- 11.Where were they born? Father-Old Nation Mother-Old Nation 12.Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time Father- Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Mother-Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory 13.Date of death of your father and mother? Father- About 1866 Mother-About 1887 14.Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- Yes, in 1851 for the Dawes and same a the same all payments after. 15.Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and if not living, give date of death- A-kee b. abt. 1848 d. abt. 1867 Eh-se-ke myself b. 1850 d. Living Lizzie (MA # 631) b. abt 1856 d. Living Nelly b. abt. 1858 d. Living 16.State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side, if possible- Father’s Side Mother’s Side John Summerfield Don’t know Don’t know Don’t know Caty Don’t know Ca-ty Don’t know 17.Where were they born? Old Nation 18.Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, IT 19.Give names of all their children, and residence, if living; if not living, give dates of deaths 1.English name- Father’s side Indian name-Watty and Qua-ne Residence-Both dead, no children 2.English name-Don’t know the dates Indian name- Residence- 3.Have you ever been enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where- Yes, 1851 and after times in Delaware District to 1893 and 4. 21. To expedite identification, claimant should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their paternal and maternal ancestors back to 1835. REMARKS (Under this head the applicant may give additional information that he believes will assist in proving his claim). These no.’s and pages are take from a roll from ? to be a entry of the roll of 1851. I don’t know much about my people and can’t explain what little I do know in English. Note: Answers should be brief but explicit: the words ‘yes’ , ‘no’, and ‘unknown’ may be used in cases where applicable. Read the questions carefully. I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signed:Isaac ‘X’ Summer field Attest: C. M. Dunlap Mollie Dunlap Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of October, 1906 Signed: J. J. Crawford? Notary Public AFFIDAVIT (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me Moses Ridge and Lacie Skah-gin-ne, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Isaac Summerfield , who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 50 years and 45 years, respectively, and know him to be the identical person he represents himself 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. Witnessess Signatures: C. M. Dunlap Moses ‘X’ Ridge Mollie Dunlap Lacie ‘X’ Skah-gin-ne Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 1st day of October, 1906 J. J. Crawford? notary public *Drennen Family Group # 706 Joseph Celia A-ke Eh-se-ke Gah-taw-thun-ah *(This is Joseph’s sister) *Transcriber notes *Drennen Family Group # 821 John Summerfield (Oo-la-yo-eh) Caty Wutty Qua-ne *Transcriber notes *Isaac also has miller application # 5676 and # 13213, duplicates. *Dawes Roll # 8769, Census Card # 3605 *Full Blood Cherokee *Isaac also has an address of McDonald County, Southwest City, Missouri-not sure which one is correct. Grouped with… Miller applications… # 631-Lizzie Summerfield, nee Skah-gin-ne (wife) # 5673-Lizzie Summerfield, nee Skah-gin-ne (wife) duplicate # 5675-Jennie Leaf nee Summerfield # 5676-Duplicate of applicant-Isaac Summerfield-claimant # 13213-Duplicate of applicant-Isaac Summerfield-claimant # 13214-Lizzie Summerfield, nee Skah-gin-ne (wife) duplicate # 13215-Nellie Ellick nee Summerfield (sister) #10585-Nellie Ellick nee Summerfield (sister) duplicate # 10584-Jim Ellick (brother-in-law) # 13360-Lesra/Leora Handle nee Summerfield (niece) # 10961-Sallie Hicks nee Summerfield (1/2 sister) # 34278-Jennie L. Hicks # 16978-Annie Cordery nee Summerfield (1/2 sister) # 16979-Jack and Pearl Wofford (Children on Annie Cordery nee Summerfield) # 18468-Elizabeth E. Wofford (Child of Annie Cordery nee Summerfield) #-cant’ make out Claims through… Delaware District 706 and 821 # 28227-Jessie Summerfield # 28237-Swimmer Summerfield