Pushmataha County, Oklahoma - Estate: Watson Bohanan ************************************************************************ 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. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathy Pitts October 08, 2002 ************************************************************************ THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF PUSHMATAHA SS IN THE COUNTY COURT OF SAID COUNTY AND STATE. PETITION To the Honorable L. P. DAVENPORT Judge of the County of Pushmataha Oklahoma: Come your petitioner RHODA WILKIN, formerly RHODA BOHANAN, wife of WATSON BOHANAN, deceased, one of his heirs, and respectfully show to the Court: First. That on or about the 8th day of April 1910 WATSON BOHANAN died intestate, at his death was a resident of near Nashoba, in said Pushmataha County, State of Oklahoma, which said real estate was allotted to him as a full blood Choctaw Indian, and that the said real estate so allotted to him is described as follows, to wit: The E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 1 South and Range 20 East; and Lots 1 and 2 and the E 1/2 of NW 1/4, and NE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 1 South and Range 21 East, containing 394/68 acres more or less, That said deceased appears on the Choctaw Roll by blood, opposite Roll No 5595 Second. That your petitioner, RHODA WILKIN, formerly RHODA BOHANAN, and nee FRAZIER, was the wife of WATSON BOHANAN at the time of his death, and that they had born to them one child, SIDNEY BOHANAN, and that she and said child, SIDNEY BOHANAN, are the next of kin and the sole heirs at law of the said WATSON BOHANAN, deceased Your petitioner further shows that on the 21st day of June 1911 in the town of Antlers in Pushmataha County State of Oklahoma, for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars cash in hand to her paid by B. C. CALDWELL the receipt of which amount is acknowledged, your petitioner executed and delivered to the said B. C. CALDWELL, her certain Warranty Deed, conveying unto the said B. C. CALDWELL, her certain Warranty Deed, conveying unto the said B. C. CALDWELL, her undivided one-half interest in and to the real estate above described, in fee simple. That the consideration of the said deed is reasonable, adequate, and in all things satisfactory to your petitioner. WHEREFORE, the premises considered, your petitioner prays that this Court enter its order confirming and approving the said conveyance to the said B. C. CALDWELL, and in all things to declare the said sale and conveyance legal and valid. Signed RHODA WILKIN her X. The name of RHODA WILKIN, the within named petitioner, was affixed and subscribed to this petition opposite, in her presence and at her request, by me the undersigned. P. W. HUDSON Additonal witness W. W. POWELL STATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF PUSHMATAHA SS RHODA WILKIN, formerly RHODA BOHANAN, being first duly sworn, say that she is the petitioner above named, and that she has read the forgoing petition and know the contents thereof; and that the facts therein set forth are true. RHODA WILKIN her X The name RHODA WILKIN, the within named petitioner, was signed opposite, by me the undersigned, in her presence and at her request. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of June 1911. Witness P. W. HUDSON SIGNED P. W. HUDSON My commission expires the ___________day of _____________19 clerk, District Court. Filed 6/21/11 J. P. DAVENPORT COUNTY JUDGE # 397 STATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF _________ SS. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF SAID COUNTY AND STATE In the matter of the estate of WATSON BOHANAN, Deceased. ORDER Now on this 21st day of June 1911 comes RHODA WILKIN, formerly RHODA BOHANAN wife of WATSON BOHANAN, deceased, and files and presents to the court her petition, praying for an order of the court approving and confirming a certain deed of conveyance executed by her being joined by her husband, LAYMON WILKIN, to B. C. CALDWELL, on the 21st day of June 1911, to the following described real estate, to-wit: Her undivided one-half interest in and to the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 1 South and Range 20 East; and lots 1 and 2 and the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4, and the NE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 1 South and Range 21 East, containing 394. 68 acres more or less. And the Court upon consideration of said petition, and being fully advised the premises, finds that one WATSON BOHANAN, a full blood Choctaw Indian, who appears upon the roll of Choctaws by blood, opposite Roll No. 5595, and a resident of Nashoba. Pushmataha County, State of Oklahoma, on or about the 8th day of April, 1910, died intestate, seized of the lands above described, which lands were allotted to him by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, and conveyed to him homestead patent, and that the said WATSON BOHANAN was at the time of his death the owner, in fee simple, of the above described lands. And the Court further finds that the said petitioner RHODA WILKIN, formerly RHODA BOHANAN, nee RHODA FRAZIER, was the wife of WATSON BOHANAN at the time of his death, and that one child as born to the said WATSON BOHANAN and the petitioner, RHODA WILKIN, then BOHANAN, to-wit: SIDNEY BOHANAN, and the said RHODA WILKIN and SIDNEY BOHANAN are the next of kin and the sole heirs at law of the said WATSON BOHANAN, deceased, The Court further finds that on the 21st day of June 1911 joined by her husband, LAYMON WILKIN the said petitioner executed to B. C. CALDWELL for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, cash in hand, to her paid her certain Warranty Deed to the said above described real estate. The Court further finds that the deed was duly signed and acknowledged by the petitioner and that the consideration for the said deed is fully paid, and that the same is reasonable, adequate, and wholly satisfactory to the said petitioner and finds further that the said conveyance of the said real estate to the said B. C. CALDWELL should b in all things approved and confirmed. IT IS THEREFORE, BY THE COURT CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, That the said conveyance of the said described lands by Warranty Deed dated the 21st day of June 1911 from the heirs and assigns, be and is hereby in all thing approved and confirmed, and declared legal and valid. Dated this the 21st day of June 1911 at Antlers. County of Pushmataha, State of Oklahoma. J. P. DAVENPORT Judge of the County Court of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.