Uriah Posey's childrens Application, Dawes Commission

Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org

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Uriah Posey was born in the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama, 6 
February 1836. He was the eighth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) 
Posey. After Uriah's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, his parents 
moved the family to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, Uriah Posey moved with 
his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Uriah served in the Civil War with the 
Texas Rangers. He married Mary Elizabeth Barlow in Kentucky about 1864. Uriah 
returned to Texas with his wife and child. Uriah Posey died in Texas 13 April 
1877. Uriah Posey's widow, Mary Elizabeth (Barlow) Posey, went to Indian 
Territory with their children, along with Uriah's family. Mary Elizabeth 
remarried in Wagoner, Indian Territory, to Captain W. H. Hicks.

Uriah Posey's children applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Following 
is an application:


(not on doubtful list)   	Okmulgee I.T. July 23 -95 [1895]

Hon Citizenship Commission
of
Muskogee Nation
	Gentlemen
I Mr. G. A. Posey and J. W. Hicks as principal representing, Mrs Annie Posey 
Hicks and child Ruth Hicks, Jim M. Posey, A. P. Posey and child Tommie Posey, 
Ben B. Posey, M. L. Posey & N. G. Posey, whose grandfather made application 
before Judge Reed in 1883, but never passed on account of not being here. Hereby 
make application to your honorable Citizenship Commissioners according to the 
late law enacted by the Extra Ordinary Session of Council of June 1895. We ask 
you to give up a careful consideration.

	Applicants			Witnesses

	Annie Posey Hicks		Nathan Berryhill
	Ruth Hicks			J. S. Posey
	Jim M. Posey		        John Barber
	A. P. Posey			Judge Reed
	Ben B. Posey		        Tom Barber
	M. L. Posey
	N. G. Posey


I find only one of Uriah Posey's children on the Final Rolls of the Creek 
Nation. Following is his Creek Census Card:


Dawes	Name		age	sex	DIB	Father	Mother
No.	  
	  Card No. 620  P.O. Bucknum, Wyo  1 Aug 1899
2024	Posey, George A.	34	M	1/4	Uriah Posey	Mary E.
							Hicks
2025	Edward U.	son	11	M	1/18	No. 1	Mary V.

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The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants

This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before
her death in 1996. Her daughter Barbara gave me permission to put her
research online.

David Morgan