Mingo County WV Archives History .....Guion Miller Eastern Cherokee Application Of Pricey Lester Lackey August 8, 1907 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Darcy Mitchem dmitchem@usa-dialup.com January 4, 2008, 5:26 pm Guion-Miller Eastern Cherokee Application Pricey Lester (Estep) Lackey #35669 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Darcy Mitchem dmitchem@usa- diapup.com ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C. SIR: I hereby make application for such share as may 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 Prisy Lackey Indian Name: --- 2. Residence and post Office: Canterbury 3. County: Mingo 4. State: W Va 5. How old are you? 70 Born:---[1833 altered to 1837] 6. Where were you born? Tazewell Co. Va 7. Are you married? Yes 8. Name and age of wife or husband: Solomon Lackey have been married twice first time to A.J. Estep whom died in 1864 9. To what tribe of Indians does he or she belong: don’t know 10. Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages: NAME AGE Born 1) W.D. Estep 47 Feb 3, 1960 2) Mrs. Rebecca Bailey 40 May 18th 1867 3) James D. Lackey 38 Apr 23 1869 4) Mrs. James A. Bazen 36 June 15th 1871 5) David M. Lackey 34 Feb 14th 1873 6) Augustus P. Lackey 31 Octo 22 1875 11. Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage: Father-English name: Abner H. Lester Sr. Indian name: “Old Cherry” Mother-English Name: Rebecca Lester Indian name: Maiden name: Rebecca Whitt 12. Where were they born? Father: in Virginia North Carolina or Tennessee Mother: “ “ 13. Where did they reside in 1851 if living at that time? Father: Tazewell Co. Va Mother: “ “ 14. Date of death of father and mother: Father: sometime between 1828 and 1931[dates marked out] 1871 Mother: “ 1841 or 42 15. Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land or other benefits? If so state when and where and with what tribe of Indians: no 16. Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages and residence if possible: NAME BORN DIED 1) Thomas M. Lester 1815 [sideways] All Dead 2) Susan Lester 1817 3) Wm. R. Lester 1819 4) L. M. Lester 1821 5) A. H. Lestr Jr. 1823 6) Polly Lester 1825 7) Louvicy Lester 1827 8) Mathias H. Lester 1829 9) Jn’o. R. Lester 1831 10) Pricy Lester 1833 Applicant 11) Samuel Day Lester 1864 Living #35670 [on side] 17. State English and Indian names of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side, if possible: FATHER’S SIDE MOTHER’S SIDE William Lester Biga Whitt Ellen Lester Rebecca Whitt 18. Where were they born? In Virginia, North Carolina or Tennessee 19. Where did they reside in 1851 if living at that time: Dead 20. Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: 1) Patsy Lester 2) A.H. Lester Sr. 3) Thomas Lester 4) Darcus Lester 5) Betsy Lester 6) Rebecca Lester 7) Rutha Lester 8) James Lester [sideways] All Dead 21. Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land or other benefits? If so state when and where, and with what tribe of Indians: No 22. To assist in identification, claimant should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835: I have given this as near as possible. I was the youngest child and moved several miles from my kinsmen when I was young. REMARKS (Under this head applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in proving his claim.) [taped on?] My father and mother was said to be ½ or ¾ Cherokee Indians I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief: (signature) Prisy herXmark Lackey Subscribed and sword to before me this 8 day of Aug,1907 C. J. Slutton Notary Public AFFADAVIT (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses who are well acquainted with the applicant) Personally appeared before me J. H. Dingess and A. J. Dingess, who, being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Prisy Lackey who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known her for 20 years and 20 years respectively, and know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, and that the statements made by her are true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in her claim. Witness to mark Signature of witness J. A. Dingess A. J. Dingess Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of Aug, 1907 C. J. Slutton Notary Public ------------------------------ Appl. #35669-32363 April 22, 1908 Pricy Lackey Canterbury, W. Va Madam: Relative to your application for participation in the fund arising from the judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of the Eastern Cherokee, have you been recognized as a white person or Indian in the communities in which you have lived? Why have you never been enrolled with the Eastern Cherokees? Where were you residing in 1851, and 1882? Give the date of your father’s birth, state carefully where he resided in 1834-35 and 1851. Why was he never enrolled with the Eastern Cherokees? Did he ever reside with the Cherokee tribe, and was he ever recognized as a member of the tribe? Which one of your grandparents on your father’s side do you claim to have been a Cherokee Indian? When and where was that grandparent born? Where did he or she reside in 1834-35, if living at that time? Very Respectfully, Special Commissioner -------------------------------- [file contains no reply to above letter] -------------------------------- [outside of application] [diagram] Wm Lester (& wife Ellen) ---Abner H Lester (“Old Cherry”) --Pricy Lacke #35669 age 70 ---Samuel Day Lester #35670 age 43 -------------------------------- No. 35669 Action Reject Name Pricey Lackey and 6 children Residence: Canterbury West Va. Reason: Claims through the same source as 32363 [W.H. Lester] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/mingo/history/other/guionmil17gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wvfiles/ File size: 7.5 Kb