David- The reason the decision was reversed was because they did not live in Indian Territory. Although I may be wrong. I have read that Choctaw had to be living in Indian Territory to be granted citizenship. Maybe someone on the list can back this up. Kelli ----- Original Message ----- From: <DMNewlin@aol.com> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 3:41 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW] Roll Call > Dear Cousins All: > > My Choctaw heritage begins with: > > John Jackson Smith (b. 1799 South Carolina d. Bosque Co., Texas 1867) and > Martha JONES (b. abt 1801) who is said to have been 3/4 Choctaw > > They had eleven children, all born in Choctaw areas and/or cessions in > Mississippi. They did NOT go west with the majority of the tribe(s) in the > 1830s since John Jackson Smith was an Indian Agent and stayed behind. > > The family apparently emigrated to Texas right after the Civil War along with > most (but not all) of the children. > > While a resident of Hill County, Texas, grandson Burton Smith Burks applied > for Choctaw Citizenship in 1896 and it was granted to him and his children. I > have all the documentation from the Dawes Commission. The Choctaw nation sued > him and the decision was reversed without any clear explanation in the > documentation. > > Many family members later moved to Garvin Co., Oklahoma, where my grandfather > Carl Self was born in the small community of Antioch in 1906. > > Cousin David in El Paso > DMNewlin@aol.com > Researching: Newlin; Self; Rupp; Vaugh'a'n; Rain'e's; Burks; Snedeker; > Davidson; Pickleshimer and variations; Blaine; Hamaker; Spurling. > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes OKGenWeb and this Choctaw list possible. RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >