According to one reading that I have seen, degree of blood was determined by whoever was doing the enrolling, i.e. a white person and a stranger to the community. Also, some members on this list have already presented evidence that the Dawes Commission, like previous commissions and agents, just plain refused to sign folks up. George Ann >From: deana peirce <choctaw74@prodigy.net> >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions >Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:49:25 -0700 (PDT) > > >Hi list...I was at the OK Historical Society today reading more interviews >on my MCRs. Seems to me from alot of the apps I read that if they werent a >full blood they didnt get accepted..has anyone else read any interviews and >thought that ?....anyways...in one of mine it has a letter from the "acting >chairman" to one of my Davis' saying that they did find a "P.Davis" on a >roll and if my Davis guy could prove this was his grandpa Paul the >commision wanted the proof at once...my question...Ive looked at the >Armstrong Roll and didnt see a P.Davis. (he died in 1876 and didnt leave >MS/AL Territory)...what other roll would the be talking about ?...The >interview was from Henry Davis M.C.2615......There was alot of family on >this application. Any ideas or suggestions Id really appreciate !!! > > > >deana > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== >Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the >list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Hi all....just got back from the Labor Day fun in Tuskahoma...Anyone whose never been there....ya gotta !!!!! ....It was so much fun !!!!!!.... deana ----- Original Message ----- From: george ann gregory <wood_owl@hotmail.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > According to one reading that I have seen, degree of blood was determined by > whoever was doing the enrolling, i.e. a white person and a stranger to the > community. Also, some members on this list have already presented evidence > that the Dawes Commission, like previous commissions and agents, just plain > refused to sign folks up. > > George Ann > > > >From: deana peirce <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > >Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:49:25 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >Hi list...I was at the OK Historical Society today reading more interviews > >on my MCRs. Seems to me from alot of the apps I read that if they werent a > >full blood they didnt get accepted..has anyone else read any interviews and > >thought that ?....anyways...in one of mine it has a letter from the "acting > >chairman" to one of my Davis' saying that they did find a "P.Davis" on a > >roll and if my Davis guy could prove this was his grandpa Paul the > >commision wanted the proof at once...my question...Ive looked at the > >Armstrong Roll and didnt see a P.Davis. (he died in 1876 and didnt leave > >MS/AL Territory)...what other roll would the be talking about ?...The > >interview was from Henry Davis M.C.2615......There was alot of family on > >this application. Any ideas or suggestions Id really appreciate !!! > > > > > > > >deana > > > > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > >Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the > >list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the list. Write to me, the listowner, at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com

Oh wow please tell us all about it! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > Hi all....just got back from the Labor Day fun in Tuskahoma...Anyone whose > never been there....ya gotta !!!!! ....It was so much fun !!!!!!.... > > deana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: george ann gregory <wood_owl@hotmail.com> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > > > > According to one reading that I have seen, degree of blood was determined > by > > whoever was doing the enrolling, i.e. a white person and a stranger to the > > community. Also, some members on this list have already presented evidence > > that the Dawes Commission, like previous commissions and agents, just > plain > > refused to sign folks up. > > > > George Ann > > > > > > >From: deana peirce <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > > >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > > >Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:49:25 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > >Hi list...I was at the OK Historical Society today reading more > interviews > > >on my MCRs. Seems to me from alot of the apps I read that if they werent > a > > >full blood they didnt get accepted..has anyone else read any interviews > and > > >thought that ?....anyways...in one of mine it has a letter from the > "acting > > >chairman" to one of my Davis' saying that they did find a "P.Davis" on a > > >roll and if my Davis guy could prove this was his grandpa Paul the > > >commision wanted the proof at once...my question...Ive looked at the > > >Armstrong Roll and didnt see a P.Davis. (he died in 1876 and didnt leave > > >MS/AL Territory)...what other roll would the be talking about ?...The > > >interview was from Henry Davis M.C.2615......There was alot of family > on > > >this application. Any ideas or suggestions Id really appreciate !!! > > > > > > > > > > > >deana > > > > > > > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > >Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the > > >list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the > list. Write to me, the listowner, at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information. Try Judy White's NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER at http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, newsletters, lookups, articles, etc. >