Judy's site has many of the choctaw Rolls. She may not have Attorney Weir's name on it. At the moment, I cannot remember his first name. I will have to look it up, but it may take me a day or two to hunt for it as I am tied u this week end. You can see They Say the Wind is Red at http://matte.accessgenealogy.com and at Amazon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > Hi Jackie... > > No I hadnt heard of it but where online might I look for info ? Ive looked > at Judys site and didnt see anything on it. What was the guys first name > ?...Ill try looking that way... > > again MUCHO thanx !! > > deana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jackie Matte <matteja@bellsouth.net> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > Yes! you probably heard about the Attorney named Weir from MS who did > this. > > He accepted money from Choctaws and other Indians for several years, but > all > > his efforts led to nothing. He was sued for fraud. I went through his > case > > file at the National Archives. There is really nothing in it that you > can't > > get NOW from Internet. In the bibliography of my book "They Say the Wind > > is Red," I list all the Choctaw Court of Claims cases. A section on > > Resources for Southeastern Indian Genealogical Research is included. > > Check Judy White's website http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for > > rolls. > > > > Good luck, Jackie > > > > ---- Original Message ----- > > From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:00 PM > > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > > > > I have interviews from several ancestors for the Dawse Roll who were > MCRs. > > They all were saying that they gave their paper work to a man who they > > thought was an atty., and he ended up being an imposter who wound up in > > prison. Has anyone else run across this or even heard of it ? > > > > > > If true why would someone want their paperwork who wasnt ligit ? > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > deana > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > > and spelled correctly. > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > Try Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST pages at > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.html for CHOCTAW > Muster Rolls, Orphans lists, censuses, land records, etc. > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > >
I have printed a form for your book and am VERY excited in receiving it ! Also I appreciate you finding the first name of that lawyer..Was it done in I.T. or MS ?...I cant tell from the interviews I have...They were pretty scattered in coming here..( OK)... again thanx ! deana ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Matte <matteja@bellsouth.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > Judy's site has many of the choctaw Rolls. She may not have Attorney Weir's > name on it. At the moment, I cannot remember his first name. I will have > to look it up, but it may take me a day or two to hunt for it as I am tied u > this week end. You can see They Say the Wind is Red at > http://matte.accessgenealogy.com and at Amazon. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:26 PM > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > Hi Jackie... > > > > No I hadnt heard of it but where online might I look for info ? Ive looked > > at Judys site and didnt see anything on it. What was the guys first name > > ?...Ill try looking that way... > > > > again MUCHO thanx !! > > > > deana > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jackie Matte <matteja@bellsouth.net> > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 2:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > > > > Yes! you probably heard about the Attorney named Weir from MS who did > > this. > > > He accepted money from Choctaws and other Indians for several years, but > > all > > > his efforts led to nothing. He was sued for fraud. I went through his > > case > > > file at the National Archives. There is really nothing in it that you > > can't > > > get NOW from Internet. In the bibliography of my book "They Say the > Wind > > > is Red," I list all the Choctaw Court of Claims cases. A section on > > > Resources for Southeastern Indian Genealogical Research is included. > > > Check Judy White's website http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for > > > rolls. > > > > > > Good luck, Jackie > > > > > > ---- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:00 PM > > > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > > > > > > > I have interviews from several ancestors for the Dawse Roll who were > > MCRs. > > > They all were saying that they gave their paper work to a man who they > > > thought was an atty., and he ended up being an imposter who wound up in > > > prison. Has anyone else run across this or even heard of it ? > > > > > > > > If true why would someone want their paperwork who wasnt ligit ? > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > > > deana > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the > quotes > > > and spelled correctly. > > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > Try Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST pages at > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.html for CHOCTAW > > Muster Rolls, Orphans lists, censuses, land records, etc. > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > To Unsubscribe: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Try Rusty Lang's website at http://www.choctaw-web.com for censuses, genealogy lessons, articles, etc.