I am new to the list, and would like assistance in finding information on my ancestor, Elijah Johnson. I believe that he is part of the Delmarva Johnsons, who were descendants of Antonio Johnson (from Virginia). I found him in Pennsylvania, around 1820, with his two children. By 1840, he had left the area, and I believe returned to Delaware. I have found an Elijah Johnson in the War of 1812, and would like to confirm that it is him. Any assistance would be appreciated. alani

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE: COURT PERMITS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER TO INSPECT COMPUTERS OF OPPONENTS TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN POSSIBLE TEST OF ANTI-SLAPP LAW In what may prove to be the first test of Delaware¹s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law, a judge of the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled on Saturday that a real estate developer may search the hard drives of computers belonging to two opponents of his plans for building a housing and shopping center on Glasgow farmland. Anti-SLAPP laws are designed to protect people who are actively petitioning the government from intimidation through lawsuits. There are 24 other states with similar anti-SLAPP laws. In early 2005, Developer Stephen J. Nichols purchased a 236 acre parcel of farmland located in Glasgow, Delaware, called ³La Grange.² The owner was Anne M. Barczewski, but after Mrs. Barczewski lapsed into dementia, her grown children assumed control of the farm and sold it to Mr. Nichols. In November, 2005, Mr. Nichols sued Mrs. Barczewski (then terminally ill) and her children, claiming that they were breaching the contract of sale by opposing his development plans at county hearings. Mrs. Barczewski passed away in January, 2006. When Mrs. Barczewski¹s granddaughter, Susan L. Arday and her husband David began appearing at land use hearings objecting to the development, Mr. Nichols added them to his lawsuit, claiming that the Ardays were acting as agents of one of the sellers. The Ardays are longstanding members of the Friends of Historic Glasgow. The Ardays have asked the court to dismiss the case against them, on the ground that they have a right under the First Amendment to attend government meetings and protest against proposed permits. They claim that Nichols¹ suit against them is an unlawful SLAPP suit, and are asking the court to make Mr. Nichols pay their attorneys¹ fees. Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. said that before he would rule on the Ardays¹ motion, Mr. Nichols was entitled to gather evidence. Mr. Nichols has taken depositions of the Ardays and they have had to produce hundreds of pages of e-mails relating to the dispute. Mr. Nichols has now demanded that the Ardays turn over their computers for further inspection. ³This is very traumatic and a gross invasion of privacy,² says Susan L. Arday. ³I feel personally violated. The lawsuit is based on a false premise, that I acted as the agent of my mother. In fact, my mother has nothing to do with my actions, and Mr. Nichols knows it. I have protested his proposed development because the land is an important historical site, and to honor the wishes of my late grandmother, who always said that she wanted the land to be preserved, not developed.² The Ardays¹ lawyer, David L. Finger, said the ruling permitting access to the Ardays¹ computers was unusual. ³There has been no showing that there are likely to be any additional relevant Œhidden¹ e-mails on those computers. Mr. Nichols is merely fishing.² Said David Arday: ³This whole thing makes a mockery of Delaware¹s anti-SLAPP law. The law is supposed to resolve these types of cases quickly at minimal expense. All this is doing is costing us time and money, in an attempt to bully us to stop opposing Mr. Nichols¹ plans. But we will not stop exercising our rights.² FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT THE ARDAYS¹ LAWYER: David L. Finger Finger & Slanina, LLC One Commerce Center 1201 Orange Street, Suite 725 Wilmington, DE 19801-1155 (302) 884-6766 dfinger@delawgroup.com www.delawgroup.com

Help Us Preserve Our Quality of Life By Attending The LA GRANGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT NCC PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, February 7th, 2006, at 7:00 PM City/County Building 800 French Street Wilmington, DE Council District 11 * North side Pulaski Highway, west of Glasgow Avenue.  Major Land Development Exploratory Plan Review.  Exploratory plan for La Grange proposes an open space planned development for 224 residential dwelling lots on 172.96 acres with 130.21 acres (75%) of private open space and to construct 53,278 square feet of commercial development.  A rezoning of a portion of the property zoned S (Suburban) to CR (Commercial Regional) and from CR to S is also proposed. App. 2005-1045-S.  The La Grange Communities, LLC, development project is proposed for 236 acres located at the northwest corner of Route 40 and Glasgow Avenue. The applicant is proposing to develop the site with 224 housing units and a shopping center on approximately 12 acres fronting on Rt. 40 West. 51.64 acres are not accounted for in the above plan. Please join us in urging the NCC Planning Board to ensure that the following questions are resolved before this project is allowed to proceed. € Traffic: Can our roads handle the additional 2,000 residential trips per day, not including the traffic going in/out of the proposed shopping center? € Schools: Can our public schools absorb at least another 74 students? € Historic Resources: Will the site be developed without endangering the 1815 manor house and granary, and the American Revolutionary War historic and Native American prehistoric features on the site? Who will take care of and protect these historic resources that are included in the 130.21 acres of private open space? € Environmentally Sensitive Resources: Federally threatened species may exist on the site, which attests to the unique environmental sensitivity. Can the site be developed without endangering these resources? Can storm water run off be effectively managed? Can the fresh water wetlands on the site be protected from pollution? Can the Glasgow aquifer recharge area, which supplies our drinking water, be protected from pollution? How much of the private open space is actually useable for recreation? Who will take care of the 130.21 acres of private open space? NCC Planning Board Members Victor Singer, Chairman Sandra D. Anderson June D. MacArtor Joseph J. Maloney Robert C. McDowell Bernard S. Walker, Sr. Mark Weinberg Arthur R. Wilson *There is currently one vacancy on the Planning Board* The NCC Planning Board is comprised of 9 members, appointed by the County Executive Chris Coons with the advice and consent of the New Castle County Council.  The NCC Planning Board is charged with reviewing the proposed comprehensive development or comp plan updates, reviewing proposed zoning plan changes, proposed subdivision regulations and amendments; and to make recommendations to New Castle County Council on these items.   To request information regarding items on the Planning Board agenda, call Ken Bieri at (302) 395-5434 Before the February 7th NCC Planning Board meeting, send your written comments on the La Grange project to:  Planning Board New Castle County 87 Reads Way New Castle, DE  19720 e-mail: LandUse@co.new-castle.de.us and dltackett@nccde.org For further information please contact the Friends of Historic Glasgow at e-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net Friends of Historic Glasgow www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/historicglasgow

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060107/NEWS/60107 0338/-1/NEWS01 West End Dairy founder, farmer dies at age 95 Barczewski bucked era's idea of the role of women By ROBIN BROWN The News Journal 01/07/2006 Anne M. Barczewski was a hardworking farmer and a woman of refinement. The petite powerhouse was as at ease with cows and chain saws as she was with getting her nails done, going to Mass, growing prize roses or decorating her historic home with antiques of museum quality. Hers was a first-generation American success story -- and a good, long run that ended Friday when she died at age 95. Born in Wilmington in 1910 to Polish immigrant parents, Barczewski survived the Depression, overcame her limited education and grew graceful enduring hardscrabble times. A young American woman before the era of liberation, she was her husband's business partner, and an award-winning cook and farmer who shifted from dairy farming to tree farm management. In her elder years, civic leaders of the Bear-Glasgow region she loved called her a treasure. And for decades, hers was the last working farm in Glasgow. Once, nearly a decade ago, she strolled the 236-acre farm and said that, no matter what else happened, she could not have asked for a better life, or a better time or place to live it. "She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother," said granddaughter Susan Arday of Laurel, Md. She had many good years before Alzheimer's disease began her fade from the life she loved. She moved in 2002 to Manor Care Pike Creek Nursing Home, where she died. Arrangements were being finalized Friday. Historic La Grange farm In 1930, Steven Barczewski Jr. and Anne Martha Napolski married at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Wilmington. They both grew up on farms. And they chose that hard but satisfying life for themselves and their family, which grew to include sons George A., of Glasgow, Steven J., of Georgia, and daughter Jo-Anne K. Barczewski Lewis, of Lincoln University, Pa. The Barczewskis were founding owners of West End Dairy in Wilmington for years before buying their Glasgow farm, called La Grange, in 1942. They raised cows and produced Golden Guernsey bottled milk and dairy products that were West End's trademark along the East Coast. They also restored the house, built in 1815 for prominent local doctor Samuel Henry Black. Anne Barczewski was a whiz in the kitchen, and her original-recipe Delawine broiled chicken won the 1954 Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest adult division. "She also was active in the Antique Auto Club of America and thoroughly enjoyed displaying her 1959 Cadillac, which she bought new," said son George. She was a founder of the Delaware Rose Society, won numerous honors for her roses and served as a show judge for the American Rose Society. She also tested roses for Jackson Perkins nursery and was noted for her dramatic floral arrangements. She was a leader in green-thumb groups, such as Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs, and chaired the state flower show. After her husband died in 1958, she beat the era's odds against women and kept the dairy going with her kids' help. La Grange later was named a Delaware Farm of Distinction and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Age didn't stop her from wielding chain saw Leaders flocked to La Grange in 1997 to honor her as Delaware Tree Farmer of the Year. Her prizes included safety gear and a big Husqvarna chain saw. Then 87, she covered her 5-foot-3 frame in the gear, hefted the saw and growled "vroom vroom" to amuse the crowd. After speeches, tours and refreshments, she walked quietly in patchy sun filtering through trees. That's when she said she couldn't have had a better life. She said her husband was laughing from heaven at her chain-saw antics. And she hoped she'd done him and their many relatives proud that day. But she added that, with God as her witness, all her awards meant little compared with her love of her land, home, country or -- most of all -- her family. Contact robin brown at 324-2856 or rbrown@delawareonline.com. Anne Barczewski and her husband bought La Grange farm in 1942.

http://miva.delawareonline.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?obits.mv+57163 ANNE BARCZEWSKI Anne M. Barczewski (Napolski) Mrs. Anne M. Barczewski, age 95, formerly of Glasgow, DE, a resident of Manor Care, Pike Creek since March 2002 died after a short illness on Friday, January 6, 2006. She was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Barczewski was a lifelong resident of DE, born November 29, 1910 in Wilmington, DE. She was a daughter of the late John J. and Mary Anna (Malecki) Napolski. Anne had lived on her farm, La Grange, since 1942. She was predeceased by her husband, Steve, who died in 1958. They were married for 28 years. Anne and her husband owned West End Dairy located in Browntown from 1930 until Steve's passing. Anne then operated the business until 1967 when it was sold to Koontz Dairy of Baltimore, MD. Anne loved her flower gardening, especially growing and showing hybrid roses. She was a master flower show judge and a founding member of the Delaware Rose Society. She was awarded the silver and bronze medals by the American Rose Society. Anne was also very active in the Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs since 1958. She served in many capacities in the Weed and Seed Garden Club of Newark, DE. In June 1966 she served as flower show chairman for the last state show held at Carpenter Field House at the University of Delaware. One of her earliest accomplishments that she was very proud of was winning the 7th Annual Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest in 1954. In 1996 her farm was named a Delaware State Farm of Distinction. Anne was named Delaware's 1997 Tree Farmer of the year. She was also very active in the Old Bohemia Society in Warwick, MD. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Newark, DE. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sisters, Hedwig and Helen Napolski, Cecelia Sliwkowski and Virginia Cudnik; brothers, Charles J., John J., Boleslavas, Leo and Thaddeus Napolski; and sons, Lawrence and Adam Barczewski. Anne is survived by her sons, Steven J. and his wife, Patsy, of Tucker, GA and George A. Barczewski of Glasgow, DE; her daughter, Joanne B. Lewis and her husband, Chester R., of Lincoln University, PA; her sister, Dorothy "Kyle" Napolski of Wilmington, DE; 3 granddaughters, Susan L. Arday, Stephanie L. Barczewski and her husband, Silvestri, and Sarah B. King; 1 grandson, Chester S. Lewis; and great grandchildren, Daniel and Nathaniel Arday, Sarah, Emily and Hannah Lewis and Tyler, Tristan, Samantha and Juliet King. Family and friends are invited to attend a viewing in celebration of Anne's life on Tuesday, January 10, 2006, from 7-9 p.m. at DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek, Wilmington, DE. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Francis Xavier Church known as Old Bohemia, Bohemia Church Rd., Warwick, MD, at 11 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. Committal service will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Flowers are welcome or contributions may be given to the Old Bohemia Historical Society, PO Box 61, Warwick, MD, 21921. To send condolences, visit www.dohertyfh.com 302-999-8277 [published 01/08/2006]

LA GRANGE (formerly the BARCZEWSKI FARM) IN GLASGOW, DE, IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT NEW CASTLE COUNTY HISTORIC REVIEW BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2006, AT 5 PM. What you can do now: 1) Plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, and speak in favor of historic preservation. 2) If you cannot attend, write to the NCC HRB and express your opinion for entry into the record. 3) Write, call, or e-mail your New Castle County government representatives and express your desire for historic preservation. 4) Feel free to visit the FOHG web site for information supporting the need for historic preservation at http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/historicglasgow/ TO CONTACT THE HISTORIC REVIEW BOARD to request information on agenda items, or submit remarks for the public record, please contact Stephanie Bruning or Christine Quinn at (302) 395-5400 or send your remarks in writing to: NCC Historic Review Board Attn: Stephanie Bruning & Christine Quinn 87 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720 e-mail: sbruning@co.new-castle.de.us AGENDA FOLLOWS NCC Historic Review Board January 17, 2006 5 p.m. start (agenda items addressed in order listed below) NCC Government Center 87 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720 Council District 3 *6580 Lancaster Pike ? Demolition Permit. Layton Preparatory School. Application 200513009. TP# 08-020.00-053 *15 Center Meeting Road: Application for Historic Zoning Overlay District with Adaptive Reuse. Meown, LLC TP# 07-007.00-11 *3901 Centerville Road (Intercollegiate Studies Institute/Worth Estate): addition to Historic Zoning Overlay District with Adaptive Reuse. Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects, PC. TP# 07-025.00-05 *7506 Lancaster Pike: Minor Land Development Plan - Timothy McKenna. Application 20050795. TP# 08-007.20-007 *1485 Paper Mill Road: Major Land Development Plan and Rezoning- John & Carol Naudain. Application 20050826. TP# 08-030.00-007 Council District 6 *424 Blackbird Station Road ? Demolition Permit. Application 20051749. Herb Atkinson. TP# 14-019.00-241 *12 Dublin Drive ? Demolition Permit: Crib Barn Determined Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. 395 Associates/Carmine Crisconi. Application 200515862. TP # 11-036.10-037 District 11 *2467 & 2475 Pulaski Hwy - Major Land Development Plan/Rezoning: LaGrange Communities, LLC. Application 20051045. TP# 11-026.00-039 Council District 12 *518 thru 524 and 527 Stonehaven Drive ?Demolitions without Permits. Odessa National. Application #?s 200515332 thru 200515340. TP#?s 14-013.31-285 thru 14-013.31-288 and 14-013.31-300 thru 14-013.31-304 *1309 Cedar Lane Road - Major Land Development Plan: Churchtown, LLC. Application 20040952. TP# 13-013.00-006 *1309 Cedar Lane Road ? Demolition without Permits: Outbuildings. Churchtown, LLC. Application 200515909. TP# 13-013.00-006 The Historic Review Board holds two meetings a month; a public hearing and a business meeting. The hearing is held the second Wednesday of the month and the business meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at 5 p.m. in the New Castle County Government Center. All testimony will be heard at the public hearing. http://www.co.new-castle.de.us/landuse/webdynamic/landuse20.asp

The La Grange / Barczewski farm in Glasgow, DE, is on the agenda! New Castle County Historic Review Board Meeting NCC Council District 11 2467 Pulaski Hwy. (LaGrange/Barczewski Farm) ­ Major Land Development Plan & Rezoning. Application.  Appl. #20051045. Nichols Development. Tax Parcels 11-026.00-037, 11-026.00-038 & 11-026.00-039 New Castle County Department of Land Use Historic Review Board Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:00 p.m. NCC Government Center Department of Land Use Conference Room - New Castle Room 87 Reads Way New Castle, Delaware 19720 TO CONTACT THE HISTORIC REVIEW BOARD to request information on agenda items, or submit remarks for the public record, please contact Stephanie Bruning or Christine Quinn at (302) 395-5400 or send your remarks in writing to:  Historic Review Board, 87 Reads Way, New Castle, DE  19720  Please attend this critical public meeting. Comments will be welcome from the public. Put your concerns about development of the Barczewski farm in writing and be willing to testify and share at the meeting your view of saving the Barczewski farm as parkland and open space.  Be clear about what you do like or do not like about any proposed plans for the Barczewski farm.  Ask lots of questions and learn as much as you can. *** Business items may be completed at the Historic Review Board¹s business meeting on September 28, 2005.  The October business meeting will be held on October 26, 2005.   The NCC Historic Review Board makes recommendations and delineations for historic district boundaries, maintains a survey of historic properties and reviews permits relative to historic properties. http://www.co.new-castle.de.us/landuse/webdynamic/landUse32.asp Historic Zoning Overlay (H) The Historic (H) District is an overlay district to preserve the County's historic heritage.  The Historic Overlay District places additional standards on uses within the district.  The preservation and protection of buildings, structures, sites, objects, districts and landscape features of historic, architectural, cultural, archeological, educational and aesthetic merit are public necessities and are in the interest of the health, prosperity and general welfare of all citizens of the County.  See UDC Article 15 for specific criteria. F.Y.I. NCC Historic Review Board The Historic Review Board will begin meeting on Tuesday evenings beginning in November.  The public hearing will be the 3rd Tuesday of the month and the business meeting will be the 1st Tuesday of the month.

Freedmen Project--MILLER APP.# 3932 Frank Keys, Brown, Page, Dotson, Warner, Ross, Rowe, Chuculate, PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS. Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week submitted. For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation. Page 1) Application #--3932 Action Taken--REJECT Name of applicant--FRANK KEYS No. of children--2 Residence--REDLAND,OKLA. Reason---APPLICANT IS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS A CHEROKEE FREEDMEN # 3133. ANCESTERS DO NOT APPEAR ON ROLLS. FATHER WAS A SLAVE. MISC.TEST.P.3022 Add.page remarks;-- # 3932 OKLA FRANK KEYS SALLISAW 22770-1 CANNOT FIND ANY ANCESTORS ON THE ROLLS REDLAND/ FIELD OKLA. Page 2) SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, 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, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined. Question # 1)State full name: English name--FRANK KEYS Indian name--CHU-STOO #2)Residence--SEQUOYAH DIST. CHEROKEE NATION #3Town and Post Office--ROLAND #4)County--NORTHERN DISTRICT #5)State--INDIAN TERRITORY #6)Date and place of birth?--AGE 44, 14 MILE CREEK TAH-LE-QUAH DIST. #7)By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more then one relative living in 1851,set forth each seperately:-- ON MY MOTHER JUNER BROWN ON MY GRANDMOTHER RACHEL BROWN, ON MY BROTHER GEORGE. SIE ON MY SISTERS RACHEL AND JUNER, OR SUCH OF THEM AS ARE FOUND TO BE EMIGRANT CHEROKEES. . #8)Are you married?--YES #9)Name and age of wife or husband---LEUVENA KEYS, AGE 24 #10)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before marriage. Father- english name---ELI KEYS Indian name--UNKNOWN Mother- english name--JUNER BROWN Indian name---UNKNOWN Maiden name--JUNER PAGE #11)Where were they born? Father--ALSO UNKNOWN Mother--ALSO UNKNOWN #12)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time? Father--ALSO UNKNOWN Mother--I AM INFORMED IN TAH-LE-QUAH DIST.CHER NAT. #13)Date of death of your father and mother: Father--ABOUT 1870 Mother--ABOUT 1880 Page 3) #14)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were.--MOTHER WAS IN 1851 & 1875 #15)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible. Name--ABBIE sis Born--BEFORE THE WAR Died--LIVING Name--RACHEL sis Born--UNKNOWN Died--UNKNOWN Name--JUNER sis Born--UNKNOWN Died--UNKNOWN Name--GEORGE bro Born--UNKNOWN Died--UNKNOWN Name--SIE Born--UNKNOWN Died--UNKNOWN Name--PERRY Born--NEXT TO ABBIE Died--LIVING #16)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible. Fathers side:-- TOM PAGE LUCINDA PAGE Mothers side:-- GRANDMOTHER WAS RACHEL BROWN GRANDFATHER UNKNOWN #17)Where were they born? OLD CHEROKEE NATION EAST AS FAR AS I KNOW #18)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?-- JUNER, MOTHER IN THE TAH LE QUAH-- CHER NAT. #19)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: English Name:--ABBIE Indian Name:-- Residence:-- English Name:--RACHEL Indian Name:-- Residence:-- English Name:--JUNER Indian Name:-- Residence:-- English Name:--GEORGE Indian Name:-- Residence:-- English Name:--SIE Indian Name:-- Residence:-- English Name:--PERRY Indian Name:-- Residence:-- #20)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits?--1875, 1880, 1883, 1886, 1894,& 1900 DAWES ROLL Page 4) #21)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835,---- Remarks- Section) Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim.-- Note: Answers should be brief but explicit;"yes", "no". "unknown". etc.,may be used in casers where applicable. Read the questions carefully. ------------------------------------ Legal- Section ) I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature---FRANK HIS X MARK KEYS Witnesses: PINK TAYLOR READUS MOORE Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29TH day,of OCT,1906. Notary Public- signature; READUS MOORE My commission expires:APRIL 22ND, 1908 Affidavit) (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me JACK FOREMAN and ISAAC CROSSLIN, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with FRANK KEYS who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 30 years and 30 years, respectively, and know HIM to be the identical person HE represents- HIMSELF to be, and that the statements made by HIM are true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in HIS claim. Witnesses to mark--J H GIBSON EDMOND STAMP Signatures of witnesses--JACK HIS X MARK FOREMAN ISAAC HIS X MARK CROSSLIN Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 29TH day ofOCT,1906. Notary signature---READUS MOORE Notary commission expires---APRIL 22, 1908 NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary, etc. .----------------- MY PERSONAL NOTE: Pages after that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have additional papers, others do not. ADDITIONAL PAPERS WITH THIS APPLICATION ARE; --------------------------------------------- SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR MINOR CHILDREN Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims, 601 Ouray Building, Washington D.C. Sir, I hereby make application for such share as may be due my minor children of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress appoved June 30,1906, in accordance with the decree of the Court of Claims of May 18, 1905, and May 28, 1906 in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, and I ask that this be made part of my original application No.3932 1) State your full name:--FRANK KEYS 2) Residence and Post Office:--REDLAND, CHEROKEE NATION INDIAN TERRY. 3) County:--CHEROKEE NATION 4) State:--INDIAN TERRITORY 5) Date and place of birth:--MARCH 26-1861, FORT GIBSON I.T. 6) Are you married?--YES 7) Name and age of wife or huband:--LUVENIA KEYS 8) To what tribe of Indians, if any, does he or she belong?--CHEROKEE 9) Names of all your children who were living on May 28, 1906: Name--CLARENCE KEYS Age--4 YRS. Born--OCT. 23-1902 Name--WATIE KEYS Age--2 YRS. Born--OCT.23-1905 10) Were you ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where, and with what tribe of Indians:---NONE REMARKS-- (Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim.)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature--FRANK HIS X MARK KEYS Witness:-- J H PLANK GIDEON CREWS Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18TH day of MAY, 1907. Notary Signature--M G SLAUGHTER My Commission expires--MARCH, 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------- 2ND Letter Attached; Witness in Re; App. No. 22770-3932 Susie Dotson Frank Keys,-- being duly sworn, deposes and says: MY NAME IS FRANK KEYS. MY AGE IS 40 SOME YEARS.I LIVE IN SEQUOYAH COUNTY. WAS BORN ON 14 MILE CREEK. SUSIE DOTSON IS MY DAUGHTER. SHE GETS HER INDIAN BLOOD FROM ME.SHE WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS CHEROKEE FREEDMEN NO. 3134. I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION AS CHEROKEE FREEDMEN. I WAS NEVER A SLAVE THAT I KNOW OF. I GOT THE STRIP MONEY. I GET MY BLOOD FROM MY MOTHER. I SUPPOSE MY FATHER WAS A SLAVE. MY MOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE WOMAN. MY MOTHER WAS PART COLORED TOO BUT HAD SOME INDIAN BLOOD. SHE WAS NEVER A SLAVE I HAVE BEEN TOLD.HER NAME WAS JULIA WARNER; SHE MARRIED WESLEY WARNER AFTER I WAS BORN. SHE DIED WHEN I WAS QUITE SMALL. SHE ONLY HAD 2 CHILDREN, AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN VERY OLD. JUDGE KEYS TOLD ME THAT MY MOTHER, JULIA WAS ENROLLED IN 1851. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NAME SHE WENT BY IN 1851. I THINK HER NAME MAY HAVE BEEN ROSS, AS HER BROTHER AND UNCLE WERE NAMED ROSS. SHE WAS ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME JULIA. PERRY ROSS IS MY UNCLE.ABBIE ROSS WAS MY MOTHERS SISTER. MY MOTHER GOT HER BLOOD FROM HER MOTHER, I THINK HER NAME WAS RACHEL BROWN AS MR. JIM KEYS KNEW HER NAME. I WAS MISTAKEN ABOUT MY MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME AS I NOW REMEMBER THAT IT WAS JULIA BROWN,AND BEFORE SHE WAS EVER MARRIED JUNIA PAGE. HAYWARD ROWE WAS MY MOTHERS OTHER SON.ABE KEYS IS MY HALF BROTHER. NOT THE SAME MOTHER. LUCINDA PAGE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER, AND TOM PAGE WAS MY GRANDFATHER, ON MY MOTHERS SIDE. ABBIE AND PERRY ROSS OR PERRY PAGE.I DON'T KNOW ANY FURTHER BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ANY OF THESE PEOPLE WERE SLAVES OR NOT. THEY NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER TRIBE. Signature; FRANK X KEYS Subscribed and sworn to before me at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, this 18th day of September, 1908. Signed---A.S.Mamie Ass't to Special Commission of the Court of Claims. 3022 --------------------------------------------------------------- (Handwritten Note on same letter) 3932 1907 REDLAND IT DEAR SIR, I RECIEVED YOUR CARD AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. I HAVE NO OTHER BESSEM ON HAND NOW AND SO I WILL CLOSE. FRANK KEYS AFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3RD LETTER ATTACHED: COSB. Appl.#3927 SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS, EASTERN CHEROKEE ENROLLMENT 601 OURAY BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. December 24, 1907 Ellis Chucalate Sallisaw Okla. Sir: Relative to your application for participation in the fund arising from the judgement of the Court of Claims in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, please state the names as carefully as possible under which you think you, your parents and grandparents were enrolled, as the names as given in your application do not appear upon the rolls of 1851. Very Respectfully, Guion Miller Special Commissioner. (Written in handwriting under this letter is as follows) HON GUION MILLER I THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AS A-NA-LIE-SHI, CHUCKATES, OR CHUCULATE. AND PERHAPS, ONLY AR-NA-LEE-OKI OR ELLIS CHUCULATE. THE ... NAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN LET OFF. MY FATHERS NAME IS MOSES CHUCKULATE. MY MOTHERS NAME WAS AV-YU-KA. HER NAME AND THAT OF MY FATHER SHOULD APPEAR ON THE Page 2 1851 ROLL. AS THEY BOTH DREW IN THE PAYMENT OF 1851-1852. MY FATHERS FATHER WAS BENJAMIN CHUCKULATE. MY MOTHERS MOTHER WAS NAMED EIGLEQUAH, SHE WAS LIVING IN 1851 AND DREW MONEY. VERY RESPECTFULLY ELLIS CHUCULATE OR AR-NA-LEE-OKI TO HON GUION MILLER SPECIAL CLSAIMS WASHINGTON DC JAN 16/08 Letter stamped by: Court of Claims Eastern Cherokees Rec. Jan 20, 1908 No. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4TH LETTER ATTACHED: COSB. Appl.#3932 SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS, EASTERN CHEROKEE ENROLLMENT 601 OURAY BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. December 24, 1907 Frank Keys, Redland,Okla. Sir: Relative to your application for participation in the fund arising from the judgement of the Court of Claims in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, please state the names as carefully as possible under which you think you, your parents and grandparents were enrolled, as the names as given in your application do not appear upon the rolls of 1851. Very Respectfully, Guion Miller Special Commissioner. (Written as follows) I AM PAGE GRANFATH IM SENDY PAGE GRANPIT JUNER MY MOTHER CHB/ALS ------------------------------------------------------------- Letter # 5 Attached to application # 3932 General Claim Agency, John L.Springston Vian, Oklahoma Vian, Okla. July 24th,1909 The Honerable Clerk of the Court, Sir, On the emigrant roll reported for the appoval of the Court, I fail to find the name of one of my clients for whom I made claim for for emigrant shares---Frank Keys, of Redland Okla--application made Oct 26th,1906---formally--- Can and will the Court give me the status of the case as it now appears before the Court, supposedly for rejection, as I have no information in the case since filing same --- The case as presented to me appeared as valid for shares--as the applicant satisfied me that he was a blood descendent of one of the emigrant Cherokee Indian Class-- if his ancestors were found to be of the old settler or Western Cherokee Class, or he failed to connect with those on whom he based his claim, please advise me --& oblidge, Respectfully, John L. Springston Bright Star Freedmen Project August, 2005

MILLER APP.# 23790 Andrew Lynch, Clark, Martin, Kelly, Whitmere, Battles, Smith,Downing Hi Everyone, PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS. Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least two a week submitted. For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation. Page 1) Application # 23790 Action --ADMIT Name of applicant--ANDREW LYNCH No. of children--2 Residence--BLUEJACKET,OK Reason-----NEPHEW OF # 879. MOTHER OF CLAIMANT ENROLLED IN 1851 BY DRENNEN,DIS.33. Handwritten Note: 23790 VINITA OKLA #879 SIR IN RELATION TO YOUR LETTER AS A EASTERN CHEROKEE I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DAWES COMMISSION MY ROLL NUMBER IS 84.28 AS A FREEMAN BUT JI ALL WASS ENROLLED AS A CHEROKEE AND MY WIFE THE SAME MARY DOWNING THE ..... OF C N E DOWNING A CHEROKEE BY BIRTH MY MOTHER CENDY LYNCH A CHEROKEE BY BIRTH YOURS RESPEATFULLY ANDREW LYNCH SR Page 2) SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, 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, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in favor of the eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined.Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If you can not answer, so state. Question # 1) State full name:English name---ANDREW LYNCH Indian name- #2)Residence and Post Office---BLUEJACKET #3)County---CHEROKEE NATION #4)State---IND.TER #5)How old are you?---30YR Born:1877 #6)Where were you born?---CHEROKEE NATION #7)Are you married?---I AM A WIDOWER #8)Name and age of wife or husband--- #9)To what tribe of Indians do he or she belong?--- #10)Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages. Name:--JOSEPHINE LYNCH Age:--9 Born:--1898 Name:--ROOSEVELT LYNCH Age:--4 Born:--1903 #11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before marriage. Father- english name---ALLEN LYNCH Indian name- Mother- english name---CYNTHIA LYNCH Indian name- Maiden name---CYNTHIA CLARK #12)Where were they born? Father---CHEROKEE NATION WEST Mother---CHEROKEE NATION WEST Page #3 #13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time? Father---SALINE DISTRICT,CHEROKEE NATION Mother---SALINE DISTRICT,CHEROKEE NATION #14)Date of death of your father and mother: Father---LIVING Mother---LIVING #15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were. Answer--MOTHER ON ALL ROLLS MADE BY THE CHEROKEE SINCE HER BIRTH, CHEROKEE TRIBE #16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible. Name:---FLORENCE MARTIN Residence--BLUEJACKET IT Born---1868 Died--- Name:---EDWARD B. LYNCH Residence--VINITA IT Born---1871 Died--- Name:---BERT LYNCH Residence--BLUEJACKET IT Born---1874 Died-- Name:---MARY KELLY Residence--KETCHUM IT Born---1879 Died--- Name:---EARL LYNCH Residence--VINITA IT Born---1881 Died--- Name:---RUTH WHITIMERE Residence-- Born---1883 Died---KETCHUM IT Name:---EMINA O. LYNCH Residence-- Born---1891 Died---KETCHUM IT #17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible. Fathers side: Mothers side: JOHN CLARK MARY CLARK #18)Where were they born? --CHEROKEE NATION EAST #19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--SALINE DISTRICT, CHEROKEE NATION WEST #20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: Name:--EMILY BATTLES Residence:--VINITA IT Name:--CYNTHIA LYNCH Residence:--KETCHUM IT Name:--RUTH LYNCH Residence:--VINITA IT Name:--WILLIAM A. SMITH Residence:--CLEIRA IT Page 4 #21)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were,and with what tribe of Indians. ON ALL ROLLS MADE BY THE CHEROKEES SINCE MY BIRTH, CHEROKEE TRIBE #22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835. Answer-- Remarks- Section) Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim. Answer-- Legal- Section ) I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature--ANDREW LYNCH Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31 day, of MAY, 1907. Notary Public- signature--JASPER S MARTIN My Commission expires:-- SEPT 15, 1907 Affidavit) (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me CALVIN GREGORY and JAMES MARTIN, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with ANDREW LYNCH who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known for 10 years and 20 years, respectively, and know HIM to be the identical person HE represents HIMSELF to be, and that the statements made by HIM are true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in claim. Witnesses to mark--CALVIN GREGORY Signatures of witnesses--JAMES MARTIN Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 31 day of MAY, 1907 Notary signature--JASPER S. MARTIN Notary commission expires--SEPT 15, 1907 NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary, etc.-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bright Star Freedmen Project August 2005

Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) Meeting Budget Office Conference Room Thomas Collins Building, 3rd Floor Wednesday, August 3, 2005 9:30 a.m. Applicants should arrive at least 15 minutes before their appointed time. Times are approximate and are subject to change Main Office Suite 7, 3rd Floor Thomas Collins Bldg. 540 S. DuPont Hwy. Dover, DE 19901 Phone: (302) 739-3090 Fax: (302) 739-6958 Review and Discussion: LaGrange (PLUS 2005-06-15) Location: On the north side of Route 40, west of Old Route 896, at Glasgow. (New Castle County) Project: Rezoning of 236 acres from Suburban to Suburban and Commercial for 232 residential units, 82,600 sq. feet of strip commercial and a 135,000 sq. ft. elementary/middle school.

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC GLASGOW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Headline-- Archaeologists Find Over 1600 Artifacts At La Grange Farm As Development Plans Proceed Glasgow, DE, July 25, 2005-- A Level I archaeological investigation, conducted during May and June by the firm of Kise, Straw, and Kolodner (KSK), found over 1600 prehistoric and historical artifacts on parts of Glasgow's historic La Grange farm. Most of the items found were prehistoric Native-American stone artifacts, including arrow points, tools, stone flakes, remnants from tool making, and fire-cracked rock, some dating from more than 5000 years ago. KSK was hired by local developer Steven Nichols, to conduct the investigation on the parts of the farm where he hopes to build most of his planned houses. The investigation involved all of the cleared fields and a limited area in the woods around the Revolutionary War trenches. The area around the historic La Grange manor house was not explored. "A Level I investigation typically involves a superficial site exploration, including turning of the soil to a depth of 6-12 inches," according to Jill Gaieski, an archaeologist and attorney who is a member of Friends of Historic Glasgow. "If the investigation finds artifacts that are deemed to be historically significant, then a more thorough Level II investigation may be required by the county's Historic Review Board, prior to construction." In addition to the Paleolithic artifacts, the investigation found a few Revolutionary War era musket balls, both British and Patriot in origin, as well as a few artifacts dating from 19th Century. These were located using metal detectors. "Over the years, my grandmother [Anne Barczewski] found dozens of similar prehistoric stone artifacts on her farm," according to Susan Arday. "She also found several musket balls and a cannonball in her garden." Anne Barczewski has owned La Grange since 1942. Although there was no known Revolutionary War battle conducted on the La Grange farm, several thousand British and Hessian soldiers camped on the farm and built the trenches, around the time of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. This battle was fought about two miles to the northeast of La Grange, on September 3, 1777. During the investigation, the archaeologists had to contend with unauthorized treasure hunters, who were found trespassing on the property almost daily, often carrying metal detectors. "My grandmother was always vigilant about keeping treasure hunters off the property," added Arday, "but it is quite likely that most of the remaining Revolutionary War ordinance has been plundered in recent years." The Nichols team has scheduled a Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) hearing with the Delaware Office of State Planning, on August 3rd, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in Dover. The La Grange agenda item is described as "Project: Rezoning of 236 acres from Suburban to Suburban and Commercial for 232 residential units, 82,600 sq. feet of strip commercial and a 135,000 sq. ft. elementary/middle school." Since the April off-the-agenda appearance by the Nichols team before the New Castle County Historic Review Board, FOHG has anticipated there would be a zoning change request. The PLUS hearing is just the first step in that process. The PLUS hearings are open to the public, though the public is not allowed to speak. FOHG is encouraging all citizens who are interested in what the developer and state officials will have to say to each other to attend the hearing. "We also anticipate that the developer will be working to have the Historic District Overlay weakened or eliminated on most of the La Grange property," added Gaieski. "It will be argued that the Native American artifacts, the trenches, and the remnants of the Benjamin Latrobe feeder canal are not real or that they are not historically significant. If these arguments are allowed to prevail, a major impediment to his development plans will have been eliminated." To date, FOHG has collected over 1,400 signatures in favor of preserving the 236-acre La Grange farm in its entirety. Nichols is scheduled to make a final $14 million dollar payment and take possession of the property from the Barczewski family by early November, 2005. Additional information is available at the FOHG website, at www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/historicglasgow. # CONTACT INFORMATION: If you would like to help protect this property from development and permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for future generations, please contact: The Friends of Historic Glasgow ATTN: Nancy V. Willing 5 Francis Circle Newark, DE 19711 Telephone: (302) 366-1855 E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net E-mail: NancyVWilling@yahoo.com Web site: www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/historicglasgow Petition: www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark/

HIGH RISK OF DESTRUCTION BY DEVELOPMENT -- Native American and Revolutionary War sites, and environmental resources on The LaGrange (Barczewski) farm in Glasgow, DE Stephen J. Nichols, a developer in Glasgow, DE, has signed a contract to purchase by November 10, 2005, with the intent to immediately develop, the entire Barczewski farm (also known as the La Grange or Dr. Samuel Henry Black farm). Mr. Nichols wants to place 232 houses and a 5 acre commercial shopping center on the property. He also intends to allow the Friendship Baptist Church to purchase acreage to create a 300 vehicle parking lot and the Christina School District to buy more than 50 acres of the farm, including the historic manor house and granary, so that a public elementary school can be built. This property is crisscrossed by state and Federally recognized wetlands and over 1 mile of drainage, is in the Christiana watershed, contains part of the Glasgow recharge aquifer, and is bounded by over 3/4 mile of the Muddy Run Creek. The 136 acres of woods on the farm are in a US Department of Agriculture's local National Resources Conservation Service long-term tree management plan. The Barczewski farm's 236 acres contain two documented Native American Indian sites, earthen works from the British and Hessian occupation of Aikentown (Glasgow), a remnant of the Benjamin Latrobe feeder canal from 1804, and several structures on the National Register of Historic Places (Dr. Samuel Henry Black). Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black was the wife of Samuel H. Black. General Lafayette named the farm "La Grange" while a visitor there in October 1824. The Federal US Censuses of 1810 and 1820 for DE/NCCo/Pencader Hundred, show that there were three FREE African-Americans (unnamed - husband, wife, and daughter) who were part of Dr. Samuel H. Black's household. The farm is located near the northwest corner of Routes U.S. 40 and Del. 896 in Glasgow (New Castle County, Pencader Hundred), and is comprised of a single tract of 236 acres. Approximately 100 acres are pastures, and approximately 136 acres are wooded. The Muddy Run creek and some of its tributaries run through and forms 3/4 of a mile of the northern boundary of the property. This property contains the historic home and farm of Glasgow's early physician, University of DE trustee, and state politician, Dr. Samuel Henry Black. The land, however, had been farmed for over 100 years before Dr. Black acquired it. The property has a carefully restored historic home and preserved granary, each dating to 1815, and more recent barns and outbuildings dating to the property's days in the 1940s through 1960s as the West End Dairy farm. Other family names associated over time with this farm include Middleton, Frazier, Leasure, Congo, Cooch, and Veach. Dr. Samuel H. Black built the property's granary. The building incorporates consolidated storage and processing functions and wheeled vehicle access. This building is the earliest documented example of a drive-through granary of the type that was to become popular throughout the Northeastern U.S. in the mid-19th century. In July 1974, the large manor Federal period home and the granary were incorporated into the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #74000601). Areas of NRHP significance of this property include Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History, and Agriculture. In 1985, the La Grange granary was incorporated into the highly selective Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) conducted by the US Department of the Interior and maintained by the US Library of Congress (Survey # HABS DE-216). In 1989, La Grange was designated statewide as a Delaware Farm of Distinction. There are two archeologist documented Native American sites on the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). These sites date from 6,500 BC to 1,000 AD. Over 1,800 authentic Paleo-Indian, Early Archaic, and Woodland periods' arrow points, knife blades, and other stone implements have been found all over the farm's land. In the farm's woods there are intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. The trenches run parallel to the remnants of a historic and ancient, but now abandoned road, of which the last remaining vestiges exist on the LaGrange Farm. The earthworks are also parallel Rt. 40 West from Glasgow, DE, to Elkton, MD, and face Iron Hill. There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). The feeder canal remnant is intact. The canal was to be built from the Elk Creek to the Christiana River, with the ultimate goal of the canal connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake waterways. The project failed, however, because the state of Delaware ran out of money before the canal was completed. A remnant of the feeder canal runs from Rt. 40 West through the La Grange farm. On May 30, 1973, Anne Barczewski vowed that the 236 acres of her farm "will never fall into the hands of builders and developers." ("Threatened by Cloverleaf", The News Gazette, New Castle, DE.) In 1996, Anne Barczewski was honored with a prestigious historic preservation award from the New Castle County Historic Preservation Review Board. The Board placed a protective Historic Zoning overlay upon the entire 236 acres of the La Grange farm. In 1997, Anne Barczewski was recognized as Delaware's Tree Farmer of the Year. On June 27, 1997, Anne Barczewski told preservation advocates, "If it was my last word, my last breath, I'd say 'no' to a developer." ("Where Green Trees, Not Greenbacks, Flourish. Anne Barczewski resists developers' offers and wins the state's Tree Farmer of the Year Award." The News Journal, Wilmington, DE. Robin Brown, 6/27/1997, pg. B-3.) More over, there has not been a moneyman yet who has been able to persuade Anne Barczewski to part with a parcel of her land. ("Treasure in the woods. Delaware farmers learn there is good money, and environmental bonuses, in well-managed timberland. Bucking development." The News Journal, Business Monday insert, Wilmington, DE. Terry Conway. 10/27/1997. Section D, pages D10 through D12.) "I've had some very favorable offers over the past 20 years," said Anne Barczewski, an 87-year-old widow, in October 1997. "The developers keep coming and I keep saying 'No way.'" "She always wanted the farm preserved", said Dr. George Haenlein, who has known Anne Barczewski since 1951. ("Glasgow auction bids on history." Robin Brown. The News Journal, Wilmington, DE. 7/13/2003) If you would like to help protect this property from development and permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for future generations, please contact The Friends of Historic Glasgow, ATTN: Nancy V. Willing, 5 Francis Circle, Newark, DE 19711. Telephone: (302) 366-1855. E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net A petition focused on saving the Glasgow Historic Area, including the Barczewski farm, is located at: http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark The Friends of Historic Glasgow general website is located at: http://neighborhoodlink.com/public/clubhome.html?nclubid=888222976&nsupercit y=950560750

HIGH RISK OF DESTRUCTION BY DEVELOPMENT -- Native American and Revolutionary War sites, and environmental resources on The LaGrange (Barczewski) farm in Glasgow, DE Stephen J. Nichols, a developer in Glasgow, DE, has signed a contract to purchase by November 10, 2005, with the intent to immediately develop, the entire Barczewski farm (also known as the La Grange or Dr. Samuel Henry Black farm). Mr. Nichols wants to place over 220 houses and a 26 acre commercial shopping center, on the property. He also intends to allow the Christina School District to have over 50 acres of the farm, including the historic manor house and granary, so that a public elementary school can be built. This property is crisscrossed by state and Federally recognized wetlands and over 1 mile of drainage, is in the Christiana watershed, contains part of the Glasgow recharge aquifer, and is bounded by over 3/4 mile of the Muddy Run Creek. The 136 acres of woods on the farm are in a US Department of Agriculture's local National Resources Conservation Service long-term tree management plan. The Barczewski farm's 236 acres contain two documented Native American Indian camps, earthen works from the British and Hessian occupation of Aikentown (Glasgow), remnants of the Benjamin Latrobe feeder canal from 1804, and several structures on the National Register of Historic Places (Dr. Samuel Henry Black). Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black was the wife of Samuel H. Black. General Lafayette named the farm "La Grange" while a visitor there in October 1824. The Federal US Censuses of 1810 and 1820 for DE/NCCo/Pencader Hundred, show that there were three FREE African-Americans (unnamed - husband, wife, and daughter) who were part of Dr. Samuel H. Black's household. The farm is located near the northwest corner of Routes U.S. 40 and Del. 896 in Glasgow (New Castle County, Pencader Hundred), and is comprised of a single tract of 236 acres. Approximately 100 acres are pastures, and approximately 136 acres are wooded. The Muddy Run creek and some of its tributaries run through and form the 3/4 of a mile of the northern boundary of the property. This property contains the historic home and farm of Glasgow's early physician, University of DE trustee, and state politician, Dr. Samuel Henry Black. The land, however, had been farmed for over 100 years before Dr. Black acquired it. The property has a carefully restored historic home and preserved granary, each dating to 1815, and more recent barns and outbuildings dating to the property's days in the 1940s through 1960s as the West End Dairy farm. Other family names associated over time with this farm include Middleton, Frazier, Leasure, Congo, Cooch, and Veach. Dr. Samuel H. Black built the property's granary. The building incorporates consolidated storage and processing functions and wheeled vehicle access. This building is the earliest documented example of a drive-through granary of the type that was to become popular throughout the Northeastern U.S. in the mid-19th century. In July 1974, the large manor Federal period home and the granary were incorporated into the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #74000601). Areas of NRHP significance of this property include Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History, and Agriculture. In 1985, the La Grange granary was incorporated into the highly selective Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) conducted by the US Department of the Interior and maintained by the US Library of Congress (Survey # HABS DE-216). There are two archeologist documented Native American encampment sites on the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). These sites date from 10,000 BC to 6,500 BC. Over 1,800 authentic Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic periods' arrow points, axe heads, and other stone implements have been found all over the farm's land. In the farm's woods there are authenticated, intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. The trenches run parallel to the remnants of a historic and ancient, but now abandoned road, of which the last remaining vestiges exist on the LaGrange Farm. The earthworks are also parallel Rt. 40 West from Glasgow, DE, to Elkton, MD, and face Iron Hill. There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). The feeder canal remnants are intact. The canal was to be built from the Elk Creek to the Christiana River, with the ultimate goal of the canal connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake waterways. The project failed, however, because the state of Delaware ran out of money before the canal was completed. The remnants of the feeder canal run from Rt. 40 West through the La Grange farm. On May 30, 1973, Anne Barczewski vowed that the 236 acres of her farm "will never fall into the hands of builders and developers." ("Threatened by Cloverleaf", The News Gazette, New Castle, DE.) In 1996, Anne Barczewski was honored with a prestigious historic preservation award from the New Castle County Historic Preservation Review Board. The Board placed a protective Historic Zoning overlay upon the entire 236 acres of the La Grange farm. In 1997, Anne Barczewski was recognized as Delaware's Tree Farmer of the Year. On June 27, 1997, Anne Barczewski told preservation advocates, "If it was my last word, my last breath, I'd say 'no' to a developer." If you would like to help protect this property from development and permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for future generations, please contact The Friends of Historic Glasgow, ATTN: Nancy V. Willing, 5 Francis Circle, Newark, DE 19711. Telephone: (302) 366-1855. E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net A petition focused on saving the Glasgow Historic Area, including the Barczewski farm, is located at http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark

Freedmen Project--MILLER APP.# 7641 Amanda Deckman, Downing, Lynch, Morgan, Walton,RattlingGourd PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS. Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week submitted. For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation. Page 1) Application #--7641 Action Taken--ADMITTED Name of applicant--AMANDA DECKMAN No. of children--3 Residence--KETCHUM,OKLA. Reason---APPLICANT'S FATHER AND PATERNAL GRAND-PARENTS ENROLLED AT SAL.# 381 Page 2) SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, 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, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined. Question # 1)State full name: English name-AMANDA DECKMAN Indian name--NONE #2)Residence--KETCHUM #3Town and Post Office--KETCHUM #4)County--CHEROKEE NATION #5)State--INDIAN TERRITORY #6)Date and place of birth?--FEB 1ST 1877 IN CHEROKEE N. #7)By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more then one relative living in 1851,set forth each seperately: WILLIAM E. DOWNING FATHER JOHNSON DOWNING GRANDFATHER JENNIE DOWNING GRANDMOTHER #8)Are you married?--YES #9)Name and age of wife or husband----JOHN DECKMAN 45 YEARS OLD #10)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before marriage. Father- english name---WILLIAM E DOWNING Indian name-- Mother- english name--LOUTISHIA DOWNING Indian name--- Maiden name--LOUTISHIA RATTLINGGOURD #11)Where were they born? Father--IN OLD EASTERN RESERVATION Mother--CHEROKEE NATION #12)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time? Father--IN THE EAST Mother--IN THE CHEROKEE NATION #13)Date of death of your father and mother: Father--APRIL 7TH 1902 Mother--SEPT.10TH 1900 Page 3) #14)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were.--FATHER ON ALL CHEROKEE ROLLS SINCE AND INCLUDING THE ROLL OF 1851 #15)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible. (1)Name--MARY JANE LYNCH Born--DEC 1ST 1870 Died--MAR 17TH 1906 (2)Name--THOMAS L DOWNING Born--MAY 14TH 1879 Died--NOV 27TH 1905 (3)Name--LOUSIA DOWNING Born--MARCH 6TH 1892 Died--FEB 13TH 1902 (9)Name--CORA DOWNING Born--MARCH 19TH 1894 Died-- (4)Name--AMANDA DECKMAN Born--FEB 1ST 1877 Died-- (8)Name--JOWEE DOWNING Born--MAR 28TH 1890 Died-- (5)Name--SOUSIE ANNA MORGAN Born--SEPT 1ST 1881 Died-- (10)Name--ASA DOWNING Born--APRIL 18TH 1897 Died-- (6)Name--JUDIE WALTON Born--FEB 6TH 1884 Died-- (7)Name--JOHNSON L DOWNING Born--NOV 26TH 1886 Died-- #16)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible. Fathers side:--JOHNSON DOWNING JENNIE DOWNING Mothers side:--LUNA RATTLINGGOURD UNKNOWN #17)Where were they born?--UNKNOWN #18)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--THE DOWNINGS IN THE EAST THE OTHERS UNKNOWN #19)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: English Name:--DAN DOWNING Indian Name:-- Residence:--VINITA English Name:--JESSIE DOWNING Indian Name:-- Residence:--VINITA English Name:--JAMES DOWNING Indian Name:-- Residence:--VINITA English Name:--WILLIAM E DOWNING Indian Name:-- Residence:--KETCHUM #20)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits?--IN THE CHEROKEE NATION ON THE 1880 ROLL AND ANOTHER ROLL SINCE THAT DATE Page 4) #21)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835,---- Remarks- Section) Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim.--WE HAVE NO FAMILY RECORD OF OUR ANCESTRY IS WHY I AM UNABLE TO GIVE SUCH INFORMATION ------------------------------------ Legal- Section ) I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature---AMANDA HER X MARK DECKMAN Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18TH day,of DEC,1906 . Notary Public- signature--JEFF D. SEXTON My commission expires:NOV.17TH, 1910 Affidavit) (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me JAMES WALTON and JUDIE WALTON,who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with AMANDA DECKMAN who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known for 15 years and 22 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. Witnesses to mark-- Signatures of witnesses--JAMES WALTON JUDIE WALTON Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 18TH day of DEC,1906. Notary signature---JEFF D. SEXTON Notary commission expires---NOV 17TH, 1910 NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary, etc. .----------------- MY PERSONAL NOTE: Pages after that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have additional papers, others do not. ADDITIONAL PAPERS WITH THIS APPLICATION ARE; ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR MINOR CHILDREN Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims, 601 Ouray Building, Washington D.C. Sir, I hereby make application for such share as may be due my minor children of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress appoved June 30,1906, in accordance with the decree of the Court of Claims of May 18, 1905, and May 28, 1906 in favor of the Eastern Cherokees, and I ask that this be made part of my original application No.7641 1) State your full name:--AMANDA DECKMAN 2) Residence and Post Office:--KETCHUM 3) County:--CHEROKEE NATION 4) State:--INDIAN TERRITORY 5) Date and place of birth:--CHEROKEE NATION 6) Are you married?--YES 7) Name and age of wife or huband:--JOHN DECKMAN AGE 44 8) To what tribe of Indians, if any, does he or she belong?--NONE 9) Names of all your children who were living on May 28, 1906: Name--CHARLES W DECKMAN Age--TENN Born--JAN 15TH 1897 Name--JOSEPH A DECKMAN Age--FIVE Born--OCT 8TH 1902 Name--JOHN W DECKMAN Age-- Born--APRIL 26TH 1904 10) Were you ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where, and with what tribe of Indians:---CHEROKEES REMARKS-- (Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim.)---------------- THEY HAVE BEEN ENROLLED WITH THE CHEROKEES AND HAVE FILED THEIR ALLOTMENTS I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature--AMANDA HER X MARK DECKMAN Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22 day of MAY 1907. Notary Signature--JEFF D. SEXTON My Commission expires--OCT 17TH 1910 BrightStar FreedmenProject 2005 (mailto:WALTON-L@rootsweb.com)

Freedmen Project--MILLER APP.# 20968 PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS. Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week submitted. For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation. Page 1) Application #--20968 Action Taken--REJECTED Name of applicant--MAHALEY LEE No. of children--NO Residence--BLOWHORN OKLA Reason---APPLICANT NOR ANY OF HER ANCESTORS NEVER ENROLLED-APPLICANT WAS A SLAVE MISC.TEST P.H81. Add. Note: BLOWHORN,LAMAR CO. ALA. No. 20968 FIELD Name- MAHALEY LEE With No.-- Remarks-- ANCESTORS NOR APPLICANT ON ANY ROLLS AWAITING REPLY TO LETTER 3/30,"08, Page 2) SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, 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, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined. Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If you can not answer, so state. Question # 1)State full name:MAHALEY LEE English name- Indian name- #2)Residence-- #3Town and Post Office--BLOWHORN #4)County--LAMAR #5)State--ALA. #6)Date and place of birth?--1812 {See note written by transcriber at the bottom of this application,reguarding question # 6, # 11, # 17.} #7)By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more then one relative living in 1851,set forth each seperately:HEBY TAYLOR . #8)Are you married?--YES #9)Name and age of wife or husband----EMMOR LISE #10)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before marriage. Father- english name---UNKNOWN Indian name-- Mother- english name--HEBY TAYLOR Indian name--- Maiden name-- #11)Where were they born? Father--UNKNOWN Mother-- {See note written by transcriber at the bottom of this application,reguarding question # 6, # 11, # 17.} #12)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time? Father-- Mother-- #13)Date of death of your father and mother: Father--UNKNOWN Mother--1865 Page 3) #14)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were.--NO #15)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible. Name--MIKE TAYLOR Born--UNKNOWN Died-- Name-- Born-- Died-- #16)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible. Fathers side:UNKNOWN Mothers side:--UNKNOWN #17)Where were they born?--- Fathers side:-- Mother's side;-- {See note written by transcriber at the bottom of this application,reguarding question # 6, # 11, # 17.} #18)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?--UNKNOWN #19)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: English Name:--MIKE TAYLOR Indian Name:-- Residence:--UNKNOWN English Name:-- Indian Name:-- Residence:-- #20)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits?--NO Page 4) #21)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835,---- Remarks- Section (Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claims.)-- Note,--Answers should be brief but explicit; the words 'YES', 'NO', "unknown",etc.,may be used in cases where applicable. Read the questions carefully. ------------------------------------ Legal- Section-- I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature---MAHALEY HER X MARK LEE Subscribed and sworn to before me this -- day,of--- , . Notary Public- signature--ISHAM J. SMITH My commission expires: JAN 7, 1910 Affidavit) (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me L.A. SMITH and D.G.SMITH, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with MAHALEY LEE who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known for HER for 20 years and --- years, respectively, and know --- to be the identical person --- represents ------ 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. Witnesses to mark-- Signatures of witnesses-- G A.SMITH D G SMITH Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 31 day of JAN,1907. Notary signature---ISHAM SMITH Notary commission expires---JAN 7, 1910 NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary, etc. .----------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSCRIBERS PERSONAL NOTE: Febuary 27, 2005 The slave's daughter states her mother was born in Georgia. The actual slave herself states "three different spellings" for the answer to the following question's. ques. # 6-- "name of the town she was born in", ques. # 11--"her mothers place of birth" ques. # 17--"grandparent's place of birth" This is were I am having the problem. This is the word I can't figure out : _ianiner _ianner _iainner I can't make out the first letter at all. And the word is written in three different places, and each is spelled different. I thought it may be Rainer, GA but each time the slave spells the word, there are two dot marks for the letter {i} in each one. Transcriber-Bright Star Freedmen Project 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Pages after that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have additional papers, others do not. ADDITIONAL PAPERS WITH THIS APPLICATION ARE; No.20968 Mandy Smith, being first duly sworn, deposes ans says: MY NAME IS MANDY SMITH AND I RESIDE AT BLOWHORN,ALA. I AM HERE TO TESTIFY FOR MY MOTHER, MAHALEY LEE,WHO DIED LAST FEBUARY. MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN GEORGIA AND BELONGED TO A WHITE FAMILY BY THE NAME OF LYLE, WHO LIVE IN ALABAMA.I WAS BORN BEFORE THE WAR AND ALSO BELONGED THE SAME WHITE FAMILY BY THE NAME OF LYLE. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A HALF INDIAN, WHOSE NAME WAS AMOC, AND HE WAS NEVER UNDER BONDAGE. THIS IS ALL I CAN STATE ABOUT THE MATTER. Test: M.L.Daley (Signed)-- MANDY HER X MARK SMITH Subscribed and sworn to before me at -infield,Ala.,this 1st day of July,1908. Assistant to Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims. reject. S.A.F. 481 ------------------------------------------------------- Bright Star Freedmen Project 2005

This is some more great tips on how to interview an older relative. This was written by a friend of mine. Skydancer ____________________________________ Personal interviews can be one of the most rewarding aspects of family history research. Many clues to solving family history puzzles can be obtained in this manner. Consider a few preparatory tips for making the interview more successful. 1. Make an appointment, before you go and make sure they know you will be talking about family. This allows them to be thinking about the family. The recall process is often slower in the elderly. This will give time for them to have recalled some things before the interview. 2. Take pictures of family with you. Often times this will spark memories. 3. Take a tape recorder to use, but use it only with their permission. 4. Prepare a list of questions. Open ended questions that require more than yes or no answers are best. Ask about habits, traits, likes, dislikes of individuals. Examples -How did you, a small town girl from Alabama ever meet and marry a man from Philadelphia, PA? -I heard that Grandaddy had a temper. Do you know of any incidents that would verify this? -Did Uncle Mun have any kind of experiences as he preached that were particularly interesting to you? -What can you remember that shows what a good sense of humor Papa had. ? 5. Don’t jump from one time period to another. This can be confusing. Allow memories to flow naturally..., one leading to another. 6. Respect their being unwilling to talk about certain things. Memories can be an emotional thing and they may be reluctant at first to talk about them. At a later time, though, they may bring it up of their own accord. 7. If the persons seems to be tiring, end your interview. This can be physically exhausting as well as emotionally draining for them at times. 8. ALWAYS follow your initial interview with a follow-up visit a few days later. Often times elderly persons will continue to think about the interview, remembering things for some time. A follow-up visit can often yield much more information than the initial visit. Website- _http://www.Skydancerslodge.com/_ (http://www.skydancerslodge.com/)

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"Whispers from the Dust: The Freedmen Records and African American Family History" is the title of a seminar to be held at the monthly meeting of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia on Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at the Essex County Public Library, 117 North Church Lane (Rt. 17) in Tappahannock, Virginia. The seminar will be presented by Darrell Walden, Ph.D., a member of the Freedmen Project Team of the Central Virginia Family History Centers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The seminar will detail developments about the Freedmen records and their application to African-American genealogy. The preservation of the Freedmen's Bureau records (microfilming nearing completion) and the Freedman's Bank records (CD completed in 2001) will be discussed. There is no charge for the seminar. Free copies of the Freedman's Bank CD and other research aids will be made available to attendees. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. The Society's focus is genealogical research in the Middle Peninsula, especially the counties of Essex, Middlesex, King and Queen, and King William. However, anyone interested in African-American genealogy is invited to join. Dues are $12.00 per year for individuals and $30.00 for organizations, and may be paid at the meeting. Those who are unable to attend may send their checks made payable to Middle Peninsula AAGS to Thomas C. Harris, P.O. Box 572, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560. Persons who live at a distance are invited to join and, if they have not done so already, to submit the surnames that they are researching for a surnames data base that will be created. For further information, call Gloria Waller-Scott at (804) 758-5613 or Bessida White at (804) 321-1206 or e-mail cauthornewhite@cs.com.

APP.# 23232 Lizzie Robinson, Brown, Little, Cobbell, Pennington, Ross,Munell,Martin Hi Everyone, PLEASE NOTE ALL RESPONSES TO QUESTION ARE IN CAPS. Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info on in the Freedmen Project work. I hope to get at least one a week submitted. For those of you who cannot afford these NARA applications, I would advise that after you confirm it is your line, that you send for the packet, for source proof. Remember geneology is nothing without documentation. Page 1) Application #23232 Action Taken--ADMITTED Name of applicant--LIZZIE ROBINSON No. of children-6 Residence--LENAPAH,OKLA Reason-----DAUGHTER OF #557 AND CLAIMS THRU SAME SOURCE. Page 2) SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, 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, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in favor of the eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined.Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If you can not answer, so state. Question # 1) State full name:English name-LIZZIE ROBINSON Indian name- #2)Residence and Post Office-LENAPAH #3)County-CHEROKEE NATION #4)State-INDIAN TERRITORY #5)How old are you?-45 #6)Where were you born?-CHEROKEE NATION #7)Are you married?-YES #8)Name and age of wife or husband-JAKE ROBINSON #9)To what tribe of Indians do he or she belong?-NOT ANY #10)Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages. Name--ARTHUR ROBINSON Age--28 Born--1879 Name--FRED ROBINSON Age--25 Born--1882 Name--ELNORA M.MUNELL Age--22 Born--1885 Name--LOLA ROBINSON Age--17 Born--1890 Name--FOLLIO ROBINSON Age--9 Born--1898 Name--DELLA ROBINSON Age--12 Born--1895 Name--HANNAH ROBINSON Age--7 Born--1900 Name--FE_EN ROBINSON Age--5 Born--1902 Name--OPEL ROBINSON Age--3 Born--1904 #11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before marriage. Father- english name: GEORGE H BROWN Indian name: Mother- english name:LAHALA BROWN Indian name: Maiden name:LAHALA MARTIN #12)Where were they born? Father-GEORGIA Mother-IND.TERR Page #3 #13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time? Father-IND.TERR Mother-IND.TERR #14)Date of death of your father and mother: Father-LIVING Mother-LIVING #15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were. Answer--ON ALL CHEROKEE ROLL AT TALAQUAH TAKEN THEIR ALLOTMENT IN CHEROKE NATION #16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible. Name--SILAS BROWN Born-- Died-- Name--PEARL BROWN Born-- Died-- Name--MARY LITTLE Born-- Died-- Name--LIZZIE ROBINSON {name crossed out} Born-- Died-- Name--ANNA COBBELL Born-- Died-- Name--RACHELL PENNINGTON Born-- Died-- #17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible. Fathers side: DONT KNOW Mothers side:RACHEL BROWN #18)Where were they born? MOTHER BORN IN GEORGIA #19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? MOTHER IN GEORGIA #20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible: 1) PERRY ROSS 2) SILAS ROSS 3) SALLIE ROSS 4) ABBIE BROWN 5) JENNA BROWN 6) GEORGE H. BROWN Page 4 #21)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If so, state when and were,and with what tribe of Indians. Answer--ALL CHEROKEE ROLLS AT TAHLQUAH HAVE TAKEN MY ALLOTMENTS IN CHEROKEE NATION #22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to 1835. Answer-- Remarks- Section) Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in providing his claim. Answer-- Legal- Section ) I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature-LIZZIE HER X MARK ROBINSON Witness to her mark: YEANNAH VARMER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day,of MAY 1907. Notary Public-JOHN A KIDD Affidavit) (The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are well acquainted with the applicant.) Personally appeared before me HANNAH VANN and LEE CORBIN, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say they are well acquainted with LIZZIE ROBINSON who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known HER for 27 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. Witnesses to mark- Signatures of witnesses-YEANNAH VARMER LEE CORBIN Subscribed and sworn to me, before me this 31st day of May, 1907. Notary signature-JOHN A. KIDD Notary commission expires-NOV.19TH, 1908. NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary, etc.-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------MY PERSONAL NOTE:Pages after that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have additional papers, others do not. NOTE-- Bright Star Freedmen Project 2005

Putting It All Together – Research, African American History and Genealogy Symposium A comprehensive look at the state of African American history, preservation and genealogy is the focus of a three-day Research Symposium at Kentucky State University and the Kentucky History Center, Thursday – Saturday, February 24-26, 2005. Topics of discussion include the origin of African colonization which took root and flourished in Kentucky (1827-1866); a recovery of the identities and biographies of some of the first 100 emigrants to Liberia and the roles some of these emigrants from Kentucky played in directing the political affairs of the Republic; other discussions will focus on Kentucky African American linkages to national movements such as the 1905 Niagara Movement which led to the establishment of the NAACP. Of equal importance are topics that address genealogy and family histories, historic preservation and efforts to reclaim community sites, such as African American cemeteries and underground railroad historic sites. Presenters at the Symposium include Philip J. Merrill, a nationally recognized expert in African American history, memorabilia and collectibles. His specialties include African American historical research, oral history and collecting and interpreting cultural artifacts. An appraiser with the PBS television Antiques Road Show for six years, he has lectured widely on African American history and collectibles and will exhibit under-rated collectibles useful in illustrating African American contributions and accomplishments. Other presenters include Dr. Blaine Hudson, University of Louisville; Dr. Gerald Smith, University of Kentucky; Ted Harris, Covington, Kentucky; Ms. Juanita White, Louisville, Ky.; Robert Lett, San Marino, CA;Tom Stephens, Kentucky History Center; Bob Gates, Kentucky History Center; and David Morgan, Executive Director of the Kentucky Heritage Council. Dr. Russell Irvine and Dr. David Smith, from Georgia State University, Atlanta, will discuss their research covering the education of African Americans prior to 1865, the Kentucky Colonization Society led by Henry Clay, and the Liberian presidencies of two former Kentucky slaves. An African American History Extravaganza and Reception that showcases historical and preservation projects from around the state and a book signing by authors of recent books about Kentucky African Americans will take place on Friday, February 25th from 6-9 p.m. in the Carl Hill Student Center Ballroom on the campus. Admission to this event only is $10.00. John Logan, a native of Garrad County, Kentucky, will close the Symposium with a full-day Geneaology Workshop on Saturday, February 26, 2005. He is a co-founder of the African-American Genealogy Group (AAGG) of Philadelphia, and has been practicing genealogy for over 20 years. The Genealogy Workshop will be held at the Kentucky History Center. Registration for the Symposium starts at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2005 in the Cooperative Extension Building at Kentucky State University. Participants may register for either one day of the Symposium or all three. The registration fee is $50.00 per day, for Thursday and Friday’s sessions and $25 for the Genealogy Workshop on Saturday. This workshop will be held at the Kentucky History Center. Registration can be completed by phone by calling the CESKAA Office at 502-597-6315. Checks are to be made payable to CESKAA SYMPOSIUM. The Symposium is a joint project between the Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans (CESKAA) at Kentucky State University, the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission, the Kentucky History Center and the Kentucky Genealogy Society. Contact: Dr. Anne Butler, 502-597-6315 abutler@gwmail.kysu.edu