Hello, I have seen references to intermarriage in the Indian Territory, but all I've read has pertained to white men marrying Native American women. Would the high license fee (around $100) and the written support of several citizens also have been required when a Choctaw man took a white wife? Does anyone know the legal status of common-law marriages in the Indian Territory? That is, were they considered legally binding as they are in some states, despite the lack of an official license? Would the offspring of a common-law marriage have been citizens of the Nation, even if they had a white mother? I have been told that in the I.T. "children followed the blood of the mother," and that illegitimacy was never an issue. But I wonder if, this being the case, a white mother means non-citizenship for her children? Would there be any record of the children's births in the Nation? How about in Ft. Smith, if the children were considered white? I am trying to figure out where to look for any records that might list the father's name or maternal grandparents. Thanks for any help. :-)