If they weren't acceptd then they could not prove any Cherokee Blood. They were white. Who did you contact foe this information? Oleta On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:10:49 -0500 "Carla B" <soarsister@cableone.net> writes: > I did. And I sent off for the census card, but was a little > disappointed in > that only a few documents were sent, though several names were on > the > census. > Names I need dates for are Gibson Going, Sokey Going Sealy > Going....and > Flora Alexander's family and connection to Cherokee Nation. Anyone > else > researching these names? > MCR, names were Pyle's, and all I found out is that they didn't get > accepted > on Dawes. Any info You have would be appreciated. > Carla > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >

Those on the Choctaw roll were James, Zarabelle and their kids. Yes, they did extra work to prove not on other tribes, as in the case with Zarabelle, they only approved her after confirming that she was not on Cherokee Tribe enrollment, like her mother Flora Alexander. Zarabelle was 1/4 Choctaw, from her dad's side I assume, Thomas Caprock Crowder (Son of Eli White Crowder). James was listed as 3/4 Choctaw and is the father of my husband's great grandpa. His dad was Gibson Going, who was married to Sokey Going. Bother were deceased before the Dawes Roll Applications. I sent off to FT Worth for the Application Jackets but was disappointed, the only info was the Census Card and just the contention items, like proof of birth and death of an infant, and Flora Alexander's Cherokee Nationality. No interviews, no application forms, as I had been led to believe. Do you suppose more info can be attained by going through Oklahoma H Society, instead? I appreciate all of y'alls help and info. We already have Choctaw membership for my boys and husband, so this isn't about money, or claims. It never was, just for the family tree and history, which I find fascinating, and sad. Carla