Millie, Noticed in this post on the sample that it mentions Harvy Mullins. In 1880 census of McDowell Co. in the household of a Harvy Mullins resided a Arnetta Collins and a 2 year old Christine Collins. Arnetta is the sister of my ggrandfather Richard Collins. I have lost the Collins family between the 1870-80 census. Arnetta and Richard had a brother Alfred Collins and the children are supposely the children of John W. and Mary Edna Roark Collins. John W. lived near his brother William Collins b. 1806 Russell Co. Va., on the Tug Fork of Big Sandy River. Wm owned and operated a gristmill and was a primitive Baptist minister. Anyway.....I wondered if the Harvy Mullins could be one in the same? You did send me a Benjamin Collins. We believe that John W. Collins had a son Benjamin by his first wife and also that John W. Collins Jr.( again by first wife) also had a son named Benjamin. This one I will send for in hopes of getting more info. The Milam surname showes up in the family because my ggrandmother Fidella who married Richard Collins told her children before her death that her father was actually Andrew/Adison "andy" Milam. On Richard & Fidella's marriage record found in Summersville, Nicholas Co. it said that Fidella was born in Wyoming Co. but I have never found a record. Her mother was Catherine Taylor. There was a Milam family living in Craigsville, WV and rumor in the family was that Grandma Fidella was related to them. There is a picture of grandma Fidella on the "memories" page at my website. Any help finding a birth record For Fidella, or a tie into the Milam family would be greatly appreciated. Look at the photo...grandma was Native American. Brenda Collins Dillon http://members.xoom.com/BJ_Dillon/Appalachiack.htm Millie Stinnett wrote: > Realizing some on the list have never seen one of these applications I am > going to list one as an example...remember to use the information in > conjunction with other research ... it is not my intention to upset anyone > one this list - if I am please let me know. These applications enabled me > to locate information on my NC ancestors I would never have found otherwise. > > Application #9106 Action: Rejected > Name: Lydia Mullins Residence: Pineville, WV > > Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC > Sir: I hereby make application for such share as may be due me of the fund > appropriated by the Act of Congress approved June 30, 1906 in accordance > with the decrees of the Court of Claims ofMay 18, 1905 and May 28, 1906 in > favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of indentity is here with > subjoined. > 1. State Full Name > English Name: Lydia Mullins / Indian Name: None > 2. Residence: Wyoming Co WV > 3. Town and Post Office: Pineville > 4. County: Wyoming > 5. State: WV > 6. Date and Place of Birth: l860 Wyoming Co WV > 7. By what right do you claim to share? > Through my father Calvin Sizemore Dec. who was son of Jno Sizemore Jr > who was son of Ned Sizemore Jr who was son of Geo Sizemore who was son of > Old Ned Sizemore Sr who was a Cherokee Indian. His wife also being Cherokee > Indian. > 8. Are you married? Yes > 9. Name and Age of wife or husband: Harvey Mullins age 48 > 10: Give names of your father and mother and your mother's name before > marriage: > Father - Calvin Sizemore/Mother-Mary Sizemore > Maiden Name - Mary Brinegar > 11. Where were they born: Father-Ash Co NC > Mother - Ash Co NC > 12. Where did they reside in 1851: > Father-Wyoming Co WV then Va > Mother-Ash Co NC > 13. Date of death of your father and mother: > Father - May 30, 1880/Mother - Living > 14. Were they ever enrolled for annuities,land or other benefits: I think > my grandfather's father Geo Sizemore held some lands on a reservation in NC > or Georgia. > 15 Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages and if not living the > date of death: > 1) Mary J. Tilly b. 1862 d. > 2) Jno G. Sizemore b. 1863 d. 9-16-1892 > 3) Anna C. Sizemore b. 1860 d. 5-17-1887 > 4) Owen Sizemore b. l868 d. 1902 > 5) Geo W. Sizemore b. 1870 d.4-12-1903 > 6) Theodore Sizemore b. 1872 d. > 7) Sarah Sizemore b. 1875 d. 9-15-1876 > 8) Calvin Sizemore b. 1877 d. > 9) Marinda Sizemore b. 1881 d. l881 > 10) W. R. Sizemore b. 1882 d. 10-13-1904 > 11) Sarah E. Cook b. 1866 d. 10-13-1904 > > 16 State English and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's and > mother's side: > Father-Jno Sizemore/Jane Arms Sizemore > Mother-Jacob Brinegar/Sheba Brinegar > 17 Where were they born: St of NC > 18 Where did they live in 1851: Wyoming Co WV > 19 Give names of all their children, and residence, if not living give > dates of deaths: > Sarah Sizemore Dec 1854 > Gideon Sizemore 1906 > Martha A. " later Walker 1903 > Anna C. " later Buchannon 1892 > Elizabeth Rose > Lydia " > Frankie J. Morgan > Calvin Sizemore 1885 > > Lydia Mullins made her mark on 3rd of Jan 1907 > Notary Public was Thos A. Cook > Her Witnesses were M.M. Rutherford and G.B. Laxton > The file contains a letter signed by Lydia Mullins dated July 20, 1909 in > which she changes her address to P O Box 215 North Fork, WV > > If any shoud want a copy of this application - please let me > know............Millie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brenda Dillon <bj04@mediaone.net> > To: WVWYOMIN-L@rootsweb.com <WVWYOMIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 11:23 AM > Subject: Re: [WVWYOMIN] Re: Cherokee Indian (Va-WV-Ky) Part #3 > > >Millie, > > > >This is indeed great material that may provide enough to break some cracks > in > >that "brick wall" that many of us arer banging our heads against. I also am > >interested in Collins-Milam-Spencer-Perry-Patterson ALL with connections > to > >that area. > >I would appreciate any help. > > > >Brenda Collins Dillon > > > > > >Millie Stinnett wrote: > > > >> In 1982 I purchased the Microfilm Publication M1104 Roll which contains > the > >> General Index and applications 1 thru 45 - the remaining applications are > on > >> 347 rolls of microfilm located at the National Archives(GSA) > >> Washington, DC 20408; at that time photocopies could be obtained of > >> individual applications upon request to the Civil Archives > >> Division.-----Original Message----- > >> From: Larry Daniels <uatwf@bright.net> > >> To: WVWYOMIN-L@rootsweb.com <WVWYOMIN-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 11:09 PM > >> Subject: Re: [WVWYOMIN] Cooke Family > >> > >> >Kathy, > >> >I am descended from Francis Mitchem and Christina Milam. We were always > >> told > >> >that my great grandmother Martha Jane (Mitchem) Lusk was part Indian, > but > >> >have been unable to verify this. Does this by chance tie in with your > >> >Mitchem's? > >> > > >> >Pat > >> > > >> >Ktdidyvgs@aol.com wrote: > >> > > >> >> Lee, I have Sizemores FOREVER.<lol> It's my grandmother's line. I > have > >> >> copies of some of the ECAs for the part that is mine. I've not been > in > >> >> touch with anyone who can identify the Indian (since government > doesn't > >> >> recognize Old Ned). In my own line the Indian blood comes through the > >> >> Mitchem line. > >> >> > >> >> If anyone has specific questions...sing out! > >> >> > >> >> Kathy > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >