handicapped here. no spouse, no birthdate.
Social Security Death Index about Alma M. Cash
Name: Alma M. Cash
SSN: 441-42-5221
Last Residence: 74563 Red Oak, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 25 Jan 1902
Died: 8 Feb 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (1958-1959)
Birth: Jan. 25, 1902
Death: Feb. 8, 2001
A resident of Wilburton, she died at the age of 99 in Latimer County, Oklahoma.
Burial:
Lutie Cemetery
Wilburton
Latimer County
Oklahoma, USA
1940 United States Federal Census about Alma Mae Cash
Name: Alma Mae Cash
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma
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Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 144
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alma Mae Cash 38
Moselle Cash 18
Lester Cash 16
Lora Mae Cash 12
Noah Cash 10
Robbie Jean Cash 6
Stewart Cash 4
Bonita Cash 2
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3304; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 39-4.
1930 United States Federal Census about Alma M Cash
Name: Alma M Cash
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Race: White
Home in 1930: Kaw City, Kay, Oklahoma
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Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse’s Name: Noah D Cash
Father’s Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother’s Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents’ birthplace:
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Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Noah D Cash 33
Alma M Cash 28
Etta M Cash 9
Catherine R Cash 8
Lester B Cash 6
Lara M Cash 2
[2 10/12]
J R Cash 0
[3/12]
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Kaw City, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1908; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 849.0; FHL microfilm: 2341642.
1920 United States Federal Census about Elma M Cash
Name: Elma M Cash
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Home in 1920: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Noah D Cash
Father’s Birthplace: Oklahoma
Mother’s Birthplace: Alabama
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Noah D Cash 23
Elma M Cash 17
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1462; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 864.
1910 United States Federal Census about Alma Mitchel
Name: Alma Mitchel
Age in 1910: 8
Birth Year: abt 1902
1902
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Home in 1910: Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father’s Name: Abbert M Mitchel
Father’s Birthplace: Oklahoma
Mother’s Name: Martha C Mitchel
Mother’s Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Abbert M Mitchel 35
Martha C Mitchel 37
Auther Mitchel 14
Bell Mitchel 13
Pearl Mitchel 11
Florence Mitchel 10
Alma Mitchel 8
Melvin Mitchel 6
Birdie Mitchel 4
Evie Mitchel 2
Tarvin Lindsey 22
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0140; ; FHL microfilm: 1375270.
1900 United States Federal Census about Albert M Mitchell
Name: Albert M Mitchell
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birthplace: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Home in 1900: Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse’s Name: Martha C Mitchell
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert M Mitchell 24
Martha C Mitchell 27
Auther P Mitchell 4
Martha B Mitchell 3
Pearl A Mitchell 1
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1851; ; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241851.
Name: Albert Mose Mitchell
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1875
Age at Death: 76
Death Date: 11 Sep 1951
Burial Place: Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA
see findagrave.com for the cemetery record.
martha is listed on the 1900 census as being born in AL. she might be MOWA or mississippi choctaw, if she is native.
the family is listed on the 1900 federal census, not on the indian population census.
dawes roll:
Dawes Card Information
tribe last first middle age sex blood card roll misc type
Choctaw Mitchell Alma May 1 F NR MCR5684 WILBURTON MCR
Choctaw Mitchell Florence D 1 F NR MCR5684 WILBURTON MCR
Choctaw Mitchell Arthur P 6 M NR MCR5684 WILBURTON MCR
Choctaw Mitchell Albert M 27 M NR MCR5684 WILBURTON MCR
MCR-mississippi choctaw refused. mississippi choctaw is a separate tribe, link in this post.
p-parent
Dawes Card Information
tribe last first middle age sex blood card roll misc type
Choctaw Mitchell Robert N 0 M R187 P
Choctaw Mitchell Albert M 24 M NR R187 R
card# is the family group.
the heritage information in the enrollment documents might help you. see the census card, enrollment application, supporting documents and testimony.
you might want to access these records from fold3.com as the month’s subscription cost is less than the price of two enrollment packages.
other sources would be oklahoma historical society or NARA.
http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes
NARA http://www.archives.gov
CHOCTAW NATION MARRIAGES
GROOM INDEX
1890 – 1907
Transcribed by MARY TURNER KINARD
COPYRIGHT 27 APR 1992 Mary Kinard
Printed here with the Permission of J.D. Kinard and family for your personal use
NOT TO BE COPIES FOR USE IN ANY COLLECTION FOR PROFIT OR DISPLAY
M SURNAMES
FIVE FEDERAL COURTHOUSES IN CHOCTAW NATION
AT – ATOKA, ATOKA CO. OK, get copy of marriage from LDS Library
BR – DURANT, BRYAN CO. OK. get copy of marriage from Durant
Lf – POTEAU, LEFLORE CO. OK get copy of marriage from Poteau
Mc – McALESTER, PITSBURY CO. OK get copy of marriage from Indian Archives OKC
WIL – WILBURTON, LATIMER CO. OK you may be able to get copy from Muskogee Ok
CODES USED
un – NOT USED
nr – NO RETURN
er – ERROR
col – COLORED
GROOM AGE BRIDE AGE DATE RESIDENCE BOOK©PAGE
MITCHELL, ALBERT M 19 POLLARD, MATTIE 21 6 NOV 1894 REICHERT MC5©254
MC – Oklahoma Historical Society
2100 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997
(405) 522-5225
Fax (405) 521-2492
http://www.okhistory.org/
before 1907 government services were offered through the forts, primarily. oklahoma was called indian territory. oklahoma became a state in 1907.
your best information will be vital records, historical newspapers and local history books (state and county vital records) (state archives and state historical society).
NARA might also have records of your family.
cemetery records might be helpful. findagrave.com or interment.net for those.
land records – county land department or NARA for the homestead records.
i start with the death and work backwards: cemetery, death record, obituary.
1800-1890, natives living on reservations were on native census records and native databases and rolls because they were not taxed. natives who lived off-reservation were enumerated on the federal census.
accessgenealogy.com has transcribed native census records and native databases, but this means also that there are underlying records to the typed index.
the trail of tears occurred in the late 1830’s, so you can trace your family down to the 1830-1900 time period and see if any heads of household were given choctaw scrip land in MS or AL. ancestry.com has a database called “mississippi land records” that contains homestead land records and scrip land grants. also see the “alabama land records”.
genealogists use names, dates, locations, children and spouses to match records. if you have a common surname, you need to give more information rather than less. if you post about women, it is helpful to include the maiden name and the married name and designate which one is the maiden name.
start with what you know, gather documentation, then you can go backward in time. so get your birth certificate, your parents’ birth certificates and marriage license and then you can start on your grandparents. if someone passed away after 1/1/1937, they probably have a social security application on file. if you ask a government agency for a birth certificate, and they were born before 1929, they might have submitted a delayed birth certificate. death certificates, cemetery information and obituaries are helpful. you can usually get a copy of an obituary, newspaper mentions such as birth of a child or marriage, through the interlibrary loan program – see your local public library for this. i usually start with the death and work toward the person’s birth. military records and pension records can be helpful. census records can tell you where they were at particular times, names of family members. the census records up to 1940 are available, although the 1890 census was largely destroyed.
you will need to know who the family members were 1830-1930 or so, where they were located. a good way to do this is by census records.
the first time period to concentrate on is 1900-1930 because most tribes enrolled during this period.
federal census records can help you here. you can get access through your local public library – two databases: 1) heritage quest, 2) ancestry.com.
the dawes roll shows the applicants to the five major tribes 1896-1906 in indian territory/oklahoma. if your family applied for this, there would be a census card, dawes application, other supporting documents and testimony. these are located at NARA
http://www.archives.gov
try the fort worth, TX office.
obituaries through the oklahoma choctaw tribe is through the history link for the tribe:
http://www.choctawnation.com/history/
social security application for a deceased person:
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/html/foia_guide.htm
form SS-5.
your public library probably has a subscription to heritage quest and ancestry.com. fold3.com is another useful database for native records and military records, but they are a subscription. however, many times, their month’s subscription price is less than the price of a dawes packet. you can google fold3 and your ancestor’s name to see if your relative’s dawes packet is available at fold3.
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalroll.php
partial names are allowed.
bear in mind that many records are not online. always collect documents, as just the reference to a relative in an index informs you that a document is available.
death records:
death certificate: state vital records or if very old, state archives. ask for the person’s name at the time of death. you can look at death indices, such as the social security death index 1964-present for a date of death on rootsweb.com or ancestry.com.
obituary: see your local public library, interlibrary loan program. ask for the person’s name at the time of death. approximate date of death is helpful. if old, state historical society or state archives might have historical newspapers.
cemetery record: try findagrave.com or interment.net. ask for the person’s name at the time of death. if you find a relative, you can click on the county or cemetery to see if others with the same surname are buried there.
marriage records:
state vital records office, county clerk or if old, state archives or state historical society.
birth records:
state vital records office, or if old, state archives or state historical society. if the birth was before 1940, ask for a birth certificate or a delayed birth certificate. many people had to get delayed birth certificates when social security came into effect because they had to show proof of age. this will be under the name used at the time of birth.
census records:
you will want to search for census records 1940 on down to the birth of your relative. the federal census was taken every 10 years, however the 1890 census was largely destroyed by fire. there are also some state census records and native census records and native rolls. ancestry.com and heritage quest are two databases that include many census records. many native census records kept by NARA (http://www.archives.gov) are transcribed at accessgenealogy.
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/choctaw/index.htm
several helpful links for records in the choctaw territory
first of all, heritage and tribal enrollment are two different things. many times natives didn’t apply for enrollment because 1) they didn’t qualify, 2) they were philosophically opposed to enrollment, 3) they didn’t have documentation, or 4) they were mississippi choctaw and their ancestor had accepted land or benefits in lieu of tribal enrollment.
for those people who do not yet have a card, you should research the 1900-1940 census to know approximate dates of birth, birthplaces, family members. this will also tell you if someone is more likely to be on the freedman roll or as applicants to the dawes roll taken 1896-1906 in indian territory/oklahoma for the five major tribes.
applicants can be found here:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalroll.php
partial names are ok. look at the guide link for explanation of the codes.
when you find a possible name, then click on the card# in the card column to see the family group. if it is your family group, and they were likely enrolled, then you can search the oklahoma historical society’s dawes roll link to get the enrollment #’s for particular family members.
http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes
if your family was enrolled by council action early in the process or was enrolled by lawsuit, they might not appear on the oklahoma historical society website. you would have to check with the tribe on that.
even if your family was rejected by the dawes process, you may want the testimony, census card, application information for your genealogical purposes.
the federal census will also help you decide which state to contact for vital records.
the dawes roll was taken 1896-1906, so you should trace your ancestors down to that time period. mostly, they had to be living in oklahoma by that time and agree to live there permanently.
history of the dawes roll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Commission
wikipedia entries are sometimes opinionated; entered by volunteers.
helpful information about tribal enrollment
http://www.felihkatubbe.com/ChoctawNation/TribalMembership.html
freedmen information:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/F/FR016.html
http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/8-chocfreed.htm
http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes
2 ways to search:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalroll.php
this will let you enter partial names to get card#. click on the card# in the card column and you can see other names in that family.
other resources on the left and at the bottom of this webpage. native census records and databases are especially useful.
http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes/index.php
this will give you card# (family group) and enrollment #. they have some native marriage records too. other oklahoma records listed at left.
if your relative was enrolled by court action, their name might not be on this list.
if the name is common, you may find too many possible records.
you can order the dawes packet from the oklahoma historical society website.
if you find a relative listed on the dawes roll, fold3 may have filmed the record and could be available online.
http://www.fold3.com/documents/46580455/dawes-packets/
other resources are NARA http://www.archives.gov
the five civilized tribes book put out by the department of the interior has testimony.
http://books.google.com/books/about/Five_civilized_tribes_in_Oklahoma.html?id=chATAAAAYAAJ
and you can read it online
and these are the microfilms at fort worth TX archives.
http://www.archives.gov/southwest/finding-aids/native-american-microfilm.html
there may be additional records about your relative:
contact NARA http://www.archives.gov for these and other records listed on this webpage.
75.23 RECORDS OF THE COMMISSIONER TO THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES 1852-1919
75.23.1 Records of the Dawes Commission
75.23.2 Records of the U.S. Indian Inspector for Indian Territory
75.23.3 General records of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html
(Record Group 75)
1793-1989
http://okhistory.cuadra.com/star/public.html
oklahoma newspaper and archives search. some of these resources may be available through interlibrary loan/public library.
the tribe has an excellent information to help you. it is found under genealogy advocacy.
http://choctawnation.com/services/departments/community-services/
some obituaries:
http://www.choctawnation.com/history/obituaries/
NARA http://www.archives.gov/ federal records repository. the fort worth, TX office has archives for oklahoma and texas tribes. atlanta/morrow office has archives for the southwest tribes. many offices have microfilmed records for several tribes. note that this web address has changed recently from nara.gov.
freedmen info:
You can ONLY apply for Choctaw Nation Membership, AFTER you have obtained a CDIB card proving your Choctaw Blood lineage to a direct ancestor who actually enrolled, BY BLOOD. Freedmen DID NOT enroll By Blood. When US Congress closed the Final Dawes Commission Rolls, there were no provisions granting Freedmen any benefits after the Dawes Commission closed. The tribe Constitution states BY BLOOD. however, the documents (application, census card and testimony) may help you find out more about your heritage.
about blood quantum laws:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_quantum_laws
calculations about blood quantum:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wishawa4/Menominee%20Indians/quantum.htm
mississippi choctaw and choctaw tribe explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw_Trail_of_Tears
http://www.choctaw.org/
jena choctaw tribe in louisiana:
http://www.jenachoctaw.org/
MOWA tribe
http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1368
http://www.uab.edu/uabmagazine/2009/july/losttribe
http://www.native-american-online.org/MOWA-Choctaw.htm
MOWA Band Of Choctaws Wilford Taylor 1080 Red Fox Road Mount Vernon, AL 36560 (251) 829-5500. E-Mail: chieftaylor@mowachoctaw.com
other choctaw tribes:
http://www.aaanativearts.com/choctaw-indians/index.html
chickasaw historical society
Historic Preservation and Repatriation Office
Phone: (580) 272-5325
Fax: (580) 272-5327
2020 E. Arlington, Suite 4, Ada, OK 74820
send mail to: P.O. Box 1548, Ada, OK 74821
chickasaw tribe
Chickasaw Nation Headquarters
520 East Arlington, Ada, OK 74820
Phone (580) 436-2603
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1548, Ada, OK 74821
http://www.chickasaw.net/index.htm
chickasaw genealogy archive center Tribal Library
Phone: (580) 310-6477
Fax: (580) 559-0773
1003 Chamber Loop, Ada, OK 74820
send mail to: P.O. Box 1548, Ada, OK 74821
http://www.okhistory.org/
oklahoma historical society
marriage records
http://www.okhistory.org/research/library/marriage.html
http://www.okgenweb.org/~okgarvin/kinard/chocmarriageindex.htm
other historical societies:
http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-OK-NDX.html
some oklahoma genealogical societies:
http://www.censusfinder.com/oklahoma-genealogy-society.htm
http://www.geneasearch.com/societies/socokla.htm
texas tribes
http://www.native-languages.org/texas.htm
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/texas/index.htm
http://www.texasindians.com/
http://www.lsjunction.com/places/indians.htm
oklahoma tribes:
http://500nations.com/Oklahoma_Tribes.asp
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oklahoma/index.htm
http://www.cowboy.net/native/tribes.html
http://yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/OKTribes.htm
some links for the choctaw.
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/choctaw/index.htm
i looked at the land records and those need a lot of work. i have no information about whether or when they will improve some of these categories.
types of records available for native americans:
pages 366-369 in particular although the entire native american chapter is helpful.
The Genealogist’s Companion and Sourcebook:
Guide to the Resources You Need for Unpuzzling Your Past
Emily Anne Croom
you can ask for these particular pages from your local public library. if they don’t have the book, you can get the pages through the interlibrary loan program.
native american records are discussed in pages 352-386.
Tracing ancestors among the Five Civilized Tribes: Southeastern Indians …
By Rachal Mills Lennon
this book could be accessed through the interlibary loan program also.
always find the state archives. some records are online, some records are not. but many times you can find a record not found in other places. you want to see also about newspaper mentions for obituaries, births, marriages in particular.
check courts for probate, civil and criminal cases, marriage records.
if your ancestors lived on a reservation, they might not appear on a federal census because they were not taxed.
http://www.okgenweb.org/~okgarvin/kinard/1860index.htm
1860 census, indian territory.
this book is a good read about the dawes roll and how they implemented it.
The Dawes Commission and the allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1893-1914
By Kent Carter
and you can read this book online. your relatives’ testimony might be in the book.
http://www.archive.org/details/fivecivilizedtr00statgoog
see the menu at left. you can download it.
you should look at the enrollment application, census card and testimony. this post will tell you how to do that. these documents will tell you more about your heritage, but it won’t help you if your goal is to be enrolled in the choctaw tribe of oklahoma. some people were classed as mississippi choctaw if the family had a native heritage but didn’t qualify for enrollment in the tribe.
there are 63 tribes in oklahoma but only the five major tribes are on the dawes roll. look at your family’s location around 1900-1930 time period (census will help you there) and see if there was a tribe located nearby. it is possible that your relatives were affiliated with another tribe.
if they were mississippi choctaw, there is probably a land grant in MS/AL to a head of household called choctaw scrip land. this was given in lieu of tribal enrollment 1830-1880 time period. ancestry.com has a database of the MS and AL choctaw scrip land records, called mississippi or alabama land records. there are other land records in those databases too,, so you have to look at the authority/source cited. NARA http://www.archives.gov has those land record packages.
the mississippi choctaw was not removed from oklahoma. but they were largely rejected for tribal enrollment.
this website might help you in your search. some people are trying to transcribe applications.
http://www.us-census.org/native/choctaw_dawes.html
i do not know what they are trying to transcribe, but this is the volunteer page
http://www.us-census.org/states/graphics/status.htm
and this might be of interest to you:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/choctaw/rights-of-choctaws.htm
Rights of Mississippi Choctaws in the Choctaw Nation
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/
Index to the Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
the dawes roll is composed of applications to the five major tribes in oklahoma.
good advice about native research:
http://jenniferhsrn2.homestead.com/research2.html
if your relatives came from a different geographic location or belonged to a different tribe, try searching google for the state and tribes. you might find a contact for a state-recognized tribe or a federal recognized tribe.
this page can help you set up a targeted google search.
http://www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html
penny postcards. this is a website that features pictures that were on postcards. click on the state to see the postcards that they have.
http://www.usgwarchives.org/special/ppcs/ppcs.html
if you have a penny postcard, you can click on submissions to add your penny postcard to the collection.
these searches will combine several possible search terms and give you the best matches.
i have collected many resources over the years. if you want to write to me, shamlet76@gmail.com and request the choctaw resource list, i will be glad to send it to you.
i am just a volunteer that wants to empower people to learn how to do genealogy.
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