Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

have you tried looking at the testimony, the enrollment application and census card?
Dawes Card Information

tribe last first middle age sex blood card roll misc type
Choctaw Cole Roebuck 0 M 1797 P
Choctaw Cole John 10 M FULL 1797 5100 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Fulsom Nat 0 M 1797 P
Choctaw Lewis Jesse 0 M 1797 P
Choctaw Lewis Isom 5 M FULL 1797 5099 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Napier Fannie 0 F 1797 P
Choctaw Napier H L 0 M 1797 P
Choctaw Napier Fannie 1 F 1/2 1797 5098 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Napier Mary 1 F 1/2 1797 5101 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Napier Wyly 1 M 1/2 1797 5097 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Napier Thomas B 23 M IW 1797 IW95 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Napier Lucinda 31 F FULL 1797 5096 KOSOMA BB
Choctaw Snipson Susan 0 F 1797 P
iw=intermarried white,, a general nontrial descriiption.

1900 United States Federal Census
about Lucindia Napier
Name: Lucindia Napier
Home in 1900: Township 2, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Age: 23
Birthplace: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Race: Indian (Native American)
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Wife
Spouse’s name: Thomas Bay Napier
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Bay Napier 24
Lucindia Napier 23
Wiley Napier 2
Fannie Napier 1
Isham Linis 5
Harvey L Napier 52
Ann Napier 30
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 2, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: T623_1852; Enumeration District: 111.

township 2 wouth range 15 east

this lady has an excellent website
http://jenniferhsrn2.homestead.com/dawes.html
http://www.marciesalaskaweb.com/folsom2.htm
i noticed she had a page of nathaniel folsom memoirs
http://www.marciesalaskaweb.com/index.html
http://www.intersurf.com/~bevans/My%20Ancestors/d1057.htm#P5665

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~choc1885/folsom.htm

you might look at the folsom family organization website.
http://www.folsomfamilly.org
http://www.folsomfamily.org/harry/choctaw%20folsoms/d1.htm

Suzanne, I have received the packet from Choctaw genealogy, great information in it. What are you referring to when you say testimony? Nothing in the packet like that except the testimony of Thomas Bay Napier when he was applying to be enrolled by marriage to Lucinda.

Thanks for you help

Richard

i noticed that some of the testimony is in a book. i noticed that footnote.com were photoing more than just the application itself and testimony might be in the NARA file at fort worth or footnote or oklahoma historical society. i just wanted to tell you that there is more than just the application in the file. you can tell if footnote has scanned the documents for your family by looking at the access genealogy website for the dawes roll.

at present, this is what it says about whether the documents are scanned to footnote: Dawes Footnote

Footnote.com is presently scanning these records into their website. Unfortunately, this card has not been completed yet – please try back again in another week.

this book might be helpful. you can download it from google books:

http://books.google.com/books?id=chATAAAAYAAJ

Five civilized tribes in Oklahoma reports of the Department of the interior and evidentiary papers in support of S. 7625, a bill for the relief of certain members of the five civilized tribes in Oklahoma.
by United States. Dept. of the Interior.

Type: Book : National government publication : Microfiche; English
Publisher: Washington : G
you can search for names or locations with the search function on google books.
i strongly urge you to try to search for your family with this book because the heritage information available here is excellent.
reading pages 1-13 about tribal membership requirements.

you might also be able to see a copy of this book through interlibrary loan. see your local public library for that.

http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/okfiles.htm
there might be inheritance papers in pushmataha county, OK.

LUCINDA NAPIER
Case #322, Page 60, October 18, 1910:
In the Matter of the Estate of Lucinda Napier, Deceased. To filing
petition. To filing recording order approving deed. To issuing papers.
To certified copy.

LUCINDA NAPIER
Case #1113, Page 238, January 29, 1925:
In the Matter of the Estate of Lucinda Napier, Deceased. To filing
petition for full blood approval. To filing and recording order approving
deed. To certified copy.

CHOCTAW FULL BLOOD DOCKET, BOOK 1, IN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
(Note: Write to Pushmataha County Courthouse, Court Clerk, 203 SW 3rd, Antlers, Oklahoma. 74523. Send self-stamp envelope. Cost $1.00 for first page, 50 cents on 2nd page, and so on is 50 cents. Write names you are searching for, with Case Number. Be warn though. Some docket package might be missing.)

http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/land/indian/chocta14.txt

PROBATE JOURNAL NO. #1 BOOK, 1908 to 1912.
To get copy, $1.00 for 1st page, .50 cents thereafter. Send Stamped Self
Addressed Envelope. Write to:
Pushmataha County Courthouse
Court Clerk
203 S. W. 3rd
Antlers, Oklahoma 74523
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NAPIER, Fannie
Probate No. #127, Page 203-204-205, September 25, 1909:
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Fannie NAPIER.
T. B. NAPIER, Guardian.

NAPIER, Wyley, Fannie and Mary
Probate No. #152, Page 203, August 5, 1909:
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Wyley NAPIER, Fannie NAPIER, Mary NAPIER,
Isom LEWIS and John COLE, a minors.
T. B. NAPIER and Silas E. COLE, Guardian.

NAPIER, Wyley, Fannie and Mary
Probate No. #127 & Probate No. #152, Page 230-231, September 4, 1909:
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Wyley NAPIER, Fannie NAPIER, Mary NAPIER, Isom LEWIS and John COLE, a minors.
T. B. NAPIER and Silas E. COLE, Guardian.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/court/probate/probatn.txt

there are several webprojects for this county, most listed at the bottom of the webpage links in this post. you should look for all of them on rootsweb and the messageboard of genealogy.com.

when you get a copy of your documents, you should consider making them available to the webprojects on rootsweb.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/courtrecords.html

indian pioneer papers are often helpful.
http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/pioneer.htm
the about tab will tell you how to get a copy. check to see if any of your relatives were interviewed.

NAPIER No. #1251, page 284
Lucinda Napier, died 2 Feb 1903
Administrator: Thomas B. Napier
Heirs: Isom Lewis, John Cole, Wiley Napier,
Finnie Napier, Mary Napier, all of Antlers, I. T.
http://www.okgenweb.org/~okpushma/admin_b.htm

gl.