martin covington m. ada alford>lewis covington b. 12/21/1894.
thomas j. cowan d. 9/1894 m. mary ann epperson>minnie lee cowan b. 12/17/1894
this is a good start. you have dates of birth but no locations. if minnie and lewis were b. GA, that is proably the reason that they didn’t apply for enrollment. they might have been mississippii choctaw, if they were choctaw. this is a separate tribe and most were not enrolled in the choctaw tribe in oklahoma.
i see some covingtons on the roll but not a martin, ada or lewis, so they probably didn’t apply.
same story with the alford surname.
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalroll.php
try that for the dawes roll. when you find a name, click on the # in the card column to see the family group. the dawes roll was taken 1896-1906 so you should look for only the covington and cowan surname. and i don’t see them.
while your family might not have been enrolled, they might have a heritage. this might be difficult to establish if they didn’t apply for enrollment in a tribe. but you might find your family mentioned in a local history book,, newspaper or with a choctaw land grant in mississippii or alabama or georgia. as far as native records, you might find them on a native roll,, census. see the links to the left and bottom of the page on the dawes website. bear in mind that choctaw wasn’t a written language until the middle of the 1800’s. the war department was the department creating records from 1800-1880 and those are at http://www.nara.gov fort worth office
501 West Felix Street, Building 1
Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405
Phone: 817-831-5620
Fax: 817-551-2034
E-mail: ftworth.archives@nara.gov
and
5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, Georgia 30260
Phone: 770-968-2100
Fax: 770-968-2547
Email: atlanta.archives@nara.gov
i don’t know if this is your relative. you didn’t say where you got those birthdates or cited any records.
1920 United States Federal Census
about Minnie Lee Covington
Name: Minnie Lee Covington
[Minne Lee Evington]
[Minnie Lee Garrington]
Home in 1920: Marion, White, Arkansas
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse’s name: Louis C
Father’s Birth Place: United States of America
Mother’s Birth Place: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Louis C Covington 25
Minnie Lee Covington 18
Garold Covington 0
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Tay Covington 19
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Marion, White, Arkansas; Roll T625_84; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 867.
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Name: Minnie Covington
Death Day: 21
Death Month: Jul
Death Year: 1931
County: Garland
Roll Number: 19241933
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Name: Minnie Ker Covington
Death Day: 18
Death Month: Jan
Death Year: 1925
County: Howard
Roll Number: 19241933
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Minnie Ker Covington Howard 18 Jan 1925
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Name: Minnie Covington
Death Day: 21
Death Month: Jul
Death Year: 1931
County: Garland
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Minnie Covington Garland 21 Jul 1931
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, White, Arkansas; Roll T624_67; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 514.
genealogists use names, dates, locations, children and spouses to match records. if
you have a common surname, you need to give more information rather thann 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.
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.
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.
if the name is common, you may find too many possible records.
the tribe has an excellent information to help you. it is found under genealogy
advocacy.
http://choctawnation.com/services/departments/community-services/
i have collected many resources over the years. if you want to write to me, shamlet76@gmail.com and request the choctaw resourcce 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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