Miller Application # 9011
Stephen Fodder
Adair Co., Westville, Oklahoma
Admitted:
With MA # 1590-Adam Corntassell b. 1858, Great-uncle.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I hereby make application for such share as me 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 of May 18, 1905, and May 28, 1906, in favor of the Eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith subjoined.
1. State Full Name:
English Name-Steve Fodder
Indian Name-
2. Residence- Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation
3. Town and Post Office- Westville, Indian Territory
4. County- Cherokee
5. State- Indian Territory
6. Date and Place of Birth- Cherokee Nation, age 27
7. By what right do you claim to share? If you claim through more than one relative living in 1851, set forth each claim separately:
My grandfather- Ste-wee Oh-yah-gah or Steve Spile
Aunt- Salee
Grandmother- Che-gah-wee and Nun-che-ah-yah-gah
8. Are you married? NO
9. Name and age of wife or husband-
10. Give names of your father and mother, and your mother's name before marriage-
Father- English name- Charley Fodder
Indian name-
Mother- English name- Caroline Fodder
Indian name- Mah-see
Maiden name-
11. Where were they born?
Cherokee Nation, after 1851
12. Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time
Was born after 1851
13. Date of death of your father and mother?
Father living, mother died, unknown
14. Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where-
On roll of 1894.
15. Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and if not living, give date of death-
Mary Hooper nee Wolfe d. living
Stephen Fodder d. living
Sally Wolfe d. 1905
16. State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father's and mother's side, if possible-
Father's side-
Chu-wee-skah and Betsie Fodder
Mother's side-
Emily Watt
17. Where were they born? BLANK
18. Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? BLANK
19. Give names of all their children, and residence, if living; if
not living, give dates of deaths
BLANK
20. Have you ever been enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where-
yes, payments Tahlequah, Indian Territory in 1894.
21. To expedite identification, claimant should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their
paternal and maternal ancestors back to 1835.
REMARKS
(Under this head the applicant may give additional information that he
believes will assist in proving his claim).
Note: Answers should be brief but explicit: the words 'yes' , 'no', and 'unknown' may be used in cases where applicable. Read the questions carefully.
I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signed: Stephen 'X' Fodder
Witness to Mark: Stephen Bell and (unreadable)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of December 1906.
Signed: W. Jefferies, Notary Public
AFFIDAVIT
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses who are well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me Bird Knight and Stephen Bell, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Steve Fodder, who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 20 years and 15 years, respectively, and know him to be the identical person he represents himself to be, and that the statements made by him are true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in his claim.
Witnesses Signatures: Bird Knight and Stephen Bell
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 28th day of December 1906.
Signed: W. Jefferies, Notary public
Transcribed by Catherine Widener, 2003
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