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MILLER APPLICATION # 12504 Thomas Hummingbird Admitted half brother to #1349, and claims through the same ancestors 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 - Thomas Hummingbird English Name - Thomas Hummingbird Indian Name - Dah-ma-sie-hie 2. Residence - Flint District 3. Town and Post Office - Stilwell, I. T. 4. County - Cherokee Nation 5. State - Indian Territory 6. Date and Place of Birth - Going-snake District 1855 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: Grand-father on Fathers side, Hummingbird, (Wah-la-luh), Grand-mother on Fathers side, Da-gie, Aunt, Juh-da-yea, Father Ah-glaw-sie-he, Aunt, Gic-ne-sik, Aunt, Sa-lie, Mother, Gua-di-sie 8. Are you married? No 9. Name and age of wife or husband - Nancy Hummingbird, 28 years of age. 10. Give names of your father and mother, and your mother’s name before marriage- Father English name - Hummingbird Indian name - Wah-la-luh Mother - English name - Unknown Indian name-Gua-di-sie Maiden name-Unknown 11. Where were they born? Father - Going-snake District, Mother - Going-snake District, 12. Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time Father - Unknown Mother - Unknown 13. Date of death of your father and mother? Father - 1865 Mother - Unknown 14. Were they ever enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where: Both in 1851 Going-snake District. 15. Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and if not living, give date of death: Jake Hummingbird born Unknown died 1863 16. State English and Indian name of your grandparents on both father’s and mother’s side, if possible: FATHER’S SIDE: Hummingbird Wah-la-luh Unknown Da-gie MOTHER’S SIDE: Harry Hughes Ah-lie Unknown Dah-ya-nie 17. Where were they born? Old Nation 18. Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? Dead 19. Give names of all their children, and residence, if living; if not living, give dates of deaths (1) English name - Unknown Indian name - Juh-da-yea Residence - Dead, 1872 (2) English name - Unknown Indian name - Gie-ne-sek Residence - Dead, 1869 (3) English name - Unknown Indian name - Sa-lie Residence - Dead, 1870 20. Have you ever been enrolled for annuities, land, or other benefits? If so, state when and where: 1895, 1904, Flint District. 21. To expedite identification, claimant should give the full English and Indian names, if possible, of their paternal and maternal ancestors back to 1835. Nothing known. REMARKS (Under this head the applicant may give additional information that he believes will assist in proving his claim). Nothing known. 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: Thomas Hummingbird Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21 day of January, 1906. Signed: ????? Notary Public AFFIDAVIT Personally appeared before me G. W. Redbird and N. J. Redbird, who being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Thomas Hummingbird, who makes the foregoing application and statements, and have known him for 15 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. Supplemental Application for Minor Children Submitted by Kathy Pitts
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