Nash, Edwin Otto

Miller Application # 1165.5

Edwin O. Nash
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Admitted.
'Neice' of # 1051, Connell Rogers. Grandmother, (Cherokee America Rogers nee Morgan), enrolled by Chapman # 1573.
By Florian H. Nash, father.

Supplemental Application for Minor Children

Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims,
601 Ouray Building, Washington, D. C.

Sirs,
I hereby make application for such share as may be due my minor children of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress June 30, 1906, in accordance with the decree of the Court of Claims of May 18, 1905, and May 28, 1906, if favor of the Eastern Cherokee, and I ask that this be made part of my original application

No. 1165, Cherokee America Rogers

a.. State you full name: Florian Harradin Nash
b.. Residence and post office: Fort Gibson
c.. County: Cherokee Nation
d.. State: Indian Territory
e.. Date and place of birth: November 28, 1837 New Orleans, La.
f.. Are you married? Yes
g.. Name and age of wife or husband: Lucy Morgan Nash, deceased
h.. To what tribe of Indians, if any, does he or she belong? Cherokee
i.. Names of all your children who were living on May 28, 1906:
1. Fannie E. Nash 31 yrs. b. October 7, 1875 (MA # 25963)
2. Francis A. Nash 30 yrs. b. April 23, 1877 (MA # 25968)
3. Florian H. Nash Jr. 28 yrs. b. September 22, 1878 (MA# 25967)
4. Lucy M. Nash 26 yrs. b. April 1, 1881 (MA# 25964)
5. Corinna Nash 21 yrs. b. September 29, 1885 (MA# 25966)
6. Hilda Nash 19 yrs. b. December 18, 1887 (MA# 25963)
7. Edwin Otto Nash 16 yrs. b. December 20, 1890

j.. Where they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benefits? If so state when and were and with what tribe of Indians. Cherokee Bread and Strip money and enrolled for land at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory

REMARKS

(Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist in proving his claim.)

Florian H. Nash, father and natural guardian is an adopted white, married 1863 under Cherokee law. Claims for his minor child, Edwin Otto Nash, who is the grandchild of Cherokee America Rogers whose Claim No. is 1165.

I solemnly swear that the foregoing statements made by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signed: Florian Harraden Hash

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of June, 1907.

Signed: E. C. Gilliland, 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 T. F. Cunningham and Earl Stauback who, being duly sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with Florian Harridan Nash , who makes the foregoing application and statement, and have known him for 15 years and 5 years, respectively, and know him to be the identical person he represents himself to be and that on May 28, 1906, he had the children living as above set forth, and that the statements made by him are true, and they have no interest whatever in his claim.

Signatures of Witnesses: T. F. Cunningham and E. D. Stauback

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of June, 1907.

Signed: E. C. Gilliland, Notary Public