Moments During This Week

1. Research for Esther Adena Smith

Contacted the Regional Administration Office for the Salvation Army searching for a possible death date for Aunt Dean.

Name: Esther Adena Smith
Date of birth: 12 February 1912
Newton County, Missouri, USA
Date of death: After August 1998

Parents: George Washington Smith and Lillie Day Smith

Possible Last Names: Anderson or Cooper
Probable Grave Location: Floral Haven Cemetery, Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2. Land Allotments for Cherokees

Spoke with and then e-mailed NARA Southwest Archives, Ft. Worth, Texas for copies of land allotments awarded to Lucy Dial Riley Cole, Minnie Viola Riley Stokes, and Nora Addie Stokes.

3. Cherokee Expulsion from Georgia

Also inquired for information concerning land surrendered with personal inventory due to the expulsion from Lumpkin County, Georgia for Catherine Ward, James Ward, John Ward, and Joseph Keaton.

4. Information for Old Settlers

Inquired if information was available for those who appear on the Old Settlers Payroll 1891.