Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862
Gabe was listed in very early records as Gabe. This is usually short for Gabriel. But I have not found a record with that full name. His grave had Gabe Harlis Merryman. Gabe was on the official final citizenship roll of the Choctaw Nation published in 1902. U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 25 Sep 1902, Final Rolls, Tribal Affiliation Choctaw By Blood Dawes' Roll #8460, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Walter G, Age 26, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16 Dawes' Roll #8461, Census Card #2880 Merryman, John D, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8462, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, Birth Abt 1897, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8463, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Izora Lula, Age 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8464, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Gabe, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/32 Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 His age in the 1920 census is wrong. he is reported there as age 18. Since the census date was 1 January, this would mean Gabe was born some time in 1901. Finding this first, this indicated Gabe's mother was Mary Millus Lewis Merryman, who married his father Walter Green Merryman in February 1900. But upon finding the above Choctaw rolls, it became clear that Gabe was born about 1900. The daughter Izora Lula, named after her mother Lula Poteet, was born in 1899 or so, according to her age, about a year before Gabe. If Gabe was age 2 in September 1902, he would have been born some time before September 1900, meaning his mother was Mary Millus Merryman, instead of Lula Poteet. From February 1900, two years would mean he was born in about November 1900, so his age must have been rounded up in the 1902 report above. Or he could have been conceived before their marriage ceremony was performed 1920 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 5 January, Damon Township, District 87, Page 1B, Hse/Fam #13 Reed, Mary Head Rents F W 46 Widow MO NY MO Farmer Lewis, Perry Son M W 28 Single MO AR MO Farmer [b abt 1891] Lewis, Jessie Son M W 22 Single OK AR MO Farmer [b abt 1897] Merryman, Gabe Son M W 18 Single OK OK MO Farmer [b abt 1901] Merryman, Bennie Son M W 16 Single OK OK MO Merryman, Jewell Dau F W 14 Single OK OK MO Merryman, Addie Dau F W 8 Single OK OK MO Reed, Jettie Dau F W 6 Single OK OK MO In 1930, Gabe's brother Benjamin was enumerated in Gabe's household. 1930 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 5 April, Bengal Village, District 39-12, page 1B, Hse/Fam #12 Merryman, Gabe H Head Rents $2 No Radio Male Indian 29 Married at age 20 Oklahoma Mixed Blood Choctaw Tie Maker [b abt 1901] Merryman, Eva Wife F W 26 Married at age 17 Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri [b abt 1904] Merryman, Denver Son M W 6 Single OK OK OK [b abt 1924] Merryman, Oleeta Dau F W 4yrs4mos Single OK OK OK [b abt Nov 1925] Merryman, Jimmie G Son M W 9mos Single OK OK OK [b abt June 1929] Merryman, Benjamin Brother M W 27 Single Oklahoma Mixed Blood Choctaw Tie Maker [b abt 1903] Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Gabe Har[liss] Merryman Age 46, Estimated birth year 1901 Death 13 May 1947 Sebastian County Burial in Okla Volume 31, Roll #1947, Certificate #999 His name on his gravestone has the name as Gabe Harlis Merryman. His birth date on the stone is 1901, but in the September 1902 Choctaw rolls, he was already reported as 2 years old. Other facts indicate he was born about November 1900. Gabe H. Merryman Birth 1901 Death May 14, 1947 Burial Peachland Cemetery, Bengal, Latimer County, Oklahoma Created by MillieBelle Aug 18, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #40807984, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40807984&ref=acom&ftm=1
Izora's mother died in childbirth with her on 18 January 1900. This is confirmed by the 1899 Choctaw Roll Dawes card for this family, which was found after the 1900 and 1902 records below. -------------- U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card #2880 1 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 23, Male, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8523; Fath David C Meryman 1896 Sugar Loaf Co, Moth Cordelia Merryman 1896 2 DEAD Merryman, Lula, Wife, Age 21, Female, Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14807; Fath Joe Poteet 1896 Non Citz, Moth Tishie Poteet 1896 Non Citz 5 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age F 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 7 IW [?] 824, Merryman, Mary, Wife, Age 29, F Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White; Fath John Willis Non Citz, Moth Ruth Willis Non Citz ___________ Notes: No 2 hereon dismissed March 31, 1905 No 1 is now married to Mrs Mary Lewis, a non-citizen January 25, 1900 Evidence of marriage filed April 24, 1901 No 2 died Jan 18, 1900; Proof of death filed Nov 9, 1901; Wife of No 1 is Mary Merryman, Choctaw Card #D947 -------------- In the 1900 census, Izora is lving next door to her father's home with a couple that appear to be Walter Merryman's parents. But Izora is reported as their niece. Genealogies give the names of David C and Cordellia Merryman for Walter's parents. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Marlow, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Ind Terr Tenn Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Abel Son Ind M Aug 1883 16 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Sept 1873 14 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, Henry Son Ind M Nov 1891 12 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Leo Son Ind M Nov 1897 9 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, Izora Niece [granddaughter?] Ind F Jan 1900 4mos Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Texas Izora's father Walter and his blended household are next door. Her brothers' records arr confused on the birth state of their mother. It is hard to tell which state was written first and which was written over the other. Since Izora's record reports clearly that her mother was born in Texas, this appears to be their mother's correct birth state. This matches other indications. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Marlow, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #5 Merryman, Walter G Head Indian Male Sept 1874 25 Married 6 years MO TN TN Farmer Rents Farm Merryman, Mary Wife Ind [should be White] F Sept 1873 46 Married 6 years 4 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, John Son Ind M Aug 1894 5 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Merryman, Zado Dau Ind F Oct 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Andrews, Perry Step-son W M Nov 1891 8 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Lewis, Jesse Step-son W M Nov 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 25 Sep 1902, Final Rolls, Tribal Affiliation Choctaw By Blood, Census Card #2880 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 26, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, Birth Abt 1897, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/32 Izora was reported with her frather and siblings in the final roll of Choctaw Citizens by blood (1903-1907). Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961
------------------------ William P. Merryman He was born in 1820, in Tennessee. His ancestry is not known, but he is thought to have been mostly French. He lived in Kentucky and Georgia for a time, came to Indian Territory in 1844. Following the death of his first wife, Anny Scott, William Merryman married Caroline Krebs, a daughter of Stephen (Etienne) Krebs, brother of Placide Krebs. He died at Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, January 27, 1881, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery Anny Scott Merryman She was born in the Choctaw lands in Mississippi in 1821. She was the daughter of John Scott, a white man, and a Choctaw woman, whose name is not known. Family tradition has it that Anny's Choctaw mother died during the trek to Indian territory, in 1832, when Anny was but 10. Anny Scott Merryman died Dec. 19, 1866, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery. Anny Scott and William Merryman were married in Parson, Texas, and moved to Indian territory in 1844. Their children were: 1. James Monroe 2. Francis Jane 3. Julia Ann 4. Mary Caroline 5. Martha S. (she died young) 6. David C. 7. John S. Merryman (Buried in Skullyville Cemetery, #117) 8. Leathiann Amanda -- Skullyville, http://www.skullyville.com/239.html ----------------------- Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Jan 14th, 1844 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862 Anny Scott's Bible Death Entries "From Anny Scott Merryman's Family Bible Later dates kept up by Family Members" Anny Merryman Dec 19th, 1866 Martha Merryman Jan 17, 1863 Flora Ione Jane [?] Merryman Dec 28, 1874 James M Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 William P Merryman January 27th, 1881 Loyd Eric Cromwell Aug 2nd, 1900 LeRoy Merryman June 27, 1957 Leonidus E Merryman February 5, 1952 [a line links Leonidus and Sarah Ellen] Sarah Ellen Merryman July 9, 1951 Vernon Merryman Jan 9, 1952 Amos Bert Merryman March 2, 1941 Theodore Roosevelt Merryman September 6, 1962 Veta Eevlyn Sinisgalli (Merryman) April 15, 1977 Carl Ocy Merryman June 21, 1983
Jewell, as well as her younger sister Bernice Addie, born 1911, have the surname Merryman. But both girls were born after the death of their mother's husband Walter Green Merryman in 1904. Jewell was born in about 1905, possibly 1906. She was given her mother's current surname of Merryman. In the 1910 census Jewell's mother Mary Millus Merryman was reported as a widow. No information has been found to indicate who Jewell's father was. Choctaw Nation Birth Affidavit Application for enrollment as a Choctaw Citizen "Child Illegitimate" Born 18 January 1906 Mother Mary Merryman. age 33, citizen by intermarriage of the Choctaw Nation Father not reported, widow of Walter Merryman, Choctaw citizen by blood Child has been named Jewel P O Bengal, Central District, Indian Territory Signed with HER X MARK Witnesses to her Mark: C A Welch, W A Welch Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 Jewell Merryman Gender Female Birth 8 Jan 1906 Mother Mary Merryman Choctaw Census Card Number 980 Application for Enrollment Category By Blood, Minor 1910 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 27 April, Damon Township, District 131, Page 3A, Hse #46, Fam #48 Marymon [Merryman], Mary Head F W 35 Widow 8 children/5 living MO NY AR No Occupation Owns Marymon [Merryman] [Andrews], Perry D Son M W 17 Single MO US MO Farm Laborer, Working Out Marymon [Merryman] [Lewis], Jissie [Jesse] Son M W 12 Single OK US MO Farm Laborer, Working Out Marymon [Merryman], Bengiman [Benjamin] Son M W 7 Single OK US MO Marymon [Merryman], Jewel Dau F W 4 Single OK US MO 1920 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 5 January, Damon Township, District 87, Page 1B, Hse/Fam #13 Reed, Mary Head Rents F W 46 Widow MO NY MO Farmer Merryman, Jewell Dau F W 14 Single OK OK MO Ernest Sylvester Loomis Birth 14 Oct 1906 in Missouri Death 16 Mar 1947 Spouse Jewell Ruth Merryman Birth 08 Jan 1907 in Oklahoma, Death 07 Nov 1965 in Poteau, OK -- Krebs, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47954266/person/13201005275 After the death of her first husband, Jewel married Pete Cooksey about a year later. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Jewel Loomis Age 42, Birth Year abt 1906 Residence Le Flore, Le Flore, Oklahoma Spouse's Name Pete Cooksey Spouse's Age 44 Spouse's Residence Le Flore, Le Flore, Oklahoma Marriage 14 Aug 1948 Crawford County Marriage License Date 14 Aug 1948 There are indications that Jewel was married 3 times. "I think Jewel may have been married 3 times. In 1926 she married a Dodson Franklin Pruitt or Prewett and had a son Alvin Lee in 1927." -- Donna Hunter, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 October 2016 Jewel Merryman (Loomis) Cooksey Birth Jan 8, 1907 Death Nov 7, 1965 Burial LeFlore Cemetery, Leflore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Created by OkieBran May 07, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #26659100, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Loomis&GSiman=1&GScid=1197744&GRid=26659100&
A photo on a private genealogy has his full name as "John David Merryman." John's birth date is reported in in WWI draft registratoin as 8 August 1895, and in the 1899 census he was reported as 4 yeaers old. ------------- U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card #2880 1 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 23, Male, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8523; Fath David C Meryman 1896 Sugar Loaf Co, Moth Cordelia Merryman 1896 2 DEAD Merryman, Lula, Wife, Age 21, Female, Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14807; Fath Joe Poteet 1896 Non Citz, Moth Tishie Poteet 1896 Non Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 4, M Birth Abt 1895, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, F Birth Abt 1897, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age F 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 6 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 3mos, M Birth Abt 1900, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth Mary Merryman, White Woman 7 IW [?] 824, Merryman, Mary, Wife, Age 29, F Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White; Fath John Willis Non Citz, Moth Ruth Willis Non Citz ___________ Notes: No 2 hereon dismissed March 31, 1905 No 1 is now married to Mrs Mary Lewis, a non-citizen January 25, 1900 Evidence of marriage filed April 24, 1901 No 2 died Jan 18, 1900; Proof of death filed Nov 9, 1901; Wife of No 1 is Mary Merryman, Choctaw Card #D947 Enrollment of No 7 approved by the Sec of the interior May b 21, 1904 No 7 transferred from Choctaw Card #D947 April 15, 1904. See decision of March 15, 1904 See affidavit attached to birth affidavit of Izora Lula Merryman for evidence of death of No 2 Fe 1st 1900 No 3 on 1896 roll as Jno D Merryman As to marriage of parents of No 1, see card of David C Merryman No 2879 No 4 Affidavit of birth to be supplied; Recd 7/1/99 No 6 enrolled April 24, 1901 For child of No 7 See NB 980 Apr 26. 1906 P O LeFlore [Co] IT No 5 Enrolled May 24, 1900 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of Interior Jan 17, 1903 ------------- 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Marlow, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #5 Merryman, Walter G Head Indian Male Sept 1874 25 Married 6 years MO TN TN Farmer Rents Farm Merryman, Mary Wife Ind [should be White] F Sept 1873 46 Married 6 years 4 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, John Son Ind M Aug 1894 5 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Merryman, Zado Dau Ind F Oct 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Andrews, Perry Step-son W M Nov 1891 8 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Lewis, Jesse Step-son W M Nov 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 25 Sep 1902, Final Rolls, Tribal Affiliation Choctaw By Blood Dawes' Roll #8460, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Walter G, Age 26, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16 Dawes' Roll #8461, Census Card #2880 Merryman, John D, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8462, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, Birth Abt 1897, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8463, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Izora Lula, Age 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8464, Census Card #2880 Merryman, Gabe, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/32 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 John D Merryman Le Flore County, Oklahoma Birth 8 Aug 1895 Bengal, Oklahoma Race Indian (Native American) Self-Employed Farmer, LeFlore Co OK Wife and 1 child Tall, Slender, Brown Eyes, Black Hair Registered 5 June 1917 LeFlore County, Oklahoma some genealogies reports that John died 9 Oct 1921 in Oklahoma, but porvide no documentation or discussion of family sources for this date.
Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862 ----------------------- Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biological and Geneological JOHN SCOTT MERRYMAN, who follows merchandising in Spiro, was born in Scullyville county, of the Choctaw Nation in 1855. His Father, William Merryman was a white man, born in Tennessee, and his death occured in the Choctaw nation in *1864, upon his farm located three miles from Spiro. He emigrated to the territory in 1844 and was therefore one of the earliest settlers. Throughout his active business career he carried on agricultural pursuits. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Anna Scott, was a half breed Choctaw, born in Mississippi, and her death occurred on the homestead farm in Scullyville county in 1856 [1866]. Under the parental roof, John S. Merryman of this review, was reared and the public schools of the neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges. He early became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and after completing his education he gave his undivided attention to farming for some time His labors in the fields were then alternated by official service, for he was appointed district revenue collector and served in that position for two years. Subsequently he became connected with the cattle industry, and in 1899 he established his *store in Spiro where he has since carried on general merchandising with excellent success, his trade constantly growing. His establishment is considered one of the best general stores in the town, and his business methods are such as to make those who once patronize him his constant Patrons. Mr. Merryman has been twice married. He first wed Joanna Pierson, a half breed Choctaw, who was born in Mississippi and came to Skullyville county with her mother at the age of six years. Her death occurred in 1896, and since that time Mr Merryman has wedded Ellen Bailey, a white woman. He has eight living children, namely: *James F, Edgar Burton, Belva L, John I, Roscoe Conklin, Ophelia, Ivy Myrte, and Erie. In his political affiliations Mr. Merryman is a Democrat and keeps well informed on the issues of the day, taking an active interest in local politics. He belongs to the camp at Spiro of the Woodmen oitne World, in which he holds the position of banker' Well known in the town in which he makes his home as a reliable citizen and a trustworthy business man, he certainly deserves honorable mention in this volume. Footnotes: * The above date of death for William P Merryman is in error. William died on January 27, 1881, and after his second marriage, and not in 1864 as stated in this book. [Date of death for Anny Scott is also wrong, should be 1866] * John S. Merryman's store was located at Main St. & Cheatham St., in old Spiro, OK. The location of Cheatham St is unknown. [Info provided by Tom P. Swafford in May of 2001. The names of the children in the book are not all correct, and Erie was by his second wife Ellen; where as the rest of the children born to them are not here listed) -- Gideon, D C, "History of Indian Territory," Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biological and Geneological, New York/Chicago: The Lewis Pub Co, 1901, pgs 405 and 406; courtesy of Russell Merryman, who received pages from this book from Barbara West in 1980 ----------------------- John is listed in the 1903 Choctaw Tribal Citrizens Roll. For some reason the Ancestry transcription adds a second middle initial P which is not there isn the actual document. U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914 1903 Choctaw Citizen Rolls, Choctwa Nation, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma), 17 Jan 1903 John S P Merryman Choctaw Daws #8235 Age 47 Age 47 (B abt 1856), 1/4 blood Census Card #2807 Other individuals named Merryman are also listed John's memorial on Find a Grave was updated by its tender with information I submitted, and my note on his birth and death situation. John Scott Merryman Birth Jun. 14, 1855 Death Mar. 22, 1914 Parents: William P Merryman (1821 - 1881) Anny Scott Merryman (1821 - 1866) Children Ollie Ona Merryman Swafford (1912 - 1996) Siblings: Julia Ann Beard (1847 - 1912) Lethi Ann Amanda Merryman Daggs (1854 - 1886) Note: John was born in Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, which became LeFlore County, Oklahoma. His family lived near Skullyville, where he also is buried Burial Skullyville Cemetery, Skullyville, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Created by jeff edwards Feb 23, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24844722, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24844722
Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Jan 14th, 1844 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862 In February 2015, the manager of Julia's memorial on Find a Grave added details I submitted, along with a note about her place of birth. Julia Ann Beard Birth Jan. 12, 1847 Oklahoma Death Jan. 19, 1912 Le Flore County, Oklahoma Shares stone with A S Born in Choctaw Nation, location uncertain, probably Skullyville. In 1860 her parents were living in Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation which became Leflore County, Oklahoma. Parents: William P Merryman (1821 - 1881) Anny Scott Merryman (1821 - 1866) Son Amos Sanford Beard (1887 - 1912) Sibling: Lethi Ann Amanda Merryman Daggs (1854 - 1886) John Scott Merryman (1855 - 1914) Burial Oakland Cemetery, Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Created by linda venable Nov 13, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #80386527, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80386527
------------------------ Leo Earl Merryman and Oda N. Reynolds My Great-Grandfather Leo Merryman, born in Kully Chaha (Kulli Cha ha), Sugar Loaf Co., Moshulatubbee Dist., Choctaw Nation, Ind.Ter., (near present Poteau, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma) and later married Oda N. Reynolds.... My Great-Grandfather (Leo) was born in 1891 and his father before him was David C. Merryman born also in the Choctaw Nation in 1853; while his grandmother Anny Scott-Merryman (and David's mother) was born in Mississippi before the 'Trail of Tears' removal to the new Choctaw Nation there in what of course became Oklahoma (aka land of the "red people"). Other spellings in past generations on Merryman - Merriman. -- Russ Merryman choctawSon@aol.com, Oklahoma Chahta Clan of California, accessed 19 January 2015, http://www.oklachahta.org/Smoke%20Signals.htm ------------------------ Leo was reported as 5 years old in the 1896 Choctaw census. 1896 Census, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Naton, Indian Territory, page 478 Merryman, David C Head Male 43 Merryman, Gipson V Male 18 Merryman, Abraham Male 13 Merryman, Mary J F Female 12 Merryman, Wm H Male 9 Merryman, Leo E Male 5 Leo's brother Walter is next door in his own household. Merryman, Walter G Head Male 20 Merryman, Jno Z Male 4 Merryman, Zoybo C Female 18 mos U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card (Field) #2879 1 Dawes' Roll #8455, Merryman, 49 (in 1899) David C, Age 46 Male, Birth Abt 1850, 1/8, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14560; Fath W P Merryman Dead Non Citz, Moth Annie Merryman Dead Skullyville 2 Dawes' Roll #W.915 Merryman, Cordelia E, 45 [sic] (in 1899) Wife, Age 38 [sic], Female, Birth Abt 1858, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14806; Fath John W Blair Dead Non Citz, Moth Mary Revard 1896 Non-Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8456, Merryman, Abraham, 18 (in 1899) Son Age 15, M Birth Abt 1881, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8519, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8457, Merryman, Mary J F, 16 (in 1899) Dau Age 13, F Birth Abt 1883, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8520, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8458, Merryman, William H, 14 (in 1899) Son Age 11, F Birth Abt 1885, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8521, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 6 Dawes' Roll #8459, Merryman, Leo E, 11 (in 1899) Dau [sic; Son] Age 8, F [sic; Male] Birth Abt 1891, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8522, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 7 W.1314, Merryman, Ora, 16 [in 1899] Wife of No 3, Age 16, F IW Birth Abt 1883; [no prior registration] Fath John Graham Non Citz, Moth Orminda Graham Non Citz ___________ Notes: Record as to enrollment of No 7 forwarded Department, Mar 14, 1906; Record returned. See opinion of Assistant Attiorney General of March 15, 1906 in case of Omer R Nicholson No 2 on 1896 roll as Cordelia Merryman No 4 on 1896 roll as Mary No 5 on 1896 roll as Wm H No 3 is now the husband of Ora Merryman on Choctaw card #S807 Sept 24, 1902 On Aug 10, 1902 No 7 was married to No 3 No 7 originally listed for enrollment on Choctaw Card D807 sept 24, 1902: transferred to this card Feb 1, 1905. See decision of Jan 16, 1905 For child of Nos 3 & 7, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #137 For child of Nos 4, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #589 Enrollment of No 2 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Aug 3, 1904 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Jan 17, 1903 Enrollment of No 7 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Mar 14, 1905 No 7 P O LeFlore, IT Date of application for enrollment 6/19/99 #1 to 6 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Choctaw b Ind Terr Father b Tenn Mother Choctaw b Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Abel Son Ind M Aug 1883 16 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Feb 1886 14 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Merryman, Henry Son Ind M Apr 1888 12 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Leo Son Ind M Mar 1891 9 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Merryman, Izora Niece [granddaughter?] Ind F Jan 1900 4mos Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Texas Leo was listed in his father's household on the final rolls of Choctaw by Blood. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Blood, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8455 Merryman, David C Age 49 [Birth abt 1850] Male Blood 1/8 Census Card #2879 #8456 Merryman, Abraham Age 18 [Birth abt 1871] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8457 Merryman, Mary J F Age 16 [Birth abt 1873] Female Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, William H Age 14 [Birth abt 1875] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, Leo E Age 11 [Birth abt 1878] Female [error brought forward form 1899] Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 -- Choctaw Roll, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 His older brother Walter was enumerated on the same page. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 Note that Leo reported his race as White when he registered for the WWI military draft. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Leo E Meryman [Leo E Merryman] Residence Mena, Polk County, Arkansas Birth 29 Mar 1891 Cameron, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Self-Employed Farmer, Race White Has Kidney Trouble Tall, Medium Build, Gray, Black Registered 5 June 1917 Potter, Polk County, Arkansas Leo married Oda Reynolds on 1 January 1911. "Leo and Oda Merryman have been united in marriage for more than 70 years. The young couple were wed in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on January 1, 1911." -- "After 70 years, she's still his sweetheart," Grandview Herald, Grandview, Washington, 30 april 1981, p 1 Leo and Oda moved at some point to Phoenix. There are several other households of Merrymans in the directory, but none we can identify with the immediate family U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1937, p 346 Merryman Leo E (Oda) h 1725 S 1st av There is a similar entry in the 1938 directgory. They were reported in several editions of the Phoenix City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1940, p 322 Merryman Leo E (Oda) h 1725 S 1st av U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1947, p 369 Merryman Leo E (Oda) h 2034 W Hadley U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1948, p 539 Merryman Leo (Oda) E h 2048 W Hadley U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Leo Merryman Born 29 Mar 1891 Died Nov 1981 Last Residence Grandview, Yakima, Washington 98930 SSN 526-14-3428 issued Arizona (Before 1951) The memorial for Leo on Find a Grave reports that he was born in Poteau, but we are following the family info reported by Russ Merryman that Leo was born in Kully Chaha. We are viewing it as Chcotaw Nation, since he was born before the state of Oklahoma was created. Kully Chaha is not a currently used name in location databases that FAG uses. Kully Cha Ha was in the High Spring area of what is now LeFlore County, Oklahoma, of which Poteau is the county seat. Leo Earl Merryman Birth Mar 29, 1891 Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Death Nov 16, 1981 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Spouse Oda Naomi Reynolds Merryman (1897 - 1991) Inscription: Married 11/1911 Burial Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Yakima County, Washington, Blk 5, Lot 2, Space 4 Maintained by Naomi Merryman, Originally Created by lloker Dec 27, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #63353782, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63353782
Lethi Ann Amanda Merryman Daggs Birth Jul. 29, 1854 Death Apr. 6, 1886 Parents: William P Merryman (1821 - 1881) Anny Scott Merryman (1821 - 1866) Spouse James Monroe Daggs (1848 - 1932) Children: Leonidas Daggs (1878 - 1954) Daisy Leeann Daggs Winters (1878 - 1913) John Crockett Daggs (1882 - 1950) James Walter Daggs (1884 - 1918) Ada Amanda Daggs (1886 - 1886) Siblings: Julia Ann Beard (1847 - 1912) John Scott Merryman (1855 - 1914) Burial Tamaha Cemetery, Tamaha, Haskell County, Oklahoma Maintained by Keete (Clark) Giovanazzi, Originally Created by pacifica Dec 09, 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #8168559, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8168559 Lethi's grave has her birth date as 29 July 18454, but her mother wrote it in her Bible as 29 July 1856. Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862
------------------------ William P. Merryman He was born in 1820, in Tennessee. His ancestry is not known, but he is thought to have been mostly French. He lived in Kentucky and Georgia for a time, came to Indian Territory in 1844. Following the death of his first wife, Anny Scott, William Merryman married Caroline Krebs, a daughter of Stephen (Etienne) Krebs, brother of Placide Krebs. He died at Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, January 27, 1881, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery Anny Scott Merryman She was born in the Choctaw lands in Mississippi in 1821. She was the daughter of John Scott, a white man, and a Choctaw woman, whose name is not known. Family tradition has it that Anny's Choctaw mother died during the trek to Indian territory, in 1832, when Anny was but 10. Anny Scott Merryman died Dec. 19, 1866, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery. Anny Scott and William Merryman were married in Parson, Texas, and moved to Indian territory in 1844. Their children were: 1. James Monroe 2. Francis Jane 3. Julia Ann 4. Mary Caroline 5. Martha S. (she died young) 6. David C. 7. John S. Merryman (Buried in Skullyville Cemetery, #117) 8. Leathiann Amanda -- Skullyville, http://www.skullyville.com/239.html ----------------------- Anny Scott's Bible Death Entries "From Anny Scott Merryman's Family Bible Later dates kept up by Family Members" Anny Merryman Dec 19th, 1866 ** Martha Merryman Jan 17, 1863 ** Flora Ione Jane [?] Merryman Dec 28, 1874 James M Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 William P Merryman January 27th, 1881 Loyd Eric Cromwell Aug 2nd, 1900 LeRoy Merryman June 27, 1957 Leonidus E Merryman February 5, 1952 [a line links Leonidus and Sarah Ellen] Sarah Ellen Merryman July 9, 1951 Vernon Merryman Jan 9, 1952 Amos Bert Merryman March 2, 1941 Theodore Roosevelt Merryman September 6, 1962 Veta Eevlyn Sinisgalli (Merryman) April 15, 1977 Carl Ocy Merryman June 21, 1983 Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Dec 16th, 1876 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862
Anny Scott's Bible Birth Entries [Smeary broad-nib pen makes some entries uncertain] James Monroe Merryman Jan 14th, 1844 Francis Jane Merryman Dec 2nd, 1846 Julia Ann Merryman Jan 12th, 1947 Mary Caroline Merryman Jan 7, 1849 Martha Merryman March 7, 1851 David Merryman Feb 15, 1853 John Scott Merryman June 14, 1855 Lathan [sic: Lethiann] Amanda Merryman July 29, 1856 William Logan [?] Merryman Oct 6, 1872 Floradena Iona Merryman Dec 28, 1874 Leonara A Merryman and Leondus [sic] Ebenezar Merryman May 21st, 1875 Caroline Coleatha (Carrie) Merryman June 27th, 1872 Daniel W Merryman 22 July 1897 Lee Roy Merryman 6 Sept 1900 Theodore R Merryman 4 Feb 1902 (twin died) Carl Ocy Merryman 6 Aug 1904 Amos B Merryman 6 Jan 1907 Vernon Merryman 27 Jan 1909 Veta E Merryman 5 April 1913 Joana Isabella [?] Pearson [?] Dec 2, 1860 Victoria Elizabeth Pearson [?] Aug 4, 1862 Her name in a list of children and in her mother's Bible (above) for a family source is Mary Caroline. On her Choctaw registration card she is Mary E. On the 1900 census she is named Mary C Gregory. ------------------------ U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal 1 Dawes' Roll #W.520, Gregory, Abraham, 80, Age 78 [in 1896], Male, Birth Abt 1819], Intermarried White, 1896 Skullyville Co #14560; Fath Hosea Gregory Dead Non Citz, Moth Unknown Dead Non Citz 2 Dawes' Roll #7546 Gregory, Mary E, 53 Wife, Age 50 [in 1896], Female, Birth Abt 1846, 1/8, 1896 Skullyville Co #4658; Fath Wm P Merryman Dead Non Citz, Moth Anna Merryman Dead Skullyville 3 Dawes' Roll #7547, Gregory, Enoch B, 23 Son Age 4, M Birth Abt 1876, 1/16, 1896 Skullyville Co #4659, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #7548, Gregory, Azalia, 18 Dau Age 15, F Birth Abt 1897, 1/16, 1896 Skullyville Co #4660, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #7549, Gregory, Willie Lee, 1 Granddau Age 1, F Birth Abt 1901 [see notes], 1/32, [no prior registration] Fath #3, Moth Cordia J Gregory Non-citz (see below) 6 Dawes' Roll #7550, Gregory, Hazle [sic] Edna, Granddau Age 2mos, F Birth Abt 1889, 1/32, [no prior registration] Fath James F Eanes Non citizen, Moth No 4 7 IW 821, Gregory, Corda [sic] J, Wife of No 3, Age 22, F Birth Abt 1877, Intermarried White; Fath George A South Non Citz, Moth Mary South Non Citz ___________ Notes: No 2 On 1896 roll as Mary Gregory No 1 As to marriage of self to wife, see his testimony P O Address of No 5 [?] Stigler [?], Ind Terr No 3 is now the husband of Corda [sic] J Gregory [unreadable] on Choctaw No 5 born April 16, 1901; Enrolled [unreadable] 11th, 1902 No 6 illegitimate; Born April 3, 1902; enrolled June 27, 1902 No 3 is now the husband of Corda [sic] J Gregory on Choctaw card [unreadable] of March 15, 1904 Nos 1-2 Evidence of marriage filed December 20, 1902 See Affidavits of Thos D Ainsworth and J E Tibbits relative to authority of James Thompson to solemnize marriage filed April 10, 1903 Evidence of marriage None on file in 7D-801 No 7 transferred from Choctaw Card D851 April 15, 1904. See decision of March 15, 1904 Enrollment of No 7 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior May 21, 1904 Enrollment of No 1 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Dec 24, 1903 Enrollment of Nos 2,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Jan 17, 1903 Date of application for enrollment 6/13/99 ------------------------
1896 Census, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Naton, Indian Territory, page 478 Merryman, David C Head Male 43 Merryman, Gipson V Male 18 Merryman, Abraham Male 13 Merryman, Mary J F Female 12 Merryman, Wm H Male 9 Merryman, Leo E Male 5 U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card (Field) #2879 1 Dawes' Roll #8455, Merryman, 49 (in 1899) David C, Age 46 Male, Birth Abt 1850, 1/8, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14560; Fath W P Merryman Dead Non Citz, Moth Annie Merryman Dead Skullyville 2 Dawes' Roll #W.915 Merryman, Cordelia E, 45 [sic] (in 1899) Wife, Age 38 [sic], Female, Birth Abt 1858, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14806; Fath John W Blair Dead Non Citz, Moth Mary Revard 1896 Non-Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8456, Merryman, Abraham, 18 (in 1899) Son Age 15, M Birth Abt 1881, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8519, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8457, Merryman, Mary J F, 16 (in 1899) Dau Age 13, F Birth Abt 1883, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8520, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8458, Merryman, William H, 14 (in 1899) Son Age 11, F Birth Abt 1885, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8521, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 6 Dawes' Roll #8459, Merryman, Leo E, 11 (in 1899) Dau [sic; Son] Age 8, F [sic; Male] Birth Abt 1891, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8522, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 7 W.1314, Merryman, Ora, 16 [in 1899] Wife of No 3, Age 16, F IW Birth Abt 1883; [no prior registration] Fath John Graham Non Citz, Moth Orminda Graham Non Citz ___________ Notes: Record as to enrollment of No 7 forwarded Department, Mar 14, 1906; Record returned. See opinion of Assistant Attiorney General of March 15, 1906 in case of Omer R Nicholson No 2 on 1896 roll as Cordelia Merryman No 4 on 1896 roll as Mary No 5 on 1896 roll as Wm H No 3 is now the husband of Ora Merryman on Choctaw card #S807 Sept 24, 1902 On Aug 10, 1902 No 7 was married to No 3 No 7 originally listed for enrollment on Choctaw Card D807 sept 24, 1902: transferred to this card Feb 1, 1905. See decision of Jan 16, 1905 For child of Nos 3 & 7, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #137 For child of Nos 4, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #589 Enrollment of No 2 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Aug 3, 1904 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Jan 17, 1903 Enrollment of No 7 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Mar 14, 1905 No 7 P O LeFlore, IT Date of application for enrollment 6/19/99 #1 to 6 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Ind Terr Tenn Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Feb 1886 14 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Mary was listed in her father's household on the final rolls of Choctaw by Blood. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Blood, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8455 Merryman, David C Age 49 [Birth abt 1850] Male Blood 1/8 Census Card #2879 #8456 Merryman, Abraham Age 18 [Birth abt 1871] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8457 Merryman, Mary J F Age 16 [Birth abt 1873] Female Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, William H Age 14 [Birth abt 1875] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, Leo E Age 11 [Birth abt 1878] Female [error brought forward form 1899] Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 -- Choctaw Roll, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 Her older brother Walter was enumerated on the same page. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961
Beatrice Addie Merryman Birth 1911 in Oklahoma, Death in Krebbs, Oklahoma Parents: Walter Green Merryman b 1874 Mary Louise Millus 1874 - 1947 -- Tripp Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6930779/person/1837418095 In 1896, Walter was reported as the hed of his own household, with two children registered as Choctaws. His wife was not in the Choctaw list. 1896 Census, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Naton, Indian Territory, page 478 Merryman, Walter G Head Male 20 Merryman, Jno Z Male 4 Merryman, Zoybo C Female 18 mos Walter appears with his children on the Choctaw final rolls published in 1902. His Choctaw registration card tells us he was 1/16 Choctaw. His children are reported as 1/32, indicating their mother was White. U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 25 Sep 1902, Final Rolls, Tribal Affiliation Choctaw By Blood, Census Card #2880 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 26, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, Birth Abt 1897, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/32 Walter's citizenship is referenced in the transcript of his wife's later interview with the Dawes Commission, in her application for Choctaw citizenship by marriage. "The name of the applicant's husband, Walter G Merryman, appears upon the records of the Commission on Choctaw roll card, field No. 2080, having been listed for enrollment as a citizen by blood of the Choctaw Nation upon the identification of his name on the last Choctaw census roll, Sugar Loaf county, No 8525." -- Mary Merryman, application interview for Choctaw Citizenship, 15 December 1902 The 1899 actual card for this family includes notes on actions up through 1904. ------------------------ U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card #2880 1 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 23, Male, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8523; Fath David C Meryman 1896 Sugar Loaf Co, Moth Cordelia Merryman 1896 2 DEAD Merryman, Lula, Wife, Age 21, Female, Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14807; Fath Joe Poteet 1896 Non Citz, Moth Tishie Poteet 1896 Non Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 4, M Birth Abt 1892, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 1.5, F Birth Abt 1894, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age F 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 6 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 3mos, M Birth Abt 1900, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth Mary Merryman, White Woman 7 IW [?] 824, Merryman, Mary, Wife, Age 29, F Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White; Fath John Willis Non Citz, Moth Ruth Willis Non Citz _______ Notes: No 2 hereon dismissed March 31, 1905 No 1 is now married to Mrs Mary Lewis, a non-citizen January 25, 1900 Evidence of marriage filed April 24, 1901 No 2 died Jan 18, 1900; Proof of death filed Nov 9, 1901; Wife of No 1 is Mary Merryman, Choctaw Card #D947 Enrollment of No 7 approved by the Sec of the interior May b 21, 1904 No 7 transferred from Choctaw Card #D947 April 15, 1904. See decision of March 15, 1904 See affidavit attached to birth affidavit of Izora Lula Merryman for evidence of death of No 2 Fe 1st 1900 No 3 on 1896 roll as Jno D Merryman As to marriage of parents of No 1, see card of David C Merryman No 2879 No 4 Affidavit of birth to be supplied; Recd 7/1/99 No 6 enrolled April 24, 1901 For child of No 7 See NB 980 Apr 26. 1906 P O LeFlore [Co] IT No 5 Enrolled May 24, 1900 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of Interior Jan 17, 1903 ------------------------ The 1900 census reports Walter and Mary with their blended family. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4 (Sugar Loaf County), District 94, Page 16B, Hse/Fam #5 Merryman, Walter G Head Indian Male Sept 1874 25 Married 6 years MO TN TN Farmer Rents Farm Merryman, Mary Wife Ind [should be White] F Sept 1873 46 Married 6 years 4 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, John Son Ind M Aug 1894 5 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Merryman, Zado Dau Ind F Oct 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Andrews, Perry Step-son W M Nov 1891 8 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Lewis, Jesse Step-son W M Nov 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri The length of time married is confusing here. We know Mary and Walter did not marry until 25 Feb 1900. The birth state of the two Merryman children's mother has been overwritten. It is difficult to tell which state was written first. I note that the birth state of the mother of Walter's daughter Zado Merryman, in the household next door, was reported as Texas. It would appear that they all had the same mother. So I believe the birth state of Lula Poteet was Texas. Walter's daughter (Lula) Izora is in the household next door. Her birth date is reported as January 1900. This means her mother must have died in childbirth. This was later confirmed by information on the family's 1899 Choctaw card above, where notes indicate the same date of birth for Izora and death for Lula, 18 Jan 1900. Walter married Mary Merryman on 25 February 1900. The household next door appears to be Walter's parents. But his daughter Izora is in their household and is reported as a niece. This must be an enumerator error. The ages would match Walter's parents. David is 20 years older than him. Genealogies report Walter's parents with these names. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4 (Sugar Loaf County), District 94, Page 16B, Hse/Fam #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Choctaw b Ind Terr Father b Tenn Mother Choctaw b Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Abel Son Ind M Aug 1883 16 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Feb 1886 14 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Merryman, Henry Son Ind M Apr 1888 12 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Leo Son Ind M Mar 1891 9 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Walter with his household and David his father with his other children were listed on the final rolls of Choctaw by Blood. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Blood, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8455 Merryman, David C Age 49 [Birth abt 1850] Male Blood 1/8 Census Card #2879 #8456 Merryman, Abraham Age 18 [Birth abt 1871] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8457 Merryman, Mary J F Age 16 [Birth abt 1873] Female Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, William H Age 14 [Birth abt 1875] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, Leo E Age 11 [Birth abt 1878] Female [error brought forward form 1899] Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 -- Choctaw Roll, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 A grave marker matches somewhat in Latimer County, Oklahoma. But the date of death is 1904, so it was still Choctaw Nation at that time. Mary Reed had two additional children born after his death who reported with the surname of Merryman in the 1920 census, as well as one surnamed Reed. Walter Green Merryman Birth Sep. 29, 1876 Death Jun. 21, 1904 Burial Peachland Cemetery, Bengal, Latimer County, Oklahoma Created by MillieBelle Aug 18, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #40808018, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=MER&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=38&GScntry=4&GSsr=2401&GRid=40808018&&ftm=1
The child reported in a list of children on a genealogy as William Henry was reported in the 1900 census as Henry. He appears as WIlliam H on the Choctaw enrollment card for his family in 1896-1899. 1896 Census, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Naton, Indian Territory, page 478 Merryman, David C Head Male 43 Merryman, Gipson V Male 18 Merryman, Abraham Male 13 Merryman, Mary J F Female 12 Merryman, Wm H Male 9 Merryman, Leo E Male 5 U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card (Field) #2879 1 Dawes' Roll #8455, Merryman, 49 (in 1899) David C, Age 46 Male, Birth Abt 1850, 1/8, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14560; Fath W P Merryman Dead Non Citz, Moth Annie Merryman Dead Skullyville 2 Dawes' Roll #W.915 Merryman, Cordelia E, 45 [sic] (in 1899) Wife, Age 38 [sic], Female, Birth Abt 1858, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14806; Fath John W Blair Dead Non Citz, Moth Mary Revard 1896 Non-Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8456, Merryman, Abraham, 18 (in 1899) Son Age 15, M Birth Abt 1881, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8519, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8457, Merryman, Mary J F, 16 (in 1899) Dau Age 13, F Birth Abt 1883, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8520, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8458, Merryman, William H, 14 (in 1899) Son Age 11, F Birth Abt 1885, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8521, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 6 Dawes' Roll #8459, Merryman, Leo E, 11 (in 1899) Dau [sic; Son] Age 8, F [sic; Male] Birth Abt 1891, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8522, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 7 W.1314, Merryman, Ora, 16 [in 1899] Wife of No 3, Age 16, F IW Birth Abt 1883; [no prior registration] Fath John Graham Non Citz, Moth Orminda Graham Non Citz ___________ Notes: Record as to enrollment of No 7 forwarded Department, Mar 14, 1906; Record returned. See opinion of Assistant Attiorney General of March 15, 1906 in case of Omer R Nicholson No 2 on 1896 roll as Cordelia Merryman No 4 on 1896 roll as Mary No 5 on 1896 roll as Wm H No 3 is now the husband of Ora Merryman on Choctaw card #S807 Sept 24, 1902 On Aug 10, 1902 No 7 was married to No 3 No 7 originally listed for enrollment on Choctaw Card D807 sept 24, 1902: transferred to this card Feb 1, 1905. See decision of Jan 16, 1905 For child of Nos 3 & 7, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #137 For child of Nos 4, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #589 Enrollment of No 2 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Aug 3, 1904 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Jan 17, 1903 Enrollment of No 7 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Mar 14, 1905 No 7 P O LeFlore, IT Date of application for enrollment 6/19/99 #1 to 6 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Choctaw b Ind Terr Father b Tenn Mother Choctaw b Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Abel Son Ind M Aug 1883 16 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Feb 1886 14 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Merryman, Henry Son Ind M Apr 1888 12 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Leo Son Ind M Mar 1891 9 Single Choctaw b Ind Terr Choctaw b Ind Terr Mother b Illinois Merryman, Izora Niece [granddaughter?] Ind F Jan 1900 4mos Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Texas William was listed in his father's household on the final rolls of Choctaw by Blood. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Blood, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8455 Merryman, David C Age 49 [Birth abt 1850] Male Blood 1/8 Census Card #2879 #8456 Merryman, Abraham Age 18 [Birth abt 1871] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8457 Merryman, Mary J F Age 16 [Birth abt 1873] Female Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, William H Age 14 [Birth abt 1875] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 #8458 Merryman, Leo E Age 11 [Birth abt 1878] Female [error brought forward form 1899] Blood 1/16 Census Card #2879 -- Choctaw Roll, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 His older brother Walter was enumerated on the same page. Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 William Henry Merryman Residence Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Birth 15 Apr 1888 Cameron, Oklahoma Race Indian Farming for Myself in Bengal Wife and 2 children under 12 Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair Registered 5 June 1917 Bengal, Oklahoma
------------------------ Leo Earl Merryman and Oda N. Reynolds My Great-Grandfather Leo Merryman, born in Kully Chaha (Kulli Cha ha), Sugar Loaf Co., Moshulatubbee Dist., Choctaw Nation, Ind.Ter., (near present Poteau, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma) and later married Oda N. Reynolds. I have put numerous postings on the Internet in my search for some long lost elder who may know a bit of family tree information about relatives to my great-grandfather or descendants of his siblings or those of his aunts and uncles with not much success with contacts. My Great-Grandfather (Leo) was born in 1891 and his father before him was David C. Merryman born also in the Choctaw Nation in 1853; while his grandmother Anny Scott-Merryman (and David's mother) was born in Mississippi before the 'Trail of Tears' removal to the new Choctaw Nation there in what of course became Oklahoma (aka land of the "red people"). Other spellings in past generations on Merryman - Merriman. -- Russ Merryman choctawSon@aol.com, Oklahoma Chahta Clan of California, accessed 19 January 2015, http://www.oklachahta.org/Smoke%20Signals.htm ------------------------ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Annie Scott Birth Place MS Spouse Name William P Merryman born TN Marriage 1843 In the 1860 census of Choctaw Nation, WIlliam is enumerated as the sole name in his household. Only heads of homes were enumerated for this census in Indian Territory. 1860 Federal Census, Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation, 29 October, P O Skullyville, page 20, Hse #229, Fam #227 William Merriman 39 M Farmer No Real Estate or Personal Rptd b Tennessee [b abt 1821] ---------------- William P. Merryman He was born in 1820, in Tennessee. His ancestry is not known, but he is thought to have been mostly French. He lived in Kentucky and Georgia for a time, came to Indian Territory in 1844. Following the death of his first wife, Anny Scott, William Merryman married Caroline Krebs, a daughter of Stephen (Etienne) Krebs, brother of Placide Krebs. He died at Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, January 27, 1881, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery Anny Scott Merryman She was born in the Choctaw lands in Mississippi in 1821. She was the daughter of John Scott, a white man, and a Choctaw woman, whose name is not known. Family tradition has it that Anny's Choctaw mother died during the trek to Indian territory, in 1832, when Anny was but 10. Anny Scott Merryman died Dec. 19, 1866, and was buried in Skullyville Cemetery. Anny Scott and William Merryman were married in Parson, Texas, and moved to Indian territory in 1844. Their children were: 1. James Monroe 2. Francis Jane 3. Julia Ann 4. Mary Caroline 5. Martha S. (she died young) 6. David C. 7. John S. Merryman (Buried in Skullyville Cemetery, #117) 8. Leathiann Amanda -- Skullyville, http://www.skullyville.com/239.html ---------------- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 William P Merryman Gender Male Spouse Name Caroline Krebbs Marriage State OK [No marriage date in this index record] I submitted additional detail from my research to Wililam's memorial on Find a Grave. Here is the updated memorial. William P Merryman Birth Jun. 18, 1821 Tennessee Death Jan. 27, 1881 Skullyville, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Thought to be of French extraction. Died on his farm located three miles from Spiro, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. Spouse Anny Scott Merryman (1821 - 1866) Children: Julia Ann Beard (1847 - 1912) Lethi Ann Amanda Merryman Daggs (1854 - 1886) John Scott Merryman (1855 - 1914) Inscription: PATRIARCH Burial Skullyville Cemetery, Skullyville, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Maintained by Keete (Clark) Giovanazzi, Originally Created by jeff edwards Feb 23, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24844666, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24844666
In 1896, this child's name was entered in the census as Zoybo C Merryman. But in later censuses she is listed as Zado C Merryman. 1896 Census, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Naton, Indian Territory, page 478 Merryman, Walter G Head Male 20 Merryman, Jno Z Male 4 Merryman, Zoybo C Female 18 mos ------------------------ U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card #2880 1 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 23, Male, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8523; Fath David C Meryman 1896 Sugar Loaf Co, Moth Cordelia Merryman 1896 2 DEAD Merryman, Lula, Wife, Age 21, Female, Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14807; Fath Joe Poteet 1896 Non Citz, Moth Tishie Poteet 1896 Non Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 4 in 1896, M Birth Abt 1892, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 1.5 in 1896, F Birth Abt 1894, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age F 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth #2 6 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 3mos, M Birth Abt 1900, 1/32, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8524, Fath #1, Moth Mary Merryman, White Woman 7 IW [?] 824, Merryman, Mary, Wife, Age 29, F Birth Abt 1879, Intermarried White; Fath John Willis Non Citz, Moth Ruth Willis Non Citz _______ Notes: No 2 hereon dismissed March 31, 1905 No 1 is now married to Mrs Mary Lewis, a non-citizen January 25, 1900 Evidence of marriage filed April 24, 1901 No 2 died Jan 18, 1900; Proof of death filed Nov 9, 1901; Wife of No 1 is Mary Merryman, Choctaw Card #D947 Enrollment of No 7 approved by the Sec of the interior May b 21, 1904 No 7 transferred from Choctaw Card #D947 April 15, 1904. See decision of March 15, 1904 See affidavit attached to birth affidavit of Izora Lula Merryman for evidence of death of No 2 Fe 1st 1900 No 3 on 1896 roll as Jno D Merryman As to marriage of parents of No 1, see card of David C Merryman No 2879 No 4 Affidavit of birth to be supplied; Recd 7/1/99 No 6 enrolled April 24, 1901 For child of No 7 See NB 980 Apr 26. 1906 P O LeFlore [Co] IT No 5 Enrolled May 24, 1900 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of Interior Jan 17, 1903 ------------------------ In 1900, John and his sister Zado were enumerated with their father and stepmother. But Zado is reported as only 2 years old. And her birthday is reported as Oct 1897, so we know that is definitely wrong. In the 1896 census she was already 18 months old. John, who was reported as 4 years old in 1896, is reported in 1900 as only 5 ans born in 1894. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4, Sugar Loaf County, District 94, Page 16B, Hse/Fam #5 Merryman, Walter G Head Indian Male Sept 1874 25 Married 6 years MO TN TN Farmer Rents Farm Merryman, Mary Wife Ind [should be White] F Sept 1873 46 Married 6 years 4 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, John Son Ind M Aug 1894 5 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Merryman, Zado Dau Ind F Oct 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Andrews, Perry Step-son W M Nov 1891 8 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Lewis, Jesse Step-son W M Nov 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 25 Sep 1902, Final Rolls, Tribal Affiliation Choctaw By Blood, Census Card #2880 Dawes' Roll #8460, Merryman, Walter G, Age 26, Birth Abt 1874, 1/16 Dawes' Roll #8461, Merryman, John D, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8462, Merryman, Zado C, Age 5, Birth Abt 1897, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8463, Merryman, Izora Lula, Age 3, Birth Abt 1899, 1/32 Dawes' Roll #8464, Merryman, Gabe, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/32 Zado was reported with her frather and siblings in the final roll of Choctaw Citizens by blood (1903-1907). Chickasaw Roll Citizens by Marriage, 9 May 1904 (birthdates as of 1899 census) #8460 Merryman, Walter G Age 26 [Birth abt 1863] Male Blood 1/16 Census Card #2880 #8461 Merryman, John D Age 7 [Birth abt 1892] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8462 Merryman, Zado C Age 5 [Birth abt 1894] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8463 Merryman, Izora Lula Age 3 [Birth abt 1896] Female Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 #8464 Merryman, Gabe Age 2 [Birth abt 1897] Male Blood 1/32 Census Card #2880 -- Choctaw Roll, Citizens by Blood, up to 1907, U S Dept of the Interior Printed edition 1961