Life History

Notes

• In January 1938, Essie's father's obituary reported that John was living at Sasakwa, Oklahoma.
  
  "Rev Thomas Quaid passed away January 20, at the home  of his daughter, Mts J O Skillern of Milburn.  Surviving are his wife and eight children, L H Quaid, Achilee; T D D Quaid, of Phillips University, Enid;  S W Quaid, Tishomingo; J W Quaid, Sasakwa;  Mrs W Z Newgent, Milburn; Mrs W E Jarnigin, Hugo;  Mrs W D Rhea, Milburn, and Mrs J O Skillern, Milburn."
  --  Publication name unknown;  Original scan posted by T R Fincher on Ancestry.com 27 Mar 2015; accessed 9 April 2016
  
  In 1896, Essie's grandmather Emily Meece applied for Choctaw citizenship when the Dawes Commission was trying to create a citizenship roll for the Nations.
  
  Dawes Commission Index, 1896
  Case #67
  Emily Quaid
  Choctaw Tribe
  
  Emily's application was denied.  In 1896, and again in 1901, Essie's father Thomas, Emily's son, applied for citizenship in the Choctaw Nation, along with several of his children.  This application was also rejected.  The primary reason was probably that no blood quantum for either Emily or her children or Thomas' children was known.
  
  Quaid Thomas, Choctaw in Chickasaw Nation registration, Dawes 1896-1902
  Residence Reagan, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
  1 Quaid, Thomas Age 42 Male Father Thomas W Quaid  Dead Non-Citiz Mother Emily Quaid Claim Choctaw [b abt 1854]
  2 Quaid, Thomas D D Son 18 M Father No 1Mother Ann Quaid Non-citizen [b abt 1883]
  3 Quaid, ?? N Dau 15 F Father No 1 Mother Ditto [b abt 1886, date on grave for Minnie Ann is 14 Aug 1884]
  4 Quaid, Simpson W Son 13 M Ditto [b abt 1888, actual birth date on his grave is 15 July 1888]
  5 Quaid, John Wesley Son 10 M Ditto [b abt 1891, birth date on his grave is 8 Sept 1890]
  6 Quaid, Josie L Dau 5 F Ditto
  7 Quaid, Essie M Dau 4 F Ditto
  Original registration 1896 Dawes roll
  Choctaw Blood Quantum of all:  "Don't Know"
  Application rejected 3 September 1902, Decision Approved by Secretary of Interior 13 July 1904
  Notified 23 July 1904
  
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  Essie Marie Quaid Skillern
  Birth Sep. 24, 1897 Troy, Johnston County, Oklahoma, USA
  Death Jul. 28, 1968 Seminole, Seminole County Oklahoma, USA
  
  Daughter of Thomas "Tom" Quaid and Parthena Ann (Knapp) Quaid.
  Sister of seven siblings.
  Wife of Jefferson Otis Skillern, Sr.
  Mother of Capitolia (Skillern) Moran, Jefferson Otis Skillern, Jr., Eudene (Skillern) Beebe, and Mazell M. "Zell" (Skillern) Ertel.
  Essie was a cousin of Dennis and Randy Quaid, actors.
  
  Her husband, Jefferson Otis Skillern, Sr., was my 3rd cousin once removed, as well as other relationships, through the Anderson and Skillern families.
  
  Updated November 5, 2011 by Sammy Boyd
  
  Parents:
  Thomas Quaid (1859 - 1938)
  Parthena Ann Knapp Quaid (1855 - 1943)
  Spouse Jefferson Otis Skillern (1889 - 1949)
  
  Children:
  Capitolia I. Skillern Moran (1915 - 1999)
  Jefferson Otis Skillern (1919 - 1929)
  Eudene Beatrice Skillern Beebe (1921 - 2005)
  
  Burial Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma, USA
  
  Maintained by Sammy Boyd;  Originally Created by Stone Seeker Jul 28, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #2067058, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20670584
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1902 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
  • Quaid Thomas, Choctaw, Residence Reagan, Chickasaw Nation, card #3445