Life History

Notes

• In January 1938, Lena'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
  
  Josie Lena's grandmother Emily Meece applied for recognition by the Dawes Commission as a Choctaw Indian.
  
  Dawes Commission Index, 1896
  Case #67
  Emily Quaid
  Choctaw Tribe
  
  Emily's application was denied.  In 1896, and again in 1901, Lena'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
  
  Lena Quaid Rhea
  Birth Aug. 30, 1895
  Death Dec. 14, 1970
  Parents:
  Thomas Quaid (1859 - 1938)
  Parthena Ann Knapp Quaid (1855 - 1943)
  Burial Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma, USA
  Maintained by djbm;  Originally Created by Stone Seeker Jul 26, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #20645408, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20645408

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #20645408, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20645408
• 2. 1902 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
  • Quaid Thomas, Choctaw, Residence Reagan, Chickasaw Nation, card #3445