Posted By:	Bev
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	Subject:	Indian Applications for Wallen / Walden / Young / Thompson
	Post Date:	June 04, 2003 at 10:52:41
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/wallen/messages/724.html
	Forum:	Wallen Family Genealogy Forum
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Please contact me if this is your line. When applying for a roll number in the Indian Nation, a person had to give personal information, including parents/grandparents/siblings... I have found several Wallen / Walden applications, and I will post the information that the applicant gave. If the info isn't given, the applicant left it blank. My Wallen family also used the name Walden; not only has Walden been found on papers, but also on a tombstone. Cherokee Application for Sherman Walden: Residence: Peggs, I.T. County: Cherokee State: Ind Ter How old are you? 40 Born: 1867 Where were you born? In state of Ark Are you married? Yes Name and age of wife or husband: Nancy Walden age 26 To what tribe does he/she belong? White Give the names of your father and mother, and your mother's name before marriage: Father: John Walden Mother: Nancy Walden Mother's maiden name: Nancy Young In what state were they born? Father: Tenn Mother: Alabama Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land or other benefits? No Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if possible: 1. Jerry M. Walden 2. James Walden, Leflore I.T. 3. George Walden, dead 4. John T. Walden, Leflore I.T. 5. Millie Walden, Peggs I.T. 6. Bett Walden, Summerfield I.T. 7. Rebecca Walden, dead8 8. Marinda Walden, Peggs I.T. 9. Fannie Walden, Peggs I.T. State English and Indian names of grandparents: Mother's side: John Young and Millie Young Where were they born? Youngs in Alabama Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time? In state of Ark Give names of all their children and residence if possible: 1. John Young, Lone Star, Ark 2. Jim Young, dead 3. Tom Young, New Hope, Ark 4. Anderson Young, Rocky, Ark 5. Dave Young, Umpire, Ark 6. Nancy Ann Young, Lone Star, Ark 7. Jake Young, Hadley, Ind Ter 8. Mack Young, dead 9. George Young, dead 10. Evans Young, dead (My mother Nancy Walden nee Young; Grandfather John Young, Grandmother Millie Young, Great Grandfather John Thompson. Signed and dated 28th day of June, 1907 (The application was denied) This family probably belonged to the Choctaw tribe, but applied to the Cherokee.