Re: James Franklin WATTS & Cassie Marie JOHNSON
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In reply to:
Re: James Franklin WATTS & Cassie Marie JOHNSON
Donald Spaulding 7/07/07
If your direct ancestor was an original enrollee on the Dawes Commission Rolls and you apply for a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood based on that relationship, you will be required to furnish an unbroken chain of state and/or court certified documents, or a judicial "determination of heirs" showing your relationship to the nearest lineal enrolled ancestor. The burden of proof is completely upon the applicant; If you do not know whether your ancestor was enrolled or the tribe, you must identify your ancestor and learn where they were living in Indian Territory in 1900.
Judy, do we have documents? Have you proved any of this info?