Mary Jane (Adair) Lemaster (1873 - 1950)

Born Sep 1873 in Sequoyah District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1950 at age 77 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Mary was Cherokee.

Dawes Enrollee

Cherokee by Blood

Dawes Card Number 92

Mary Jane Adair was born in September 1873 in Sequoyah District, Cherokee Nation, Her parents were Rufus Adair and Sabina Buffington, both Cherokee. ^[1] Mary Jane's parents both died in 1881. She married Joseph Lemaster, also Cherokee, in 1893. They were the parents of Frederick, ^[2] Leo, ^[3] Unnamed Infant, Owen, John ^[4] and Imogene. ^[5] The family continued to live in Afton, Oklahoma. ^{[6] [7]} In 1950 Mary and Joseph were living with their son, Owen, in Cookson, OK. ^[8]

Mary was enrolled by the Dawes Commission as a Cherokee by Blood and was approved for a share of the Eastern Cherokee (Guion Miller) payment. ^[9]

Mary died on 9 December 1950 and was buried at the Hickory Grove Cemetery in Delaware County, OK. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880; Roll: 3 Sequoyah District
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRV-2PC : Fri Oct 06 21:11:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Lemaster and Mary J Lemaster, 1900.
3. ↑ Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Cherokee by Blood Card #92
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7S-RZS : Wed Oct 04 10:37:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Lemaster and Mary J Lemaster, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJM4-7VL : Tue Oct 03 10:09:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Joe Lemaster and Mary J Lemaster, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC49-ZWQ : Fri Oct 06 04:45:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Owen Lemaster and Mary Lemaster, 1930.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVT-52K : Fri Oct 06 10:46:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Lemaster and Mary J Lemaster, 1940.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSZ-3VZJ : Tue Oct 03 12:12:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Owen Lemaster and Joseph Lemaster, April 25, 1950.
9. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #5873
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5488617/mary-jane-lemaster: accessed 11 November 2023), memorial page for Mary Jane Adair Lemaster (18 Aug 1873–9 Dec 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5488617, citing Hickory Grove Cemetery, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645).

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