Florence Allie (Bowman) Merryman (1872 - 1912)

Born 9 Jul 1872 in Missouri, United States

Wife of William Boyer Merryman — married 27 Dec 1892 in Oak Lodge Skullyville County Indian Territory Oklahoma

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1912 at age 39 in Skullyville, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Florence was Choctaw Citizen by Intermarriage.

Florence was born in 1872 in Missouri, the daughter of Jas H. and Sarah Bowman. Florence passed away 5 Apr 1912 at Skullyville, Le Flore, Oklahoma. She is buried at the New Hope Garden of Memories, Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma.^[2]

William B. Merryman married Florence A. Merryman 27 December 1882 at Sebastian, Arkansas.^[3]

Florence A. Merryman made application to the Dawes Commission for a land allotment from the Choctaw Nation. An examination by the Commission; In the matter of application of Florence A. Merryman for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Choctaw Nation was conducted on 17 December 1902.^[4] The decision of the Commission as to being a Choctaw by Intermarriage on 20 July 1903 approved the enrollment and Florence A. Merryman was recognized as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.^[5] Intermarried Choctaw or Chickasaw Citizen was a person that lived in the Choctaw or Chickasaw Nation and married a citizen of Choctaw or Chickasaw blood. They also had married under Choctaw or Chickasaw license or had been married prior to the requirement of having a Choctaw or Chickasaw license. An Intermarried Citizen was recognized by the Dawes Commission for eligibility of land allotments. The Examination by the Commission generally provides names, dates of marriage, where and who performed the marriage.

The sources listed from the “Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907” show the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, application for allotment affidavit, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 2782, line 2
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120283383/florence-a-merryman : accessed 03 February 2022), memorial page for Florence A Bowman Merryman (9 Jul 1872–5 Apr 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120283383, citing New Hope Garden of Memories, Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Frances Allen Titsworth (contributor 46972611) .
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9WZ-C9J : 9 March 2021), Florence Bowman in entry for Wm Merryman, 27 Dec 1892; citing Marriage, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,043.
4. ↑ Applications for Enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, compiled 1898 – 1914, Publication Number: M1301, Content Source: NARA, Nara Catalog Id: 617283, Footnote Job: 08-003, Footnote Publication Year: 2008, Place: Oklahoma, Record Group: 75, Rg: 75, Roll: 0014 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54144498
5. ↑ Applications for Enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, compiled 1898 – 1914, Publication Number: M1301, Content Source: NARA, Nara Catalog Id: 617283, Footnote Job: 08-003, Footnote Publication Year: 2008, Place: Oklahoma, Record Group: 75, Rg: 75, Roll: 0014 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54144502
6. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FZ9-44D?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-YNL%3A967439301%2C967523501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 269-283 > image 40 of 424; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
7. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FZ9-4WG?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-YNL%3A967439301%2C967523501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 269-283 > image 45 of 424; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
8. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FZ9-48Z?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-YNL%3A967439301%2C967523501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 269-283 > image 53 of 424; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66KD-XKFK : 2 February 2022), Florence A Merryman in entry for Wm B Merryman, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7P-MML : accessed 3 February 2022), Florence Merryman, Braden, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 147, sheet 2A, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1258; FHL microfilm 1,375,271.