William Vaughn Cook (1859 - 1945)

Born 1859 in Missouri, United States

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Died 1945 at about age 86 in McClain, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

William was Chickasaw Citizen by Intermarriage.

William was born in 1859 in Missouri, the son of Ananian and Mary Cook. William passed away 1945 at McClain, Oklahoma. He is buried at the Cook Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma. ^[2]

William Vaughn Cook married Mary Chisholm 19 November 1885 at Pontotoc, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. The marriage was performed by Ordained Gospel Minister L. D. Holsonbake, ^[3][4]

William Vaughn Cook made application to the Dawes Commission for a land allotment from the Chickasaw Nation. An examination by the Commission; In the matter of application of William Vaughn Cook for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Chickasaw Nation was conducted on 22 october 1902.^[5] The decision of the Commission as to being a Chickasaw by Intermarriage on 1 May 1903 approved the enrollment and William Vaughn Cook was recognized as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.^[6] 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, Chickasaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Chickasaw Roll card 447, line 1
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for William Vaughn Cook (1859–1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #52513205, citing Cook Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Joel Hill (contributor 50346229).
3. ↑ 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: 0438 - https://www.fold3.com/image/63822852
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: 0438 - https://www.fold3.com/image/63822747
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: 0432 - https://www.fold3.com/image/63822814
6. ↑ 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: 0432 - https://www.fold3.com/image/63822860
7. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6F6Y-DK?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-WWL%3A967439401%2C967442501 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Marriage > No. 103-124 > image 79 of 634; 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-6F6Y-S6?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-WWL%3A967439401%2C967442501 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Marriage > No. 103-124 > image 81 of 634; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
9. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6F6Y-WV?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-WWL%3A967439401%2C967442501 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Marriage > No. 103-124 > image 101 of 634; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ([ttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJM1-VGD] : accessed 2 March 2020), William V Cook, Byars, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 75, sheet 20A, line 42, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1470; FHL microfilm 1,821,470.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 2 March 2020), William V Cook, Maxwell, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 12B, line 95, family 258, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1927; FHL microfilm 2,341,661.