Simeon C. Riggan (1872 - 1910)

Born 1872 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Dec 1910 at about age 38 in Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Simeon was Choctaw Citizen by Intermarriage.

Simeon was born in 1872 in Mississippi, the son of Benjamin Riggan and Parlee Jane Whiteside. Simeon passed away 8 Dec 1910 at Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma. He is buried at the Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma.^[2]

S. C. Riggan married Edith Carr 12 May 1897 at the brides home in Wynnewood, Pontotoc, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.^[3][4][5]

S. C. Riggan 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 S. C. Riggan for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Choctaw Nation was conducted on 21 October 1902.^[6] The decision of the Commission as to being a Choctaw by Intermarriage on 23 July 1903 approved the enrollment and S. C. Riggan was recognized as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.^[7] 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. ^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 148, line 1
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35800265/simeon-c-riggan : accessed 28 May 2022), memorial page for Simeon C. Riggan (1870–8 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35800265, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by John Russell Pierson (contributor 47258421) .
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: 0001 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54695924
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: 0001 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54695928, https://www.fold3.com/image/54695931 and https://www.fold3.com/image/54695956
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: 0001 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54696024, https://www.fold3.com/image/54696028, https://www.fold3.com/image/54696042 and https://www.fold3.com/image/54696060
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: 0001 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54695982
7. ↑ 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: 0001 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54695987
8. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PTK-5V?cc=1390101&wc=MXHY-3P8%3A967439301%2C967515501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 195-214 > image 379 of 488; 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:S3HY-6PTK-8L?cc=1390101&wc=MXHY-3P8%3A967439301%2C967515501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 195-214 > image 380 of 488; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
10. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PT2-SJ?cc=1390101&wc=MXHY-3P8%3A967439301%2C967515501 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 195-214 > image 402 of 488; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.