Berta M. Sexton (1889)

Born May 1889 in Summerfield, Sugar Loaf, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Berta was Choctaw.

Berta was born in 1889 at Summerfield, Sugar Loaf, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, the daughter of Thompson Sexton and Lillie Kennedy.

On 1 December 1902, Thomas J. Sexton was appointed Guardian for all of Thompson D. Sexton's minor heirs.^[2] They are daughters Berta, Irene, Lela and sons Charles and Joseph.^[3][4] On 8 August 1904, Mathew H. Harris was appointed Guardian for Berta, Irene, Lela and Joseph.^[5][6][7]

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 3016, line 6
2. ↑ 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: 0016 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54117194
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: 0016 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54117176 and https://www.fold3.com/image/54117183
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XSQW-DP?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 191 of 660; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
5. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XSQQ-KH?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 214 of 660; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
6. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XSQQ-DR?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 215 of 660; 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:S3HY-XSQW-Q8?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 226 of 660; 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:S3HY-XSQQ-DG?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 182 of 660; 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-XSQW-J4?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 185 of 660; 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-XSQW-2R?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-XWL%3A967441301%2C969377901 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 8832-8861 > image 207 of 660; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST3-NK2 : accessed 2 October 2021), Berta Sexton in household of Lillie Sexton, Enumeration district 90, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 28A, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,851.