Joseph Pettitt Smith (1870 - 1953)

Born 10 May 1870 in Weston, Collin, Texas, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Juanita (Hazel) Smith — married 25 Aug 1898 in Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1953 at age 82 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Joseph was Choctaw Citizen by Intermarriage.

Joseph was born 10 May 1870 at Weston, Collin, Texas, the son of Joseph Iverson Smith and Lucretia Melissa Pettitt. Joseph passed away 15 Apr 1953 at Santa Ana, Orange, California. He is buried at the Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.^[2]

Joseph P. Smith, a U. S. citizen married Elizabeth J. Hazel, a resident citizen of Pontotoc County and a member of the Choctaw Nation of Indians on 25 August 1898 in Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States.^[3]

Joseph P. Smith 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 Joseph P. Smith for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Choctaw Nation was conducted on 21 October 1902.^[4] The decision of the Commission as to being a Choctaw by Intermarriage on 10 October 1903 approved the enrollment and Joseph P. Smith 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 266, line 1
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100379803/joseph-pettitt-smith: accessed 14 November 2022), memorial page for Joseph Pettitt Smith (10 May 1870–15 Apr 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100379803, citing Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA; Maintained by Emma (Shrum) Butler (contributor 46631000) .
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: 0002 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54503380
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: 0002 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54503372
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: 0002 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54503390
6. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-X9D9-DWN?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1TL%3A967439301%2C967533601 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 490-511 > image 58 of 466; 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-X9D9-DN2?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1TL%3A967439301%2C967533601 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 490-511 > image 63 of 466; 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-X9D9-6LL?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1TL%3A967439301%2C967533601 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 490-511 > image 96 of 466; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGG-J3F : 29 May 2021), Joseph Smith in entry for Joseph Smith, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN4-8S8 : 15 January 2022), J. P. Smith in household of J. I. Smith, Justice Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GS-FX4 : 14 January 2022), Joseph P Smith in entry for Joseph Smith, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQB-2RB : accessed 14 November 2022), Jos P Smith, Purcell Ward 2, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 187, sheet 31A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1261; FHL microfilm 1,375,274.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7T-HNY : 31 January 2021), Joseph P Smith, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD5-JX8 : accessed 14 November 2022), Joseph P Smith, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 2B, line 87, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 182; FHL microfilm 2,339,917.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94D-HNF : 6 January 2021), Joseph P Smith, Santa Ana Judicial Township, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-82, sheet 1A, line 21, family 10, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 274.
• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXL5-8T7 : 23 February 2021), Joseph O Smith and Elizabeth J Hazel, 28 Jul 1898; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP7L-T5K : 26 November 2014), Joseph Pettitt Smith, 15 Apr 1953; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.