James P. West (abt. 1879 - 1940)

Born about 13 Apr 1879 in Indian Territory, OK

Ancestors

Died 17 Dec 1940 at about age 61 in Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

James P West, the son of James West and Missouri Barnett, was living in the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation on 28 August 1900 as shown on his U.S. Dawes Census Card. This Enrollment Card lists the family as:

• James P West age 20, 1/8th Blood
• William R West age 18, 1/8th Blood
• John West age 13, 1/8th Blood
• Jeff West age 11, 1/8th Blood

Their parents are listed as James K West, deceased and Missouri Williams a non-citizen of the tribe.^[1]

In the matter of the application of Missouri Williams for the enrollment of herself and her children as Citizens of the Cherokee Nation, she states the following:

• Her maiden name was Barnett
• Her first husband was West
• Her second husband was Blackwood
• Her name is now Williams
• She had five West children and one child by Blackwood
• She married West in 1874 and he died in 1894
• She says his name was James P West; however, the Dawes Census Card shows his name as James K West. Later in the application the Government refers to him as James P West.
• Her child's name is Dytion Blackwood.

Her application was denied for herself and her son Dytion Blackwood. The West children were approved for enrollment.^[2]

Mr. James West age 22 and Miss Minnie Cargill age 21, both of Texanna, the Northern District, Indian Territory, were married 11 February 1902.^[3].

In the Allotment of the Lands of the Cherokee Nation, James P West age 22 and his brothers William R. age 20, John age 19 and Jeff West age 14 are living on the lands of the Polk West Estate, Texanna, Indian Territory. This record, dated 24 May 1905, indicates their mother is living near Roswell, New Mexico. Each of the brothers received 30 acres from this estate.^[4],

On 11 October 1907, James P. West, as the father to Claud Otto West an enrolled minor citizen, applied for an allotment of land on behalf of his son. He was allotted 80 acres in Texanna, Indian Territory.^[5]

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Beck Township, McIntosh County, Oklahoma shows the family as James West an Indian age 31 and his wife Minnie age 30 from Arkansas. She states four children have been born and two are still living. Those children are Claud O. age four and daughter Artie age two. His brother John age 23, and his wife Gertrude age 19, are living with the family.^[6]

In the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Beck Township, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, the family is listed as James West, a farmer, age 41born in Oklahoma and his wife Minnie age 40 from Missouri. Their children are Claud age 14, Roscoe age nine, Opal age seven and Houston age five all born in Oklahoma.^[7]

The 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Beck Township, McIntosh County, Oklahoma lists the family as John W. West age 51and his wife Minnie age 50. Children listed are Opal age 17 and Huston age 14.^[8]

In the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Martin Township, Muskogee County, Oklahoma the family members are Jim W. West age 61 and his wife Minnie age 60 from Missouri. Others listed are Opal age 26 single, Huston West age 25 and his wife Lena age 27.^[9]

As published in the Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat on 18 December 1940, Wednesday:

• Jim West, 61, of Porum, died early Tuesday morning at his home...He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Minnie West; a daughter Opal West and three sons Claud West of Texanna, Roscoe West of Checotah, and Huston West of Amarillo, Texas...A brother Jeff of Bakersfield, Calif. and a half-brother of Bakersfield.^[10]

Resource Notes

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives At Fort Worth; Fort Worth, Texas; Enrollment Cards, 1898-1914; NAI Number: 251747; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Record Group Number: 75. Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 60543 #158664
2. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Record Group Number: 75; Publication Number: M1301; Roll Number: 190. Ancestry.com. U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Ancestry Record 2397 #13417
3. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: QVP6-SRJQ, FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y339-7YLR : 23 February 2021), James West and Minnie Cargill, 11 Feb 1902; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2H3-WS48, FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6PJS-TJK : 11 March 2018), James P West, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Cherokees by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas. Allotment records for this family begin on Image #114 of #401.
5. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2H3-X6KB, FamilySearch Image: S3HY-X9XY-5R : 11 March 2018), James P West, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Minor Cherokees by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MLQS-8G5, FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RK7-KYT : Mon Oct 03 22:50:35 UTC 2022), Entry for Artie West and Claud O West, 1910.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MJML-17S, FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXQ-KLQ : 3 February 2021), James West, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: XCWZ-JVV, FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR46-9GK : accessed 8 March 2023), James W West, Beck, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 6B, line 51, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1914; FHL microfilm 2,341,648.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VBVT-V1L, FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-PNV : Thu Aug 04 19:15:48 UTC 2022), Entry for Huston West and Opal West, 1940.
10. ↑ Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Muskogee, Oklahoma · Wednesday, December 18, 1940. Newspapers.com by Ancestry.

James was Cherokee.