Margaret Elizabeth Huddleston (1835 - 1919)

Born 27 Dec 1835 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Ephraim Wainwright Jr — married 18 Apr 1869 in Lawrence Co., ARK.

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1919 at age 83 in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States

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Burial

Burial:

Date: JUN 1919

Place: Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Fulton Co., ARK.

Note

Note: @NI00049@

@NI00049@ NOTE1860 census, Lawrence Co., ARK., Piney Fork Twp., enum. as Margaret E.

1870 census, Fulton Co., ARK., enum. as Elizabeth.

1880 census, Fulton Co., ARK., Salem, enum. as Margaret.

1900 census, Fulton Co., ARK., Benton Twp., enum. as Elizabeth, HotelKeeper.

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THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL DAWES COMMISSIONAPPLICATION FILE:

STATE OF ARKANSAW,SHARP COUNTY.I Margaret E.King being duely sworn

according to law on her oath says,that she is personally acquainted

with Margaret E.Wainwright who is an applicant for citzenship in the

Cherokee Nation,that said applicant is part Cheorkee Indian by blood,

that she derived her said Cherokee Indian blood from Andrew

J.Huddleston,

her father,who was to the best of my knowledge,one eighth Indian and

Joseph S.Huddleston her grandfather,was one fourth Indian and Benjamin

E. Huddleston who was one half Indian. I personally knew the said

Andrew J

Huddleston,Joseph S.Huddleston Benjamin E.Huddleston and they were

part

Cherokee Indian,by blood as well,as I knew them to be white,said

affiant

further states that said Margaret E.Wainwright was recognized as being

part Cherokee Indian,by blood in the community in which she lives,that

I have know said Margaret E. Wainwright for about thirty five years.

That said Andrew J.Huddleston,Joseph S. Huddleston,and Benjamin E.

Huddleston were recognized as being part Cherokee Indian by blood

in the community in which they lived during their life time as

follows,Andrew J Huddeston one eight,Joseph S. Huddleston as one

fourth, and Benjamin E. Huddleston as one half,that I reside in

Izard County,Arkansaw and am fifty eight years of age.That I am

acquainted with Sam P. age 20,Lucy M.age18, Guin 12 years who

are all children of the said Margaret E. Wainwright.Margaret E .King,

her mark.Witness, T.J.Davidson from and subscribed to before me

this October first 1892. Signed,T.J.Davidson,J.P. Sharp Co

Arkansaw.

STATE OF ARKANSAW, COUNTY OF SHARP.

Jane S. Cunningham being duly sworn according to law, on her oath says

that she is personally acquainted with Margaret E.Wainwright who is an

applicant for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation,that said applicant is

part Cherokee Indian by blood that she

rived her said Cherokee Indian blood from Andrew J.Huddleston, her

father ,who was one eighth Indian and Joseph S. Huddleston her

grandfather was one fourth Indian and Benjamin E.Huddleston who was one

half Indian. I personally knew Andrew J. Huddlesto

Joseph S. Huddleston and Benjamin E. Huddleston and knew they were part

Cherokee Indian,by blood as well as I knew them to be white,said affiant

further states that said Margaret E. Wainwright was recognized as being

part Cherokee Indian,by blood in th

community in which she lives,that I have known said Margaret

E.Wainwright for fifty years or more. That said Andrew J. Huddleston,

Joseph S. Huddleston and Benjamin E. Huddleston were recognized as

being part Cherokee Indian by blood in the community i

which they lived during their life time,lineal follows,Andrew J.

Huddleston one eighth, Joseph S. Huddleston one fourth and Benjamin E.

Huddleston as one half, that I reside in Izard County Arkansaw and am

seventy two years old. That I am acquainted wit

Margaret E. Wainwright, Mary L.,and M.C., with Sam P. age 20,Lucy M. age

18, Guin age 12 who are children of the said Margaret E. Wainwright.

Jane S. Cunningham,her mark. Witness, T.J.Davidson, sworn and subscribed

to before me this Oct. first, 1892. T.

Davidson J.P., Sharp Co., Ark. I T.J.Davidson a Justice of the Pease in

and for the county of Sharp and State aforesaid do hereby certify that

the above named affiant who subscribed to the above affidavit is

entitled to full faith and credit in any cour

in the United States. T.J.Davidson,J.P. Sharp Co.,Arkansaw.

To The Honorable the Dawes Commission on Citizenship in the Five

Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory.

Your petitioner Margaret Elizabeth Wainwright. Nee Huddleston,

undersigned, respectfully states that she is a Cherokee Indian by blood

from Ben E. Huddleston her great grand father and Peggy Welch her

great grand mother were Cherokee Indians by blood by direct

lineal descent as follows from Peggy Welch

and Ben E Huddleston to their son Joseph S. Huddleston, thence to his

son Andrew Huddleston who was the father of this claimant, Margaret

Elizabeth Wainwright the said Peggy and Ben Huddleston were Cherokee

Indians by blood and were so recognized and

lived with the Indians in North Carolina.Tennessee,Alabama. Your

petitioner states the above facts as the lawful grounds of her

application for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation, and prays that her

claim may be fully investigated by your Honorable Commiss

n and that she be adjudged to be a citizen of said Cherokee Nation of

Indians and entitled to all the rights and privileges pertaining to such

citizenship in accordance with the laws and treaties with said Nation

of Indians. My age is fifty nine years.

y Post Office address is Salen Ark. My family consists of the following

named persons. My husband Wm.Wainwright age 70 years, son W.E.Wainright

age 31 years,daughter Mary L. age 23 years,daughter Matty L. age 26

years, daighter Guendolen age 16, son Sa

P. age 24 years. Witness my hand this 10th day of August 1896. Signed

Margaret Elizabeth Wainwright . Hubbard Garland Watts atty for

applicant.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC3-BMF : 12 April 2016), Wm Wainwright in household of John Plumber, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 86, family 6, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,552.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW7-2MB : 24 August 2017), William Wainwright, Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 50A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0045; FHL microfilm 1,254,045.