Mary Frances (Alexander) Chitwood (1869 - 1951)

Born 19 Oct 1869 in Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of David Poindexter Chitwood — married 26 Apr 1888 in Eufaula, Indian Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 1951 at about age 81 in Alex, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Mary was Chickasaw.

Mary was born 19 Oct 1869 in Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, the daughter of William Vinson Alexander and Rebecca Colbert or her sister Mary Jennie Colbert Mary passed away 1951 in Alex, Grady, Oklahoma. She is buried at the Rush Springs Cemetery, Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma.^[2]

David Poindexter Chitwood married Mary Frances Alexander26 April 1888 at Eufaula, Indian Territory, United States. ^[3]

The sources listed from the “Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907” show the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jacket for Five Civilized Tribes, application for allotment affidavit, Chickasaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[4][5][6]

Research notes

There is a question as to who Mary's mother was. She lists Jennie Alexander as her mother on the Dawes Applications for Enrollment card 1308.^[7] Her brother, Arthur James Alexander also lists Jennie Alexander as his mother on the Dawes Applications for Enrollment card 566.^[8] On the Find a Grave Memorial ID: 57173632 for Mary Jennie Moore nee Colbert states that that "Jennie" Colbert was not one of the wives of William Vinson Alexander. It states " that In the 1903 court case of "W. V. Alexander vs the Chickasaw Nation", Alexander clearly outlined his wives....several times. He stated that his "first wife" was Rebecca Colbert, that they married on April 15, 1865 in Kiamichi County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory and that she had died before 1874. He then stated his "second wife" was Martha E. Davis who he married on Feb. 24, 1874 in Skullyville Co., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. It goes on to say Family tradition says the two Alexander children went to live with their grandmother Colbert after their mother died. And they are found on the 1885 Chickasaw census in the household of Caroline Colbert who was Rebecca's mother. Also in the home is another daughter of Caroline, Jennie (Colbert) Moore and her own family, husband Joe Moore, son James Moore and daughter Nancy Moore. It was a common practice to call the sisters of one's mother "Mother". There was no source listed for this information on Find a Grave.

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Chickasaw Roll card 1308, line 1
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22019667/mary-frances-chitwood: accessed 08 January 2023), memorial page for Mary Frances Alexander Chitwood (1869–1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22019667, citing Rush Springs Cemetery, Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046).
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: 0445 - https://www.fold3.com/image/63961297
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FZ3-MDC?cc=1390101&wc=MXHG-BWL%3A967441201%2C967565701 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 3706-3758 > image 1227 of 1322; 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:S3HT-6FZ3-MDC?cc=1390101&wc=MXHG-BWL%3A967441201%2C967565701 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 3706-3758 > image 1227 of 1322; 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:S3HT-6FZS-1NY?cc=1390101&wc=MXHG-BWL%3A967441201%2C967565701 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 3706-3758 > image 1231 of 1322; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
7. ↑ Dawes Enrollment Cards, Publication Title: Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, Content Source: The National Archives, Publication Number: M1186, Content Source: NARA, Content Partner: ACPL, Source Publication Year: 1982, Nara Catalog Id: 251747, Nara Catalog Title: Enrollment Cards, compiled 1898 – 1914, Language: English, Country: United States, Footnote Job: 09-014, Footnote Publication Year: 2009, Record Group: 75, Roll: 0068 - https://www.fold3.com/image/225728599?filmstrip=true&terms=1308
8. ↑ Dawes Enrollment Cards, Publication Title: Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, Content Source: The National Archives, Publication Number: M1186, Content Source: NARA, Content Partner: ACPL, Source Publication Year: 1982, Nara Catalog Id: 251747, Nara Catalog Title: Enrollment Cards, compiled 1898 – 1914, Language: English, Country: United States, Footnote Job: 09-014, Footnote Publication Year: 2009, Record Group: 75, Roll: 0067 - https://www.fold3.com/image/225728340?filmstrip=true&terms=566