Melton Browning Allen (1896 - 1978)

Born 12 Sep 1896 in Pontotoc, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Died 10 Jan 1978 at age 81 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Melton was Chickasaw.

Melton was born 12 Sep 1896 at Pontotoc, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, the son of Charley Allen and Lizzie. Melton passed away 10 Jan 1978 at Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma. He is buried at the High Hill Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,.^[2]

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, Chickasaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Chickasaw Roll card 326, line 3
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72699391/milton-allen : accessed 01 May 2022), memorial page for Milton Allen (12 Sep 1896–10 Jan 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72699391, citing High Hill Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Angie (contributor 46507705) .
3. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6819-C9L?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-9TL%3A967441201%2C967578901 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 4012-4063 > image 1045 of 1301; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6819-HWF?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-9TL%3A967441201%2C967578901 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 4012-4063 > image 1072 of 1301; 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-6819-C9L?cc=1390101&wc=MXHP-9TL%3A967441201%2C967578901 : 17 October 2016), Chickasaws by Blood > No. 4012-4063 > image 1045 of 1301; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.