On 28 Feb 1905 Jimpson B. Davenport was appointed Guardian for his brothers children; George, Eliza, Pearlie, Vena and Mack Arthur Davenport; orphans of Betsey Davenport. [4]
On 16 November 1907 the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory collectively entered the United States as Oklahoma, the 46th state.
Vena Emma Davenport married on 29 Dec 1916 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA to Cowdy Morris. [5]
She passed away after 1925.
Sources
↑ Dawes Commission at National Archives citing Dawes roll#5005; Choctaw Roll card#1766; submitted: 16 May 1899; line#5 for Vena @3yrs
↑Dawes Enrollment Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, compiled 1898-1914 on Fold3.com citing catalog#251747; Record Group#75; NARA#M1186 & ACPL in 1982; roll#39; job#09-014 in 2009
↑ Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes 1899-1907 on FamilySearch.org citing National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas; Choctaws by Blood; image#614, image#615, image#616 of 655
↑ Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907 on FamilySearch.org citing National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas; Choctaws by Blood; image#530. image#531, image#536, image#547 of 655
↑Oklahoma, County Marriages 1890-1995 on FamilySearch.org citing various county courthouses in Oklahoma; m: 29 Dec 1916 for Cawdy Morris & Vena Davenport
1900 USA Census on FamilySearch.org; with Emma Davenport in entry for James B. Davenport
Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes 1899-1907 on FamilySearch.org citing National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas; Choctaws by Blood; Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets; applications for allotment affidavit, Choctaw Citizenship Certificates; image#607, image#610 of 655
Research Notes
A source is needed to confirm that she was also called LaVena.
Acknowledgemetns
WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-159202 was created on 10 Jun 2012 by David Parker through the import of Parker Family Tree.ged. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vena by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Vena: