Zadah Melviny (Garland) Jones (1891 - 1948)

Born 9 Sep 1891 in LeFlore, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elbert J. Jones — married 12 Sep 1909 in Haskell, Oklahoma, United States

Died 17 Sep 1948 at age 57 in Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States

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Zadah was Choctaw.

Biography

Zadah was born 9 Sep 1891 at LeFlore, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, the daughter of Joseph Garland and Malissa Harrison. Zadah passed away 17 Sep 1948 at Le Flore, Oklahoma. She is buried at the Garland Cemetery, Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma.^[2]

She and his contemporaneous family are original Dawes Commission enrolled members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Dawes Census Card^[3]

Tribe:	Choctaw
Card No:	2481OHS or Fold3($)
Roll No:	7199
Approved:	Citizen by Blood
Approved Year:	1903
Relationship to Head:	Child

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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, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 2481, line 4
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13762705
3. ↑ National Archives/Dawes Rolls NARA M1186. These enrollment cards are a census-like listing for members of five Native American tribes, 1898-1914.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X95S-MYD?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-PTG%3A967441301%2C967643701 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7198-7221 > image 41 of 667; 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-X95S-MDD?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-PTG%3A967441301%2C967643701 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7198-7221 > image 44 of 667; 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:S3HY-X95S-MQV?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-PTG%3A967441301%2C967643701 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7198-7221 > image 52 of 667; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST7-7KS : accessed 10 February 2021), Zada Garland in household of Joe Garland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 39B, family 636, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,850.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQF-8PK : accessed 10 February 2021), Zadah Jones in household of Elbert J Jones, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 5A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1254; FHL microfilm 1,375,267.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1X-MWP : 3 February 2021), Zadah M Jones in entry for Elbert J Jones, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7G-672 : accessed 10 February 2021), Zada Jones in household of Elbert Jones, Haskell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 7B, line 53, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1906; FHL microfilm 2,341,640.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVN-9GW : 5 January 2021), Szesck Jones in household of Elbert J Jones, Kennady Township, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-18, sheet 18A, line 40, family 321, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3304.
• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR3Y-JLM : 28 November 2020), Elbert Jones and Zodah Garland, 12 Sep 1909; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.