Napoleon Bonaparte McClure Sr (1876 - 1946)

Born 22 Mar 1876 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie Etta (Impson) McClure — married about 1930 in Indian Territory, United States

Died 14 Dec 1946 at age 70 in Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Nattie was Choctaw.

Dawes Roll No. 10135

Tribal Enrollment No. 9403

Choctaw Nation Field No. 3591

Napoleon Bonaparte McClure was born in 1876 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. He was the son of Isaac McClure and Laura Ashford.

1885 Indian Census Roll, Blue County, Choctaw Nation:
Isaac McClure, Sr, 50, 40 acres, 6 horses, 2 mules, 50 cattle, 8 sheep, 80 hogs, 2 bales cotton, 100 bushels corn, 100 bushels oats
Laura Ann McClure, 47, citizen by marriage
Preeman, 17
Lucetta, 13
Isaac N Jr, 11
Napoleon B, 10

He married first May Dell Stark and had six children - (according to Dawes Roll Card intermarried white at age 21,18 Dec 1895) - he then married Minnie Impson.

1910 U.S. census in Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma:
Napolen B McClure, Indian, 35, married 14 years, Oklahoma, farmer
May Dell Mcclure 38, (1872) married 14 years, 5 children, 5 alive, Oklahoma
Ben (Bunn) H Mcclure 13, (1896) Oklahoma
Horrace Mcclure 7, "
Anna M Mcclure 5, "
Lela B Mcclure 3, "
Francy B Mcclure 0, "
Tomnas Arwood 38, boarder, Georgia, farm labor

He married Martha Dickerson on 27 Oct 1917 in Benington, Bryan, Oklahoma. He is 44, she is 22.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
[Napoleon Bonapart McClure]
Race: Indian (Native American)
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1876
Residence Place: Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Six Children

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Parents:
Isaac Washington McClure (1828 - 1892)
Laura Ann Ashford McClure (1839 - 1887)

Spouses:
Maydell Stark McClure (1878 - 1917)
Minnie Impson McClure (1889 - 1974)*

Children:
Bunn Herbert McClure (1896 - 1967)*
Blanche Delores McClure (1899 - 1900)*
Margurite Irvine McClure (1900 - 1901)*
Anna Mae McClure Pate (1905 - 1981)*
Lela B Mazzoni (1907 - 1973)*
Francis Dell McClure Lively (1910 - 1948)*
Napoleon B McClure (1916 - 1960)*

Siblings:
Narcissa Bond (1857 - 1891)*
Sarah Artimissa McClure Kirk (1863 - 1911)*
Lucetta McClure McDaniel (1872 - 1904)*
Isaac Newton McClure (1874 - 1929)*
Napoleon Bonaparte McClure (1876 - 1946)

Burial:
Old Bennington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Bennington
Bryan County
Oklahoma, USA

NATTIE MCCLURE DIES SUDDENLY^[1]

The news of the sudden death of Mr. Natty B. MCClure last night at 11:30 o'clock was a great shock to all our people here this morning. Mr. McClure was visiting in Bokchito and passed away suddenly in his chair of a hear attack. HIs children live in California and other parts of the United States and funeral arrangmeents have not been made. Mr. McClure had lived here all of his life and made friends of everyone.

NAPOLEON B. (NATTY) MCCLURE^[2]

Napoleon B. Mcclure is gone. Today we mourn his dath, in the evening we rejoice in the assurance of the heritage of eternal hope. The deceased was born March 22, 1876; died November 14, 1946 at Bokchito, Oklahoma. He was the youngest son and the last member of the immediate family of Isaac and Laura Ashford McClure. His father was a distinguished member of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians; a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and fought in the battle of the Pea Ridge. Natty attended Tribal neighborhood schools and Spencer Academy, graduating from the Academy at an early age. Following his graduation he married Miss MaDell Stark, daughter of Dr. T.H., and Blanch M. Stark. The issues surviving this union includes three boys living Horace C.; N.B. , Jr., and Hubert M. McClure; three girls living: Anna McClure Pate, Blanche McClure Mazzoni, and Francis McClure Lively, including six grandchildren. Natty was converted in 1896 and joined the Presbyterian Chuch at old Bennington. His former wife having preceded him in death, the deceased again assumed the responsibility of a married life by leading Mrs. Minnie York(fomerly Impson) to the marriage alter. The Impson family is a prominent member of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians. Mrs. Minnie McClure is a sister of our fellow townsman, D.D. Impson, and survive the deceased. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. R.M. Firebaugh of Hugo, Rev. Nelson Wolfe of Fillmore, Rev. Oscar Gardner of Goodland and others. Burial under the directiction of Gus Pool Funeral hOme in the Old Church Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ The Bennington News, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, 1945 news from Bryan County, Published by the Bryan Co. Genealoyg Library & Archives , Page 226 - reference Vol. 41, NO 3 November 15 1946
2. ↑ The Bennington News, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, 1945 news from Bryan County, Published by the Bryan Co. Genealoyg Library & Archives , Page 231 - reference Vol. 41, NO 4 November 22 1946

• The National Archives at Ft Worth; Ft Worth, Texas, USA; Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; NAI Number: 251747; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Record Group Number: 75. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 for Napoleon B McClure 18:51, 23 October 2017 (EDT)

• U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 14:19, 21 October 2017 (EDT)

• Year: 1885; Roll: M595_623; Page: 35; Line: 13; Agency: Union. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 for Napoleon B Mcclure 14:19, 21 October 2017 (EDT)

• Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 for Napoleon B McClure * Martha Dickerson 14:19, 21 October 2017 (EDT)

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 9, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1244; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375257. 1910 United States Federal Census for Napoleon B Mcclure 14:19, 21 October 2017 (EDT)

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1454; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 30. 1920 United States Federal Census for Napoleon McClure 16:06, 23 October 2017 (EDT)

• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Napoleon Bonapartt McClure 14:19, 21 October 2017 (EDT)

• US Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Trines
• Choctaw Dawes Roll Card #3591
• 1907 OK Territorial Census
• OK & Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes
• Findagrave # 25086771

• Napoleon Bonaparte McClure on Find A Grave: Memorial #25086771 retrieved 14:58, 14 October 2017 (EDT)