Haidee (Nesmith) Cotten (1868-1905) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree (2024)

Born 28 Sep 1868 in Arkansas, United States

Wife ofRufus Pinkney Cotten— married17 Feb 1897 in Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Died 1 Mar 1905at age 36in Ardmore, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Dawes Roll# I. W. 1077 - card 263^[1]

Haidee was born 28 Sep 1868 in Arkansas, the daughter of Benton Nesmith and Elizabeth Jane Bond. Haidee passed away 1 Mar 1905 in Ardmore, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.^[2] She is buried at the Hickory Cemetery, Hickory, Murray County, Oklahoma.^[3]

R. P. Cotten married Haidee Nesmith on 17 February 1897 at Ardmore, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States.^[4]

Haidee Cotten made application to the Dawes Commission for a land allotment from the Choctaw Nation. An examination by the Commission; In the matter of application of Haidee Cotten for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Choctaw Nation was conducted on 20 November 1902.^[5] The decision of the Commission as to being a Choctaw by Intermarriage on 15 October 1904 approved the enrollment and Haidee Cotten was recognized as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.^[6] Intermarried Choctaw or Chickasaw Citizen was a person that lived in the Choctaw or Chickasaw Nation and married a citizen of Choctaw or Chickasaw blood. They also had married under Choctaw or Chickasaw license or had been married prior to the requirement of having a Choctaw or Chickasaw license. An Intermarried Citizen was recognized by the Dawes Commission for eligibility of land allotments. The Examination by the Commission generally provides names, dates of marriage, where and who performed the marriage.

On 23 March 1905, Rufus P. Cotten was appointed Administrator for the estate of Haidee Cotten. ^[7][8][9]

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, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 263, line 2
2. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-8TS?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 364 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44475188/haidee-cotton: accessed April 9, 2024), memorial page for Haidee Cotton (11 May 1873–7 Jul 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44475188, citing Hickory Cemetery, Hickory, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Harv (contributor 47030477).
4. ↑ 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, https://www.fold3.com/image/48500310/cotton-pink-page-25-us-dawes-packets-1898-1914
5. ↑ 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, https://www.fold3.com/image/48500265/cotton-pink-page-2-us-dawes-packets-1898-1914 and https://www.fold3.com/image/48500267/cotton-pink-page-3-us-dawes-packets-1898-1914
6. ↑ 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, https://www.fold3.com/image/48500270/cotton-pink-page-4-us-dawes-packets-1898-1914 and https://www.fold3.com/image/48500272/cotton-pink-page-5-us-dawes-packets-1898-1914
7. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-825?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 366 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
8. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-DPG?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 367 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
9. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-857?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 368 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
10. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-8L1?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 357 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
11. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-8PJ?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 360 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
12. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6R4S-DSR?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-WNG%3A967439301%2C967508201: 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 1062-1079 > image 380 of 475; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC6-VK3: Tue Mar 05 10:08:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Benton Nesmith and Elizabeth J Nesmith, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW6-NP1: Sun Mar 10 05:17:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Bentun Nesmith and Elizabeth J. Nesmith, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR5-CLQ: Wed Mar 06 10:52:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Rufus F Cotten and Haidee L Cotten, 1900.

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXL5-84C: Fri Mar 15 01:28:07 UTC 2024), Entry for R P Cotton and Haidee Nesmith, 17 Feb 1897.

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