Martha Elizabeth Mayes

Martha Vann was born on October 04, 1852 in the Saline District, Cherokee Nation. Her parents were David Vann and Martha McNair, both Cherokee. Martha's father was killed in the Civil War. She married Samuel Mayes, also Cherokee, on November 09, 1871. They were the parents of William, Joseph, and Carrie (Mary). Samuel, Martha, and all three children are listed together on the 1900 U.S. Census.

Martha was enrolled by the Dawes Commission in 1902 and was approved for a share of the Eastern Cherokee (Guion Miller) payment in 1907. She died on December 27, 1907 in Pryor, Oklahoma, and is buried at the Fairview Cemetery, Mayes County, Oklahoma.

Mayes's first wife died in 1907, and in 1913 he married Minnie Harrison. Mayes died in Pryor on December 12, 1927.

Three children:

1. William Lucullus Mayes, b. 6 Feb 1874 in Chouteau, OK. I.T. Married Mary Llewellyn Morgan.
2. Joseph Francis Mayes, b. 21 Dec 1877 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma
3. Carrie (Mary)

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According to FindAGrave:

M/O: William Lucullus, Joseph Frank, Carrie M., Charlotte E., Pearl C., Ruth & Sarah Mayes.

• Residence: Township 21 N., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States - 1900
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 19 2022, 13:38:30 UTC

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References

1. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880, p. 134
2. National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-08; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1890. Cooweescoowee, p. 13 ,
3. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR2-D82 : 10 March 2022), Samuel H Mayes, 1900.
4. Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Cherokee by Blood, Card #2704
5. National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application #4035, Martha Mayes
6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11208761/martha-elizabeth-mayes: accessed 22 August 2022), memorial page for Martha Elizabeth Vann Mayes (4 Oct 1852–27 Dec 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11208761, citing Fairview Cemetery, Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by DMLeForce (contributor 47131861).
7. Larry O'Dell, “Mayes, Samuel Houston,” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=MA045.