Nancy Ann (Taylor) Roebuck (1858 - 1946)

Born 1858 in Mississippi, United States

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Roebuck — married Apr 1886 in Kiamichi, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1946 at about age 88 in Soper, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Nancy was Choctaw Citizen by Intermarriage.

Nancy was born in 1858 at in Mississippi, the daughter of James and Sally Taylor. Nancy passed away 28 Oct 1946 at Soper, Choctaw, Oklahoma. She is buried at the Soper Cemetery, Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.^[2]

Ben Roebuck married Nancy Ann Taylor in April 1886 at Kiamichi, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.^[3]

Nancy A. Roebuck 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 Nancy A. Roebuck for enrollment as an Intermarried citizen of the Choctaw Nation was conducted on 8 April 1903.^[4] The decision of the Commission as to being a Choctaw by Intermarriage on 2 March 1904 approved the enrollment and Nancy A. Roebuck was recognized as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.^[5] 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.

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. ^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 1559, line 2
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91107714/nancy-ann-roebuck : accessed 12 February 2022), memorial page for Nancy Ann Taylor Roebuck (1860–28 Oct 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91107714, citing Soper Cemetery, Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586) .
3. ↑ 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, Roll: 0008 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54150603
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, Roll: 0008 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54150525
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, Roll: 0008 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54150535
6. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-X9R3-HC9?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1P8%3A967439301%2C967541401 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 694-710 > image 387 of 477; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
7. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-X9R3-H4K?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1P8%3A967439301%2C967541401 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 694-710 > image 388 of 477; 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-X9R3-4JM?cc=1390101&wc=MXHT-1P8%3A967439301%2C967541401 : 17 October 2016), Choctaw Citizens by Marriage > No. 694-710 > image 403 of 477; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• "United States Census, 1900" Nancy Roebuck in household of Benjamin Roebuck,
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQP-MFG : accessed 12 February 2022), Nancy Roebuck in household of Roebuck, Oakes, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 5B, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1247; FHL microfilm 1,375,260.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN17-TLG : 3 February 2021), Nancy Ann Roebuck in entry for Ben F Roebuck, 1920.