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IN RE CITIZENSHIP CLAIM, APPLICATION FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THEC HOC TAW NATION.OF WILLIAM QUINT Asinv? ET AL.Before the Hon. Dawes Commission sitting at Vinita, IndianTer. to determine the rights of citizenship of any applicant in anyof the five tribes or nations.No come your applicants herein namely, William QuintAaskew, William Thomas Aaskew, George Washington Askew, Sam Aaskew,Thane Aaskew, Perry Aaskew, Tommie Aaskew, Lillie Aaskew, GilbertAaskew, Lizzie Aaskew, Sophia Aaskew, Eattie Aaskew, Ellen Aaskew,and Tom Aaskew Martha Aaskew, Betty Aaskew and Dora Aaskew, and respectfullyMatt te that they are all residents of the first judicialdistrict of the Soutern District of the Indian Territory, and residenearer to Ardmore than to any other place of holding court in saidSouthern District.They further respectfully istate that they are ChoctawIndians by blood, and they hereby apply to said commission for herights of citizenship in said Choctaw Nation alleging as grounds thereforthe following cat at eaent of f ac ts to-wit:They are all descendants of a common ancestor, namely To mAaskew, who was a Choctaw Indian by blood. This Tom Askew had twobrothers, named Murrill Aakew and Mose Aaskew; and all of these boyswr , e, full brothers and the son of Aaron Askew, Who was a one half ChoctawIndian by blood. Aaron Askew was raised, lived and died in theState of Alabama. He married a White lady there, who was a UnitedStates citizen, and by her had the three sons mentioned above. AaronAskew was not a citizen of the United States; he never was admitted tothe right of citizenship in the Choctaw Nation; nor did he or hisancestors ever acapt or receive any lands or other proper Thom anysource Whatever, as was accepted by some of the Indian who remainedback in the older states at the time of th removal ofthe Indians tothe ir new home where they now reside, in lieu of their rights accruingto them as citizens of said Nation. All of these three dhildrennanely, Tam )Mose and Murrill are dead. Tom Aaskew married Betty