Equity Case 7071 Louisa YOCUBBY

EQUITY CASE 7071

Empower Me to Know My History

YOCUBBY, Louisa et al.,

• Chickasaw Freedman Card #70
• Enrollment #300-302
• Place of Residence: Bearden,  I. T., Creek Nation 

• Father: SHEARS, Tonaly-(Deceased)
• Mother: Liley (Deceased) 

• See Joe and Dillard PERRY files BIA Record Group 75, Entry 90C,  Folder F-222 

Like so many of the people seeking a transfer from the Freedman Roll to the Blood Roll the record they left is unfortunately is not apparent about their ancestry. However the record in some case has clues to help us determine why they sought citizenship as a Chickasaw or Choctaw by blood.

The first record of note is the infamous Dawes card and the information given to the Dawes Commission about who their parents were. Even with the cards sometimes it was not always evident how the person inherited their “Indian blood.”

Chickasaw Freedman Card #70-front Louisa YOCUBBY 

In the case of Louisa YOCUBBY we take the first step in the process by looking at the various records available like her Dawes card, was she listed as one of the applicants in Equity Case 7071, did she file an application for citizenship in 1896 (M1650) and does she have a file in the Joe and Dillard PERRY database?  

These are the records we hope to find that will provide some of the background to her story and the story of all of the individuals who claimed to have Choctaw or Chickasaw ancestry. If we can locate those records it would be nice to have a descendant of any and all of these people to take a DNA test so the record of their ancestor’s claims can at the very least be shown to have had merit.

Chickasaw Freedman Card #70-rear Louisa YOCUBBY

It may never amount to citizenship for the descendants but it will at least put the record straight that these are some people who the tribes denied their total heritage and ostensibly robbed them of their birthright for generations to follow?

The one thing that does stick out to me is her father’s name is the same as her enslaver? Typically there would be a notation that that individual would be a “Chickasaw Citizen” or “Choctaw Citizen” but we don’t see that in this case.

Louisa YOCUBBY’S Dawes card does not overtly show why she is a claimant in Equity Case 7071 but it will be revealing to look at her file F-222 in the Joe and Dillard PERRY database to see just why she claimed to have Indian ancestry?

I don’t have that file yet and I don’t have a lot of these files, hopefully one day I can obtain them so the record will be complete and the total story can be told. I am publishing what I do know in the hopes a descendant or another researcher will come forward and assist in completing the record on Louisa YOCUBBY and the other claimants involved with Equity Case 7071.

M1301 Louisa YOCUBBY #70 p2

 It is important that I try to include as much pertinent information about Louisa YOUCUBBY and her descendants because it just may be there are people who are related but have no clue about her story and her claim to have an ancestor that was a Chickasaw Indian?

If you have a connection to Louisa YOCUBBY and would like to contribute to this story please contact me at:

Terry LIGON

estelusti@aol.com

Please include EQ-7071 or Bettie’s List in the subject line.

Let me add, it would be nice to have images of these individuals because it is my belief with that image these men, women and children become more than just names on a page. If you have an image of them I would appreciate it if you would seriously consider contributing it (with proper attribution given) so the record can be complete and impactful.