Ewing Lamar 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 1 Sep 1902
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: J. R. Lamar (1829-1897) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth (      -      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah J. Collins (15 Sep 1858 - 1949)
       Marriage: 9 Nov 1881 3
       Children:
                1. Annie Elizabeth Lamar (Abt 1885-1903)
                2. Franklin Taylor Lamar (Abt 1888-      )
                3. Vaudie Lee Lamar (1889-1934)
                4. Maudie Mae Lamar (1889-1979)
                5. James Riley Lamar (Abt 1894-1930)
Notes
General:
TRIBAL CENSUS:

The age of the twins compared to their known birth date indicates that the following census card was prepared about 1900. It is card number 10213, and the roll numbers of the 5 individuals are respectively 29186, 29187, 29188, 29189, and 29190. The introduction of "Index to the Cherokee Rolls" (Valorie Millican, 2002) states that the "Cherokee by Blood ages were calculated to September 1, 1902.", but here that does not seem to be the case.

<pre> Cherokee Nation -- Cherokee Roll
Delaware District, post office Fairland, I. T.

1 Annie E. Lamar 15 F 1/32 1896 Delaware 1785
2 Frank " (*) Bro 12 M 1/32 1896 " 1786
3 Vauda " Sis 11 F 1/32 1896 " 1788
4 Maudie " Sis 11 F 1/32 1896 " 1787
5 James R. " Bro 7 M 1/32 1896 " 1789 </pre>

The last 4 columns are percent Indian, tribal enrollment year, district, and number. The part entitled "Tribal Enrollment of Parents" indicates that their father was "Ewing Lamar, dead, Delaware" and that their mother is "Sarah Birdsong, , non citz". Their father is dead; their mother is alive. He was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation in the Delaware District, and she was a non-citizen. Further comments are

a) No. 1 on 1896 Roll as Annie Elizabeth Lamar
b) No. 3 on 1896 Roll as Vaud Lamar
c) No. 4 on 1896 Roll as Maud Lamar
d) No. 5 on 1896 Roll as James Riley Lamar
e) No. 1 died about January 8, 1903, Affadavit filed June 2, 1906
f) Citizenship Cetificate issued for No. 1 June 1, 1906
g) No. 2 protests against anyone representing him in any matter before the Commissioner.
h) Citizenship Certificate issued for No. 2,3,4,5 Jun 14, 1905 [maybe Jan]
i) On Cherokee Card No. D-454 September 27, 1900
j) On this card March 30, 1903 [maybe related to i)] </pre>

BROTHERS?

The evidence presented here suggests but does not prove that Ewing Lamar and Benjamin Franklin Lamar are brothers. There is a repetition of names in the 2 sets of children, and one of Benjamin Franklin's children (Maud) is living with a child of Ewing (Maudie Mae) in 1920. On the other hand according to the 1910 US census for Robert A. Ballard married to Benjamin's daughter Jessie, Benjamin F. was 1/8 Cherokee, and according to the tribal census of about 1900 Ewing was 1/16. I suspect that at that level of dilution people were often uncertain as to what percentage indigenous ancestry they really had.

DEATH DATE:

See notes under his wife.
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Sources

1 Sarah Lamar, Interview with Sarah Lamar, Fairland, Oklahoma, about 1927, pg 14.

2 Cemeteries and Burial Places of Delaware County, Oklahoma, Vol II, pg 10. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 Sarah Lamar, Interview with Sarah Lamar, Fairland, Oklahoma, about 1927, pg 13.

4 Cemeteries and Burial Places of Delaware County, Oklahoma, Vol II, pg 17. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 Cemeteries and Burial Places of Delaware County, Oklahoma, Vol II, pg 24. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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