A Review of a Rejected Citizenship Case

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Proof

Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof.

Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof.

Preponderance of Evidence: the least demanding level of proof. It is basically proving something is more likely than not.

Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof.

Preponderance of Evidence: the least demanding level of proof. It is basically proving something is more likely than not.

Clear & Convincing Evidence: More demanding than Preponderance. This is the normal standard in genealogical research.

Whether it is a Claim, a court case or an assertion the Burden of Proof falls on the Person making the Claim. It is your job to prove your claim not anyone’s job to find proof for you or to disprove your assertion.

#8  SINNES      This household has 2 females over the age of 16, 1 female under the age of 16 & 3 males under the age of 8.  Total of 6 Cherokees and no slaves.They had 1 farm of 15 acres with 2 houses.   Everyone was a full blood Cherokee.  [Note:  there is no adult male enumerated in this household]

#9  BENJAMIN SINNES    This household had 1 male over age 18 and 1 female over age 16.  Total of 2 Cherokee and no slaves.They had no farm nor house listed [suggests that he lived in a house of Sinnes].  Both were full bloods. 

[No. 26.] AN ACT

To attach a part of the County of St. Clair to Jackson County. Sec. 1.  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State

of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That hereafter, all that part of St. Clair county, beginning due south of William Davis’, at the present boundary line of Jackson and St. Clair counties, and running a straight direction to Raizen Rowling’s, so as to include said Raizen Rowling’s in Jackson county, thence due east to the State line of Georgia; thence along said line until it strikes the present boundary line of Jackson county, shall be and compose a part of the county of Jackson.

Sect. 2.  And be it further enacted, That all laws contravening the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the colonel of the 63d regiment of Alabama militia, to lay off into one or more company beats according to the number of persons liable to do militia duty in the territory added to Jackson county by this act, which shall be added to and form a part of said regiment, and organize the same according to the existing laws; and when said company or companies are so organized, the captains or commanding officers of said company shall proceed to hold an election for justices of the peace and constables within said company or companies: Provided, that the said company or companies shall not be required to attend the regimental and battalion musters of the regiments to which they are attached by this act.

Approved, January 14, 1834

Acts of the General Assembly of Alabama1833-1834

56 George Lowery, Jr   4 in family. Plus 2 blacks S Wills Creek

57 Big Feather Indian 8 in family N Wills Creek

58 Sinew  Indian 5 in family S W Creek

59 Widow Wheeler Indian   Head Wills Creek

60 Jack Justice Indian 8 in family Head W Creek

61 James P. Lowery half 6 in family & 6 blacks Head Lookout Valley

62 Corn Tassel     Head Lookout Valley

63 Charles McIntosh 3 qtr 11 in family Head Lookout Valley

64 John PurloneSpaniard with

Cherokee family8 in family Lookout Valley

#28Sinewe, 1 male over 25 & under 50Pd $20.00

# NAMEM

<10

M10-25

M25-50

M>50

F<10

F10-25

F25-50

F>50

M-

Slv

F-Slv

TOTAL

REMARKS

56 Ben Sinew   1       1         2 Wills Town

NAME CAPTAINBenge, John John McLemore

Bark, The John McLemoreBurns, Arthur John McLemore

Chamber's Stepson John McLemoreChickaswtee John McLemore

Deerhead, John John McLemoreGeorge Guess R. John McLemore

Griffin, Daniel John McLemoreGrits John McLemore

Langley, Hunter John McLemoreLoony, John John McLemore

McCoy, Alexander John McLemoreMcLemore, John John McLemore

Pidgeon John McLemoreSinews John McLemore

Turtle Fields John McLemoreWhirlwind John McLemore

AGE BIRTH RACE

1813-1814 War

At least 20 Before 1796

1836 Valuation

Full Blood

Huss Muster Roll

>25 & <50Abt 1787 –

1812

Reconciled Birth

1787-1796 Full Blood

AGE BIRTH

1835 Census Over 18 Before 1817

Deas Muster Roll 10 - 25 1812 – 1827

Reconciled Birth 1812 – 1816

AGE BIRTHWHERE BORN

RACE

1850 Census 341815-1816

TN White

1860 Census 441815-1816

TN White

1870 Census 541815-1816

TN White

1880 Census 641815-1816

TN White

1896 Deposition 801815-1816

RECONCILED BIRTH

1815-1816

RECONCILED BIRTH

SINEW 1787 - 1796

BENJAMIN SINEW 1812 – 1816

JESTERN GOINS CASTOE 1815 - 1816

A Review of a Rejected Citizenship Case