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Cora Lena New

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Cora Lena New

Birth
Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
1915 (aged 7–8)
Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Parents:

Mother: Josephine Colston, full Cherokee, born November 16, 1875 in Cowskin Prairie, Indian Territory. Allegedly, she chose her name from her Cherokee name, "Ini" and her grandfather's anglicized name, Joseph; her Cherokee surname was Bat or Batt. Josephine's parents were full-blood Cherokee. She is on the Dawes rolls and her children have Certifictes of Degree of Indian Blood; a number of them were allotted land, which some descendents still own, etc. She died in 1955 in Fairland, OK and was buried in Fairland Cemetery. Her parents' names were:
Jim or James Colston(tu kaw-us-tis-kaw)
b. ? Cherokee Nation
d. 1880
Ruth A. Ageh? (Clough-wy-you-kah Cli-ma-hye or Bat) whose Indian name meant "back there." She was born on the Quala Reservation in North Carolina.
b.? NC
d. 1880

Father: William Edward New, born May 15th, 1875 in Cowskin Prairie (Indian Territory). William Edward New died July 22, 1968 in Fairland OK, and was buried there.
His parents' names were:
William E. New
Amanda Melvina Hillen, a first-generation American out of Cork County, Ireland

His siblings were: all half-siblings with Last Name Beck (second husband of Amanda)

Ellis : 1879-1908
Osborne Author: 1880-1968
Wesley Cleveland: 1884-1948
David McBlaughlin: 1886-1930s
Walter Franklin: 1889-1963
George Lee: 1893-1968
Cherokee Lee: ? - 1968
Claude D: died in infancy
Bertha L: 1901/2-1902
Adilene D: died in infancy
Martha Ann: 18? - 1973
Mary D: died in infancy

William and Josephine were married in Vinita, Indian Territory. Ten children were born to them:

1. Ezra Edward New: Born March 7, 1896 in Ollogah (Chelsea) in Indian Territory; Married February 1915 in Neosha and died July 28, 1980 in Oklahoma City; he is buried in Memorial Garden Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.

2. Isaac New: Born April 1, 1897 in Chelsea, Indian Territory; Died 1913. Notes written in the margin of a family document state: "Issac got sick at Aunt Martha's (granddad New's half sister) and went to Osborn's (half brother) where he died. There to help Martha." Another relative asserts, however, that he died during the influenza epidemic of 1918, so I would like to see a photo of the stone to verify the dates. She also stated that his parents had to go to Missouri on the train to retreive his body; they brought him back home and had him buried in Fairland.

3. Nancy Ann New: Born December 9, 1899 in Chelsea, Indian Territory.

4. Sarah Jane New: Born May 17, 1902 in Chelsea, Indian Territory

5. William Denny (W. D.) New: Born May 25, 1904 on a farm near Bushyhead and Chelsea. Married Mildred Ruth Trammel in 1924; Divorced and second marriage to Edith Jungclass in 1940. He died in Palm Springs, CA in ___ and is buried there.

6. Josephine Olive New: Born April 1904 at a farm near Welah (7 miles) and Commerce (7 miles). She died in 1907.

7. Cora Lena New: Born December 15, 1907 in Fairland, OK. She died in 1915.

8. Floyd Ray New: Born May 24, 1911 in Fairland, OK. He died in Fort Smith, AR in ____.

9. Claude Leonard New: Born December 15, 1912 in Fairland, OK.

10. Lloyd Henry New: Born February 18, 1916 in Fairland. OK. He lived and worked as a notable Native American artist in Santa Fe, NM, where he died in ____.
Parents:

Mother: Josephine Colston, full Cherokee, born November 16, 1875 in Cowskin Prairie, Indian Territory. Allegedly, she chose her name from her Cherokee name, "Ini" and her grandfather's anglicized name, Joseph; her Cherokee surname was Bat or Batt. Josephine's parents were full-blood Cherokee. She is on the Dawes rolls and her children have Certifictes of Degree of Indian Blood; a number of them were allotted land, which some descendents still own, etc. She died in 1955 in Fairland, OK and was buried in Fairland Cemetery. Her parents' names were:
Jim or James Colston(tu kaw-us-tis-kaw)
b. ? Cherokee Nation
d. 1880
Ruth A. Ageh? (Clough-wy-you-kah Cli-ma-hye or Bat) whose Indian name meant "back there." She was born on the Quala Reservation in North Carolina.
b.? NC
d. 1880

Father: William Edward New, born May 15th, 1875 in Cowskin Prairie (Indian Territory). William Edward New died July 22, 1968 in Fairland OK, and was buried there.
His parents' names were:
William E. New
Amanda Melvina Hillen, a first-generation American out of Cork County, Ireland

His siblings were: all half-siblings with Last Name Beck (second husband of Amanda)

Ellis : 1879-1908
Osborne Author: 1880-1968
Wesley Cleveland: 1884-1948
David McBlaughlin: 1886-1930s
Walter Franklin: 1889-1963
George Lee: 1893-1968
Cherokee Lee: ? - 1968
Claude D: died in infancy
Bertha L: 1901/2-1902
Adilene D: died in infancy
Martha Ann: 18? - 1973
Mary D: died in infancy

William and Josephine were married in Vinita, Indian Territory. Ten children were born to them:

1. Ezra Edward New: Born March 7, 1896 in Ollogah (Chelsea) in Indian Territory; Married February 1915 in Neosha and died July 28, 1980 in Oklahoma City; he is buried in Memorial Garden Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.

2. Isaac New: Born April 1, 1897 in Chelsea, Indian Territory; Died 1913. Notes written in the margin of a family document state: "Issac got sick at Aunt Martha's (granddad New's half sister) and went to Osborn's (half brother) where he died. There to help Martha." Another relative asserts, however, that he died during the influenza epidemic of 1918, so I would like to see a photo of the stone to verify the dates. She also stated that his parents had to go to Missouri on the train to retreive his body; they brought him back home and had him buried in Fairland.

3. Nancy Ann New: Born December 9, 1899 in Chelsea, Indian Territory.

4. Sarah Jane New: Born May 17, 1902 in Chelsea, Indian Territory

5. William Denny (W. D.) New: Born May 25, 1904 on a farm near Bushyhead and Chelsea. Married Mildred Ruth Trammel in 1924; Divorced and second marriage to Edith Jungclass in 1940. He died in Palm Springs, CA in ___ and is buried there.

6. Josephine Olive New: Born April 1904 at a farm near Welah (7 miles) and Commerce (7 miles). She died in 1907.

7. Cora Lena New: Born December 15, 1907 in Fairland, OK. She died in 1915.

8. Floyd Ray New: Born May 24, 1911 in Fairland, OK. He died in Fort Smith, AR in ____.

9. Claude Leonard New: Born December 15, 1912 in Fairland, OK.

10. Lloyd Henry New: Born February 18, 1916 in Fairland. OK. He lived and worked as a notable Native American artist in Santa Fe, NM, where he died in ____.


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  • Added: Apr 7, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35635592/cora_lena-new: accessed ), memorial page for Cora Lena New (15 Dec 1907–1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35635592, citing Fairland Cemetery, Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by terez93 (contributor 47090940).