Notes for Napolean Bonaparte Brashear

Notes for Napolean Bonaparte Brashear

!US Census 1870 (23 August) Arkansas, Pope Co., Moreland Township, Roll M593_61, Sheet 4, Page 419B, House No. 1052, Lines 26-27: Napolean B. Brashear (b. 1849 - 21 - in AR - Occ: Works on Farm - Property Value $200) married in Feb 1870 to Mary Jane (b. 1845 - 25 - in AR)

!US Census 1880 Missouri, Ozark Co., Gainesville, FHL Film 1254707; National Archives Film T9-0707; Page 529C: N. B. BRASHEAR (b. Abt 1849 - 31 - in AR - Occ: Minister - Fa: KY and Mo: TN) married to Mary J. BRASHEAR (b. Abt 1846 - 34 - in AR - Fa: TN and Mo: TN). Children listed (all born in AR) are: Sarah E. BRASHEAR (Dau b. Abt 1871 - 9); Amanda J. BRASHEAR (Dau b. Abt 1873 - 7); Ida M. BRASHEAR (Dau b. Abt 1875 - 5); Lillie B. BRASHEAR (Dau b. Abt 1875 - 5); Walter W. BRASHEAR (Son b. Abt 1878 - 2); Lafayette BRASHEAR (Son b. Abt 1878 - 2); and BRASHEAR (Son b. Abt May 1880 - 1/12 - in MO)

!US Census 1900 (4 June) Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Township 5, Roll T623_1851, SD 73 ED 92, Sheet 3A/3B, Page 259A/259B, House No. 23, Lines 47-50/51-52: Napolean Brashear (b. Feb 1849 - 51 - in AR - Occ: Farmer - Fa: MS and Mo: MS) married 30 years to Mary Jane (b. March 1847 - 53 - in AR - Fa: AR and Mo: AR) having 10 children born and 6 still living. Children listed are: Lafaette (son b. Aug 1878 - 21 - in AR - Occ: Farm Laborer); Frederick (son b. Apr 1880 - 20 - Occ: Farm Laborer); Arthur (son b. Mar 1882 - 18 - Occ: Farm Laborer); and Logan (son b. Oct 1887 - 12 - Occ: Farm Laborer)

!US Census 1920 (31 January) Oklahoma, Rogers Co., Verdigris, Claremore, Roll T625_1482, SD 1 ED 163, Page 11A, House No. 200, Lines 9-17: Napolian Brashares (b. 1850 - 70 - in AR - Occ: Farmer - Fa: KY and Mo: MO) married to Mary J. (b. 1846 - 74 - in MS - Fa: USA and Mo: USA). ALSO LISTED are: Logan B. Brashares (son b. 1886 - 34 - in AR - Occ: Farmer - Fa: AR and Mo: MS) married to Nora (dau-in-law b. 1894 - 26 - in AR - Fa: USA and Mo: USA). Children listed (born in OK) are: Helen M. (granddau b. 1913 - 7); Homer R. (grandson b. Aug 1914 - 5 4/12); Ross (grandson b. Oct 1915 - 4 2/12); Jessie W. (grandson b. 1918 - 2); and Ferd W. (grandson b. Nov 1919 - 2/12)

!US Census 1930 (19 April) California, San Joaquin Co., Manteca City, Castoria Township, Roll 210, SD 9 ED 39-1, Page 13B, House No. 337-298 Sycamore, Line 97: Napoleon B. Brashear (b. 1850 - 80 - in AR - WIDOW - Occ: None - Fa: KY and Mo: MO)

On Sept 8 and 9, 1896, in three separate petitions, Napoleon filed applications with the Dawes Commission for enrollment of his family as citizens by blood of the Choctaw Nation, naming the following persons: Napoleon B. Brashears, La Fayette Brashears, Arthur Brashears, Fred S. Brashears, Sarah E. Salmon, John C. Salmon, Forney (?Fannie) Salmon, Lois Salmon, Ida May Duncan, Dora M. Duncan, and for enrollment of the following as intermarried citizens of the Choctaw Nation: Mary J. Brashears and Ollie Duncan. The petition identifies all but Napoleon as children and grandchildren of Napoleon B. Brashears, who stated that he was entitled to enrollment for the following reason: "My father, Mortimer M. Brashears, was a son of Joseph Brashears, whose father was Zadock Brashears. All these Brashears were Choctaw Indians." Affidavits of James D. Coyle and Lucy J. Jones were attached, affirming "Napoleon B. Brashears is a son of Mortimer M. Brashears, and the said Joseph Brashears was a son of Zadoc Brashears. The above-named Brashears were Choctaw Indians." (See also the attorney's summary of his claim, at the end of the case: "Napoleon B. Brashears, et al." Dawes Commission No. 877. Commission Nos 7-D-195, 7-D-194, 7-D-187, 7-D-198, 23-929; Government Printing Office, see section called Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, pages 315-321.)
Napoleon was simply bald-facedly lying, for his "evidence" simply doesn't square with the documents; the Zadock Brashears he names as great-grandfather would have to have a grandson by the time he was 9 years old! Napoleon was trying to gobble up a piece of the Choctaw pie.