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Free Research > H > Hixon > Family StoryUse the free genealogy search to quickly discover your family history or share your own! Affidavit for David H. Hixon - Cherokee
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION o In the Court of Claims
OF DAVID H. HIXON TO BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo AFFIDAVIT OF ASA M HIGGINS STATE OF GEORGIA WALKER COUNTY Asa M. Higgins, of Rossville, Walker county, Georgia being first duly sworn, upon his oath deposes and says: I am 80 years of age and was born in Jackson county, Georgia, June 18, 1833. I have lived In Walker county, Georgia, 75 Years. My Father was Caleb Higgins who lived near Lafayette, in Walker County and helped to remove the Indians in 1838. I remember when the Indians were here, and knew some of them, Including Chief John Ross, who lived near in Rossville, and Second Chief Dick Wilkinson. I have known the applicant, David H. Hixon, for many years. He is of good character and fully entitled to belief. He has been justice of the peace at Rossville, Walker County, Georgia, for about five years, and has lived in the county all his life, practically. I have known applicant's father, George Hixon, who also resides in this county, and knew applicant's grandfather, David Hixon, who also lived in this county, away back years before the civil war. I also knew by reputation applicant's great-grandfather, Tim Hixon, who lived on Lookout Mountain and in the valleys east of it. He was generally known as an arrow maker of the Cherokee Indian tribe, and to be of their blood, and recognized as belonging to their tribe. This same Hixon family have been in Walker County, and I have been personally acquainted with then all along since I was young, many years before the civil war Sworn to and subscribed before me, “A.M. Higgins” This December 5 1913. And I certify that I have known deponent personally 25 years, and that he is entitled to full credit. O.W. Chambers Notary Public, Rossville, Walker County, Georgia. My commission expires January 2, 1917 Joseph Brient Hixon transcribed this affidavit exactly as the original document was written .
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