Tate Merriman

Abt 1860 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Tate Merriman  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1860
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Tate's first wife was Carrie Mutz. She died before his marriage to Lucretia Harney Hardwick. In his application for enrollment into the Chickasaw tribe through his marriage with Crecy Hardwick, Tate stated that he had been a resident of the Chickasaw nation for 30 years prior to his marriage to Crecy. They had married in 1893 in Cliff. He was a continuous resident of the Chickasaw nation except for a five year period, from 1897 to 1901, during which time he was in prison in Sherman, Texas. He indicated that he "had been at Paris several times as a witness, that is when I was arrested." His arrest may have related to the following charges as referenced in the Ft. Smith Criminal Case Files, 1866-1900, : "Tate MERRIMAN, a white man, who did, in the Indian Country, Western District of Arkansas, on or about the fifteenth day of January 1886 feloniously steal, take and carry away from the lawful possession of David HARDWICK Nine head of Hogs of the value of forty five dollars against the peace and dignity of the United States. Witnesses were David HARDWICK, Wm. DAVENPORT, One Joe and One Other. He was arrested on the 26?sup?th?/sup? day of April at Woodville, Chickasaw Nation. Tate MERRIMAN posted his bond, with Ben T. DUVAL and Richard T. KERR as sureties on the Tenth Day of May 1886 at the U.S. Court Room at Fort Smith." About Ft. Smith Criminal Case Files, 1866-1900 Database of criminal case files This database consists of criminal court cases of such famous outlaws as Wyatt Earp and "Cherokee Bill" Goldsby. Many of these 50,000 cases were heard by the famous "hanging" Judge Isaac C. Parker, appointed by President Grant to bring law and order to the territory of Arkansas. The descriptions provide the first and last name of the defendant, the type of crime, the year, the jacket number, and other information. Creator(s):U.S. District Court for the Fort Smith Division of the Western District of Arkansas. (02/20/1897 - ) Type(s) of Archival Materials:Textual Records Contact(s):NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth) (NRFFA), 501 West Felix Street, Building 1, Fort Worth, TX, 76115-3405. PHONE: 817-831-5620; FAX: 817-334-5621; EMAIL: ftworth.archives@nara.gov . Name:Tate Merriman Control number:NRFF-21-3W51-31926 Unit:File Unit Series ID:3W51 Unit ID:31926 Title:Criminal Defendant Case File for Tate Merriman Record Type:Textual Records Start Date:1886 Content:Crime: Larceny Jacket Number: 139 Reference unit:National Archives--Southwest Region Agency:National Archives and Records Administration
  Person ID	I19154	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Lucretia "Crecy/Cresy" Harney,   b. Mar 1860, Panola County, Indian Territory d. 22 Apr 1915, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1893
  	Tate Merriman (2) married Lucretia "Crecy/Cressey" Hardwick at Oakland on 1 AUG 1893.
  Family ID	F6969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Department of the Interior, Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, Application for Enrollment.