United States v. Watashe

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Watashe, a full-blood Creek allottee, died intestate June 26, 1937, seized and possessed of 80 acres of restricted tax-exempt land. He left surviving him six children, Wiley Watashe, Eliza Watashe Esmond, Lofahye Watashe, Barney Watashe, James Watashe, and Martha Watashe Dunn, all of whom are full-blood Creek Indians, and four grandchildren, Nancy Watashe Roland, Johnny Watashe, Lucille Watashe, and Jessie Watashe, all of whom are half-blood Creek Indians. Each child inherited an undivided one-seventh interest and each grandchild inherited an undivided…