Box 34 - Rosewood Massacre

Box 34 contains materials from the Rosewood Massacre Collection dating from 1994–1995 and is arranged alphabetically by claimant surname, documenting individual compensation claims and supporting evidence submitted by survivors and their descendants. This box includes files for individuals such as Truitt Roberts; Willie Mae Thomas; Helen Taylor; Wendy D. Goins Swanson; Ronnie Hall; Sherman Harvey Jr.; Delray M. Sherman; Alzada Sherman; Alphonso Rivers; Marie Randle; Clarence Pollard; Ollie Mae Parker; Ruby Rollie Mae Bradley-Owens; Helen Orr; Sylvia Nicholson; Chris Nicholson; April Nicholson; Queenie Brown Myers; and Robbie Martin, among others.

The folders primarily consist of claims-related documentation, including Rosewood Claims Bill checklists, claims information forms, affidavits, and Rosewood property affidavits detailing land ownership, loss, and familial connections to Rosewood survivors. The files also contain extensive correspondence between claimants and attorneys or state officials (such as Robert A. Butterworth, Gregory Durden, and Frank M. Beisler), memoranda, handwritten notes, and transmittal records related to claim processing.

Supporting materials frequently include vital records such as birth and death certificates, family trees, obituaries, envelopes, legal notices, and occasional multi-page property affidavits and genealogical documentation used to verify lineage and eligibility.

For example, a typical folder—such as the Helen Taylor or Ollie Mae Parker files—may include a claims checklist from 1994, multiple affidavits confirming survivor lineage, correspondence regarding claim status and eligibility, and a detailed property affidavit describing land ownership and losses, along with supporting documents like obituaries or family trees. Collectively, Box 34 reflects both the administrative process of the Rosewood claims program and the personal documentation used to substantiate survivor and descendant claims.

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