These original Indian allotments were not always settled upon. One exception was part of the 1891 allotment for Nellie McCoy (Now-Ah-Lo-Pea-SE), identified as Township 9N Range 2E Section 7 Lot 4 and SE¼ SW¼. A stone foundation has been located on the southern edge of this tract corresponding to a dwelling noted by the 1930 USGS Survey, likely occupied by Nellie or her relatives. Upon Nellie’s death the allotment passed to her husband John Pecan and her two sisters and brother in 1928. The USGS Survey depicts several other dwellings on adjacent land in Cleveland County that may also have been inhabited by Absentee Shawnee prior to 1930 and abandoned prior to 1956 when all of these houses were no longer shown on the survey maps due to their abandonment, decay and difficulty of access.
these original indian allotments were not always settled upon one exception was part of the 1891 allotment for nellie mccoy (now-ah-lo-pea-se) identified as township 9n range 2e section 7 lot 4 and se¼ sw¼ a stone foundation has been located on the southern edge of this tract corresponding to a dwelling noted by the 1930 usgs survey likely occupied by nellie or her relatives upon nellie’s death the allotment passed to her husband john pecan and her two sisters and brother in 1928 the usgs survey depicts several other dwellings on adjacent land in cleveland county that may also have been inhabited by absentee shawnee prior to 1930 and abandoned prior to 1956 when all of these houses were no longer shown on the survey maps due to their abandonment decay and difficulty of access