Mrs. Martha Tavian Lincoln, believed to be the oldest living American Indian, was given her “walk away” papers Tuesday. Jan, 10, from the Roosevelt LDS hospital after a minor case of pneumonia. THE OLD, but still active woman, according to tribal records at Ft. Duchesne, was believed born in 1848 — 113 years ago. The exact date is un-known. About 70 years ago all tribal records were burned in a fire, but with Mrs. Lincoln’s knowledge and that of government officials an approximate birth date in 1848 which should be very nearly correct would make the Indian lady 113 years old. Her husband, Abe Lincoln, died Sept. 1, 1925, at the age of 76 years. She is the oldest person ever discharged from the Roosevelt hospital. THE CENTENARIAN still prefers to do her own cooking. favoring boiled eggs for break-fast, roasted steak for lunch and seldom anything for dinner. Surprisingly, she still has her own teeth. But a recent tooth-ache necessitated a tooth being removed with a pair of pliers by one of Mrs. Lincoln’s nieces. SHE SPEAKS the Ute Indian dialect and interpreters were necessary at the hospital. She presently lives alone and chops her own wood and gets coal on occasions. Reminiscing about the “old days”… and they are old ..she recalls the “big fight in Colorado”: the Meeker Massacre of 1879. She was 31 years old at the time. SHE ALSO remembers when the growing city of Denver was only a mere cabin or two and when Roosevelt City was but a roaming herd of wild horses. Mrs. Lincoln adds that she was on hand when the first Mormons came into the UintahBasin. THOUGH SHE has never reared a child of her own from her marriage with Lincoln, she has reared many children belonging to relatives. Her husband died long ago although he was born only a year later. The secret of her long life? Well, reason or not, she vows she has never touched a drop of fire water in her life. (1-19-1961 Uintah Basin Standard p.10)