Roblin Rolls of Non-Reservation Indians in Western Washington
Enlarge Page from the Roblin Roll National Archives Identifier 2124205 Thomas G. Bishop, president of the Northwestern Federation of American Indians, claimed that thousands of Indians in western Washington had not received benefits derived from 19th century treaties. Believing these Indians were entitled to Federal recognition and …
Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1835–1884
Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1835–1884. Rose Buchanan. 24 May 2022. By Rose Buchanan, Archivist and Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records. As the National Archives …
Wallace Rolls of Cherokee Freedmen in Indian Territory, ca.
She was born in 1828. Wallace Rolls of Cherokee Freedmen in Indian Territory, ca. 1890–ca. 1896 The Cherokee Tribe challenged the citizenship status claims of individuals formerly enslaved by the Cherokees of Indian Territory, and of some Shawnee and Delaware Indians claiming to be Cherokee citizens. The establishment of the …
Holdout, Doubtful and Reject of the Dawes Rolls
Holdout. Holdouts were a group of Cherokees that belonged to several societies in the Cherokee Nation mostly made of Full-Bloods. The Nighthawks was one such society that was very vocal in the refusal to enroll and accept the Allotment from the Dawes Commission. The leader was a Cherokee named Redbird Smith who throughout his life …
Information on the Dawes Rolls | U.S. Department of the Interior
Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Phone: 405-521-2491. Tulsa City-County Library. 2901 S. Harvard. Tulsa, OK 74114. Phone: 918-746-5222. Genealogy resources. Dawes Rolls resources. There are several places to get access to the Dawes rolls to see if your ancestor is listed, here are three locations.
Tribal Enrollment Process | U.S. Department of the Interior
Tribal enrollment criteria are set forth in tribal constitutions, articles of incorporation or ordinances. The criterion varies from tribe to tribe, so uniform membership requirements do not exist. Two common requirements for membership are lineal decendency from someone named on the tribe's base roll or relationship to a tribal member who ...
Dawes Rolls: Final Rolls | National Archives
Step 4: Look up the Person in the Final Rolls online Both the Index to the Final Rolls and the Final Rolls are available through the National Archives Catalog, so you will be searching there. Go to the National Archives Catalog. In the Search box, enter 300321 (this is the National Archives Identifier) and click Search. Click on the link that …
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940
This table lists the contents of all films and digital folders in the collection . United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 Clicking the link in the DGS column will open a new window where you can see the images for that film/folder. See also the NARA Census Records for additional information.
U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
Curt B. Witcher and George J. Nixon, "Tracking Native American Family History" in The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, ed. Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997). Publication Details of Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Updates:
The Dawes Rolls: Census Cards | National Archives
Step 2: Check to see if the Person's Census Card (Enrollment) is Described Online Note: Only a portion of the census cards are described online, and none for the Choctaw. If you are looking for a Choctaw, you may still want to do the online search as described below, since there may be records online for an 1896 application. (The 1896 …
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940
An inventory that describes the contents of each film/digital folder in this collection is available at United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 - Inventory. It includes the film notes (collection content) from the 692 rolls of National Archives Microfilm Publication M595 of the annual agency censuses and supplemental …
Records Pertaining to Cherokee Removal, 1836-1839
Correspondence of the Eastern Division Pertaining to Cherokee Removal, April–December, 1838. The New Echota Treaty of May 1836 fixed the time after which Cherokee Indians who refused to leave their land in Alabama and Georgia voluntarily would be removed by force. In 1838 the War Department issued orders for General Winfield …
Dawes Rolls: Additional Resources | National Archives
You can buy rolls of microfilm from NARA once you have used the indexes and roll list for the census card number, so you know what you need: call 1-866-272-6272. You can also buy the Dawes Rolls and other American Indian records on CD from the Oklahoma Historical Society. The "Native American Collection" CD, for example, …
Cherokee rolls – Cherokee Registry
Reservation Rolls – 1817 – A listing of those Cherokees desiring a 640-acre tract in the east and permitted to reside there. No record exists of the 2,000 Cherokees who emigrated before 1817. Emigration rolls – 1817 – A listing of those Cherokees emigrating to 1835 Arkansas territory & later 1828 to Oklahoma In 1828, the Cherokees ceded ...
Guion Miller Roll for Eastern Cherokee • FamilySearch
The Guion Miller Roll is a list of Eastern Cherokee who applied for compensation because of a 1906 lawsuit, and judgment in the tribe's favor in the United States Court of Claims. ... Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970 at FamilySearch — index and images; If the first search fails do not give up …
Free US Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940 | Access …
Sample Ponca Census Image. Free US Indian Census Rolls Online 1885-1940 – While not searchable, the 692 rolls of the National Archives Publication M595 are now online for free. For the most part, these rolls …
Researching an Individual or Family | National Archives
Researching an Individual or Family Federal documents related to American Indians at the National Archives can include information about tribal members, federal officials, Indian agents, military personnel, teachers, nurses, and laborers. Some records may even reference a person who was involved in Indian affairs because of …
Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 | National Archives
728 rowsThe Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 ( M595, 692 rolls) contains census rolls that were usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian …
Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes (The Dawes …
Dawes Records Five Civilized Tribes–Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes in Oklahoma The Final Rolls The Commission prepared these rolls and submitted them to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. The rolls include both approved and rejected names. Most rolls give the name, age, , degree of Indian …
Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1835–1884
By Rose Buchanan, Archivist and Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records. As the National Archives continues to digitize our microfilm collection, more records related to Native Americans are becoming available online in the National Archives Catalog.This includes the Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, which date …
Native American History and Genealogy | Access Genealogy
Native American History and Genealogy. Native American History and Genealogy serves as a comprehensive guide for those starting their research into Native American ancestry. This guide includes valuable information on available record types: Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies and reservations, census, church, and military records, as well as ...
Bureau of Indian Affairs Records | National Archives
Bureau of Indian Affairs Allotment Records, Applications, Case Files, Correspondence, Rolls Background on the Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph from an industrial survey report of Fort Bidwell …
Final Roll of the Cherokee Nation & Freedman
March. 1893 (27 Stat, 645) authorized the establishment of a commission to negotiate agreements with the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole tribes providing for the dissolution of the tribal governments and the allotment of land to each tribal member. The sponsor, Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts was appointed …
Dawes Rolls | National Archives
Lists of people accepted between 1898 and 1914 by the Dawes Commission as members of these five Indian tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole; Steps on how to search for …
Dawes Rolls | Oklahoma Historical Society
Use the Dawes Rolls to trace your ancestry to one of the Five Tribes. The Five Tribes include Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole. In general, the Dawes Rolls list individuals who lived with …
Census Records: Federal Population Censuses | National Archives
The National Archives houses federal population census records from 1790 through 1950. Learn more about federal population census records. Researchers generally begin with the most recent census and work backwards in ten-year increments to locate individuals or families in previous generations. To search you will need the name and …
American Indian Records in the National Archives
Researching an Individual or Family Records relating to American Indians at the National Archives may help you locate information about an individual or family such as names, dates, location, and more. A variety of Federal agencies created these documents in the course of daily business. Click on one of the tabs below to learn about the research …
Dawes Commission Enrollment Records • FamilySearch
Introduction [edit | edit source]. Use these records to prove and ancestor was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission Final Rolls is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five Native American tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, or Seminole in Indian …
Native American Rolls Collections | Access Genealogy
The collection consists of images of records created by Charles E. Roblin "Roblin Rolls of Non-Reservation Indians in Western Washington" during enrollment and adoption proceedings of Indian tribes for in Western Washington that were not on tribal census records. The records are from NARA microfilm publication M1343 and is part of Record ...