Delaware and Shawnee Indian Agency (Kansas)

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Guide to Delaware and Shawnee Indian Agency (Kansas) ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency

Delaware, Shawnee

History

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

Records Available through the FamilySearch Library

Marriage cards, 1890-1928 School census, 1943 Index to allottees (no dates) Register of vital statistics, 1933-1935 FS Library Film 1204637
Allotment or estate records, late 1800's-early 1900's FS Library film 1204638
Allotment or estate records, late 1800's - early 1900's FS Library film 1204639
Family history data, late 1800's-early 1900's Birth and death records, 1925-1943 (includes letters concerning enrollment) FS Library film 1204640
Index and heirship cards, A-O (undated) FS Library film 1205231
Index and heirship cards, P-Z, A-Z (undated) FS Library film 1205232
Inherited interest cards (not dated) Permanent school census cards, 1930-1935 Report of Indian pupils attendance, 1933-1934 FS Library film 1204641
Births and deaths, Iowa and Kickapoo, 1928-1932 Births and deaths, all tribes, 1919-1922 Births and deaths, all tribes, 1920-1930 Probate file, 1936 School census of Indian children, 1924-1927 FS Library film 1205233 Items 3-7
Record of students in schools, 1927-1929 Inherited interests of heirs, 1924-1935 Annual school census report, 1941-1943 School census, 1920-1923 FS Library film 1205233 Items 14-17
Heirship hearings, 1913-1914 FS Library film 1023978 Item 2

References

American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online