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United Keetoowah: many are descendants of the "Old Settlers", Cherokee who migrated to Arkansas and Oklahoma about 1817. | United Keetoowah: many are descendants of the "Old Settlers", Cherokee who migrated to Arkansas and Oklahoma about 1817. | ||
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*Cherokee Nation created and divided into the following districts or counties: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Going Snake, Flint, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah | *Cherokee Nation created and divided into the following districts or counties: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Going Snake, Flint, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah | ||
*'''1861:''' Beginning of the [[American Indians in the Civil War|Civil War]]. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government. | *'''1861:''' Beginning of the [[American Indians in the Civil War|Civil War]]. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government. | ||
*'''1861-1865:''' Civil War Some Cherokee fought with the Confederate and others with the Union | *'''1861-1865:''' Civil War Some Cherokee fought with the Confederate and others with the Union | ||
*'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | *'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | ||
*'''1866:''' July 19, Treaty provided for the cession of the Cherokee "neutral lands" in [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]]. Indians living on the land could receive a patent to 320 acres but stipulated that they would no longer be members of the Cherokee nation.The treaty also gave emancipation to all the Cherokee slaves. and citizaenship to the Cherokee freedmen. <br> | *'''1866:''' July 19, Treaty provided for the cession of the Cherokee "neutral lands" in [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]]. Indians living on the land could receive a patent to 320 acres but stipulated that they would no longer be members of the Cherokee nation.The treaty also gave emancipation to all the Cherokee slaves. and citizaenship to the Cherokee freedmen. <br> | ||
*'''1887:''' General Allotment Act passed. This act required individual ownership of lands once held in common by the Cherokee people. | *'''1887:''' General Allotment Act passed. This act required individual ownership of lands once held in common by the Cherokee people. | ||
*'''1889:''' Unassigned lands in Indian Territory were opened to white settlers. (Oklahoma Land Rush) | *'''1889:''' Unassigned lands in Indian Territory were opened to white settlers. (Oklahoma Land Rush) | ||
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs compiled annual Indian Census rolls on many of the reservations from 1885-1940. They list the names of individuals, their age, and other details about each person enumerated. For more information about these records [[American Indian Census Rolls|click here.]] <br> | The Bureau of Indian Affairs compiled annual Indian Census rolls on many of the reservations from 1885-1940. They list the names of individuals, their age, and other details about each person enumerated. For more information about these records [[American Indian Census Rolls|click here.]] <br> | ||
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'''Additional Census Records Available through the Family History Library''' | |||
*Mullary Roll 1848, Siler Roll 1851, 1852, Chapman Roll 1852, Swetland Roll 1869 and Hester Roll 1883 {{FHL|847743|disp=Film: 847743}} Item 2 | |||
*Revised Roll 1924-1970 {{FHL|847746|disp=Films: 847746-847748}} | |||
*Historical Roll 1908, Churchill Roll 1908, Baker Roll 1924, Miller Roll 1909, Baker-revised Roll 1967 {{FHL|847749|disp=Film: 847749}} | |||
*''The Cherokee Phoenix'', 1828-1835. {{FHL|825726|disp=Film: 825726}} | |||
*''Cherokee Advocate'', October 1844-September 1846, {{FHL|989202|disp=Film: 989202}} item 7 | |||
*''Cherokee One Feather'', 1969-1973. {{FHL|Film: 965784}} item 4 and {{FHL|979257|disp=Film 979257}} item 8 | |||
*Probate Records 1892-1908, Northern District Cherokee Nation by Orpha Jewell Wever {{FHL|976.6 P2w|disp=Book: 976.6 P2w}} <br> | |||
=== '''Citizenship''' === | |||
Cherokee citizenship documents, 1880. Oklahoma Historical Society Indian Archives Division. {{FHL|785232|disp= FHL film 1666350}} item 3 | |||
==== '''Enrollment Records''' ==== | ==== '''Enrollment Records''' ==== | ||
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*Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]] | *Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]] | ||
Find out if you are a [http://www.cherokee-nc.com/genealogy-check2.php?page=108 Cherokee] by having your ancestor's name checked to the 1924 Baker Roll. | Find out if you are a [http://www.cherokee-nc.com/genealogy-check2.php?page=108 Cherokee] by having your ancestor's name checked to the 1924 Baker Roll. | ||
=== '''Removal''' === | === '''Removal''' === | ||