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*A member of either the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, or Seminole Indian tribe in the southeastern United States. | *A member of either the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, or Seminole Indian tribe in the southeastern United States. | ||
*Applicants were'''required to be living in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) '''to qualify for tribal enrollment. (The 1900 Federal census will help you determine if they were living and where). | *Applicants were '''required to be living in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) '''to qualify for tribal enrollment. (The 1900 Federal census will help you determine if they were living and where). | ||
*Alive during the enrollment period between 1896 and 1905. | *Alive during the enrollment period between 1896 and 1905. | ||
*If your ancestor died prior to 1893, you could search for surviving children or grandchildren in the Dawes Commission records. | *If your ancestor died prior to 1893, you could search for surviving children or grandchildren in the Dawes Commission records. | ||
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Applications for enrollment include affidavits, vital records, letters, questionnaires, and decisions mentioning relatives, dates, and places. | Applications for enrollment include affidavits, vital records, letters, questionnaires, and decisions mentioning relatives, dates, and places. | ||
Letter logs include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | Letter logs include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | ||
==== '''1. Use the Index to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number''' ==== | ==== '''1. Use the Index to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number''' ==== | ||