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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  

'''Linguistic group:''' Muskhogean<br>  

{{Click|Image:AI_ORP.png|American Indian Online Genealogy Records|right}}Chickasaw Nation Headquarters<br>P.O. Box 1548<br>Ada, OK 74821 <br>Phone: 1-580-436-2603<br><br>  

Genealogist on staff to serve patrons  

Their first recorded encounter with non Indian was with the Spanish explorer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto De Soto] in 1540.  

Gibson, Arrell M. ''The Chickasaws''. Norman University of Oklahoma Press. FHL book 970.3 C432g  

*'''1729:''' Natchez Revolt, the [[Natchez Indians|Natchez]] joined the Chickasaw  

*'''1968:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968 Indian Civil Rights Act] restored the right to hold popular elections.

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chickasaw/chickasawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chickasaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/chickasawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.]  

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:<br>  

*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]

[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (East)|Chickasaw Agency]] East  

[[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]]  

''Chickasaw Nation Records''. Microfilm of original at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division, 1971 FHL films 1,666,136 first film (31 microfilms) Records include: census, citizenship, court, laws and treaties, school, land and property, taxation, and probate records.  

Chickasaw, an analytical dictionary: chikashshanompaat lisso toba'chi by Pamela Munro {{FHL|1000658|item|disp=FHL book 497.3321 M926c}}  

Early land records 1893-1928; general indexes to mortgages and liens, 1901-1907 Carter County (Oklahoma) Courthouse {{FHL|1212204|item|disp=FHL film 2295209 item 2}}  

Township maps of the Chickasaw Nation, 1902-1907 {{FHL|1211540|item|disp=FHL film 2297851 item 5}}<br>  

''Annuity Rolls of 1857-1860 and the "1855" Chickasaw District Roll of 1856.'' by K.M. Armstrong and Bob Curry. Heritage Books, Inc. Maryland FHL book 970.3 C432a  

1893 Chickasaw Payroll. Original at the National Archives Fort Worth, Texas. <ref> The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed. Larry S. Watson. Vol. 12 No. 1. 1991 FHL 970.1 J825j </ref> pages 25 - 46 <br>  

'''1818 '''Chickasaw Census - an annuity roll [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Chickasaw%20Census/1818%20chickasaw%20census.html Chickasaw History] ''Chickasaw Emigration Roll'''1839''' (Upshaw Roll''). Prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming (M1831 Miscellaneous Indian Removal Rolls, 1832-1846) of 1980 Record Group 75 Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs Edited and Indexed by Larry S. Watson C. Histree 1994 {{FHL|Book: 970.3 C432ce}} '''1847 '''''Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1839 Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1837 Chickasaw Indian Census (Muster) Roll Mississippi.'' Abstracted and edited by Bennie Coffey Loftin and Johnny Cudd Published by Pittsburg County Genealogical and Historical Society, 113 E. Carl Albert Parkway, McAlester, Oklahoma 74501-5039. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C432ci}} 1890 Census of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory by Joyce A. Rex. {{FHL|1117267|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C432rja Volumes 1-2}}<br>  

The Goodland Indian Orphanage: a story of Christian Missions. by Sammy D. Hogue FHL book 970.1 H874r two vol. {{FHL|756848|disp=FHL fiche 6038268}}  

''Chickasaw Emigration Roll 1839 (Upshaw Roll) 1839 Chickasaw Census''. prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming of 1980 Record Group 75 of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Edited by Larry S. Watson. C.1994 Histree. FHL book 970.3 C432ce <br>  

Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes: Dawes Commission 1896-1909 Commission to the Five Civilized Tribe. <br>  

''Nations Remembered: an oral history of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminoles in Oklahoma 1865-1907'' {{FHL|1429378|item|FHL book 970.1 P413n}} ''Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories'': the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw females, 1852-1949. by Amanda J. Cobb. FHL book 970.3 C432ca ''The Chickasaw Freedmen: A People Without a County''. by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. {{FHL| 553648| item|FHL book 970.3 C432L}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chickasaw-freedmen-a-people-without-a-country/oclc/5990277 Worldcat] <br>  

Compiled Military Service records of Major Uriah Blue's detachment of Chickasaw Indians in the War of 1812 National Archives M1829 {{FHL|1124803|item|disp=FHL film 2311051}} <br> ''The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War''. by Wiley Britton {{FHL|824340|FHL fiche 6118718}} Indices of Choctaw and Chickasaw Confederate Soldiers {{FHL|651759|disp=FHL book 970.1 OL8i}} fckLRfckLR[https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?dps_pid=IE1272857&dps_dvs=1376926014690~91&dps_pid=IE1272857&change_lng=en&ar_dvs=1376926014091~767&ar_pid=IE1272857 Muster Lists] of the Creek and Other Confederate Indians. by Sherman Lee Pompey Compiled Service records of Confederate Soldiers who served in organization raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865) United States. War Department. Records and Pension Office FHL film 880,286 ''Genealogical Records of the Confederate Indian Troops'', by Sherman Lee Pompey C. 1984 FHL book 970.1 P772g or fiche 6049323 World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 {{FHL|378717|item|disp=FHL film 1509347}}and [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530 on line]  

In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<br>  

The Indian Pioneer Papers are available through the Family History Library and FamilySearch centers microfiche number:6,016,865 (first fiche) {{FHL|505140|item|disp=FHL fiche 6016865}}  

''The Journal of Chickasaw History.'' by Chickasaw Historical Society {{FHL|158026"item|disp=FHL fiche 6038350}}  

[http://www.chickasawtimes.net/ ''Chickasaw Times''] by Chickasaw Nation On line  

The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river.  

[[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]  

The year link (date of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty.  

*July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty

''Chickasaw Nation Marriages'', Ardmore courthouse. by Mary Turner Kinard {{FHL|789350|item|disp=FHL fiche 6067174 and 60671705}}  

McClain County Oklahoma Marriages, 1863-1895: "Old" Pontotoc County Chickasaw Nation. Indian Territory. McClain Co. Historical Society {{FHL|787139|item|disp=FHL fiche 6067295}}  

The FamilySearch Catalog has over 220 records of interest to the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Chickasaw+Indians&prekeyword=Chickasaw+Indians Chickasaw Indians][https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Chickasaw&prekeyword=Chickasaw]  

*Constitution of the [http://www.chickasaw.net/about_us/index_124.htm Chickasaw Nation]  

*Native American Research [http://nativeamericanresearch.blogspot.com Link]

*Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FHL|1038175|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 L548t}}.

For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  

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