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The census card may provide additional genealogical information, and may also contain references to earlier rolls, such as the 1880 Cherokee census. A census card was generally accompanied by an "application jacket". The jackets then sometimes contain valuable supporting documentation, such as birth and death affidavits, marriage licenses, and correspondence. Today these five tribes continue to use the Dawes Rolls as the basis for determining tribal membership. They usually require applicants to provide proof of descent from a person who is listed on these rolls. | The census card may provide additional genealogical information, and may also contain references to earlier rolls, such as the 1880 Cherokee census. A census card was generally accompanied by an "application jacket". The jackets then sometimes contain valuable supporting documentation, such as birth and death affidavits, marriage licenses, and correspondence. Today these five tribes continue to use the Dawes Rolls as the basis for determining tribal membership. They usually require applicants to provide proof of descent from a person who is listed on these rolls. | ||
The following site will give you a step-by-step example of what you can find using the Dawes Rolls at the | The following site will give you a step-by-step example of what you can find using the Dawes Rolls at the FamilySearch Library. In this example, the name of the person is George Guess and he is from the Cherokee tribe. | ||
To go to this site, click on '''[http://dawesrolls.blogspot.com Dawes Rolls]'''. | To go to this site, click on '''[http://dawesrolls.blogspot.com Dawes Rolls]'''. | ||
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