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[[Image:Comanche Indian -Six tribal leaders.png|thumb|right|300px]] | [[Image:Comanche Indian -Six tribal leaders.png|thumb|right|300px]] | ||
To get started in [[ | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Mexico to Wyoming | '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Mexico to Wyoming | ||
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==== Comanche Bands: ==== | ==== Comanche Bands: ==== | ||
Kewatsana, Kotsai, Kwahadie, Motsai, Nokoni, Patgusa, Penateka, Pohoi, Tanima, Wasaih, | Kewatsana, Kotsai, Kwahadie, Motsai, Nokoni, Patgusa, Penateka, Pohoi, Tanima, Wasaih,and Yamparika | ||
=== Leaders: [http://quanahparkerchief.blogspot.com Quanna Parker] === | === Leaders: [http://quanahparkerchief.blogspot.com Quanna Parker] === | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
=== Brief Timeline === | |||
*'''1600's:''' Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, Shoshone and removed to south | *'''1600's:''' Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, Shoshone and removed to south to Rocky Mountains. | ||
*'''1790: '''allied with Kiowa | *'''1790: '''allied with Kiowa | ||
*'''1791:''' Liging in present day Kansas | *'''1791:''' Liging in present day Kansas | ||
*'''1700-1800: '''raided and roamed Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and northern Mexico | *'''1700-1800: '''raided and roamed Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and northern Mexico | ||
*'''1835:''' Texas Revolution | *'''1835:''' Texas Revolution | ||
*'''1838:''' Council House Affair | *'''1838:''' Council House Affair | ||
*'''1840: '''United with southern Cheyenne and | *'''1840: '''United with southern Cheyenne and Arapaho | ||
*'''1845:''' Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Camanche | *'''1845:''' Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Camanche | ||
*'''1849-50: '''cholera epidemic | *'''1849-50: '''cholera epidemic | ||
*'''1853:''' Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail | *'''1853:''' Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail | ||
*'''1854:''' Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River. | *'''1854:''' Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River. | ||
*'''1859:''' Barzos River reservations abandoned | *'''1859:''' Barzos River reservations abandoned | ||
*'''1864: '''fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle | *'''1864: '''fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle | ||
*'''1866:''' Treaty of Medicine Lodge | *'''1866:''' Treaty of Medicine Lodge | ||
*'''1868:''' December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridans fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs | *'''1868:''' December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridans fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs | ||
*'''1871- | *'''1871-1874: '''Chomanche and Kiowa wars | ||
*'''1874-75:''' Red River War or Buffalo War | *'''1874-75:''' Red River War or Buffalo War | ||
*Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged ot the church. | *Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged ot the church. | ||
*'''1899:''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote. | *'''1899:''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote. | ||
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | |||
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche 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/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche 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/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | ||
=== Correspondence'''and Census''' === | |||
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| Rolls 211-23 | | Rolls 211-23 | ||
| 576899-576912 | | {{FHLC|Films:576899-576912}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Treaties === | |||
The year link (year of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty. | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] May 15, at Council Springs | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1853] July 27, at Fort Atkinson | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1865] October 17, referred to in an Apache treaty | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kio0977.htm 1865] October 18, at Little Arkansas River | |||
*Kiowa Agency, M595, births and | === Vital Records === | ||
*Kiowa Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|Film: 576909 }}and births and deaths 1930-1936, {{FHL|Film: 576911}} | |||
=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
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==== Comanche ==== | ==== Comanche ==== | ||
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. FHL | *Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. {{FHL|Book 970.1 C197p}} | ||
==== General ==== | ==== General ==== | ||