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{{inok}} | {{inok}} Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | |||
The Shawnee Agency is a currently operating agency of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Anadarko Area Office]]. | The Shawnee Agency is a currently operating agency of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Anadarko Area Office]]. | ||
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=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Absentee-Shawnee Indians|Absentee Shawnee]], [[Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma|Citizen Potawatomi]], Mexican Kickapoo, and [[Sac and Fox Tribe|Sac and Fox]] | [[Absentee-Shawnee Indians|Absentee Shawnee]], [[Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma|Citizen Potawatomi]], [[Kickapoo_Indians|Kickapoo]],Iowa, Mexican Kickapoo, and [[Sac and Fox Tribe|Sac and Fox]] | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | ||
Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.103 historical records] of the Shawnee Agency in Oklahoma are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], including some records of its predecessor agencies. Among the records in this collection, of value to family historians, are: | Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.103 historical records] of the Shawnee Agency in Oklahoma are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], including some records of its predecessor agencies. Among the records in this collection, of value to family historians, are: <ref> Younkin, C. George. Historical and Genealogical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes and other Indian Records. World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 1969 </ref> | ||
*Annuity payrolls, 1888-1891, 1960, 1967 | *Annuity payrolls, 1888-1891, 1960, 1967 | ||
*Allotment Records, 1890-1986 | *Allotment Records, 1890-1986 | ||
*Heirship 1894-1914 | |||
*Tribal census rolls, 1915-1939 | *Tribal census rolls, 1915-1939 | ||
*School census records, 1923-1941 | *School census records, 1923-1941 | ||
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Additional records for the Shawnee Agency are also at the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City. In that facility, there are census rolls, 1874-1924, and miscellaneous administrative records. | Additional records for the Shawnee Agency are also at the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City. In that facility, there are census rolls, 1874-1924, and miscellaneous administrative records. | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1904-1906, and from 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 490-496. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1904-1906, and from 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 490-496. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 581865 thru 581871}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
==== Records Available through the | ==== Records Available through the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
'''Vital Record''' from supplemental census rolls- (part of above collection) | '''Vital Record''' from supplemental census rolls- (part of above collection) | ||
*Birth and Death records 1910-1934 | *Birth and Death records 1910-1934 FS Library film 581870 | ||
*Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Shawnee Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 133-135, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the | *Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Shawnee Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 133-135, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City and their FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1724351-1724353}}). Reports for some years are missing.<br> | ||
*Shawnee Agency Records (school,vital,allotment,heirship, allotment, {{ | *Shawnee Agency Records (school,vital,allotment,heirship, allotment, {{FSC|234426|item}}, film 1204637 first film | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Guide to Shawnee Indian Agency (Oklahoma) ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
The Shawnee Agency is a currently operating agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Its supervising office is the Anadarko Area Office.
Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency[edit | edit source]
Absentee Shawnee, Citizen Potawatomi, Kickapoo,Iowa, Mexican Kickapoo, and Sac and Fox
History[edit | edit source]
The Shawnee Agency in Oklahoma was established in 1901, from the Sac and Fox Agency. In 1919, the Sac and Fox Agency was consolidated with the Shawnee Agency and many of its records were also consolidated with the Shawnee Agency.
Agents[edit | edit source]
Robert C. Miller, William Gay, Anselim Arnold, Benjamine J. Newsom, James B. Abbott, H.L. Taylor, Reuben L. Roberts
Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Many of the historical records of the Shawnee Agency in Oklahoma are in the National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth), including some records of its predecessor agencies. Among the records in this collection, of value to family historians, are: [1]
- Annuity payrolls, 1888-1891, 1960, 1967
- Allotment Records, 1890-1986
- Heirship 1894-1914
- Tribal census rolls, 1915-1939
- School census records, 1923-1941
In addition, there are records specific to the tribes under the jurisdiction of the Shawnee Agency. For example, there are family history sheets, 1916-1929, for the Citizen Pottawatomi; marriage cards, 1929, for the Shawnee and Sac and Fox; and tribal records, 1915-1963, for the Citizen Pottawatomi.
Additional records for the Shawnee Agency are also at the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City. In that facility, there are census rolls, 1874-1924, and miscellaneous administrative records.
Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1904-1906, and from 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 490-496. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their microfilm numbers 581865 thru 581871). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.
Records Available through the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
Vital Record from supplemental census rolls- (part of above collection)
- Birth and Death records 1910-1934 FS Library film 581870
- Microfilm copies of...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Shawnee Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 133-135, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City and their FamilySearch centers (their microfilm roll numbers 1724351-1724353). Reports for some years are missing.
- Shawnee Agency Records (school,vital,allotment,heirship, allotment, FS Catalog Collection, film 1204637 first film
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Younkin, C. George. Historical and Genealogical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes and other Indian Records. World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 1969
- American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
- Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
- Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
- Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
- Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online
- "Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.