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==Introduction== | |||
Use these records to prove and ancestor was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. | Use these records to prove and ancestor was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. | ||
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*''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. | ||
== Step 1. Use the Indexes to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number == | == Step 1. Use the Indexes to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number == | ||
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**''National Archives'' [http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/final-rolls.html Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] 101,000 entries. In order by tribe, and then by the first two letters of the person's name. Shows a person's name and roll number. Digital book images. | **''National Archives'' [http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/final-rolls.html Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] 101,000 entries. In order by tribe, and then by the first two letters of the person's name. Shows a person's name and roll number. Digital book images. | ||
**''Access Genealogy'' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/final-rolls-index.htm Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] Shows page, roll number, name, and blood degree. Computerized abstracts. | **''Access Genealogy'' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/final-rolls-index.htm Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] Shows page, roll number, name, and blood degree. Computerized abstracts. | ||
**''Ancestry'' [http://search. | **''Ancestry'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3118 All Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914] 52,631 names. Shows record group number, series ID, item ID (roll number), name, tribe, type, gender, and census card number, among others. Computerized abstracts. | ||
**''Ancestry'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1238 Dawes Commission Index Overturned 1896] 13,980 names. Shows name, date, residence, tribe, and case number. Computerized extracts. | **''Ancestry'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1238 Dawes Commission Index Overturned 1896] 13,980 names. Shows name, date, residence, tribe, and case number. Computerized extracts. | ||
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'''Rejected Applications.''' Your ancestor’s application may have been rejected. The Commission eventually rejected 60% of the applications. Only a few rejected applications are in the indexes you just searched. | '''Rejected Applications.''' Your ancestor’s application may have been rejected. The Commission eventually rejected 60% of the applications. Only a few rejected applications are in the indexes you just searched. | ||
If your ancestor does not seem to be on the Internet, or in these books, you could ask for help by contacting: National Archives, 2600 West 7th Street, Suite 162, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, | If your ancestor does not seem to be on the Internet, or in these books, you could ask for help by contacting: National Archives, 2600 West 7th Street, Suite 162, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, Email: [mailto:ftworth.archives@nara.gov ftworth.archives@nara.gov], Fax: 817-334-5621. | ||
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