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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.


[[Image:Apache Edward S Curtis Geronimo .jpg|thumb|right]]  
[[Image:Apache Edward S Curtis Geronimo .jpg|thumb|right]]


See also [[Indians of Arizona]], [[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]], [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]], and [[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]] and Apache Tribe of Oklahoma  
See also [[Indians of Arizona]], [[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]], [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]], and [[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]] and Apache Tribe of Oklahoma


To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]  
The Apache Tribe is primarily associated with Spanish Southwest and the states of [[Indians of Arizona|Arizona]], [[Indians of New Mexico|New Mexico]] and [[Indians of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>. See the Bands and Groups below for at least a partial listing of federally-recognized the subdivisions of the tribe, with their locations and reservations. It is important to search for information in all of the possible jurisdictions.


The Apache Tribe is primarily associated with Spanish Southwest and the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma <ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>. See the Bands and Groups below for at least a partial listing of federally-recognized the subdivisions of the tribe, with their locations and reservations. It is important to search for information in all of the possible jurisdictions.
{{Wikipedia | Apache}}


{{Wikipedia | Apache}}
'''Linguistic Group:''' Athabascan


'''Linguistic Group:''' Athabascan
'''Cultural Group:''' Plains


'''Cultural Group:''' Plains
'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Texas, Arizona and Mexico
 
'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Texas, Arizona and Mexico  


=== Leaders:  ===
=== Leaders:  ===


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangas_Coloradas Mangas Coloradas], [http://cochisechief.blogspot.com Cochise], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juh Juh], [http://geronimochief.blogspot.com Geronimo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio Victorio]  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangas_Coloradas Mangas Coloradas], [http://cochisechief.blogspot.com Cochise], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juh Juh], [http://geronimochief.blogspot.com Geronimo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio Victorio]


'''Apache Eastern:'''&nbsp;Lipan, Jicarilla, Mescalero, Chiricahua,and Kiowa Apache.  
'''Apache Eastern:''' Lipan, Jicarilla, Mescalero, Chiricahua,and Kiowa Apache.


'''Apache Western:''' Chiricahua, Tonto, Pinal, Coyotero, Arivaipa, San Carlos,and White Mountain Apache  
'''Apache Western:''' Chiricahua, Tonto, Pinal, Coyotero, Arivaipa, San Carlos,and White Mountain Apache


'''Population:''' 1990: 30,000  
'''Population:''' 1990: 30,000


=== [[Image:White Mountain Apache Tribe.jpg|right|200x200px|White Mountain Apache Tribe.jpg]]Tribal Headquarters  ===
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
[[Image:White Mountain Apache Tribe.jpg|right|200x200px|White Mountain Apache Tribe.jpg]]
There is no single tribal headquarters for all parts of the Apache Indian Tribe in the United States. Each part of the tribe has their own tribal offices and headquarters. For information on those offices, see the individual pages for each part of the tribe.


There is no single tribal headquarters for all parts of the Apache Indian Tribe in the United States. Each part of the tribe has their own tribal offices and headquarters. For information on those offices, see the individual pages for each part of the tribe.
[[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)|Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]]<br>[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]]<br>[[San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (Tribe)]]


[[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)|Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]]<br>[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)]]<br>[[San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (Tribe)]]<br>
The individual Apache Tribes have the following websites


The individual Apache Tribes have the following websites"
[http://www.sancarlosapache.com/home.htm Nnee-San Carlos Apache]<br>[http://www.ftmcdowell.org/ Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation]<br>[http://www.mescaleroapache.com/ Mescalero Nation]<br>[http://www.wmat.nsn.us/ White Mountain Apache Tribe]<br>[http://www.chiricahuaapache.org/ Chiricahua Apache Nde Nation][http://www.jicarillaonline.com/ Jicarilla Apache Nation]<br>[http://www.lipanapache.org/ Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas]<br>[http://www.ypit.com/ Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe][http://yavapai-apache.org/ Yavapai-Apache Nation]<br>[http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_tonto.html Tonto Apache Tribe]
 
[http://www.sancarlosapache.com/home.htm Nnee-San Carlos Apache]<br>[http://www.ftmcdowell.org/ Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation]<br>[http://www.mescaleroapache.com/ Mescalero Nation]<br>[http://www.wmat.nsn.us/ White Mountain Apache Tribe]<br>[http://www.chiricahuaapache.org/ Chiricahua Apache Nde Nation] [http://www.jicarillaonline.com/ Jicarilla Apache Nation]<br>[http://www.lipanapache.org/ Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas]<br>[http://www.ypit.com/ Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe]<br>[http://yavapai-apache.org/ Yavapai-Apache Nation]<br>[http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_tonto.html Tonto Apache Tribe]  


=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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*Pilling, James Constantine. Bibliography of the Athapascan Languages. Washington: [s.n.], 1892. {{WorldCat|433075528}}
*Pilling, James Constantine. Bibliography of the Athapascan Languages. Washington: [s.n.], 1892. {{WorldCat|433075528}}


The Apache could not be suppressed by the Spanish or the Mexicans.  
The Apache could not be suppressed by the Spanish or the Mexicans.


=== Brief Timeline  ===
=== Brief Timeline  ===


*1540: Francisdo Vasquez de Coronado's expedition  
*1540: Francisdo Vasquez de Coronado's expedition
*1786: Presidio Ration Program, the Spanish distributed food and alcohol free to all Apache  
*1786: Presidio Ration Program, the Spanish distributed food and alcohol free to all Apache  
*1835: Sonora post reward for Apache scalps  
*1835: Sonora post reward for Apache scalps
*1841: [[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache]]'''[[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache Nation]] '''deprived of land by a Mexican land grant  
*1841: [[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache]]'''[[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache Nation]] '''deprived of land by a Mexican land grant  
*1846: homeland became New Mexico Territory  
*1846: homeland became New Mexico Territory
* 1847: Treaty at Fort Gibson
* 1847: Treaty at Fort Gibson
*1848: Apache land ceded by Mexico to the United States  
*1848: Apache land ceded by Mexico to the United States
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0598.htm 1852] July 1, Treaty at Santa Fe  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0598.htm 1852] July 1, Treaty at Santa Fe  
*1853 July 27,Treaty at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]]  
*1853 July 27, Treaty at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]]
*1861: The '''Chiricahuz''' under leadership of Cochise went to war with the United States  
*1861: The '''Chiricahuz''' under leadership of Cochise went to war with the United States
*The '''Coyotero''' and '''Lipan''' were nearly exterminated  
*The '''Coyotero''' and '''Lipan''' were nearly exterminated
*1861: Cochise mistakenly arrested, beginning the Apache Wars  
*1861: Cochise mistakenly arrested, beginning the Apache Wars
*1863: The [[Mescalero Apache Tribe|Mescalero]] surrendered  
*1863: The [[Mescalero Apache Tribe|Mescalero]] surrendered
*1863: Treaty  
*1863: Treaty
*1864: The Territorial Legislature of Arizona passed a resolution legalizing the killing of all Apache people.  
*1864: The Territorial Legislature of Arizona passed a resolution legalizing the killing of all Apache people.
*1865 October 14, with the [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and Arapaho  
*1865 October 14, with the [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and Arapaho
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0891.htm 1865] October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0891.htm 1865] October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho  
*1867] October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]]  
*1867] October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]]
*1868: '''Jicarilla''' surrendered  
*1868: '''Jicarilla''' surrendered
*1870: Reservations established  
*1870: Reservations established
* 1870: Jicarilla live at Taos, Cimmaroon and on the Maxwell Grant where their aAgency had been moved in 1861. The Maxwell grant was sold in 1870 and they were moved to Fort Stanton on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
* 1870: Jicarilla live at Taos, Cimmaroon and on the Maxwell Grant where their Agency had been moved in 1861. The Maxwell grant was sold in 1870 and they were moved to Fort Stanton on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.  
*1871: [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)|White Mountain Reservation]]  
*1871: [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)|White Mountain Reservation]]
*1871: Tularosa Reservation- Mimbreno Apache  
*1871: Tularosa Reservation- Mimbreno Apache
*1871: 125 '''Aravaipa''' killed at Camp Grant  
*1871: 125 '''Aravaipa''' killed at Camp Grant
*1872: Cochise and the Chiricahua made peace with the United States. A number of Chiricahua led by Geronimo rejected peace and left the reservations to raid.  
*1872: Cochise and the Chiricahua made peace with the United States. A number of Chiricahua led by Geronimo rejected peace and left the reservations to raid.  
* 1872: San Carlos Reservation created. The following bands became occupants: Coyotero, Chiricahua, San Carlos, Tonto, Yuma and Yavapai or Mohave Apaches.   
* 1872: San Carlos Reservation created. The following bands became occupants: Coyotero, Chiricahua, San Carlos, Tonto, Yuma and Yavapai or Mohave Apaches.   
*1873: Mescalero Reservation is established  
*1873: Mescalero Reservation is established
*1874: Cochise dies  
*1874: Cochise dies
*1875: Tonto Apache moved to [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona (Reservation)|San Carlos Apache Reservation]]  
*1875: Tonto Apache moved to [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona (Reservation)|San Carlos Apache Reservation]]  
*1875: Yavapai Apache(1,000) settle on the San Carlos Reservation  
*1875: Yavapai Apache(1,000) settle on the San Carlos Reservation
*1876-1877: Chiricahua Apache Indians removed to San Carlos Agency  
*1876-1877: Chiricahua Apache Indians removed to San Carlos Agency
*1877: Removal of Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache Indians from Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Territory, to the San Carlos Indian Agency, Arizona Territory.  
*1877: Removal of Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache Indians from Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Territory, to the San Carlos Indian Agency, Arizona Territory.  
*1877: Mimbreno Apache forced to move to San Carlos Reservation  
*1877: Mimbreno Apache forced to move to San Carlos Reservation
* 1880: New reservation on the Navajo River was established and the Jicarilla Apache moved there.   
* 1880: New reservation on the Navajo River was established and the Jicarilla Apache moved there.   
*1886: Geronimo surrendered  
*1886: Geronimo surrendered
*1887: a group of children sent to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania  
*1887: a group of children sent to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania  
*1887: Jicarilla Reservation established  
*1887: Jicarilla Reservation established
*1890's: Government mission schools established  
*1890's: Government mission schools established
*1897: [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)|White Mountain Reservationis]] divided into Fort Apache and San Carlos Reservations  
*1897: [[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)|White Mountain Reservationis]] divided into Fort Apache and San Carlos Reservations  
*1903: [[Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona (Reservation)|Fort McDowell Reservation]]- Yavapai Apache  
*1903: [[Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation|Fort McDowell Reservation]]- Yavapai Apache
*1907: Jicarilla Reservation enlarged  
*1907: Jicarilla Reservation enlarged
*1913: Chiricahua Apache resettle on Mescalero Reservation  
*1913: Chiricahua Apache resettle on Mescalero Reservation  
*1914: land near Camp Verde, Arizona is reserved for the Yavapai and Tonto Apache  
*1914: land near Camp Verde, Arizona is reserved for the Yavapai and Tonto Apache  
* 1834: San Carlos Apache Tribe was organized under the Indian Reorgaization Act.   
* 1834: San Carlos Apache Tribe was organized under the Indian Reorganization Act.   
*1937: Jicarilla Apache - constitution  
*1937: Jicarilla Apache - constitution
*1938: White Mountain Apache - constitution
*1938: White Mountain Apache - constitution


=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands  ===
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands  ===


Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/apache/apachehist.htm history of the Apache tribe], with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/apache/apachehist.htm history of the Apache tribe], with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.


=== Reservations  ===
=== Reservations  ===


*Mescalero Reservation  
*Mescalero Reservation
*[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)]]  
*[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)]]  
*Tularosa Reservation  
*Tularosa Reservation
*[[San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (Reservation)]]  
*[[San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (Reservation)]]
*[[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)]]  
*[[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)]]
*New Mexico: Fort Sill  
*New Mexico: Fort Sill
*Oklahoma: Anadarko  
*Oklahoma: Anadarko
*Apache/Kiowa - Federal Trust land  
*Apache/Kiowa - Federal Trust land  
*Apache/Mojave/Yavapai - [[Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona (Reservation)|Fort McDowell]]  
*Apache/Mojave/Yavapai - [[Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation|Fort McDowell]]
*Apache/Yavapai - Camp Verde  
*Apache/Yavapai - Camp Verde
*Arapaho/ Shoshone - [[Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyoming)|Wind River]]
*Arapaho/ Shoshone - [[Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyoming)|Wind River]]


=== Bands and Groups of the Tribe and Their Reservations  ===
=== Bands and Groups of the Tribe and Their Reservations  ===


*[[Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Oklahoma|Fort Sill Apache]] Tribe of Oklahoma  
*[[Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Oklahoma|Fort Sill Apache]] Tribe of Oklahoma
*[[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache Nation]], New Mexico (formerly Jicarilla Apache Tribe) -- Jicarilla Apache Reservation  
*[[Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico|Jicarilla Apache Nation]], New Mexico (formerly Jicarilla Apache Tribe) -- Jicarilla Apache Reservation
*[[Mescalero Apache Tribe|Mescalero Apache Tribe]] -- Mescalero Reservation (New Mexico)  
*[[Mescalero Apache Tribe|Mescalero Apache Tribe]] -- Mescalero Reservation (New Mexico)
*[[San Carlos Apache Tribe, Arizona|San Carlos Apache Tribe]] -- [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation (Arizona)|San Carlos Reservation]] (Arizona)  
*[[San Carlos Apache Tribe, Arizona|San Carlos Apache Tribe]] -- [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation (Arizona)|San Carlos Reservation]] (Arizona)
*[[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona|Tonto Apache Tribe]] of Arizona  
*[[Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona|Tonto Apache Tribe]] of Arizona
*[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona|White Mountain Apache Tribe]] -- [[Fort Apache Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Fort Apache Reservation]] (Arizona)  
*[[White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona|White Mountain Apache Tribe]] -- [[Fort Apache Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Fort Apache Reservation]] (Arizona)
*[[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)|Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]]
*[[Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)|Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)]]


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===


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>
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:


*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]  
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]  
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]  
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]  
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]  
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]  
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]  
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]


=== Agency  ===
=== Agency  ===


[[San Carlos Apache Indian Agency (Arizona)|San Carlos Agency]]  
[[San Carlos Apache Indian Agency (Arizona)|San Carlos Agency]]


[[Santa Fe Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Santa Fe Agency]]  
[[Santa Fe Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Santa Fe Agency]]


[[Texas Indian Agency (Texas)|Texas Agency]]  
[[Texas Indian Agency (Texas)|Texas Agency]]


=== Superintendencies  ===
=== Superintendencies  ===


*[[New Mexico Superintendency of Indian Affairs|New Mexico Superintendency]]  
*[[New Mexico Superintendency of Indian Affairs|New Mexico Superintendency]]
*[[Arizona Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Arizona Superintendency]]
*[[Arizona Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Arizona Superintendency]]


==== Allotment  ====
==== Allotment  ====


1913 Kiowa-Comanche Reservation land allotments. Oklahoma Tract Books, Oklahoma Historical Society.&nbsp;
1913 Kiowa-Comanche Reservation land allotments. Oklahoma Tract Books, Oklahoma Historical Society.
 
=== Correspondence and Census  ===
=== Correspondence and Census  ===


*Agency records, 1892-1947 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency  
*Agency records, 1892-1947 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
*Census, birth and death records, 1932-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. [[Phoenix Indian Agency (Arizona)|Phoenix Agency]]  
*Census, birth and death records, 1932-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. [[Phoenix Indian Agency (Arizona)|Phoenix Agency]]
*Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries Deveney, Sam  
*Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries Deveney, Sam
*Index to Sam Devenney's Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries, with death dates Follett, Paul, 1958-  
*Index to Sam Devenney's Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries, with death dates Follett, Paul, 1958-
*The Fort Sill Apaches&nbsp;: their vital statistics, tribal origins, antecedents Griswold, Gillett  
*The Fort Sill Apaches : their vital statistics, tribal origins, antecedents Griswold, Gillett
*Indian census rolls, Camp McDowell, 1905-1909 and 1911-1912 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  
*Indian census rolls, Camp McDowell, 1905-1909 and 1911-1912 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
*Indian census rolls, Camp Verde, 1915-1927 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  
*Indian census rolls, Camp Verde, 1915-1927 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
*Indian census rolls, Fort Apache, 1898-1939 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  
*Indian census rolls, Fort Apache, 1898-1939 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
*Kiowa Indian census, 1904-1915 United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency  
*Kiowa Indian census, 1904-1915 United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1936 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency  
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1936 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian vital records at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1924-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian vital records at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1924-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo and Delaware Indians: birth and death rolls, 1924-1932 Bowen, Jeff, 1950-  
*Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo and Delaware Indians: birth and death rolls, 1924-1932 Bowen, Jeff, 1950-
*Miscellaneous census records, 1904-1942 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Apache Agency  
*Miscellaneous census records, 1904-1942 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Apache Agency
*Rolls of Indian tribes in Oklahoma 1889-1891: Absentee Shawnee (Big Jim's Band), Cheyenne and Arapahoe [sic], Iowa, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Comanche and Apache, Otoe [sic] and Missouria [sic], Pawnee, Ponca, Pottawatomie [sic], Citizen Pottawatomie [sic] (Big Jim's Band), Sac [sic] and Fox Johnson, Emily  
*Rolls of Indian tribes in Oklahoma 1889-1891: Absentee Shawnee (Big Jim's Band), Cheyenne and Arapahoe [sic], Iowa, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Comanche and Apache, Otoe [sic] and Missouria [sic], Pawnee, Ponca, Pottawatomie [sic], Citizen Pottawatomie [sic] (Big Jim's Band), Sac [sic] and Fox Johnson, Emily
*So lingers memory: inventories of Fort Sill, OK, cemeteries--Main Post, Apache Indian, Old Fort Reno, Comanche Indian and Comanche Mission Cemeteries, 1869-1985 Murphy, Polly Lewis, 1915-1993  
*So lingers memory: inventories of Fort Sill, OK, cemeteries--Main Post, Apache Indian, Old Fort Reno, Comanche Indian and Comanche Mission Cemeteries, 1869-1985 Murphy, Polly Lewis, 1915-1993
*Apache mothers and daughters: four generations of a family Boyer, Ruth McDonald  
*Apache mothers and daughters: four generations of a family Boyer, Ruth McDonald
*Apache genealogical research: a beginners guide Stout, Terri Lynn  
*Apache genealogical research: a beginners guide Stout, Terri Lynn
*The Tumacacori census of 1796 Whiting, Alfred F  
*The Tumacacori census of 1796 Whiting, Alfred F
*Apache, Caddo, Kiowa Wichita Indian: census rolls Indian Territory 1900-1904 Millican, Valorie  
*Apache, Caddo, Kiowa Wichita Indian: census rolls Indian Territory 1900-1904 Millican, Valorie
*1905 Apache Tribe, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma published in Key Finder, by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Woodward, OK, Vol. 12 No. 3 (Summer 1991) and Vol. 12 No. 4 (Fall 1991) FHL call 976.6 D25k
*1905 Apache Tribe, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma published in Key Finder, by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Woodward, OK, Vol. 12 No. 3 (Summer 1991) and Vol. 12 No. 4 (Fall 1991) FS Library call 976.6 D25k


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Abiquiu and Cimarron Agencies, 1869-82  
Abiquiu and Cimarron Agencies, 1869-82


[[Jicarilla Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Jicarilla Agency]], 1890-1942  
[[Jicarilla Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Jicarilla Agency]], 1890-1942


[[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]], 1874-1942  
[[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]], 1874-1942


| Denver  
| Denver
|  
|  
-  
-  
<br>
-  
-  
|  
|  
-
-
|  
|  
Rolls 543-545  
Rolls 543-545  
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|  
|  
FHL&#124;576885-576887&#124;Films  
FS Library|576885-576887|Films


573847  
573847


|-
|-
| Apache Kiowa  
| Apache Kiowa
| [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]],1846-1855  
| [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]],1846-1855  
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 889-096  
| Rolls 889-096
|  
|  
first film:  
first film:


1638620  
1638620


| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache Kiowa  
| Apache Kiowa
| [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]], 1855-1867  
| [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]], 1855-1867  
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 878-82  
| Rolls 878-82
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache Kiowa  
| Apache Kiowa
|  
|  
Kiowa Agency /  
Kiowa Agency /  
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[[Anadarko Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Anadarko]], 1864-1880  
[[Anadarko Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Anadarko]], 1864-1880  


| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth  
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth
| Rolls 375-86  
| Rolls 375-86
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| Rolls 211-223  
| Rolls 211-223
| 576900-576912&#124;Films
| 576900-576912|Films
|-
|-
| Apache Mescalero  
| Apache Mescalero
| Mescalero, 1874-1946  
| Mescalero, 1874-1946
| Denver  
| Denver
| -  
| -  
| -  
| -  
| Rolls 254-256  
| Rolls 254-256
| {{FHL|579664-579666|Films}}
| {{FSC|579664-579666|Films}}
|-
|-
| Apache Mojave  
| Apache Mojave
| [[Camp McDowell Indian Agency (Arizona)|Camp McDowell]] (Pima) Agency,1901-1951  
| [[Camp McDowell Indian Agency (Arizona)|Camp McDowell]] (Pima) Agency,1901-1951
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| -  
| -  
| -  
| -  
| Roll 15  
| Roll 15
| {{FHL|573861|Film}}
| {{FSC|573861|Film}}
|-
|-
| Apache White Mountain  
| Apache White Mountain
|  
|  
Fort Apache Agency,1875-1955  
Fort Apache Agency,1875-1955


|  
|  
Washington D.C. and Los Angeles  
Washington D.C. and Los Angeles


| -  
| -  
| -  
| -  
| Rolls 118-125  
| Rolls 118-125
| 576473-576480&#124;Film
| 576473-576480|Film
|-
|-
| Apache Chiricahua  
| Apache Chiricahua  
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| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache, Lipan  
| Apache, Lipan
| [[Texas Indian Agency (Texas)|Texas Agency]], 1847-59  
| [[Texas Indian Agency (Texas)|Texas Agency]], 1847-59
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 858-61  
| Rolls 858-61
| 1638629  
| 1638629
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache, Lipan  
| Apache, Lipan
| [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendencey]], 1876-1880  
| [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendencey]], 1876-1880
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 67-70  
| Rolls 67-70
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache, Mimbreno  
| Apache, Mimbreno
| New Mexico Superintendency, to 1877  
| New Mexico Superintendency, to 1877
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 546-82  
| Rolls 546-82
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache, Mimbreno  
| Apache, Mimbreno  
| Arizona Superintendency, 1877-1880  
| Arizona Superintendency, 1877-1880
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 3-28  
| Rolls 3-28
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
|-
|-
| Apache, Mongolian
| Apache, Mongolian
| New Mexico Superintendency, t0 1877  
| New Mexico Superintendency, t0 1877
| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 546-72  
| Rolls 546-72
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| _
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| Apache, Mongolian  
| Apache, Mongolian  
|  
|  
Arizona Superintendency,1877-80  
Arizona Superintendency,1877-80


| Washington D.C.  
| Washington D.C.
| Rolls 3-28  
| Rolls 3-28
| 1638620  
| 1638620
| -  
| -  
| -
| -
| -
|-
| Apache-Mojave  
| Apache-Mojave
| Camp McDowell (Pima Agency) 1901-51  
| Camp McDowell (Pima Agency) 1901-51
| Los Angeles  
| Los Angeles
| -  
| -  
| -  
| -  
| Roll 15  
| Roll 15
| {{FHL|573861|Film}}
| {{FSC|573861|Film}}
|-
|-
| Apache-Mojave  
| Apache-Mojave  
| Phoenix [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Area Office]], 1907-74  
| Phoenix [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Area Office]], 1907-74
| Los Angeles  
| Los Angeles
| -  
| -  
| -  
| -  
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0598.htm 1852] July 1, at Santa Fe  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0598.htm 1852] July 1, at Santa Fe  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1853] July 27, at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and Kiowa  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1853] July 27, at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and Kiowa
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0887.htm 1865] October 14, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0887.htm 1865] October 14, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0891.htm 1865] October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/apa0891.htm 1865] October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kio0982.htm 1867] October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and Comanche
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kio0982.htm 1867] October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and Comanche
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=== Vital Records  ===
=== Vital Records  ===


*Kiowa Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|576909|Film}}, 1930-1936 {{FHL|576911 |}}  
*Kiowa Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1932, {{FSC|576909|Film}}, 1930-1936 {{FSC|576911 |}}
*Truxton Canon Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1939, {{FHL|583040 |Film }}  
*Truxton Canon Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1939, {{FSC|583040 |Film }}
*Jicarilla Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1929, {{FHL|576887|Film}}  
*Jicarilla Agency, M595, Births and Deaths 1924-1929, {{FSC|576887|Film}}
*Fort Sill Apache {{FHL|928251|Film}} item 8
*Fort Sill Apache {{FSC|928251|Film}} item 8


=== Important Websites  ===
=== Important Websites  ===


{{Wikipedia|Apache}}  
{{Wikipedia|Apache}}


*[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/fsconst/ftsillconsttoc.htm Constitution and By-laws of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma]  
*[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/fsconst/ftsillconsttoc.htm Constitution and By-laws of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma]
*[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/YavapaiApache/yavtoc.htm Constitution and By-laws of the Yavapai-Apache Nation]  
*[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/YavapaiApache/yavtoc.htm Constitution and By-laws of the Yavapai-Apache Nation]
*[http://www.wmat.nsn.us/ White Mountain Apache Tribe] Official Website
*[http://www.wmat.nsn.us/ White Mountain Apache Tribe] Official Website


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*Basso, Keith H. ''Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache''. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. {{WorldCat|33333802}}  
*Basso, Keith H. ''Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache''. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. {{WorldCat|33333802}}  
*Bidal, Lillian H. Pisacah: a Place of Plenty. FHL 978.9 H2bl  
*Bidal, Lillian H. Pisacah: a Place of Plenty. FS Library 978.9 H2bl
*Bourke, John Gregory. ''An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre''; An Account of the Expedition in Pursuit of the Hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the Spring of 1883. New York: Scribner, 1958. {{FHL|1009057 Item 3}}  
*Bourke, John Gregory. ''An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre''; An Account of the Expedition in Pursuit of the Hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the Spring of 1883. New York: Scribner, 1958. {{FSC|1009057 Item 3}}
*Capes-Altom, Mila, ''Beneath His Wings'': Indian cemeteries in Anadarko, Oklahoma. {{FHL|976.641/A2 V3}}  
*Capes-Altom, Mila, ''Beneath His Wings'': Indian cemeteries in Anadarko, Oklahoma. {{FSC|976.641/A2 V3}}
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&amp;M University Press, c1998. FHL book {{FHL|970.1 C197p}}  
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&amp;M University Press, c1998. FS Library book {{FSC|970.1 C197p}}
*Colvin, Verna Rae. ''The Garden and How It Grew'': Eden, 1881-1981. Eden, Ariz: V.R. Colvin, 1981. {{FHL|979.154/E1 H2}}  
*Colvin, Verna Rae. ''The Garden and How It Grew'': Eden, 1881-1981. Eden, Ariz: V.R. Colvin, 1981. {{FSC|979.154/E1 H2}}
*Doherty, Craig A., and Katherine M. Doherty. ''The Apaches and Navajos''. New York: F. Watts, 1989. {{FHL|970.3 Ap11}}  
*Doherty, Craig A., and Katherine M. Doherty. ''The Apaches and Navajos''. New York: F. Watts, 1989. {{FSC|970.3 Ap11}}
*Edmunds, R. David. ''American Indian Leaders: Studies in Diversity''. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. {{FHL|970.1 Am35}}  
*Edmunds, R. David. ''American Indian Leaders: Studies in Diversity''. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. {{FSC|970.1 Am35}} \
*Forbes, Jack D. Apache, ''Navaho, and Spaniard''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. {{FHL|970.1 F744}}  
*Forbes, Jack D. Apache, ''Navaho, and Spaniard''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. {{FSC|970.1 F744}}
*Goodin, Barbara. I''ndian Research and History'': With Biographies, Book Reviews &amp; Cemeteries. Lawton, Okla: B. Goodin, 2009. {{FHL|970.1 G619}}  
*Goodin, Barbara. I''ndian Research and History'': With Biographies, Book Reviews &amp; Cemeteries. Lawton, Okla: B. Goodin, 2009. {{FSC|970.1 G619}}  
*Goodin, Kenneth, ''Alphabetical inventories of Indian cemeteries in Comanche County, Oklahoma {{FHL|970.1 G619}} '''  
*Goodin, Kenneth, ''Alphabetical inventories of Indian cemeteries in Comanche County, Oklahoma {{FSC|970.1 G619}}'''
*Goodwin, Grenville. ''Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache''. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1994. {{WorldCat|29702274}}  
*Goodwin, Grenville. ''Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache''. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1994. {{WorldCat|29702274}}
*Griffin-Pierce, Trudy. ''Native Peoples of the Southwest.'' Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. {{WorldCat|43757436}}  
*Griffin-Pierce, Trudy. ''Native Peoples of the Southwest.'' Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. {{WorldCat|43757436}}
*Griswold, Gillett. ''The Fort Sill Apaches'': Their Vital Statistics, Tribal Origins, Antecedents. 1976. FHL Film 9282518  
*Griswold, Gillett. ''The Fort Sill Apaches'': Their Vital Statistics, Tribal Origins, Antecedents. 1976. FS Library Film 9282518
*Haley, James. ''Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. {{WorldCat|6764029}}  
*Haley, James. ''Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. {{WorldCat|6764029}}
*Stringfield, Thomas. ''Captured by the Apaches; Forty Years with This Savage Band of Indians''. Hamilton, Texas: Herald print, 1911. {{FHL|973742 Item 3}}  
*Stringfield, Thomas. ''Captured by the Apaches; Forty Years with This Savage Band of Indians''. Hamilton, Texas: Herald print, 1911. {{FSC|973742 Item 3}}
*Thomas, Alfred Barnaby. ''Forgotten Frontiers''; A Study of the Spanish Indian Policy of Don Juan Bautista De Anza, Governor of New Mexico, 1777-1787; from the Original Documents in the Archives of Spain, Mexico and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932. {{FHL|970.1 T361}}  
*Thomas, Alfred Barnaby. ''Forgotten Frontiers''; A Study of the Spanish Indian Policy of Don Juan Bautista De Anza, Governor of New Mexico, 1777-1787; from the Original Documents in the Archives of Spain, Mexico and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932. {{FSC|970.1 T361}}
*Worcester, Donald E. ''The Apaches: Eagles of the Southtwest''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. {{WorldCat|433230521}}
*Worcester, Donald E. ''The Apaches: Eagles of the Southtwest''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. {{WorldCat|433230521}}


==== General  ====
==== General  ====


See [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  
See [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].


=== References ===
=== References ===


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Latest revision as of 21:09, 11 April 2023

Guide to Apache Indians ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Apache Edward S Curtis Geronimo .jpg

See also Indians of Arizona, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe), White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe), and Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe) and Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

The Apache Tribe is primarily associated with Spanish Southwest and the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma[1]. See the Bands and Groups below for at least a partial listing of federally-recognized the subdivisions of the tribe, with their locations and reservations. It is important to search for information in all of the possible jurisdictions.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Apache

Linguistic Group: Athabascan

Cultural Group: Plains

Ancestral Homeland: Texas, Arizona and Mexico

Leaders:[edit | edit source]

Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, Juh, Geronimo, Victorio

Apache Eastern: Lipan, Jicarilla, Mescalero, Chiricahua,and Kiowa Apache.

Apache Western: Chiricahua, Tonto, Pinal, Coyotero, Arivaipa, San Carlos,and White Mountain Apache

Population: 1990: 30,000

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

White Mountain Apache Tribe.jpg

There is no single tribal headquarters for all parts of the Apache Indian Tribe in the United States. Each part of the tribe has their own tribal offices and headquarters. For information on those offices, see the individual pages for each part of the tribe.

Yavapai-Apache Nation, Arizona (Tribe)
White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)
San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (Tribe)

The individual Apache Tribes have the following websites

Nnee-San Carlos Apache
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Mescalero Nation
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Chiricahua Apache Nde NationJicarilla Apache Nation
Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas
Yavapai Prescott Indian TribeYavapai-Apache Nation
Tonto Apache Tribe

History[edit | edit source]

The Apache could not be suppressed by the Spanish or the Mexicans.

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1540: Francisdo Vasquez de Coronado's expedition
  • 1786: Presidio Ration Program, the Spanish distributed food and alcohol free to all Apache
  • 1835: Sonora post reward for Apache scalps
  • 1841: Jicarilla ApacheJicarilla Apache Nation deprived of land by a Mexican land grant
  • 1846: homeland became New Mexico Territory
  • 1847: Treaty at Fort Gibson
  • 1848: Apache land ceded by Mexico to the United States
  • 1852 July 1, Treaty at Santa Fe
  • 1853 July 27, Treaty at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and Kiowa
  • 1861: The Chiricahuz under leadership of Cochise went to war with the United States
  • The Coyotero and Lipan were nearly exterminated
  • 1861: Cochise mistakenly arrested, beginning the Apache Wars
  • 1863: The Mescalero surrendered
  • 1863: Treaty
  • 1864: The Territorial Legislature of Arizona passed a resolution legalizing the killing of all Apache people.
  • 1865 October 14, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho
  • 1865 October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho
  • 1867] October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and Comanche
  • 1868: Jicarilla surrendered
  • 1870: Reservations established
  • 1870: Jicarilla live at Taos, Cimmaroon and on the Maxwell Grant where their Agency had been moved in 1861. The Maxwell grant was sold in 1870 and they were moved to Fort Stanton on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
  • 1871: White Mountain Reservation
  • 1871: Tularosa Reservation- Mimbreno Apache
  • 1871: 125 Aravaipa killed at Camp Grant
  • 1872: Cochise and the Chiricahua made peace with the United States. A number of Chiricahua led by Geronimo rejected peace and left the reservations to raid.
  • 1872: San Carlos Reservation created. The following bands became occupants: Coyotero, Chiricahua, San Carlos, Tonto, Yuma and Yavapai or Mohave Apaches.
  • 1873: Mescalero Reservation is established
  • 1874: Cochise dies
  • 1875: Tonto Apache moved to San Carlos Apache Reservation
  • 1875: Yavapai Apache(1,000) settle on the San Carlos Reservation
  • 1876-1877: Chiricahua Apache Indians removed to San Carlos Agency
  • 1877: Removal of Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache Indians from Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Territory, to the San Carlos Indian Agency, Arizona Territory.
  • 1877: Mimbreno Apache forced to move to San Carlos Reservation
  • 1880: New reservation on the Navajo River was established and the Jicarilla Apache moved there.
  • 1886: Geronimo surrendered
  • 1887: a group of children sent to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania
  • 1887: Jicarilla Reservation established
  • 1890's: Government mission schools established
  • 1897: White Mountain Reservationis divided into Fort Apache and San Carlos Reservations
  • 1903: Fort McDowell Reservation- Yavapai Apache
  • 1907: Jicarilla Reservation enlarged
  • 1913: Chiricahua Apache resettle on Mescalero Reservation
  • 1914: land near Camp Verde, Arizona is reserved for the Yavapai and Tonto Apache
  • 1834: San Carlos Apache Tribe was organized under the Indian Reorganization Act.
  • 1937: Jicarilla Apache - constitution
  • 1938: White Mountain Apache - constitution

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Apache tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Bands and Groups of the Tribe and Their Reservations[edit | edit source]

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:

Agency[edit | edit source]

San Carlos Agency

Santa Fe Agency

Texas Agency

Superintendencies[edit | edit source]

Allotment[edit | edit source]

1913 Kiowa-Comanche Reservation land allotments. Oklahoma Tract Books, Oklahoma Historical Society.

Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]

  • Agency records, 1892-1947 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
  • Census, birth and death records, 1932-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Phoenix Agency
  • Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries Deveney, Sam
  • Index to Sam Devenney's Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache obituaries, with death dates Follett, Paul, 1958-
  • The Fort Sill Apaches : their vital statistics, tribal origins, antecedents Griswold, Gillett
  • Indian census rolls, Camp McDowell, 1905-1909 and 1911-1912 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Indian census rolls, Camp Verde, 1915-1927 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Indian census rolls, Fort Apache, 1898-1939 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Kiowa Indian census, 1904-1915 United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
  • Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian census at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1926-1936 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kiowa Agency
  • Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Ft. Sill Apache Indian vital records at Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, 1924-1937 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo and Delaware Indians: birth and death rolls, 1924-1932 Bowen, Jeff, 1950-
  • Miscellaneous census records, 1904-1942 United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Apache Agency
  • Rolls of Indian tribes in Oklahoma 1889-1891: Absentee Shawnee (Big Jim's Band), Cheyenne and Arapahoe [sic], Iowa, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Comanche and Apache, Otoe [sic] and Missouria [sic], Pawnee, Ponca, Pottawatomie [sic], Citizen Pottawatomie [sic] (Big Jim's Band), Sac [sic] and Fox Johnson, Emily
  • So lingers memory: inventories of Fort Sill, OK, cemeteries--Main Post, Apache Indian, Old Fort Reno, Comanche Indian and Comanche Mission Cemeteries, 1869-1985 Murphy, Polly Lewis, 1915-1993
  • Apache mothers and daughters: four generations of a family Boyer, Ruth McDonald
  • Apache genealogical research: a beginners guide Stout, Terri Lynn
  • The Tumacacori census of 1796 Whiting, Alfred F
  • Apache, Caddo, Kiowa Wichita Indian: census rolls Indian Territory 1900-1904 Millican, Valorie
  • 1905 Apache Tribe, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma published in Key Finder, by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Woodward, OK, Vol. 12 No. 3 (Summer 1991) and Vol. 12 No. 4 (Fall 1991) FS Library call 976.6 D25k
Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Roll 962

Roll Number

FS Library

Film Number

Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Roll 693

Roll Number

FS Library

Film Number

Apache Kiowa Agency,1881-1962 Fort Worth - - Rolls 211-223 Films
Apache Fort Apache Agency, 1875-1955

Washington D.C.and Los Angeles

- - -

First film:

573847

Apache Phoenix Area Office, 1928-1937 Washington D.C. and Los Angeles - - Rolls 344-346

First film

573847

Apache Truxton Canyon Agency 1895-1951 Los Angeles - - Roll 581 573847
Apache San Carlos Agency, 1900-1952 Los Angeles - - Rolls 461-470 573847
Apache Jicarilla

Abiquiu and Cimarron Agencies, 1869-82

Jicarilla Agency, 1890-1942

Mescalero Agency, 1874-1942

Denver

- -

-

Rolls 543-545

Rolls 197-198

FS Library|576885-576887|Films

573847

Apache Kiowa Upper Platte Agency,1846-1855 Washington D.C. Rolls 889-096

first film:

1638620

- -
Apache Kiowa Upper Arkansas Agency, 1855-1867 Washington D.C. Rolls 878-82 1638620 - -
Apache Kiowa

Kiowa Agency /

Anadarko, 1864-1880

Washington D.C. and Fort Worth Rolls 375-86 1638620 Rolls 211-223 Films
Apache Mescalero Mescalero, 1874-1946 Denver - - Rolls 254-256 FS Library 579664-579666
Apache Mojave Camp McDowell (Pima) Agency,1901-1951 Washington D.C. - - Roll 15 FS Library 573861
Apache White Mountain

Fort Apache Agency,1875-1955

Washington D.C. and Los Angeles

- - Rolls 118-125 Film
Apache Chiricahua Arizona Superintendency, 1863-1880 Washington D.C. Rolls 3-28 1638620 - -
Apache, Coyotero

New Mexico Superintendency, to 1877

- Rolls 546-82 1638620 - -
Apache, Coyotero

Arizona Superintendency,1877-1880

- Rolls 3-28 1638620 - -
Apache, Lipan Texas Agency, 1847-59 Washington D.C. Rolls 858-61 1638629 - -
Apache, Lipan Central Superintendencey, 1876-1880 Washington D.C. Rolls 67-70 1638620 - -
Apache, Mimbreno New Mexico Superintendency, to 1877 Washington D.C. Rolls 546-82 1638620 - -
Apache, Mimbreno Arizona Superintendency, 1877-1880 Washington D.C. Rolls 3-28 1638620 - -
Apache, Mongolian New Mexico Superintendency, t0 1877 Washington D.C. Rolls 546-72 1638620 - -
Apache, Mongolian

Arizona Superintendency,1877-80

Washington D.C. Rolls 3-28 1638620 - -
Apache-Mojave Camp McDowell (Pima Agency) 1901-51 Los Angeles - - Roll 15 FS Library 573861
Apache-Mojave Phoenix Area Office, 1907-74 Los Angeles - - Rolls 344-45 573847

Treaties[edit | edit source]

  • 1852 July 1, at Santa Fe
  • 1853 July 27, at Fort Atkinson, with the Comanche and Kiowa
  • 1865 October 14, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho
  • 1865 October 17, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho
  • 1867 October 21, at Council Camp with the Kiowa and Comanche

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Apache

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

Apache[edit | edit source]

  • Basso, Keith H. Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. WorldCat 33333802
  • Bidal, Lillian H. Pisacah: a Place of Plenty. FS Library 978.9 H2bl
  • Bourke, John Gregory. An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre; An Account of the Expedition in Pursuit of the Hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the Spring of 1883. New York: Scribner, 1958. FS Library 1009057 Item 3
  • Capes-Altom, Mila, Beneath His Wings: Indian cemeteries in Anadarko, Oklahoma. FS Library 976.641/A2 V3
  • Carlson, Paul H. The Plains Indians. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. FS Library book FS Library 970.1 C197p
  • Colvin, Verna Rae. The Garden and How It Grew: Eden, 1881-1981. Eden, Ariz: V.R. Colvin, 1981. FS Library 979.154/E1 H2
  • Doherty, Craig A., and Katherine M. Doherty. The Apaches and Navajos. New York: F. Watts, 1989. FS Library 970.3 Ap11
  • Edmunds, R. David. American Indian Leaders: Studies in Diversity. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. FS Library 970.1 Am35 \
  • Forbes, Jack D. Apache, Navaho, and Spaniard. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. FS Library 970.1 F744
  • Goodin, Barbara. Indian Research and History: With Biographies, Book Reviews & Cemeteries. Lawton, Okla: B. Goodin, 2009. FS Library 970.1 G619
  • Goodin, Kenneth, Alphabetical inventories of Indian cemeteries in Comanche County, Oklahoma FS Library 970.1 G619'
  • Goodwin, Grenville. Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1994. WorldCat 29702274
  • Griffin-Pierce, Trudy. Native Peoples of the Southwest. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. WorldCat 43757436
  • Griswold, Gillett. The Fort Sill Apaches: Their Vital Statistics, Tribal Origins, Antecedents. 1976. FS Library Film 9282518
  • Haley, James. Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. WorldCat 6764029
  • Stringfield, Thomas. Captured by the Apaches; Forty Years with This Savage Band of Indians. Hamilton, Texas: Herald print, 1911. FS Library 973742 Item 3
  • Thomas, Alfred Barnaby. Forgotten Frontiers; A Study of the Spanish Indian Policy of Don Juan Bautista De Anza, Governor of New Mexico, 1777-1787; from the Original Documents in the Archives of Spain, Mexico and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932. FS Library 970.1 T361
  • Worcester, Donald E. The Apaches: Eagles of the Southtwest. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. WorldCat 433230521

General[edit | edit source]

See For Further Reading.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online
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