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Guion Miller Roll for Eastern Cherokee (view source)
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'''The Guion Miller Roll''' is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a 1902 law suit in which the Eastern Cherokee tribe sued the United States for funds due them under the treaties of 1835, 1836 and 1845. <br> | '''The Guion Miller Roll''' is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a 1902 law suit in which the Eastern Cherokee tribe sued the United States for funds due them under the treaties of 1835, 1836 and 1845. In 1906, the court awarded more than $1 million to be split among the Eastern Cherokees. <br> | ||
'''Claimants''' were asked to prove they were | '''Claimants''' were asked to prove they were: | ||
*Members of the Eastern Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties, or *Descended from members who had not been affiliated with any other tribe.<br> | |||
Guion Miller, an agent of the Interior Department, was appointed as a commissioner of the Court of Claims to compile a list of claimants. He made an extensive enrollment of the Cherokees in 1907 and 1908. <br> | Guion Miller, an agent of the Interior Department, was appointed as a commissioner of the Court of Claims to compile a list of claimants. He made an extensive enrollment of the Cherokees in 1907 and 1908. <br> | ||
'''Use the Guion Miller Roll''' if your ancestors were: | '''Use the Guion Miller Roll''' if your ancestors were: | ||
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*Not affiliated with any Indian tribe other than the Cherokees. | *Not affiliated with any Indian tribe other than the Cherokees. | ||
'''Origin of the Guion Miller Roll''' | '''Origin of the Guion Miller Roll''' In 1902 the Eastern Cherokee sued the United States to get the funds due them under the treaties of 1835,1836, and 1845. | ||
'''Content of the Roll'''. Each applicant was asked | '''Content of the Roll'''. Each applicant was asked | ||
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==== 1. Use the General Index (on the Internet or film) to find and copy an Ancestor’s Application Number, Name, and State ==== | ==== 1. Use the General Index (on the Internet or film) to find and copy an Ancestor’s Application Number, Name, and State ==== | ||
'''On the Internet'''. Clear images of the General Index are on the Internet at [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#260%7Ch0ytupYXiDDDXI8cK Fold 3 ]www.accessgenealogy.com/native/guionmiller/index.htm | '''On the Internet'''. Clear images of the General Index are on the Internet at [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#260%7Ch0ytupYXiDDDXI8cK Fold 3 ]or at www.accessgenealogy.com/native/guionmiller/index.htm | ||
*Scroll down to see a list of pages and names. | *Scroll down to see a list of pages and names. | ||
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*Look for your ancestor’s relatives in the Miller roll indexes. They may have mentioned your ancestor in their application documents. | *Look for your ancestor’s relatives in the Miller roll indexes. They may have mentioned your ancestor in their application documents. | ||
*Your ancestor may have been added to the supplemental rolls after the General Index was compiled. Search the three alphabetical “supplemental rolls” ahead of the General Index on film '''378594'''. | *Your ancestor may have been added to the supplemental rolls after the General Index was compiled. Search the three alphabetical “supplemental rolls” ahead of the General Index on film '''378594'''. | ||
*Not all Cherokees appear on this roll. Search for your ancestor on other records like the[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]]. | *Not all Cherokees appear on this roll. Search for your ancestor on other records like the [[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]]. | ||
===== Additional records relating to the enrollment of Easter Cherokee | ===== Additional records relating to the enrollment of Easter Cherokee 1908-1910 ===== (National Archives microfilm publications: M685) | ||
*Report on exceptions with supplemental a roll 1909-1910 FHL Film: 830439 Miscellaneous testimony token before special commissioners volume 1-10, FHL Films: 830440-830444 | *Report on exceptions with supplemental a roll 1909-1910 FHL Film: 830439 Miscellaneous testimony token before special commissioners volume 1-10, FHL Films: 830440-830444 | ||