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*Click on a name to see an index page. | *Click on a name to see an index page. | ||
Other sites | ===== Other sites ===== | ||
[http://www.archives.gov www.archives.gov] | *[http://www.archives.gov www.archives.gov] | ||
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'''Or use FHL film 378594''' to find the General Index which starts at Target 2 and appears 172 pages after the Roll of Eastern Cherokees (Target 1) starts. Do not confuse the Roll (printed book) with the typescript General Index. | '''Or use FHL film 378594 {{FHL|209173|item|disp=FHL film 378594}}''' to find the General Index which starts at Target 2 and appears 172 pages after the Roll of Eastern Cherokees (Target 1) starts. Do not confuse the Roll (printed book) with the typescript General Index. | ||
'''Search for an ancestor’s name in the General Index'''. The words “General Index” appear at the top of each page. The General Index is alphabetical by surname. If you cannot find your direct ancestor, look for his or her relatives. Some handwritten entries are found scattered among the typed names. Figure 1 below shows part of a sample page. <br> | '''Search for an ancestor’s name in the General Index'''. The words “General Index” appear at the top of each page. The General Index is alphabetical by surname. If you cannot find your direct ancestor, look for his or her relatives. Some handwritten entries are found scattered among the typed names. Figure 1 below shows part of a sample page. <br> | ||
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Look in the Family History Library Catalog for this entry: | Look in the Family History Library Catalog for this entry: | ||
United States. Court of Claims. Eastern Cherokee Applications, August 29, 1906–May 26, 1909. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1104. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1981. (On 348 FHL films starting with '''378594'''.) Scroll down the catalog entry until you find the application numbers. | United States. Court of Claims. Eastern Cherokee Applications, August 29, 1906–May 26, 1909. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1104. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1981. (On 348 FHL films starting with '''378594''' {{FHL|209173|item|disp=FHL film 378594}}.) Scroll down the catalog entry until you find the application numbers. | ||
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* | *Decide which film to search by using the application number you found in the index in step 1. The 348 films of application papers (in packets) are in order by their application numbers. | ||
* | *Copy the film number of the application to your Research Log. | ||
Film number: _____________________________________ | Film number: _____________________________________ | ||
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*Look for your ancestor in the “Additional Sources” below. | *Look for your ancestor in the “Additional Sources” below. | ||
*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''' | ||
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*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 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 {{FHL|308772|item|disp=FHL film 830439}} Miscellaneous testimony token before special commissioners volume 1-10, FHL Films: 830440-830444 {{FHL|308772|item|disp=FHL first film 830434}} | ||
*Sizemore, Poindexter and Creek Testimonies FHL Film: 830444 | *Sizemore, Poindexter and Creek Testimonies FHL Film: 830444 | ||
*Combined index of Eastern Cherokee Rolls A-Z 1851 FHL Film 830445 | *Combined index of Eastern Cherokee Rolls A-Z 1851 FHL Film 830445 | ||
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====== '''Additional Sources''' ====== | ====== '''Additional Sources''' ====== | ||
Blankenship, Bob. ''Guion Miller Roll “Plus” of Eastern Cherokee, East and West of the Mississippi'', “1909." [N.C.]: Cherokee Roots, [19--]. (FHL book 970.3 C424gmr.) Shows 62,769 names in two alphabetical lists (accepted, and not eligible) with their Miller and Dawes numbers, relationship, age, blood degree, and town. | Blankenship, Bob. ''Guion Miller Roll “Plus” of Eastern Cherokee, East and West of the Mississippi'', “1909." [N.C.]: Cherokee Roots, [19--]. (FHL book 970.3 C424gmr. {{FHL|7109598|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C424gmr}}) Shows 62,769 names in two alphabetical lists (accepted, and not eligible) with their Miller and Dawes numbers, relationship, age, blood degree, and town. | ||
Bowen, Jeff. ''Cherokee Descendants: An Index to the Guion Miller Applications''. | Bowen, Jeff. ''Cherokee Descendants: An Index to the Guion Miller Applications''. 4 vols. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1996. (FHL book 970.3 C424bj. {{FHL|734021|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C424bj}} ) The east, east supplemental, west, and west supplemental rolls are indexed separately. The names are listed alphabetically and show the Miller Roll application number. The children’s names are grouped with the parent, with ages indicated for each family member. | ||
Edgington, Billy Dubois, and Carol Anne Buswell. ''Vital Information from the Guion Miller Roll: Eastern Cherokee Court of Claims'', 1906–1909. [Bountiful, Utah]: Heritage Books, 1999. (FHL book 970.3 | Edgington, Billy Dubois, and Carol Anne Buswell. ''Vital Information from the Guion Miller Roll: Eastern Cherokee Court of Claims'', 1906–1909. [Bountiful, Utah]: Heritage Books, 1999. (FHL book 970.3 C424eb; compact disc no. 195){{FHL|818786|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C424eb}} This index shows each person’s name, Miller application number, sex, and often spouse, maiden name, birth year, birth state, residence, and Soundex code. An appendix lists the surnames in order by Soundex code. | ||
Jordan, Jerry Wright. ''Cherokee By Blood: Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U. S. Court of Claims,'' 1906-1910. 9 vols. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Press, 1987. (FHL book 970.3 C424j.) Each volume is indexed. This combines genealogical information abstracted from both the applications and the rolls. | Jordan, Jerry Wright. ''Cherokee By Blood: Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U. S. Court of Claims,'' 1906-1910. 9 vols. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Press, 1987. (FHL book 970.3 C424j. {{FHL|5454798|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C424j}}) Each volume is indexed. This combines genealogical information abstracted from both the applications and the rolls. | ||
Jordan, Jerry Wright.''"Index to the Applications to the Guion Miller Roll of Eastern Cherokees."'' In USGenNet [website]. N.p.: USGenNet, 29 October 1999 [cited 28 May 2002]. Available at '''www.tngenweb.org/cherokee_by_blood/miller.htm''' | Jordan, Jerry Wright.''"Index to the Applications to the Guion Miller Roll of Eastern Cherokees."'' In USGenNet [website]. N.p.: USGenNet, 29 October 1999 [cited 28 May 2002]. Available at '''www.tngenweb.org/cherokee_by_blood/miller.htm''' | ||
Hoskins, Shirley. ''Cherokee Blood'' (Tsa-la-gi-yi Gi-gv). Chattanooga, Tenn.: [n.p.], 1983. (FHL book 970. | Hoskins, Shirley. ''Cherokee Blood'' (Tsa-la-gi-yi Gi-gv). Chattanooga, Tenn.: [n.p.], 1983. (FHL book 970.3 C424hs v. 3.{{FHL|42339|item|FHL book 970.3 C424hs}}) Indexed descendants lists compiled from the Miller rolls. Shows application number, descendants, birthplace, birth date, notes. <br> | ||
<br> © 2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. 34936 | <br> © 2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. 34936 | ||
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