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== What | == What Is in This Collection? == | ||
These records cover the years 1898 to 1914. They list the individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the "Five Civilized Tribes": Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. This record set is also known as the "Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes" and make up NARA publication M1301: Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914. The records include 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906) and provide the enrollee's name, sex, blood degree, and census card number. Index provided by Fold3.com. | These records cover the years 1898 to 1914. They list the individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the "Five Civilized Tribes": Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. This record set is also known as the "Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes" and make up NARA publication M1301: Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914. The records include 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906) and provide the enrollee's name, sex, blood degree, and census card number. Index provided by Fold3.com. | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | |||
== What Can | |||
The information usually included in the index includes the following: | The information usually included in the index includes the following: | ||
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*Film number | *Film number | ||
*Image number | *Image number | ||
== Collection Contents == | |||
== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
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*The census number assigned to your ancestor. | *The census number assigned to your ancestor. | ||
=== Search the Index === | |||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | |||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | |||
'''Remember to:''' | |||
*Whenever possible, look at the original record. If often has more information than the indexed record. | |||
*Print or download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. | |||
*In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation found on each record or image. Familysearch wiki has a [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/5/50/Research_Log.pdf Example Research Log] that you can download and use for this purpose. | |||
For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found Who I was Looking For, What Now? === | |||
=== I Found Who I was Looking | |||
*Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | *Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | ||
*Use the Indian census card number to help you locate your ancestor in the Indian census. | *Use the Indian census card number to help you locate your ancestor in the Indian census. | ||
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*[[Oklahoma Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[Oklahoma Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | ||