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*'''1830 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www][http://www.accessgenealogy.com .accessgenealogy.com]also included in American State papers, Vol 7. This is in most libraries or is located online at [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html]'''  
*'''1830 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www][http://www.accessgenealogy.com .accessgenealogy.com]also included in American State papers, Vol 7. This is in most libraries or is located online at [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html]'''  
*'''1831 Census (Armstrong Roll) Choctaw, records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, RG75 {{FHL|625276|item|desp=FHL film 1033993}}'''  
*'''1831 Census (Armstrong Roll) Choctaw, records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, RG75 {{FHL|625276|item|disp=FHL film 1033993}}'''  
*'''1855 Cooper Roll of Eastern Choctaw [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]Families living East of the Mississippi River in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. (roll contains: names of heads of families, place of residence, and numbers of men, women, and children in families)'''  
*'''1855 Cooper Roll of Eastern Choctaw [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]Families living East of the Mississippi River in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. (roll contains: names of heads of families, place of residence, and numbers of men, women, and children in families)'''  
*'''1855 Annuity Roll, first census of all individuals within a household. Actually done in 1856. Located at the Oklahoma Historical Society.'''  
*'''1855 Annuity Roll, first census of all individuals within a household. Actually done in 1856. Located at the Oklahoma Historical Society.'''  
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*'''There are miscellaneous censuses recorded on three rolls of microfilm from the OHS, included in the inventory for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and also at the Oklahoma Historical Society and Arkansas Historical Commission. All three rolls cover different counties of the Choctaw nation, and have the 1896 census transcribed, and in some cases the original. The other censuses on the rolls vary to undated or dated, and are heads of household only for the most part.'''  
*'''There are miscellaneous censuses recorded on three rolls of microfilm from the OHS, included in the inventory for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and also at the Oklahoma Historical Society and Arkansas Historical Commission. All three rolls cover different counties of the Choctaw nation, and have the 1896 census transcribed, and in some cases the original. The other censuses on the rolls vary to undated or dated, and are heads of household only for the most part.'''  
*'''NARA office Fort Worth has microfilm of Muster rolls for various dates prior to 1855.'''  
*'''NARA office Fort Worth has microfilm of Muster rolls for various dates prior to 1855.'''  
*'''Indian Census Rolls, Choctaw, 1926-1939 containing births and deaths some marriages. {{FHL|494619|item|FHL desp= film 574200-574201}}'''
*'''Indian Census Rolls, Choctaw, 1926-1939 containing births and deaths some marriages. {{FHL|494619|item|FHL disp= film 574200-574201}}'''


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== History ==
== History ==


'''Alokoli: the Choctaw Country bicentennial book by Choctaw County Bicentennial Commission {{FHL|33190|item|desp=FHL book 976.1395 H2a or fiche 6048193}}'''  
'''Alokoli: the Choctaw Country bicentennial book by Choctaw County Bicentennial Commission {{FHL|33190|item|disp=FHL book 976.1395 H2a or fiche 6048193}}'''  


'''The Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Nation, 1856-1970. by Clara Sue Kidwell. {{FHL|1396223|item|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451kc}}'''  
'''The Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Nation, 1856-1970. by Clara Sue Kidwell. {{FHL|1396223|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C451kc}}'''  


=== Oral History ===
=== Oral History ===


*'''Duke Indian Oral History Collection and Index., Duke University Library {{FHL|654561|item|desp=FHL film and fiche 1486555}}'''  
*'''Duke Indian Oral History Collection and Index., Duke University Library {{FHL|654561|item|disp=FHL film and fiche 1486555}}'''  
*'''FamilySearch has the story of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/272418 Chieftain Greenwood Leflore and the Choctaw Indians of the Mississippi Valley&nbsp;: last chief of Choctaws east of Mississippi river] published in 1936.'''
*'''FamilySearch has the story of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/272418 Chieftain Greenwood Leflore and the Choctaw Indians of the Mississippi Valley&nbsp;: last chief of Choctaws east of Mississippi river] published in 1936.'''


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== Military Records ==
== Military Records ==


'''Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops by Sherman Lee Pompey {{FHL|58574|item|desps=FHL book 970.1 P772g fiche 6049323}}'''  
'''Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops by Sherman Lee Pompey {{FHL|58574|item|disps=FHL book 970.1 P772g fiche 6049323}}'''  


'''Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War. by Willey Britton. {{FHL|765210|item|desp=FHL book 970.1 B778u}}'''  
'''Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War. by Willey Britton. {{FHL|765210|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 B778u}}'''  


== Periodicals ==
== Periodicals ==


'''''Choctaw Community News'', 1969-1973. {{FHL|Film: 965784}} item 5 and {{FHL|Film: 979257}} item 9'''  
'''''Choctaw Community News'', 1969-1973. {{FHL|260452|item|disp=Film: 965784}} item 5 and {{FHL|Film: 979257}} item 9'''  


'''Bishnik, available on the website for the [http://www.choctawnation.com/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma].'''  
'''Bishnik, available on the website for the [http://www.choctawnation.com/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma].'''  
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*'''1847''' Ha Cubbees Band Muster Roll (arrived at Fort Coffee) [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]  
*'''1847''' Ha Cubbees Band Muster Roll (arrived at Fort Coffee) [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]  
*There are two books by Monty Olsen (available from Bryant County Heritage Association) on Choctaw emigration muster rolls.  
*There are two books by Monty Olsen (available from Bryant County Heritage Association) on Choctaw emigration muster rolls.  
*Betty Wilshire also wrote a book on Choctaw muster rolls. It is available from various vendors.{{FHL|687410|item|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451wb}}  
*Betty Wilshire also wrote a book on Choctaw muster rolls. It is available from various vendors.{{FHL|687410|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C451wb}}  
*National Archives (NARA) has the information on emigration/muster rolls and not the Oklahoma Historical society. Check with the NARA to see if the holdings are in Fort Worth, Texas or Washington, D.C.  
*National Archives (NARA) has the information on emigration/muster rolls and not the Oklahoma Historical society. Check with the NARA to see if the holdings are in Fort Worth, Texas or Washington, D.C.  
*The Removal of the Choctaw Indians by Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr {{FHL|380344|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451da}}
*The Removal of the Choctaw Indians by Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr {{FHL|380344|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451da}}
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== School Records  ==
== School Records  ==


The Choctaw Academy: official correspondence 1825-1841 by Joe R. Goss {{FHL|550620|item|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451gj}}  
The Choctaw Academy: official correspondence 1825-1841 by Joe R. Goss {{FHL|550620|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C451gj}}  


== Trade  ==
== Trade  ==
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Trade during the Spanish period 1781-1798 will be found in the Panton and Leslie papers, located at the [http://libguides.uwf.edu/content.php?pid=233277&sid=2295314 University of West Florida]. They also have a collection of the Papelas de Cubas, Spanish records of the period.  
Trade during the Spanish period 1781-1798 will be found in the Panton and Leslie papers, located at the [http://libguides.uwf.edu/content.php?pid=233277&sid=2295314 University of West Florida]. They also have a collection of the Papelas de Cubas, Spanish records of the period.  


Records o the Choctaw Trading House, 1803-1824. Office of Indian Affairs. Superintendent of Indian Trade {{FHL|276330|item|desp=FHL film 1025085 first of 6 films}}  
Records o the Choctaw Trading House, 1803-1824. Office of Indian Affairs. Superintendent of Indian Trade {{FHL|276330|item|disp=FHL film 1025085 first of 6 films}}  


Records of the Choctaw Trading Post: St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory by Ben and Jean Strickland. {{FHL|613453|item|desp=FHL book 976.1243 U3s vol. 1 and 2}}  
Records of the Choctaw Trading Post: St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory by Ben and Jean Strickland. {{FHL|613453|item|disp=FHL book 976.1243 U3s vol. 1 and 2}}  


== Treaties  ==
== Treaties  ==
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== Indian Pioneer Papers  ==
== Indian Pioneer Papers  ==


In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>.” Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Choctaw, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Choctaw tribe found in the collection are: Anderson, Baker, Beam (Stevens), Bond, Homer/Homma (Latimer), Jones (Choate), Kemp, Labor (Airington), Moore, Miashintubbee.Family History Library microfiche number: {{FHL|505140|item|desp=FHL fiche 6,016,865}} (first fiche)  
In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>.” Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Choctaw, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Choctaw tribe found in the collection are: Anderson, Baker, Beam (Stevens), Bond, Homer/Homma (Latimer), Jones (Choate), Kemp, Labor (Airington), Moore, Miashintubbee.Family History Library microfiche number: {{FHL|505140|item|disp=FHL fiche 6,016,865}} (first fiche)  


== FamilySearch Catalog  ==
== FamilySearch Catalog  ==