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To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
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Joe R. Goss. A Complete Roll of all Choctaw Claimants and their Heirs. Reprint. Originally published: St. Louis, MO: Robt. D. Patterson Stationary Co., 1889. {{FHL|550606|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451g}} | Joe R. Goss. A Complete Roll of all Choctaw Claimants and their Heirs. Reprint. Originally published: St. Louis, MO: Robt. D. Patterson Stationary Co., 1889. {{FHL|550606|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451g}} | ||
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==== Allotment Records ==== | |||
Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians Homestead and Allotment Patents, 1903-1910 {|FHL|686343|item|FHL deps= film 2107720 tiems 2-3|} | |||
==== Census Records ==== | ==== Census Records ==== | ||
*'''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''' (Armstrong roll) Choctaw, records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, RG75 {|FHL|625276|item|desp=FHL 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. | ||
*''''1868 '''''''''''Census of Cedar County, Choctaw Nation''' located within the Choctaw Nation Collection, University of Oklahoma. View online at [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/nam/manuscript.asp?mID=5085&sID=3 digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/nam/manuscript.asp]'''<br>''' | *''''1868 '''''''''''Census of Cedar County, Choctaw Nation''' located within the Choctaw Nation Collection, University of Oklahoma. View online at [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/nam/manuscript.asp?mID=5085&sID=3 digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/nam/manuscript.asp]'''<br>''' | ||
*'''1885 Census of the Choctaw Nation'''. Every name in household is included on this census. This can be viewed in two places online, both for a fee. It is found under the rolls U.S. Indian Census Rolls, and under the category of Union. It is searchable by name (be careful of spelling) on [[Www.ancestry.com|Ancestry.comand]] browseable only on [[Www.fold3.com|Fold3.com.]] You can also order transcriptions by county from the Bryan County Heritage Association, Bryan, Oklahoma. | *'''1885 Census of the Choctaw Nation'''. Every name in household is included on this census. This can be viewed in two places online, both for a fee. It is found under the rolls U.S. Indian Census Rolls, and under the category of Union. It is searchable by name (be careful of spelling) on [[Www.ancestry.com|Ancestry.comand]] browseable only on [[Www.fold3.com|Fold3.com.]] You can also order transcriptions by county from the Bryan County Heritage Association, Bryan, Oklahoma. | ||
*'''1893 Census/Annuity Roll '''(for both Choctaw and Chickasaw) for Leased District monies. Referred to in several Dawes files, I have been unable to locate this film. I have been told it may be in some counties (ie. Haskell)in Oklahoma, but it is not listed in the NARA or the OHS contents. | *'''1893 Census/Annuity Roll '''(for both Choctaw and Chickasaw) for Leased District monies. Referred to in several Dawes files, I have been unable to locate this film. I have been told it may be in some counties (ie. Haskell)in Oklahoma, but it is not listed in the NARA or the OHS contents. | ||
*'''1896 Census '''(cemetery, church, and marriage1897-1901, 1907-1910){{FHL| Film: 1206500}} second filming {{FHL|Film:488191}} | *'''1896 Census '''(cemetery, church, and marriage1897-1901, 1907-1910){{FHL| Film: 1206500}} second filming {{FHL|Film:488191}} | ||
*The Census of Atoka County, 1885, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. by James P. Cummings. Mesquite, Texas, 1976. FHL Book 970.1 Al#86[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html] | *The Census of Atoka County, 1885, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. by James P. Cummings. Mesquite, Texas, 1976. FHL Book 970.1 Al#86[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html] | ||
*There are miscellaneous censuses recorded on three rolls of microfilm from the OHS, included in the inventory for the Church of Ladder 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 Ladder 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|} | |||
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*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] | *[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] | ||
*Dawes files can be viewed online at[[Www.fold3.com|www.Fold3.com]] or on [[Www.archive.org|www. archive.org]]. While archive.org is free, they do not have a search function, it is browse only. There are two parts to each Dawes case. The enrollment card (Dawes Card) and the packet. In many cases the packet will be empty. In cases of some of the rejected files, there are numerous pages, but referenced information may be absent. [[Www.accessgenealogy.com|Accessgenealogy]] has a transcription of the Dawes cards available to search and a list of final enrollee's listed on the Dawes Records. | *Dawes files can be viewed online at[[Www.fold3.com|www.Fold3.com]] or on [[Www.archive.org|www. archive.org]]. While archive.org is free, they do not have a search function, it is browse only. There are two parts to each Dawes case. The enrollment card (Dawes Card) and the packet. In many cases the packet will be empty. In cases of some of the rejected files, there are numerous pages, but referenced information may be absent. [[Www.accessgenealogy.com|Accessgenealogy]] has a transcription of the Dawes cards available to search and a list of final enrollee's listed on the Dawes Records. | ||
=== Genealogy === | |||
Who Was Who Among the Southern Indians: a Genealogical notebook, 1698-1907 by Don Martini {|FHL|7317848|item|desp=FHL boon 970.1 M366w|} | |||
=== History === | |||
Alokoli: the Choctaw Country bicentennial book by Choctaw County Bicentennial Commission {|FHL|33190|item|desp=FHL book 976.1395 H2a or fiche 6048193|} | |||
The Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Natiiion, 1856-1970. by Clara Sue Kidwell. {|FHL|1396223|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451kc|} | |||
==== Oral History ==== | |||
Duke Indian Oral History Collection and Index., Duke University Library {|FHL|654561|item|desp=FHL film and fiche 1486555|} | |||
=== Land Records === | === Land Records === | ||
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Allotments from the Dawes are found in the county the land was located in in Oklahoma. | Allotments from the Dawes are found in the county the land was located in in Oklahoma. | ||
=== Military Records === | |||
Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops by Sherman Lee Pompey {|FHL|58574|item|desps=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|} | |||
=== Periodicals === | === Periodicals === | ||
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| When the tribe reached Little Rock the Choctaw chief stated to the ''Arkansas Gazette ''that the removal was a "trail of tears and death"<br> | | When the tribe reached Little Rock the Choctaw chief stated to the ''Arkansas Gazette ''that the removal was a "trail of tears and death"<br> | ||
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*'''1847''' Muster Roll of Big Black River Band (arrived at Fort Coffee)[http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com] | *'''1847''' Muster Roll of Big Black River Band (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] | *'''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. | *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|} | ||
*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|desp=FHL Book 970.3 C451da|} | |||
=== School Records === | |||
The Choctaw Academy: official correspondence 1825-1841 by Joe R. Goss {|FHL|550620|item|desp=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 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|} | |||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
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=== Vital Records === | === Vital Records === | ||
Oklahoma Marriage | ''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''., by Ellen Tiffee and Gloryann Hankins Young. 9 volumes. (Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1890. for Counties of McCurtain, Latimer, Hughes (part), LeFlore, Bryan (part), Pittsburg, Choctaw, Atoka, Haskell, Pushmataha, and Coal (part).{|FHL|187038|item|disp=FHL Book 976.6 V2t vol. 1-10 Film 1321223 itmes 11-16|}<br> | ||
=== 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: 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|desp=FHL fiche 6,016,865|} (first fiche) | ||
=== Family History Library Catalog === | === Family History Library Catalog === | ||
The Family History Library catalog has over 260 records of interest to the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Choctaw&prekeyword=Choctaw Choctaw Indians] | The Family History Library catalog has over 260 records of interest to the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Choctaw&prekeyword=Choctaw Choctaw Indians] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||