Guion Miller Roll for Eastern Cherokee: Difference between revisions

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'''Or use FHL film{{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.  
'''Or use FHL film {{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 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{{FHL|209173|item|disp=FHL 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 {{FHL|209173|item|disp=FHL 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]].
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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 970.3 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>  
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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