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=== Brief Timeline  ===
=== Brief Timeline  ===


*'''1600's:''' Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] and removed to south to Rocky Mountains.  
*1600's: Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] and removed to south to Rocky Mountains.  
*'''1790: '''allied with [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]]  
*1790: The Comanche allied with [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]]  
*'''1791:''' Living in present day [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]]  
*1791: Living in present day [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]]  
*'''1700-1800: '''raided and roamed [[Indians of Texas|Texas]], [[Indians of New Mexico|New Mexico]], Oklahoma, [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]] and northern Mexico  
*1700-1800: raided and roamed [[Indians of Texas|Texas]], [[Indians of New Mexico|New Mexico]], Oklahoma, [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]] and northern Mexico  
*'''1816-1839:''' Smallpox epidemics  
*1816-1839: Smallpox epidemics  
*'''1835:''' Texas Revolution  
*1835: Texas Revolution  
*'''1838:''' Council House Affair  
*1838: Council House Affair  
*'''1840: '''United with southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]]  
*1840: United with southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]]  
*'''1845:''' Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche  
*1845: Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche  
*'''1849-50:''' Cholera epidemic  
*1849-50: Cholera epidemic  
*'''1853:''' Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail  
*1853: Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail  
*'''1854:''' Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River.  
*1854: Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River.  
*'''1859:''' Barzos River Reservations abandoned - moved to new reservation on the Washita River near present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma  
*1859: Barzos River Reservations abandoned - moved to new reservation on the Washita River near present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma  
*'''1864: '''fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle  
*1864: Fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle  
*'''1866/7:''' Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], Kiowa and [[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa Apache]] tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs  
*1866/7: Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], Kiowa and [[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa Apache]] tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs  
*'''1868:''' December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs  
*1868: December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs  
*'''1871-1874: '''Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] wars  
*1871-1874: Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] wars  
*'''1874-75:''' Red River War or Buffalo War  
*1874-75: Red River War or Buffalo War  
*Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged to the church.  
*Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged to the church.  
*'''1899:''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote.
*1899''':''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote.


=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ===
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ===
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America].  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America].  


===Records===
=== Records ===


Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same.''' Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by these offices'''.
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>


=== Correspondence'''and Census''' ===
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 
=== Correspondence and Census  ===


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