19,583
edits
Dawes Commission Enrollment Records (view source)
Revision as of 13:24, 16 September 2020
, 16 September 2020changed category
m (Text replacement - "{{American Indian}}" to "{{Native American nav}}") |
Janaeelizan7 (talk | contribs) (changed category) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Native American Genealogy Sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | {{Native American Genealogy Sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | ||
| link1=[[United States|United States]] | | link1=[[United States|United States]] | ||
| link2=[[ | | link2=[[Indigenous Peoples of the United States Genealogy|Indigenous Peoples of the United States Research]] | ||
| link3=[[ | | link3=[[Indigenous Peoples of Oklahoma]] | ||
| link4= | | link4= | ||
| link5=[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] | | link5=[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
Use these records to prove and ancestor was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. | Use these records to prove and ancestor was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. | ||
Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American | Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five Native American tribes: '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''', or '''Seminole''' in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes. | ||
The "Final Rolls" included both the approved (to receive land) and the disapproved.<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed''. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 2000), 128. {{WorldCat|44420788|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|1011178|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6051414; Book 973 J53e}}.</ref> Only about 40 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 60 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | The "Final Rolls" included both the approved (to receive land) and the disapproved.<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed''. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 2000), 128. {{WorldCat|44420788|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|1011178|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6051414; Book 973 J53e}}.</ref> Only about 40 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 60 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | ||
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
*'''''Index to the Dawes Final Rolls''''' | *'''''Index to the Dawes Final Rolls''''' | ||
**''National Archives'' [http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/final-rolls.html Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] 101,000 entries. In order by tribe, and then by the first two letters of the person's name. Shows person's name and roll number. Digital book images. | **''National Archives'' [http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/final-rolls.html Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] 101,000 entries. In order by tribe, and then by the first two letters of the person's name. Shows a person's name and roll number. Digital book images. | ||
**''Access Genealogy'' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/final-rolls-index.htm Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] Shows page, roll number, name, and blood degree. Computerized abstracts. | **''Access Genealogy'' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/final-rolls-index.htm Index to the Dawes Final Rolls] Shows page, roll number, name, and blood degree. Computerized abstracts. | ||
**''Ancestry'' [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3118 All Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914] 52,631 names. Shows record group number, series ID, item ID (roll number), name, tribe, type, gender, and census card number, among others. Computerized abstracts. | **''Ancestry'' [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3118 All Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914] 52,631 names. Shows record group number, series ID, item ID (roll number), name, tribe, type, gender, and census card number, among others. Computerized abstracts. | ||
| Line 241: | Line 241: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} {{Native American nav}}{{-}} </div> | {{reflist}} {{Native American nav}}{{-}} </div> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Oklahoma]] [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of the United States]] | ||