Cherokee Nation: Difference between revisions

*'''1865:'''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic

*'''1866:''' July 19, Treaty provided for the cession of the Cherokee "neutral lands" in [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]]. Native Americans living on the land could receive a patent to 320 acres but stipulated that they would no longer be members of the Cherokee nation. The treaty also gave emancipation to all the Cherokee slaves. and citizenship to the Cherokee freedmen. <br>

*'''1887:''' General [[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment Act]] passed. This act required individual ownership of lands once held in common by the Cherokee people.

*'''1889:''' Unassigned lands in Indian Territory were opened to white settlers. ([[Oklahoma Land and Property|Oklahoma Land Rush]])

*Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [https://accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokee-tribe.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Cherokee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [https://accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook-of-american-indians-north-of-mexico.htm The Indian Tribes of North America].

*Fredrea Marilyn Hermann Cook. Forgotten Oklahoma Records. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath Co., 1981. FS Library Book 970.3 C424co

*Allen, Maud Bliss. ''Census Records and Cherokee Muster Rolls''. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1935. This source contains the Cherokee census of 1835 of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Online at:[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/568464-census-records-and-cherokee-muster-rolls?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].

*Forgotten Oklahoma Records ( Allotment) by Fredrea Marilyn Hermann Cook. 1981. {{FHL|105053|item|disp= Film: 1035512}} item 4 or FS Library Book: 970.3 C424co

===Annuity Records===

*'''1896''' Tahlequah District {{FHL|989203|disp=Film: 989203}} item 2

*'''1896-1897 '''Kern - Clifton Roll [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com] (contains 4523 individuals missed on the Wallace Roll.)

*'''1924''' [https://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/1924-baker-roll.htm Baker Roll]  also on {{FHL|847744|disp=Film: 847744}} and {{FHL|847745|disp=Film: 847745}}

*Maude Bliss Allen, Census Records and Cherokee Muster Rolls. Washington, 1935. {{FHL|970.1 Al|disp=FS Library Book 970.1 Al}} #54

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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131051882 List and Schedule of Cherokees and their Families Enrolled for Emigration West Since July 1, 1833. NAID 131051882 - National Archives Catalog]

*Cherokee Emigration Rolls, 1817-1835. by Jack D. Baker. {{FHL|58571|item|disp= FS Library Book: 970.3 C424be}}

*Garrett,Sandi. ''AKA Also Known As''. Cherokee and Pioneer names they were known by before and after the forced removal {{FHL|669764|item|disp=FS Library book 9703 424ak}} '''These books link the Drennen Roll (1851) and the Guion Miller (1906-1910) Applications together to help establish family connections.'''  

*"Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations From the State of Tennessee and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation" (NARA M908) ({{FHL|1205384|disp=FS Library film 1205384}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17249016 Worldcat]) The compiled service records have not been microfilmed.

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Some vital records for the Cherokee Nation include:  

*Marriage records for Cooweescoowee District, 1867-1898. Oklahoma Historical Society. Indian Archives Division {{FHL|779077|item|disp=FS Library film 1666317}}

*Marriages for Flint District, 1874-1895. Oklahoma Historical Society. Indian Archives Division. {{FHL|784662|item|disp=FS Library film 1666331 item 3 and item 8}}

*Marriage Records for the Saline District of the Cherokee Nation, 1868-1894. Oklahoma Historical Society. Indian Archives Division. {{FHL|784841|item|disp=FS Library film 1666337 Item 1 and 2}}

==Indian Pioneer Papers==