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Record Description
Record Type	Land Allotments
Record Group	RG 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Collection years	1898-1914
Microfilm Publication	M1301. Applications for Enrollments of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes,1898-1914. 468 rolls.
National Archives Identifier	404
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What is in This Collection?

These records cover the years 1898 to 1914. They list the individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the "Five Civilized Tribes": Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. This record set is also known as the "Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes" and make up NARA publication M1301: Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914. The records include 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906) and provide the enrollee's name, sex, blood degree, and census card number. Index provided by Fold3.com.

This index covers the collection titled "Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914" which was created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It is housed by the National Archives and Record Administration, Fort Worth, Texas. The NARA publication number for that collection is M1301.

A Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes, was established by Congress in 1893. Its purpose was to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. The rolls do not include the applications that were rejected, stricken, or judged to be doubtful. Those found eligible for the final rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead. These records were created to provide a final list of those individuals who were enrolled as members of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole). They are generally reliable.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The information usually included in the index includes the following:

• Name of individual applying for enrollment
• Tribe or Nation
• Sex
• Blood degree
• Census card number
• Case number
• Film number
• Image number

Collection Content

Sample of indexed information:

John Smith Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes Name John Smith Event Type Application Tribe or Clan Cherokee Case Number D2002 } How Do I Search This Collection? Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: The name of your ancestor. The tribe affiliation. The census number assigned to your ancestor Search the Index Search by name on the Collection Details Page. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know Click Search to show possible matches How Do I Analyze the Results? Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log. What Do I Do Next? I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records Use the Indian census card number to help you locate your ancestor in the Indian census I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials Citing This Collection Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. Collection Citation "Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : 2008. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1301. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Record Citation: When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information. Top of Page How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki?

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