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{{Block indent|*A member of either the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, or Seminole Indian tribe in the southeastern United States. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Applicants were '''required to be living in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) '''to qualify for tribal enrollment. (The 1900 Federal census will help you determine if they were living and where). }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Alive during the enrollment period between 1896 and 1905. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*If your ancestor died prior to 1893, you could search for surviving children or grandchildren in the Dawes Commission records.}} | |||
[[Image:Freedmen.jpg|right|Freedmen.jpg]]'''Origin of the Records'''. In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indian <u>tribal</u> lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to Indian <u>individuals</u>, and open the remainder of land in Oklahoma for settlement by non-Indians. The Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes was also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 101,000 were eventually approved from 883,772 application packets.<br><br> | [[Image:Freedmen.jpg|right|Freedmen.jpg]]'''Origin of the Records'''. In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indian <u>tribal</u> lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to Indian <u>individuals</u>, and open the remainder of land in Oklahoma for settlement by non-Indians. The Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes was also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 101,000 were eventually approved from 883,772 application packets.<br><br> | ||
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**''FamilySearch'' {{RecordSearch|1852353|Dawes Application Packets}} index with link to ''fold3'' images.<br> | **''FamilySearch'' {{RecordSearch|1852353|Dawes Application Packets}} index with link to ''fold3'' images.<br> | ||
{{Block indent|'''''If you find it''''', copy all the information from each entry, and skip to Step 2. }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''''If not''''', then you can try the following book-on-microfilm index as well.}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*United States, Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, ''Index to the Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory'' (1907. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 2007). {{WorldCat|52716203|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|822882|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6051501 (set of 8); Film 962366; Ref Book 970.1 Un3c index}}. The film and fiche are in cabinets on the FS Library 2nd floor. The fiche is clearer. The book edition is in the FamilySearch Library reference area.<br> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|Images of this book are on the Internet at [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/ www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/].<br><br>|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Search for an ancestor’s name in the index.''' The index is arranged in tribal groups. You may need to search for the name in roughly alphabetical order by each tribe and all tribal groups listed (By Blood, Newborn, Minor, By Marriage, Freedmen and .....) in the following table of contents:|3}} | |||
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| '''Choctaws'''<br> | | '''Choctaws'''<br> | ||
{{Block indent|By Blood <br> New Born Choctaws by Blood <br> Minor Choctaws by Blood <br> Choctaws by Marriage <br> Choctaw Freedmen <br> Minor Choctaw Freedmen <br> Mississippi Choctaws <br> New Born Miss. Choctaws <br> Minor Mississippi Choctaws}} | |||
| align="right" | <br> 1 <br> 91 <br> 101 <br> 107 <br> 117 <br> 151 <br> 155 <br> 164 <br> 165 | | align="right" | <br> 1 <br> 91 <br> 101 <br> 107 <br> 117 <br> 151 <br> 155 <br> 164 <br> 165 | ||
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| '''Chickasaws''' <br> | | '''Chickasaws''' <br> | ||
{{Block indent|By Blood <br> New Born Chickasaws by Blood <br> Minor Chickasaws by Blood <br>Chickasaws by Marriage <br> Chickasaw Freedmen}} | |||
| <br>167 <br>197 <br>201 <br>204 <br>209 | | <br>167 <br>197 <br>201 <br>204 <br>209 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Cherokees ''' <br> | | '''Cherokees ''' <br> | ||
{{Block indent|By Blood <br> Minor Cherokees by Blood <br> Delaware Cherokees <br> Cherokees by Marriage <br> Cherokee Freedmen <br> Minor Cherokee Freedmen <br>}} | |||
| <br> 238 <br> 428 <br> 460 <br> 462 <br> 464 <br> 492 | | <br> 238 <br> 428 <br> 460 <br> 462 <br> 464 <br> 492 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Creeks ''' <br> | | '''Creeks ''' <br> | ||
{{Block indent|By Blood <br> New Born Creeks by Blood <br> Minor Creeks by Blood <br> Creek Freedmen <br> New Born Creek Freedmen <br> Minor Creek Freedmen}} | |||
| <br> 497 <br> 559 <br> 568 <br> 572 <br> 607 <br> 613 | | <br> 497 <br> 559 <br> 568 <br> 572 <br> 607 <br> 613 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Seminoles''' <br> | | '''Seminoles''' <br> | ||
{{Block indent|By Blood and Freedmen <br> New Born Seminoles by Blood <br> New Born Seminole Freedmen}} | |||
| <br> 616 <br> 633 <br> 635 | | <br> 616 <br> 633 <br> 635 | ||
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Before concluding your ancestor’s name is not in the index, '''consider''': | Before concluding your ancestor’s name is not in the index, '''consider''': | ||
{{Block indent|*Only the first <u>'''two'''</u> letters of a name are alphabetical. After that letters may not be in order. For example, ''Bennett'' may file before ''Belvin''. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*The name may be spelled differently, for example, Anne instead of Ann, or Thos. instead of Thomas. Search for variant spellings. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Look for your ancestor by his or her English name, Indian name, middle name, nickname, initials, married name, or maiden name. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Maybe he or she was listed under a different tribe or category than you expected. Look in each of the 29 sections of the index. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Look for your ancestor’s relatives. Relatives may refer to your family. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*If your ancestor was a Cherokee by Blood you could also search:}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Bob Blankenship, ''Dawes Roll “Plus” of Cherokee Nation 1898'', 2nd ed. ([Cherokee, North Carolina]: Cherokee Roots Publication, 1994). {{WorldCat|51086958|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|710954|item|disp=FS Library Q Book 970.1 B611d}}) Lists name, census number, Miller roll application number, age, and sex.|2=2}} | |||
'''Rejected Applications.''' Your ancestor’s application may have been rejected. The Commission eventually rejected 60% of the applications. Only a few rejected applications are in the indexes you just searched. | '''Rejected Applications.''' Your ancestor’s application may have been rejected. The Commission eventually rejected 60% of the applications. Only a few rejected applications are in the indexes you just searched. | ||
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'''Search the Final Rolls and copy the census card number.''' | '''Search the Final Rolls and copy the census card number.''' | ||
{{Block indent|*Look for the tribal group and roll number you copied during Step 1. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*When you find the roll number and your ancestor’s name, write down the census card number.}} | |||
[[Image:{{DawesFinalRoll}}]] | [[Image:{{DawesFinalRoll}}]] | ||
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'''Find the microfilm number of the census card.''' | '''Find the microfilm number of the census card.''' | ||
{{Block indent|1='''Find the following entry''' in the ''FamilySearch Catalog''. To open this entry in the catalog, {{FSC|499091|item|disp=click here}}.|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*United States, Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, ''Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1186. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1981). {{WorldCat|15075515|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|499091|item|disp=FS Library Film 1490262-1490353}}.|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Look up the tribal group and census card number''' to find which of 93 films has the census card (also known as the enrollment card).|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Write down the film number of the census card and on your research log.<br><br>|2}} | |||
'''Retrieve the film''', search for the census card in numerical order, and '''photocopy the card.'''<br> | '''Retrieve the film''', search for the census card in numerical order, and '''photocopy the card.'''<br> | ||
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'''Find the application for enrollment microfilm number.''' | '''Find the application for enrollment microfilm number.''' | ||
{{Block indent|1='''Find the following entry''' in the ''FamilySearch Catalog''. To open this entry in the catalog, {{FSC|361915|item|disp=click here}}.|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*United States, Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, ''Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1301. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1981). {{WorldCat|47111328|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|361915|item|disp=FS Library Film starting with 1439798 (468 films)}}.|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Scroll through until you find the film number of the application packet for your ancestor’s tribal group and census card number.''' |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Write the film number of the application packet on your research log.|2}} | |||
'''Retrieve the film''', find, and '''photocopy the application packet'''. | '''Retrieve the film''', find, and '''photocopy the application packet'''. | ||
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'''Find the Dawes Commission Letter Logs' microfilm numbers'''. | '''Find the Dawes Commission Letter Logs' microfilm numbers'''. | ||
{{Block indent|1='''Find the following entry''' in the ''FamilySearch Catalog''. To open this entry in the catalog, {{FSC|480315|item|disp=click here}}.|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, ''Index to Letters Received by Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897–1913'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1314. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1983). {{WorldCat|42694349|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|480315|item|disp=FS Library Films 1694814-36}}.|2=1}} | |||
'''Retrieve the microfilms, find, and photocopy your ancestor’s entries in all places found in several letter logs'''. | '''Retrieve the microfilms, find, and photocopy your ancestor’s entries in all places found in several letter logs'''. | ||
{{Block indent|The Dawes Commission letter logs are in order chronologically by 17 sets of years, and then alphabetically by the first two letters of the surname. Look for spill-over names at the end of each letter of the alphabet. An ancestor’s name probably appears in only a few of them, but take a few minutes to search '''each log''' anyway.<br><br>}} | |||
[[Image:Dawes Letter Log left.jpg|left|850px|Dawes Letter Log left.jpg]] [[Image:Dawes Letter Log right.jpg|right|850px|Dawes Letter Log right.jpg]] | [[Image:Dawes Letter Log left.jpg|left|850px|Dawes Letter Log left.jpg]] [[Image:Dawes Letter Log right.jpg|right|850px|Dawes Letter Log right.jpg]] | ||
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For other Indian records look in the FamilySearch Catalog '''''Place Search''''' under | For other Indian records look in the FamilySearch Catalog '''''Place Search''''' under | ||
{{Block indent|'''[STATE] — NATIVE RACES'''<br><br>}} | |||
Also look in the '''''Subject Search''''' under the name of the tribe. | Also look in the '''''Subject Search''''' under the name of the tribe. | ||
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