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Dawes Commission Records of the Five Civilized Tribes
Note: The following list of microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is offered to help researchers understand the scope of the records generated by the work of the Congressional Dawes Commission during its tenure. These files represent one of the largest collections of documents for any set of related tribes in America. Navigating the records is a little complicated.
My suggestion is that researchers use the search engine at AccessGenealogy to determine the Card Number and the Category of individuals included in these records. After obtaining the Card Number and Category (By Blood, Freedman, Minor, New Born, etc.), one can find the Applications and the Cards at the subscription sites, http://www.footnote.com at http://www.ancestry.com, respectively.
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I can retrieve any of these for researchers from the Salt Lake microfilm for under $20 per file within, usually, 10 days. Access is everything and genealogy without proof is mythology.
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Dawes Commission Applications for Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes - 1898-1914
Microfilm of original records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Delaware Indian Records produced in the final enrollment of the Five Tribes, organized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Introduction
An act of Congress approved March 3, 1893 authorized the establishment of the Commission to negotiate agreements with the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes providing for the dissolution of the tribal governments and the allotment of land to each tribal member. Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts was appointed Chairman of this Commission on November 1, 1893, after which it has commonly been referred to as the Dawes Commission
The Commission was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 28, 1898 to prepare citizenship (tribal membership) rolls for each tribe. These final rolls were the basis for allotment. Under this act, subsequent acts, and resulting agreements negotiated with each tribe, the Commission received applications for membership covering more than 250,000 people and enrolled more than 101,000. The tribal membership rolls were closed on March 4, 1907, by an act of Congress approved on April 26, 1906, although an additional 312 persons were enrolled under an act approved August 1, 1914
The Commission enrolled individuals as 'citizens' of a tribe under the following categories: citizens by blood, citizens by marriage, new born citizens by blood (enrolled under an act of Congress approved March 3, 1905), minor citizens by blood (enrolled under an act of Congress approved April 26, 1906), freedmen (former black slaves of Indians, later freed and admitted to tribal citizenship), new born freedmen, and minor freedmen. Delaware Indians adopted by the Cherokee tribe were enrolled as a separate group within the Cherokee. Within each enrollment category, the Commission generally maintained three types of cards: 'Straight' cards for persons who applications were approved, 'D' cards for persons who applications were considered doubtful and subject to question, and 'R' cards for persons whose applications were rejected. Persons listed on 'D' cards were subsequently transferred to either 'Straight' or 'R' cards depending on the Commission's decisions. All decisions of the Commission were sent to the Secretary of the Interior for final approval.
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National Archives microfilm publications : M1301
Choctaws by blood 1-148 - 1439798
Choctaws by blood 149-243 - 1439799
Choctaws by blood 244-356 - 1439800
Choctaws by blood 357-536 - 1439801
Choctaws by blood 537-857 - 1439802
Choctaws by blood 858-1177 - 1439803
Choctaws by blood 1178-1455 - 1439804
Choctaws by blood 1456-1685 - 1439805
Choctaws by blood 1686-1901 - 1439806
Choctaws by blood 1902-2155 - 1439807
Choctaws by blood 2156-2315 - 1439808
Choctaws by blood 2316-2502 - 1439809
Choctaws by blood 2503-2656 - 1439810
Choctaws by blood 2657-2805 - 1439811
Choctaws by blood 2806-2996 - 1439812
Choctaws by blood 2997-3162 - 1439813
Choctaws by blood 3163-3301 - 1439814
Choctaws by blood 3302-3410 - 1439815
Choctaws by blood 3411-3536 - 1439816
Choctaws by blood 3537-3656 - 1439817
Choctaws by blood 3657-3806 - 1439818
Choctaws by blood 3807-3917 - 1439819
Choctaws by blood 3918-4056 - 1439820
Choctaws by blood 4057-4241 - 1439821
Choctaws by blood 4242-4390 - 1439822
Choctaws by blood (cont.) 4390-4512 - 1439823
Choctaws by blood 4513-4634 - 1439824
Choctaws by blood 4635-4760 - 1439825
Choctaws by blood 4761-4903 - 1439826
Choctaws by blood 4904-5036 - 1439827
Choctaws by blood 5037-5148 - 1439828
Choctaws by blood 5149-5264 - 1439829
Choctaws by blood 5265-5394 - 1439830
Choctaws by blood 5395-5599 - 1439831
Choctaws by blood 5600-5685 - 1439832
Choctaws by blood 5686-5755 - 1439833
Choctaws by blood 5756-5823 - 1439834
Choctaws by blood 5824-5891 - 1439835
Choctaws by blood 5892-5951 - 1439836
Choctaws by blood 5952-6009 - 1439837
Choctaws by blood 6010-6053 - 1439838
Choctaws by blood 6054-6109 - 1439839
Choctaw minor (Act of 1906) 1-203 - 1439840
Choctaw minor 204-431 - 1439841
Choctaw minor 432-686 - 1439842
Choctaw minor 687-912 - 1439843
Choctaw minor 913-1058 - 1439844
Choctaw minor 1059-1145 - 1439845
Choctaw minor 1146-1262 - 1439846
Choctaw minor 1263-1325 - 1439847 Item 1
Choctaw newborn (Act of 1905) 1-117 - 1439847 Item 2
Choctaw newborn 118-274 - 1439848
Choctaw newborn 275-483 - 1439849
Choctaw newborn 484-744 - 1439850
Choctaw newborn 745-1000 - 1439851
Choctaw newborn 1001-1197 - 1439852
Choctaw newborn 1198-1407 - 1439853
Choctaw newborn 1408-1538 - 1439854 Item 1
Choctaw (Act of 1905) D1-D71 (D = dismissed or doubtful) - 1439854 Item 2
Choctaw D72-D235 - 1439855
Choctaw D236-D515 - 1439856
Choctaw D516-D840 - 1439857
Choctaw D841-R62 (R = refused) - 1439858
Choctaw R63-R228 - 1439859
Choctaw R229-R397 - 1439860
Choctaw R398-R532 - 1439861
Choctaw R533-R607 - 1439862
Choctaw R608-R700 - 1439863
Choctaw R701-R756 - 1439864 Item 1
Choctaw freedmen 1-144 - 1439864 Item 2
Choctaw freedmen 145-325 - 1439865
Choctaw freedmen 326-510 - 1439866
Choctaw freedmen 511-701 - 1439867
Choctaw freedmen 702-885 - 1439868
Choctaw freedmen 886-1106 - 1439869
Choctaw freedmen 1107-1283 - 1439870
Choctaw freedmen 1284-1446 - 1439871
Choctaw freedmen 1447-1517 - 1439872
Choctaw freedmen 1518-1602 - 1439873 Item 1
Choctaw freedmen D1-D21 (D = dismissed or doubtful) - 1439873 Item 2
Choctaw freedmen D22-D198 - 1439874
Choctaw freedmen D199-D234 - 1439875 Item 1
Choctaw M1-M94 (M refers to minor) - 1439875 Item 2
Choctaw M95-M235 - 1439876
Choctaw M236-M364 - 1439877
Choctaw M365-M465 - 1439878
Choctaw M466-M521 - 1439879 Item 1
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1-MCR 25 (R = refused) - 1439879 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 26-MCR 84 - 1439880
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 85-MCR 132 - 1439881
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 133-MCR 177 - 1439882
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 178-MCR 214 - 1439883
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 215-MCR 267 - 1439884
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 268-MCR 318 - 1439885
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 319-MCR 393 - 1439886
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 394-MCR 475 - 1439887
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 476-MCR 545 - 1439888
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 546-MCR 625 - 1439889
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 626-MCR 714 - 1439890
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 715-MCR 775 - 1439891
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 776-MCR 851 - 1439892
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 852-MCR 950 - 1439893
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 951-MCR 1050 - 1439894
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1051-MCR 1153 - 1439895
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1154-MCR 1245 - 1439896
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1246-MCR 1336 - 1439897
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1337-MCR 1453 - 1439898
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1454-MCR 1556 - 1439899
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1557-MCR 1630 - 1439900
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1631-MCR 1671 - 1439901
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1672-MCR 1764 - 1439902
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1765-MCR 1844 - 1439903
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1845-MCR 1914 - 1439904
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1915-MCR 1969 - 1439905
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 1970-MCR 2054 - 1439906
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2055-MCR 2131 - 1439907
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2132-MCR 2206 - 1439908
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2207-MCR 2297 - 1439909
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2298-MCR 2375 - 1439910
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2376-MCR 2461 - 1439911
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2462-MCR 2555 - 1439912
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2556-MCR 2648 - 1439913
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2649-MCR 2740 - 1439914
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2741-MCR 2837 - 1439915
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2838-MCR 2923 - 1439916
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 2924-MCR 3020 - 1439917
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3021-MCR 3093 - 1439918
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3094-MCR 3173 - 1439919
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3174-MCR 3272 - 1439920
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3273-MCR 3369 - 1439921
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3370-MCR 3468 - 1439922
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3469-MCR 3565 - 1439923
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3566-MCR 3665 - 1439924
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3666-MCR 3764 - 1439925
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3765-MCR 3864 - 1439926
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3865-MCR 3965 - 1439927
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 3966-MCR 4070 - 1439928
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4071-MCR 4180 - 1439929
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4181-MCR 4293 - 1439930
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4294-MCR 4400 - 1439931
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4401-MCR 4498 - 1439932
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4499-MCR 4588 - 1439933
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4589-MCR 4676 - 1439934
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4677-MCR 4777 - 1439935
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4778-MCR 4856 - 1439936
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4857-MCR 4940 - 1439937
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 4941-MCR 5033 - 1439938
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5034-MCR 5157 - 1439939
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5158-MCR 5204 - 1439940
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5205-MCR 5290 - 1439941
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5291-MCR 5394 - 1439942
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5395-MCR 5490 - 1439943
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5491-MCR 5576 - 1439944
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5577-MCR 5681 - 1439945
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5682-MCR 5796 - 1439946
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5797-MCR 5899 - 1439947
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 5900-MCR 6004 - 1439948
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6005-MCR 6115 - 1439949
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6116-MCR 6225 - 1439950
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6226-MCR 6310 - 1439951
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6311-MCR 6389 - 1439952
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6390-MCR 6476 - 1439953
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6477-MCR 6574 - 1439954
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6575-MCR 6668 - 1439955
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6669-MCR 6776 - 1439956
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6777-MCR 6897 - 1439957
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 6898-MCR 7003 - 1439958
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 7004-MCR 7104 - 1439959
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 7105-MCR 7248 - 1439960
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 7249-MCR 7333 - 1439961
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 7334-MCR 7432 - 1439962
Mississippi Choctaw MCR 7433-MCR 7446 - 1439963
Mississippi Choctaw minor 1-145 - 1439964
Mississippi Choctaw minor 146-284 - 1439965
Mississippi Choctaw minor 285-372 - 1439966 Item 1
Mississippi Choctaw freedmen R1-R30 (R = refused) - 1439966 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw freedmen R31-R60 - 1439967 Item 1
Identified 1-567 - 1439967 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw memos D8-D75 (D = dismissed or doubtful) - 1439967 Item 3
Mississippi Choctaw memos (Act of 1900) 1-106 Film contains Choctaw material but not necessarily Mississippi Choctaw - 1439968
Choctaw - Chickasaw memos (Act of 1902) Index - 1439969 Item 1
Choctaw - Chickasaw memos (Act of 1902) 1-145 - 1439969 Item 2
Choctaw - Chickasaw memos 146-305 - 1439970
Cherokee by blood 1-67 - 1439971
Cherokee by blood 68-150 - 1439972
Cherokee by blood 151-233 - 1439973
Cherokee by blood 234-323 - 1439974
Cherokee by blood 324-462 - 1439975
Cherokee by blood 463-553 - 1439976
Cherokee by blood 554-717 - 1439977
Cherokee by blood 718-865 - 1439978
Cherokee by blood 866-1020 - 1439979
Cherokee by blood 1021-1149 - 1439980
Cherokee by blood 1150-1294 - 1439981
Cherokee by blood 1295-1449 - 1439982
Cherokee by blood 1450-1611 - 1439983
Cherokee by blood 1612-1767 - 1439984
Cherokee by blood 1768-1914 - 1439985
Cherokee by blood 1915-2057 - 1439986
Cherokee by blood 2058-2198 - 1439987
Cherokee by blood 2199-2339 - 1439988
Cherokee by blood 2340-2504 - 1439989
Cherokee by blood 2505-2649 - 1439990
Cherokee by blood 2650-2804 - 1439991
Cherokee by blood 2805-2944 - 1439992
Cherokee by blood 2945-3055 - 1439993
Cherokee by blood 3056-3150 - 1439994
Cherokee by blood 3151-3275 - 1439995
Cherokee by blood 3276-3416 - 1439996
Cherokee by blood 3417-3550 - 1439997
Cherokee by blood 3551-3690 - 1439998
Cherokee by blood 3691-3838 - 1439999
Cherokee by blood 3839-3961 - 1440000
Cherokee by blood 3962-4100 - 1492779
Cherokee by blood 4101-4235 - 1492780
Cherokee by blood 4236-4345 - 1492781
Cherokee by blood 4346-4470 - 1492782
Cherokee by blood 4471-4608 - 1492783
Cherokee by blood 4609-4740 - 1492784
Cherokee by blood 4741-4855 - 1492785
Cherokee by blood 4856-4985 - 1492786
Cherokee by blood 4986-5124 - 1492787
Cherokee by blood 5125-5261 - 1492788
Cherokee by blood 5262-5400 - 1492789
Cherokee by blood 5401-5544 - 1492790
Cherokee by blood 5545-5675 - 1492791
Cherokee by blood 5676-5826 - 1492792
Cherokee by blood 5827-5970 - 1492793
Cherokee by blood 5971-6104 - 1492794
Cherokee by blood 6105-6270 - 1492795
Cherokee by blood 6271-6423 - 1492796
Cherokee by blood 6424-6587 - 1492797
Cherokee by blood 6588-6752 - 1492798
Cherokee by blood 6753-6941 - 1492799
Cherokee by blood 6942-7109 - 1492800
Cherokee by blood 7110-7266 - 1492801
Cherokee by blood 7267-7438 - 1492802
Cherokee by blood 7439-7633 - 1492803
Cherokee by blood 7634-7867 - 1492804
Cherokee by blood 7868-8015 - 1492805
Cherokee by blood 8016-8166 - 1492806
Cherokee by blood 8167-8315 - 1492807
Cherokee by blood 8316-8470 - 1492808
Cherokee by blood 8471-8630 - 1492809
Cherokee by blood 8631-8800 - 1492810
Cherokee by blood 8801-8968 - 1492811
Cherokee by blood 8969-9120 - 1492812
Cherokee by blood 9121-9290 - 1492813
Cherokee by blood 9291-9448 - 1492814
Cherokee by blood 9449-9532 - 1492815
Cherokee by blood 9533-9625 - 1492816
Cherokee by blood 9626-9741 - 1492817
Cherokee by blood 9742-9839 - 1492818
Cherokee by blood 9840-9943 - 1492819
Cherokee by blood 9944-10015 - 1492820
Cherokee by blood 10016-10075 - 1492821
Cherokee by blood 10076-10127 - 1492822
Cherokee by blood 10128-10183 - 1492823
Cherokee by blood 10184-10234 - 1492824
Cherokee by blood 10235-10299 - 1492825
Cherokee by blood 10300-10360 - 1492826
Cherokee by blood 10361-10455 - 1492827
Cherokee by blood 10456-10661 - 1492828
Cherokee by blood 10662-10729 - 1492829
Cherokee by blood 10730-10741 - 1492830
Cherokee by blood 10742-10750 - 1492831
Cherokee by blood 10751-10759 - 1492832
Cherokee by blood 10760-10769 - 1492833
Cherokee by blood 10770-10789 - 1492834
Cherokee by blood 10790-10808 - 1492835
Cherokee by blood 10809-10849 - 1492836
Cherokee by blood 10850-10910 - 1492837
Cherokee by blood 10911-10945 - 1492838
Cherokee by blood 10946-10994 - 1492839
Cherokee by blood 10995-11132 - 1492840
Cherokee minor (Act of 1906) 1-225 - 1492841
Cherokee minor 226-450 - 1492842
Cherokee minor 451-675 - 1492843
Cherokee minor 676-900 - 1492844
Cherokee minor 901-1125 - 1492845
Cherokee minor 1126-1350 - 1492846
Cherokee minor 1351-1590 - 1492847
Cherokee minor 1591-1820 - 1492848
Cherokee minor 1821-2049 - 1492849
Cherokee minor 2050-2275 - 1492850
Cherokee minor 2276-2425 - 1492851
Cherokee minor 2426-2650 - 1492852
Cherokee minor 2651-2875 - 1492853
Cherokee minor 2876-3100 - 1492854
Cherokee minor 3101-3325 - 1492855
Cherokee minor 3326-3550 - 1492856
Cherokee minor 3551-3750 - 1492857
Cherokee minor 3751-3945 - 1492858
Cherokee minor 3946-4005 - 1492859
Cherokee freedmen 1-225 - 1492860
Cherokee freedmen 226-450 - 1492861
Cherokee freedmen 451-666 - 1492862
Cherokee freedmen 667-890 - 1492863
Cherokee freedmen 891-1100 - 1492864
Cherokee freedmen 1101-1227 - 1492865
Cherokee freedmen 1228-1274 - 1492866
Cherokee freedmen 1275-1303 - 1492867
Cherokee freedmen 1304-1345 - 1492868
Cherokee freedmen 1346-1385 - 1492869
Cherokee freedmen 1386-1424 - 1492870
Cherokee freedmen 1425-1470 - 1492871
Cherokee freedmen 1471-1509 - 1492872
Cherokee freedmen 1510-1545 - 1492873
Cherokee freedmen 1546-1569 - 1492874
Cherokee freedmen 1570-1582 - 1492875
Cherokee freedmen 1583-1594 - 1492876 Item 1
Cherokee freedmen minor 1-90 - 1492876 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen minor 91-240 - 1492877
Cherokee freedmen minor 241-385 - 1492878
Cherokee freedmen minor 386-542 - 1492879
Cherokee intermarried white 1-160 - 1492880
Cherokee intermarried white 161-257 - 1492881
Cherokee intermarried white 257-288 - 1492882 Item 1
Cherokee D1-D76 (D = dismissed or doubtful) - 1492882 Item 2
Cherokee D77-D191 - 1492883
Cherokee D192-D297 - 1492884
Cherokee D298-D388 - 1492885
Cherokee D389-D493 - 1492886
Cherokee D494-D604 - 1492887
Cherokee D605-D717 - 1492888
Cherokee D718-D791 - 1492889
Cherokee D792-D847 - 1492890
Cherokee D848-D929 - 1492891
Cherokee D930-D995 - 1492892
Cherokee D996-D1071 - 1492893
Cherokee D1072-D1134 - 1492894
Cherokee D1135-D1205 - 1492895
Cherokee D1206-D1267 - 1492896
Cherokee D1268-D1385 - 1492897
Cherokee D1386-D1550 - 1492898
Cherokee D1551-D1716 - 1492899
Cherokee D1717-D1965 - 1492900
Cherokee D1966-D2132 - 1492901
Cherokee D2133-D2380 - 1492902
Cherokee D2381-D2595 - 1492903
Cherokee D2596-D2755 - 1492904
Cherokee D2756-D2921 - 1492905
Cherokee D2922-D3090 - 1492906
Cherokee D3091-D3207 - 1492907 Item 1
Cherokee R1-R13 (R = refused) - 1492907 Item 2
Cherokee R14-R78 - 1492908
Cherokee R79-R149 - 1492909
Cherokee R150-R200 - 1492910
Cherokee R201-R268 - 1492911
Cherokee R269-R342 - 1492912
Cherokee R343-R408 - 1492913
Cherokee R409-R486 - 1492914
Cherokee R487-R541 - 1492915
Cherokee R542-R601 - 1492916
Cherokee R602-R673 - 1492917
Cherokee R674-R723 - 1492918
Cherokee R724-R780 - 1492919
Cherokee R781-R837 - 1492920
Cherokee R838-R908 - 1492921
Cherokee R909-R960 - 1492922
Cherokee R961-R1035 - 1492923
Cherokee R1036-R1063 - 1492924
Cherokee R1064-R1105 - 1492925
Cherokee R1106-R1152 - 1492926
Cherokee freedmen D1-D682 (D = dismissed or doubtful) - 1492927
Cherokee freedmen D683-D741 - 1492928
Cherokee freedmen D742-D792 - 1492929
Cherokee freedmen D793-D855 - 1492930
Cherokee freedmen D856-D903 - 1492931
Cherokee freedmen D904-D957 - 1492932
Cherokee freedmen D958-D1011 - 1492933
Cherokee freedmen D1012-D1075 - 1492934
Cherokee freedmen D1076-D1324 - 1492935
Cherokee freedmen D1325-D2239 - 1492936 Item 1
Cherokee freedmen R1-R57 (R =refused) - 1492936 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen R58-R114 - 1492937
Cherokee freedmen R115-R166 - 1492938
Cherokee freedmen R167-R199 - 1492939
Cherokee freedmen R200-R216 - 1492940
Cherokee freedmen R217-R252 - 1492941
Cherokee freedmen R253-R284 - 1492942
Cherokee freedmen R285-R312 - 1492943
Cherokee freedmen R313-R360 - 1492944
Cherokee freedmen R361-R395 - 1492945
Cherokee freedmen R396-R426 - 1492946
Cherokee freedmen R427-R459 - 1492947
Cherokee freedmen R460-R496 - 1492948
Cherokee freedmen R497-R540 - 1492949
Cherokee freedmen R541-R568 - 1492950
Cherokee freedmen R569-R599 - 1492951
Cherokee freedmen R600-R630 - 1492952
Cherokee freedmen R631-R651 - 1492953
Cherokee freedmen R652-R682 - 1492954
Cherokee freedmen R683-R711 - 1492955
Cherokee freedmen R712-R737 - 1492956
Cherokee freedmen R738-R769 - 1492957
Cherokee freedmen R770-R811 - 1492958
Cherokee freedmen R812-R834 - 1492959
Cherokee freedmen R835-R852 - 1492960
Cherokee freedmen R853-R872 - 1492961
Cherokee freedmen R873-R897 - 1492962
Cherokee freedmen R898-R915 - 1492963
Cherokee freedmen R916-R941 - 1492964
Cherokee freedmen R942-R962 - 1492965
Cherokee freedmen R963-R987 - 1492966
Cherokee freedmen R988-R1010 - 1492967
Cherokee freedmen R1011-R1033 - 1492968
Cherokee freedmen R1034-R1057 - 1492969
Cherokee freedmen R1058-R1100 - 1492970
Cherokee freedmen R1101-R1271 - 1492971
Cherokee freedmen R1272-R1276 - 1492972 Item 1
Cherokee memo (Act of 1900) 1-140 - 1492972 Item 2
Cherokee memo 141-315 - 1492973
Cherokee memo 316-435 - 1492974
Seminole 1-560 - 1492975
Seminole 561-607 - 1492976 Item 1
Seminole Freedmen 608-855 - 1492976 Item 2
Seminole R1-R5 (R=refused) - 1492976 Item 3
Seminole memorandum 1 - 1492976 Item 4
Seminole newborn 1-125 - 1492976 Item 5
Seminole newborn freedmen 1-92 - 1492977 Item 1
Creek enrollment cases 1-21 - 1492977 Item 2
Creek enrollment cases 22-94 - 1492978
Creek enrollment cases 95-223 - 1492979
Creek enrollment cases 224-326 - 1492980
Creek enrollment cases 327-415 - 1492981
Creek enrollment cases 416-593 - 1492982
Creek enrollment cases 594-703 - 1492983
Creek enrollment cases 704-817 - 1492984
Creek enrollment cases 818-903 - 1492985
Creek enrollment cases 904-997 - 1492986
Creek enrollment cases 998-1099 - 1492987
Creek enrollment cases 1100-1213 - 1492988
Creek enrollment (Act of 1914) 4015-4059 - 1492989 Item 1
Creek newborn (Act of 1905) 1-200 - 1492989 Item 2
Creek newborn 201-435 - 1492990
Creek newborn 436-665 - 1492991
Creek newborn 666-900 - 1492992
Creek newborn 901-1105 - 1492993
Creek newborn 1106-1171 - 1492994 Item 1
Creek minor (Act of 1906) 1-160 - 1492994 Item 2
Creek minor 161-362 - 1492995
Creek minor 363-510 & 688 - 1492996
Creek freedmen field cards 51-1917 - 1492997 Item 1
Creek freedmen newborn (Act of 1905) 1-36 - 1492997 Item 2
Creek freedmen newborn 37-235 - 1492998
Creek freedmen newborn 236-447 - 1492999
Creek freedmen newborn 448-629 - 1493000
Creek freedmen newborn 630-748 - 1493001 Item 1
Creek freedmen minor (Act of 1906) 1-130 - 1493001 Item 2
Creek freedmen minor 131-340 - 1493002
Creek freedmen minor 341-436 - 1493003 Item 1
Creek field jackets 27-2402 - 1493003 Item 2
Creek field jackets 2405-3028 - 1493004
Creek field jackets 3029-3320 - 1493005
Creek field jackets 3321-3655 - 1493006
Creek field jackets 3656-4715 - 1493007
Creek - not entitled A-Y - 1493008 Item 1
Creek - memorandum A-K - 1493008 Item 2
Creek - memorandum L-Y - 1493009 Item 1
Chickasaw by blood 1-90 - 1493009 Item 2
Chickasaw by blood 91-199 - 1493010
Chickasaw by blood 200-338 - 1493011
Chickasaw by blood 339-446 - 1493012
Chickasaw by blood 447-544 - 1493013
Chickasaw by blood 545-640 - 1493014
Chickasaw by blood 641-752 - 1493015
Chickasaw by blood 753-871 - 1493016
Chickasaw by blood 872-999 - 1493017
Chickasaw by blood 1000-1126 - 1493018
Chickasaw by blood 1127-1275 - 1493019
Chickasaw by blood 1276-1379 - 1493020
Chickasaw by blood 1380-1522 - 1493021
Chickasaw by blood 1523-1644 - 1493022
Chickasaw by blood 1645-1694 - 1493023
Chickasaw by blood 1695-1767 - 1493024
Chickasaw by blood 1768-1808 - 1493025
Chickasaw by blood 1809-1840 - 1493026
Chickasaw by blood 1841-1857 - 1493027 Item 1
Chickasaw D1-D221 (D =dismissed or doubtful) - 1493027 Item 2
Chickasaw D222-D325 - 1493028 Item 1
Chickasaw R1-R11 (R =refused) - 1493028 Item 2
Chickasaw R12-R69 - 1493029
Chickasaw R70-R135 - 1493030 Item 1
Chickasaw newborn 1-100 - 1493030 Item 2
Chickasaw newborn 101-276 - 1493031
Chickasaw newborn 277-500 - 1493032
Chickasaw newborn 501-553 - 1493033 Item 1
Chickasaw minor 1-129 - 1493033 Item 2
Chickasaw minor 130-350 - 1493034
Chickasaw minor 351-469 - 1493035 Item 1
Chickasaw freedmen 1-48 - 1493035 Item 2
Chickasaw freedmen 49-347 - 1493036
Chickasaw freedmen 348-580 - 1493037
Chickasaw freedmen 581-806 - 1493038
Chickasaw freedmen 807-1127 - 1493039
Chickasaw freedmen 1128-1481 - 1493040
Chickasaw freedmen 1482-1523 - 1493041 Item 1
Chickasaw freedmen minor 1-47 - 1493041 Item 2
Chickasaw freedmen minor 48-350 - 1493042
Chickasaw freedmen minor 351-517 - 1493043
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Five Civilized Tribes Enrollment Cards
1898-1914
Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes - Dawes Commission, 1896-1909
Microfilm of original records housed in the Archives Branch of the Federal Archives and Records Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Introduction
An act of Congress approved March 3, 1893 authorized the establishment of the Commission to negotiate agreements with the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes providing for the dissolution of the tribal governments and the allotment of land to each tribal member. Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts was appointed Chairman of this Commission on November 1, 1893, after which it has commonly been referred to as the Dawes Commission
The commission was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 28, 1898 to prepare citizenship (tribal membership) rolls for each tribe. These final rolls were the basis for allotment. Under this act, subsequent acts, and resulting agreements negotiated with each tribe, the Commission received applications for membership covering more than 250,000 people and enrolled more than 101,000. The tribal membership rolls were closed on March 4, 1907, by an act of Congress approved on April 26, 1906, although an additional 312 persons were enrolled under an act approved August 1, 1914
The Commission enrolled individuals as 'citizens' of a tribe under the following categories: citizens by blood, citizens by marriage, new born citizens by blood (enrolled under an act of Congress approved March 3, 1905), minor citizens by blood (enrolled under an act of Congress approved April 26, 1906), freedmen (former black slaves of Indians, later freed and admitted to tribal citizenship), new born freedmen, and minor freedmen. Delaware Indians adopted by the Cherokee tribe were enrolled as a separate group within the Cherokee. Within each enrollment category, the Commission generally maintained three types of cards: 'Straignt' cards for persons who applications were approved, 'D' cards for persons who applications were considered doubtful and subject to question, and 'R' cards for persons whose applications were rejected. Persons listed on 'D' cards were subsequently transferred to either 'Straight' or 'R' cards depending on the Commission's decisions. All decisions of the Commission were sent to the Secretary of the Interior for final approval.
An enrollment card, sometimes referred to by the Commission as a 'census card,' records the information provided by individual applications submitted by members of the same family group or household and includes notation of the actions taken. The information given for each applicant includes name, roll number (individual's number if enrolled), age, sex, degree of Indian blood, relationship to the head of the family group, parent's names, and references to enrollment on earlier rolls used by the Commission for verification of eligibility.
The card often includes references to kin-related enrollment cards and notations about births, deaths, changes in mari- tal status, and actions taken by the Commission and the Secretary of the Interior. Within each enrollment category the cards are arranged numerically by a 'field' or 'census card' number, which is separate from the roll number. The index to the final rolls, which is repro- duced on roll 1 of this publication, provides the roll number for each person while the final rolls themselves provide the census card numbers for each enrollee. No indexes have been located for the majority of the 'D' and 'R' cards. There are a few Mississippi Choctaw 'Identified' and 'Field cards; as well as some Chickasaw 'Cancelled' that refer to persons never finally enrolled.
93 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
National Archives microfilm publications : M1186
Index to the Final Rolls and Final Rolls - Film 1490261
Cherokee by blood 1-805 - Film 1490262
Cherokee by blood 806-1645 - Film 1490263
Cherokee by blood 1646-2461 - Film 1490264
Cherokee by blood 2462-3293 - Film 1490265
Cherokee by blood 3294-4027 - Film 1490266
Cherokee by blood 4028-4847 - Film 1490267
Cherokee by blood 4848-5661 - Film 1490268
Cherokee by blood 5662-6303 - Film 1490269
Cherokee by blood 6304-7140 - Film 1490270
Cherokee by blood 7141-7961 - Film 1490271
Cherokee by blood 7962-8794 - Film 1490272
Cherokee by blood 8795-9634 - Film 1490273
Cherokee by blood 10462-11132 AKA 9635-10461 - Film 1490274
Cherokee by blood 9635-10461 AKA 10462-11132 - Film 1490275
Cherokee minors by blood 1-824 - Film 1490276
Cherokee minors by blood 825-1582 - Film 1490277
Cherokee minors by blood 1583-2331 - Film 1490278
Cherokee minors 2332-3034 - Film 1490279
Cherokee minors 3035-3684 - Film 1490280
Cherokee minors 3685-4005 - Film 1490281
Delaware 1-382 - Film 1490282 Item 1
Delaware D1-D50 - Film 1490282 Item 2
Delaware R1-R5 - Film 1490282 Item 3
Cherokee by marriage 1-188 - Film 1490282 Item 4
Cherokee by marriage 189-288 - Film 1490283 Item 1
Cherokee freedmen 1-382 - Film 1490283 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen 383-814 - Film 1490284
Cherokee freedmen 815-1231 - Film 1490285
Cherokee freedmen 1232-1595 - Film 1490286 Item 1
Cherokee freedmen minors 1-93 - Film 1490286 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen minors 94-542 - Film 1490287 Item 1
Cherokee D1-D267 - Film 1490287 Item 2
Cherokee D268-D1062 - Film 1490288
Cherokee D1063-D1879 - Film 1490289
Cherokee D1880-D2711 - Film 1490290
Cherokee D2712-D3207 - Film 1490291 Item 1
Cherokee R1-R336 - Film 1490291 Item 2
Cherokee R337-R1168 - Film 1490292
Cherokee R1169-R1231 - Film 1490293 Item 1
Cherokee D1-D388 - Film 1490293 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen D389-D811 - Film 1490294
Cherokee freedmen D812-D1225 - Film 1490295
Cherokee freedmen D1226-D1342 - Film 1490296 Item 1
Cherokee freedmen R1-R304 - Film 1490296 Item 2
Cherokee freedmen R305-R730 - Film 1490297
Cherokee freedmen R731-R1276 - Film 1490298
Choctaw by blood 1-858 - Film 1490299
Choctaw by blood 859-1718 - Film 1490300
Choctaw by blood 1719-2575 - Film 1490301
Choctaw by blood 2576-3426 - Film 1490302
Choctaw by blood 3427-4287 - Film 1490303
Choctaw by blood 4288-5140 - Film 1490304
Choctaw by blood 5441-5994 - Film 1490305
Choctaw by blood 5995-6109 - Film 1490306 Item 1
Choctaw new born by blood 1-746 - Film 1490306 Item 2
Choctaw new born by blood 747-1538 - Film 1490307 Item 1
Choctaw new born by blood 747-1538 - Film 1490307 Item 2
Choctaw minor by blood 74-914 - Film 1490308
Choctaw minor by blood 915-1325 - Film 1490309 Item 1
Choctaw freedmen 1-225 - Film 1490309 Item 2
Choctaw freedmen 226-659 - Film 1490310
Choctaw freedmen 660-1098 - Film 1490311
Choctaw freedmen 1099-1540 - Film 1490312
Choctaw freedmen 1541-1602 - Film 1490313 Item 1
Choctaw minor freedmen 1-521 - Film 1490313 Item 2
Choctaw D1-D238 - Film 1490313 Item 3
Choctaw D239-D1009 - Film 1490314 Item 1
Choctaw R1-R105 - Film 1490314 Item 2
Choctaw R106-R756 - Film 1490315 Item 1
Choctaw freedmen D1-D111 - Film 1490315 Item 2
Choctaw freedmen D112-D234 - Film 1490316 Item 1
Choctaw freedmen R1-R45 - Film 1490316 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw by blood 1-540 - Film 1490316 Item 3
Mississippi Choctaw by blood 541-918 - Film 1490317 Item 1
Mississippi Choctaw new born 1-372 and minor by blood - Film 1490317 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw identified 1-11 - Film 1490317 Item 3
Mississippi Choctaw field cards 1-110 - Film 1490317 Item 4
Mississippi Choctaw field cards 111-564 - Film 1490318 Item 1
Mississippi Choctaw D1-D74 - Film 1490318 Item 2
Mississippi Choctaw R1-R351 - Film 1490318 Item 3
Mississippi Choctaw R352-R1215 - Film 1490319
Mississippi Choctaw R1216-R2107 - Film 1490320
Mississippi Choctaw R2108-R3016 - Film 1490321
Mississippi Choctaw R3017-R3911 - Film 1490322
Mississippi Choctaw R3912-R4811 - Film 1490323
Mississippi Choctaw R4812-R5713 - Film 1490324
Mississippi Choctaw R5714-R6622 - Film 1490325
Mississippi Choctaw R6623-R7446 - Film 1490326
Chickasaw by blood 1-662 - Film 1490327
Chickasaw by blood 663-1424 - Film 1490328
Chickasaw by blood 1425-1850 - Film 1490329 Item 1
Chickasaw new born by blood 1-331 - Film 1490329 Item 2
Chickasaw new born by blood 332-553 - Film 1490330 Item 1
Chickasaw new born by blood 1-469 - Film 1490330 Item 2
Chickasaw freedmen 1-35 - Film 1490330 Item 3
Chickasaw freedmen 36-415 - Film 1490331
Chickasaw freedmen 416-799 - Film 1490332
Chickasaw freedmen 800-1178 - Film 1490333
Chickasaw freedmen 1179-1522 - Film 1490334 Item 1
Chickasaw freedmen minor 1-84 - Film 1490334 Item 2
Chickasaw freedmen minor 85-517 - Film 1490335 Item 1
Chickasaw freedmen D1-D130 - Film 1490335 Item 2
Chickasaw freedmen R1-R9 - Film 1490335 Item 3
Chickasaw R1-R57 - Film 1490335 Item 4
Chickasaw R58-R111 - Film 1490336 Item 1
Chickasaw cancelled 1-219 - Film 1490336 Item 2
Chickasaw D1-D455 - Film 1490336 Item 3
Creek by blood 1-662 - Film 1490337
Creek by blood 663-1398 - Film 1490338
Creek by blood 1399-2125 - Film 1490339
Creek by blood 2126-2867 - Film 1490340
Creek by blood 2868-3611 - Film 1490341
Creek by blood 3612-4059 - Film 1490342 Item 1
Creek new born by blood 1-289 - Film 1490342 Item 2
Creek new born by blood 290-1171 - Film 1490343
Creek minor by blood 1-688 - Film 1490344
Creek freedmen 1-358 - Film 1490345
Creek freedmen 359-740 - Film 1490346
Creek freedmen 741-1081 - Film 1490347
Creek freedmen 1082-1456 - Film 1490348
Creek freedmen 1457-1833 - Film 1490349
Creek freedmen 1834-1917 - Film 1490350 Item 1
Creek freedmen new born by blood 1-468 - Film 1490350 Item 2
Creek freedmen new born by blood 469-748 - Film 1490351 Item 1
Creek freedmen new born by blood 1-435 - Film 1490351 Item 2
Seminole by blood 1-607 - Film 1490352 Item 1
Seminole freedmen 608-670 - Film 1490352 Item 2
Seminole freedmen 671-855 - Film 1490353 Item 1
Seminole new born by blood 1-181 - Film 1490353 Item 2
Seminole freedmen 1-R5 - Film 1490353 Item 3
Seminole new born freedmen 1-91 - Film 1490353 Item 4
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