The National Archives at www.nara.gov has various publications for sale.
No information was given as to where exactly they lived. One excellent source by Grant Foreman is The Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole (Family History Library book 970.1 F761f). Most genealogy guides that address Native Americans in the census incorrectly state that the first federal decennial census in which at least a portion of the Indian population is enumerated is 1870. The roll only lists the name of the head of each family. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com. 4. The Select Catalog (American Indians: a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications: FHL book 970.1 A3a) provides a list of the contents of each of the 92 rolls of microfilm. Documents about individuals and tribes can be located using the five-volume name and subject Index to the Papers of the Continental Congress compiled by John Butler and published by the Government Printing Office (Family History Library book 973 H2buj; 257 film notes). 595), which reproduces the "Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940." Prior to 1789 there was no Federal government, so there were no Federal Indian agents to make census rolls. Seventeen branch offices are in major metropolitan areas throughout the country.
Robert S. Cotterill's The Southern Indians (Family History Library book 970.1 C828s) is an excellent source of information about the Five Civilized Tribes before removal. Sioux living in Minnesota. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many records of the BIA and the field agencies including: At some point in the research, the researcher will have identified the tribal affiliation of one's ancestor(s). The Soundex indexes are used to learn where an ancestor can be found in a census. They are both reproduced on the Old Setters Roll (FHL book 970.3 C424wa) and their heirs who received a payment resulting from a decision of the U.S. Court of Claims of 6 June 1893. This is the quickest way to convert a surname to a Soundex code. Go to Yet Another Soundex Converter. Ancestry.com Wiki - Censuses of Native Americans. The families of Indians who have renounced tribal rule, and who under state or territory laws exercise the rights of citizens, are to be enumerated. Many of the persons enrolled by the Dawes Commission found non-Indians living on the lands they selected as allotments. 1880-1952 - Washington, Native American, Census Records, 1880-1952 at FamilySearch — index; Soundex Indexes [edit | edit source] The Soundex indexes are used to learn where an ancestor can be found in a census. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration All say they are full-blooded Sioux.
Most of the records available for researching Native American ancestry and genealogy are derived from records of the U.S. Government.
These rolls are still available at those sites and are completely searchable from there. The payment roll has been microfilmed by the Fort Worth Branch of the National Archives (control number 7RA34) (Family History Library film 830420) and an index to the roll is available as National Archives Microfilm Publication T985 (Family History Library film 830419). Many libraries have the full set of Indian Census Rolls and many others have part of the microfilm collection that is relevant to their area. Your email address will not be published. 1832 Creek Census
From 1835-1837 the Cherokees living in what is now Arkansas and Oklahoma were joined by thousands of Cherokees who moved under the terms of the treaty of New Echota, signed on 29 December 1835. 1851 Siler Roll Cherokee Census East of the Mississippi, 1854 Census of the Catawba Native Americans (hosted at York County SCGenWeb), Creek 1860 Census West of Arkansas (hosted at CouchGenWeb), 1860 Indian Census of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Massachusetts, 1861 Census of Persons on Mohegan Reservation, 1870 Census of Montville Those Families and Individuals Classified as Indian, 1870 Federal Census Pawnee Indian Reservation, Nebraska (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project), 1870 Winnebago Indian Reservation Census Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project), 1870 Colorado Indian Census (State of Colorado), Shawnee 1871 Census Individuals can purchase copies of the microfilm rolls and associated genealogical materials. Heads of families were entitled to tracts of land, which, if possible, were to include their improvements. This page has been viewed 3,430 times (0 via redirect). One source of lists of names that is often overlooked is the Congressional Serial Set, which contains documents received by Congress from various sources (primarily agencies of the Executive Branch) and reports published by Congressional committees.
If your ancestor was on the 1896 Cherokee Census they probably will NOT be on this index. Soundex indexes list surnames by Soundex code. Turtle Mountain, Chippewa, 1910-1912. Unfortunately, M595 does not include any rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole) except for an 1885 Choctaw census (which is on roll 623).
This is the Index of Cherokees, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek found on microfilm M1650 obtained from the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. Some were traders operating under permits from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, teachers at tribal schools, or employees of the agency, such as clerks or blacksmiths.
Depending on the tribe you are researching, there are probably earlier census or annuity rolls and the Field Branch that has the agent's records that can probably give you information about them. Determine the Soundex code for the ancestor's surname.
A copy of the free leaflet, Genealogical Records in the National Archives is available on request.
Previously these rolls could only be found on paid genealogy sites such as Ancestry and Fold3 and you had to pay for access. The Cherokees compiled a census of intruders in 1893, which has been microfilmed by the Fort Worth Branch of the national Archives (control number 7RA-55), and censuses taken by the tribe in 1880 and 1890 (microfilmed as 7RA07 and 7RA08) contain separate schedules of Intruders. The single volume Index to Journals of the Contental Congress compiled by Kenneth E. Harris and Steven D. Tilley (Family History Library book 973 H22cc) is also helpful in locating documents relating to Indian afairs.
If you know what tribe your ancestor belonged to, and if your ancestor stayed with the tribe, and if they were recognized by that tribe as a member, and if the agent kept good records, and if those records were not destroyed by a fire or some other calamity, you shold start your research with National Archives Microfilm Publication M595 (Family History Library book 973 J53m No. Fold3 US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940, Ancestry US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940, 1835 Cherokee East of the Mississippi Census Index, 1836 Census of the Mixed-Blood Indians of Michigan, Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes, Black Indians, Census of the First Christian and Orchard Parties of Oneida Indians, 1847 Census of the Catawba Native Americans, 1854 Census of the Catawba Native Americans, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Lang Swamfe, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Tahlequah, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Fort Arbuckle, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Luk fah tah, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Armstrong Academy, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Micco, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Creek Agency, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Sheet No: 1221, 1870 Federal Census Pawnee Indian Reservation, 1870 Winnebago Indian Reservation Census Index, 1880 Census of Montville Those Families and Individuals Classified as Indian, 1890 Smith’s First Directory of Oklahoma Territory, Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes 1896 Applications, 1900 Census of the York County Indian Reservation, Census Of Kiowa Indians Alive On On June 30, 1912, Field Survey and Individual Indian Report of the Heart Butte District, 1915 Census of the Seminole Indians of Miami Agency, Florida, 1930 Indian Census of the Ponca Reservation, Yankton Agency, An Australian clan: the Nivisions of New England, The Descendants of Meredith Edwards of Westmoreland County, Virginia, The family tree of John Steele, 1842 to 1962, The Pollak Family of Pressburg, Hungary and Vienna, Austria, Southern kith and kin; a record of my children’s ancestors, An Account of the Captivity of Hugh Gibson.
No information was given as to where exactly they lived. One excellent source by Grant Foreman is The Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole (Family History Library book 970.1 F761f). Most genealogy guides that address Native Americans in the census incorrectly state that the first federal decennial census in which at least a portion of the Indian population is enumerated is 1870. The roll only lists the name of the head of each family. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com. 4. The Select Catalog (American Indians: a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications: FHL book 970.1 A3a) provides a list of the contents of each of the 92 rolls of microfilm. Documents about individuals and tribes can be located using the five-volume name and subject Index to the Papers of the Continental Congress compiled by John Butler and published by the Government Printing Office (Family History Library book 973 H2buj; 257 film notes). 595), which reproduces the "Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940." Prior to 1789 there was no Federal government, so there were no Federal Indian agents to make census rolls. Seventeen branch offices are in major metropolitan areas throughout the country.
Robert S. Cotterill's The Southern Indians (Family History Library book 970.1 C828s) is an excellent source of information about the Five Civilized Tribes before removal. Sioux living in Minnesota. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many records of the BIA and the field agencies including: At some point in the research, the researcher will have identified the tribal affiliation of one's ancestor(s). The Soundex indexes are used to learn where an ancestor can be found in a census. They are both reproduced on the Old Setters Roll (FHL book 970.3 C424wa) and their heirs who received a payment resulting from a decision of the U.S. Court of Claims of 6 June 1893. This is the quickest way to convert a surname to a Soundex code. Go to Yet Another Soundex Converter. Ancestry.com Wiki - Censuses of Native Americans. The families of Indians who have renounced tribal rule, and who under state or territory laws exercise the rights of citizens, are to be enumerated. Many of the persons enrolled by the Dawes Commission found non-Indians living on the lands they selected as allotments. 1880-1952 - Washington, Native American, Census Records, 1880-1952 at FamilySearch — index; Soundex Indexes [edit | edit source] The Soundex indexes are used to learn where an ancestor can be found in a census. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration All say they are full-blooded Sioux.
Most of the records available for researching Native American ancestry and genealogy are derived from records of the U.S. Government.
These rolls are still available at those sites and are completely searchable from there. The payment roll has been microfilmed by the Fort Worth Branch of the National Archives (control number 7RA34) (Family History Library film 830420) and an index to the roll is available as National Archives Microfilm Publication T985 (Family History Library film 830419). Many libraries have the full set of Indian Census Rolls and many others have part of the microfilm collection that is relevant to their area. Your email address will not be published. 1832 Creek Census
From 1835-1837 the Cherokees living in what is now Arkansas and Oklahoma were joined by thousands of Cherokees who moved under the terms of the treaty of New Echota, signed on 29 December 1835. 1851 Siler Roll Cherokee Census East of the Mississippi, 1854 Census of the Catawba Native Americans (hosted at York County SCGenWeb), Creek 1860 Census West of Arkansas (hosted at CouchGenWeb), 1860 Indian Census of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Massachusetts, 1861 Census of Persons on Mohegan Reservation, 1870 Census of Montville Those Families and Individuals Classified as Indian, 1870 Federal Census Pawnee Indian Reservation, Nebraska (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project), 1870 Winnebago Indian Reservation Census Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project), 1870 Colorado Indian Census (State of Colorado), Shawnee 1871 Census Individuals can purchase copies of the microfilm rolls and associated genealogical materials. Heads of families were entitled to tracts of land, which, if possible, were to include their improvements. This page has been viewed 3,430 times (0 via redirect). One source of lists of names that is often overlooked is the Congressional Serial Set, which contains documents received by Congress from various sources (primarily agencies of the Executive Branch) and reports published by Congressional committees.
If your ancestor was on the 1896 Cherokee Census they probably will NOT be on this index. Soundex indexes list surnames by Soundex code. Turtle Mountain, Chippewa, 1910-1912. Unfortunately, M595 does not include any rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole) except for an 1885 Choctaw census (which is on roll 623).
This is the Index of Cherokees, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek found on microfilm M1650 obtained from the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. Some were traders operating under permits from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, teachers at tribal schools, or employees of the agency, such as clerks or blacksmiths.
Depending on the tribe you are researching, there are probably earlier census or annuity rolls and the Field Branch that has the agent's records that can probably give you information about them. Determine the Soundex code for the ancestor's surname.
A copy of the free leaflet, Genealogical Records in the National Archives is available on request.
Previously these rolls could only be found on paid genealogy sites such as Ancestry and Fold3 and you had to pay for access. The Cherokees compiled a census of intruders in 1893, which has been microfilmed by the Fort Worth Branch of the national Archives (control number 7RA-55), and censuses taken by the tribe in 1880 and 1890 (microfilmed as 7RA07 and 7RA08) contain separate schedules of Intruders. The single volume Index to Journals of the Contental Congress compiled by Kenneth E. Harris and Steven D. Tilley (Family History Library book 973 H22cc) is also helpful in locating documents relating to Indian afairs.
If you know what tribe your ancestor belonged to, and if your ancestor stayed with the tribe, and if they were recognized by that tribe as a member, and if the agent kept good records, and if those records were not destroyed by a fire or some other calamity, you shold start your research with National Archives Microfilm Publication M595 (Family History Library book 973 J53m No. Fold3 US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940, Ancestry US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940, 1835 Cherokee East of the Mississippi Census Index, 1836 Census of the Mixed-Blood Indians of Michigan, Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes, Black Indians, Census of the First Christian and Orchard Parties of Oneida Indians, 1847 Census of the Catawba Native Americans, 1854 Census of the Catawba Native Americans, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Lang Swamfe, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Tahlequah, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Fort Arbuckle, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Luk fah tah, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Armstrong Academy, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Micco, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Post Office: Creek Agency, State: Arkansas County: Indian Lands Sheet No: 1221, 1870 Federal Census Pawnee Indian Reservation, 1870 Winnebago Indian Reservation Census Index, 1880 Census of Montville Those Families and Individuals Classified as Indian, 1890 Smith’s First Directory of Oklahoma Territory, Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes 1896 Applications, 1900 Census of the York County Indian Reservation, Census Of Kiowa Indians Alive On On June 30, 1912, Field Survey and Individual Indian Report of the Heart Butte District, 1915 Census of the Seminole Indians of Miami Agency, Florida, 1930 Indian Census of the Ponca Reservation, Yankton Agency, An Australian clan: the Nivisions of New England, The Descendants of Meredith Edwards of Westmoreland County, Virginia, The family tree of John Steele, 1842 to 1962, The Pollak Family of Pressburg, Hungary and Vienna, Austria, Southern kith and kin; a record of my children’s ancestors, An Account of the Captivity of Hugh Gibson.