Hello Here is an interesting web site in Tenn. List of Freedmen who were adopted trough the Dawes Commission between 1898-1916. You can also search through the original applications. These are the Black Indian Lists. Black Cherokees--Black Chickasaws--Black Seminoles--Black Creeks. I found four of my surnames on this list.------Elva <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/angelaw859/freename.html">Lists of Freedman Surnames</A>