Sherry, No hurry, take your time, we've all waited this long, LOL. Hope it is nothing serious with you and the Dr. Hope you get well soon. Jacque ----- Original Message ----- From: Dusty Collins <dustyc@microgear.net> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] For Sherry and all > Jacque: > > Will get to this as soon as I can...really feeling rotten today & dr.'s > trying to convince me to go to hospital. (not my idea of a good time) > Later... > > sherry > dustyc@microgear.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Jacque Hopkins Wolski <hopkinsj@ida.net> > To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Sunday, March 12, 2000 9:01 PM > Subject: [CHOCTAW] For Sherry and all > > > >This is what I had in mind. Please let me know if it is possible. > > > >Scenario: > >Someone just starting out in genealogy heard a family story that their > >great-grandmother was an Indian. Where to go from there? > > > >What would be the first place to look? > >Where would they write for information? > >Where would they get the birth certificate? > >Where would they get the death certificate? > >Which roll would they look on? > >Now they have the roll # and/or card #, what do they do with it? > >What is the Tribal Office address and phone #? > >Where would they get the application for enrollment? > >What do they need on the application? > >What documentation do they need to back it up? > > > >etc., etc. > > > >Sherry, do you think you could write/type something up with URL links if > >known for a page that Markie could add to the Choctaw web site? > > > >Thanks > >Jacque > > > >Sherry wrote: > >> oh - sorry, I misunderstood. I think we're on the right track...it > >depends on why someone is wanting their ancestors' enrollment information. > >If they're wanting to apply for enrollment themselves, they will need an > >application which only the Tribal Enrollment office has plus the > >documentation to back it up. If they're just wanting the numbers and all > >for confirmation that their ancestor was indian, then yes, I can tell them > >what the next step is. I think the main hump to get over is folks knowing > >WHERE to look. That was my main problem. There are just so many records in > >the archives. I can help point people in the right direction as I have > >several excellent bibliographies of research material both in and out of > the > >Natl Archives. I have the catalog of EVERY scrap of information that the > >Natl. Archives has on the American Indian - so having the correct Group and > >subgroup and roll no. for microfilm, helps when they go to get copies > made. > >Sure, I'd be glad to to that or anything else I can to help folks find who > >they're looking for. Just let me know what you need. > >> > >> Mitakuye Oyasin...we are all one family. > >> > >> sherry > >> dustyc@microgear.net > >> > >> >Sorry, Sherry, > >> > > >> >I didn't mean for it to sound like you didn't know how to request > >information from the Tribal offices. I just meant I am in the same boat > YOU > >WERE when you first started and I would love to see steps someone would > >take if they were new and trying to figure out what or how to go about > >looking for that Choctaw ancestor someone in their family told them about. > >Ya know what I mean? Would you want to take up that task and then perhaps > >Markie could post it to the web page? > >> > > >> >Jacque > > > >What Sherry has to look up from. > >> >> >> Here's what I've got: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Indes to Final Dawes Rolls, Five Civilized Tribes (Choctaw, > >Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Index to applications for Final Dawes Rolls, 1898-1914. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Applications for Final Dawes Rolls rejected. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The following rolls are for EASTERN CHEROKEE only: 1817 Reservation > >Roll, 1817-1835 Emigration Roll, 1835 Henderson Roll, 1848 Mullay Roll, > 1851 > >Siler Roll, 1852 Chapman Roll, 1869 Swetland Roll, 1883 Hester Roll, 1908 > >Churchill Roll, 1909 Guion/Miller East Roll, 1924 Baker Roll. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> These are for WESTERN CHEROKEE (Oklahoma): 1851 Old Settler Roll, > >1852 Drennen Roll, 1898-1914 Dawes Roll, 1909 Guion/Miller West Roll. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If anyone wants to know why each one of these rolls was done and > >more info about it, contact me privately. Iam happy to offer these > >resources to anyone who need a lookup provided you follow my request > >guidelines. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> sherry > > > > > > > > > >==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > >Looking for your Native American Ancestors in > >Pushmataha County, Oklahoma? > >Have a look -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpushma/ > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Please support wonderful & FREE genealogy on the internet. Join Rootsweb.com today! >