This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KathyRoberts54 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.natam.nations.choctaw.choctawnat/1056.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vicki The 1896 Census Applications and the Dawes Commission Index are two different things. You may want to look at this site which has some valuable information, explanations of various rolls, and how to obtain actual records. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/rolls.htm This site is FREE. And so are the Rootweb Message boards. (Not entirely clear as to what your *three day free trial* is in reference to) Some random information. SSDI Ruey JOHNSON b May 15 1902 d Oct 1972 Iss : OK Last residence : 73111 Oklahoma City, OK To obtain a copy of the original application visit the following site. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi For a copy of a birth, marriage, death record go to http://www.vitalrec.com/ 1900 Grady Co IT (Chickasaw Nation) 175-25 *OFFALTER* Albert 30 b June 1869 IA Aramanda 27 b Mar 1873 AR Parents b AR Charlie 9 b Feb 1891 AR John P 6 b Sep 1893 AR Mandie M 3 b Oct 1896 AR Emur Lee 2 b Jan 1898 AR Oleo 0 b Jun 1900 IT Albert is listed as white (Ancestors from Switzerland, I believe) Aramanda and children listed as Indian (Chickasaw) The couple have been married for 10 years. Sometime between June 1900 and October 1902 they must have divorced. Chickasaw Nation Marriages. Ruey JOHNSON age 24 Mrs Minnie OFFOLTER age 36 October 13 1902 Chickasha. It may be possible to request a copy of the marriage record from the Carter County Court Clerk, Ardmore. (Albert remarried and went to live in New Mexico, per 1910 Quay Co Census) 1910 Grady Co OK (April 18 1910) Chickasaw Ward 4 ED 96 PG 2B DW 41 FN 48 JOHNSON Ruey A 39 white male b TX Parents b TX (M1) JOHNSON Minnie 33 white female b AR Parents b AR (M2) JOHNSON Erma Lee 12 white female b OK JOHNSON Ole Ophelia 10 white female b OK JOHNSON Ruey A 7 white male b OK JOHNSON William C 4 white male b OK JOHNSON Jay V 8/12 white male b OK 1920 Stephens Co OK King Twp ED 247 PG 1A DW/FN 7 JOHNSON Ruey A 39 white male b TX JOHNSON Minnie 38 white female b AR JOHNSON Alphonse 16 white male b OK JOHNSON Willie 14 white male b OK JOHNSON Jack V 11 white male b OK Kathy Roberts VA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.