Can someone answer this for me? In the databases for assessgenealogy ( Final Rolls Database ) and rootsweb (Native American Data ) ...for (example )" Choctaw" Phillip McCann" Census Card # 2794 shows the same information from the Dawes Enrollment Cards, listing his age as 24. On the CD, that I have, NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION, from Oklahoma Historical Society, shows the same information , except it lists his age as 27.Why is there a 3 year difference in age, if the information for Phillip McCann was obtained from the same source. Also, is there an approximate date/time period from when this age was recorded on enrollment cards that I work with to calculate date of birth. I know the only exact way , probably would be to obtain the photocopy of the census card . Any assistance is appreciated. James
I haven't seen the records you cite, but it's possible that the database you are looking at is the date of the original application and the age on the CD is the age he would have been when the roll was actually compiled and published. Choctaw by Blood ages on the CD are calculated as of September 25, 1902. Applications were started in 1896 and the enrollment process went until about 1914. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:43 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] > Can someone answer this for me? In the databases for assessgenealogy ( Final Rolls Database ) and rootsweb (Native American Data ) ...for (example )" Choctaw" Phillip McCann" Census Card # 2794 shows the same information from the Dawes Enrollment Cards, listing his age as 24. On the CD, that I have, NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION, from Oklahoma Historical Society, shows the same information , except it lists his age as 27.Why is there a 3 year difference in age, if the information for Phillip McCann was obtained from the same source. Also, is there an approximate date/time period from when this age was recorded on enrollment cards that I work with to calculate date of birth. I know the only exact way , probably would be to obtain the photocopy of the census card . Any assistance is appreciated. James > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the list...write to me at [email protected] >