This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IMJ.2ACEB/2153.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: OK, I just got back from the library and I'm confused..... I got an e-mail with a printout of an electronic search of the Dawes Rolls that included Joseph Cochran, age 2, sex M, blood 7/8. The Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has the enrollment cards on microfilm, and I pulled the card for George W. Cochran and family. The date of application for enrollment was October 24, 1900. The age on the Dawes Roll was calculated as of September 1, 1902. The actual roll on file at the library reflects that Joseph is 4 years old, which makes sense since the date used to calculated the age on the final roll is 9/1/1902, two years after application was made. Does anyone else see the conundrum? If Joseph Cochran's birthdate is approximately 1853 (from census records), and he married Susanna Copeland, his second wife, on 30 Jan 1890, how can he be 2 years old on Ocober 24, 1900? I think we may be talking about two different Joseph Cochrans. Related perhaps, but definitely two different people. I'll be happy to e-mail a scanned image of the microfilm print I have if you're interested; just e-mail me and let me know where to send it.