Karen, >(I also have a small amount of > information available through the "NAIL Expert Form" internet service, but do > not have the complete documentation for him.) The NAIL database is very limited. It doesn't have a majority of the Dawes records. > What additional information is available for those on the Dawes Rolls (as > part of the Dawes Census project--i.e., documentation gathered by the U.S. > government). For example, I am aware that through the National Archives, > there is a complete transcript of census-type interviews for all individuals > on the Dawes Roll, but I do not have a list of the questions asked. Would > anyone familiar with details of the Dawes Commission Act--and all types of > census information documented as a result of this Act--have this information? I'm waiting on a history book about the Dawes Commission. It may help you. It is "The Dawes Commission and the Allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1893-1914" by Kent Carter. The Amazon.com URL is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/091648985X/qid=975731624/sr=1-6/103-1 063491-7741402. Thanks to Fritz for posting the "Hello, is anyone out there" message. This list is starting to go now! John C. King www.shawnee.accessgenealogy.com