Hi Lanita, I have not done much research in the Native American records, so hope that someone more knowledgable will offer their assistance. In the meantime, I will mention some places to look. There is a lot of material on the internet about how to research Native American background. It is a complex subject, and does take some time to pick up. The only actual experience I have had with an Oregon County family is with the family of Evander F. Betts. In this particular case, I had success with the Guion Miller Rolls. The Guion Miller Rolls were created in the early 1900's (1906-1909 I believe), when the U. S. Government set aside a million dollars to compensate descendants of the Eastern Cherokee Tribe. In this particular case, anyone who believed that they qualified for compensation could make application. In their application, they had to provide evidence of their descendancy from a member of that tribe. There is an on-line index to the 46,000 applications they were submitted, which can be accessed at http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/guionmiller/. The applications are indexed under the name of the applicant, and the index provides the name of the applicant, the state where the applicant lived when application was made, and the application number. So, to locate information about an ancestor who was a member of the Eastern Cherokee Tribe, you would search the index for the name of a descendant who might have completed a Guion Miller application 1906-09. If you find an index entry for a descendant who completed an application, you can then order a copy of the application from the National Archives ($17.50). Typically, I believe that the application will contain at least three generations of family information for the applicant. Not all applications were accepted, or admitted. In the case of Evander F. Betts, his application was rejected. But the valuable family information is still on the application. If you find an application that was admitted, the information on the application will unually lead you to other Native American rolls, which will provide additional information. In the case of Evander F. Betts, he may have been a descendant of the Eastern Cherokee Tribe, but his ancestors' names did not appear on earlier Native American rolls, and he was unable to prove Eastern Cherokee ancestry. The National Archives provides another site for searching the Guion Miller Rolls index. Their site is available at http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/native-americans-guion-miller.html. I prefer this site, because it displays images of the actual index pages, and you can search more easily for variant spellings of the applicant's name. The first web site link I provided above will also take you to a search engine for the Dawes Final Rolls. I haven't used these rolls yet, but understand that they provide information about all those members of the Five Civilized Tribes who received land in Indian Territory under the Dawes Act. There are several other rolls with indexes, and explanations, which can be accessed at that same web site. I think it is a good place to begin. Obviously, if helps a lot if you know which tribe you are looking for. Hope this will help, Mike Landwehr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <ozarkn@grm.net> To: "OREGON CO HISTORY HISTORY" <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:32 PM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Native American/Indian Roll Call Numbers >I am not very familiar with researching in the area of the Native > Americans and Roll Call numbers they had. I am looking into something > for someone else, but does anyone know where I would find the Roll Call > numbers for someone in Florida. I need some help in this area, big > time!! > > Thanks, > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message