Thought this might be interesting to this mail list - - - -----Original Message----- From: Maxine Reggio <reggio@flash.net> To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> >Hi Juanita, >I typed this last night I hope I have it all correct but thought someone >might be able to use it . It was sent to me by a friend. >Sincerely, >Maxine >CHEROKEE RESEARCH > >EMIGRATION ROLLS >1817 - 1838 > >For the area of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina >A general chronological list of those Cherokee who wish to emigrate. > It contains rolls of emigrants, muster rolls of conducted parties, >and lists of emigrants able to emigrate by themselves. >These "Old Settlers" volunteered to move to Arkansas and relinquish >all rights to lands east of the Mississippi River. > >HENDERSON ROLL >1835 >For the area of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. > >This listing gives the head of families, Indian half-breeds, quardroons >and whites with a break-down by age for both male and females. >Much other information is given of those who were to be moved >to the west. Cf. National Archives T-496 > >MULLAY ROLL >1848 >For North Carolina. > >A county by county listing of the 1517 entries. It gives, remarks >as to their status, i.e. deceased. Orphaned and Cherokee and/or >English names. >This is a census of the Eastern Band. Cf. Federal records #7RA-06. > >OLD SETTLERS ROLL >1851 >For the Cherokee Nation - Northeastern Oklahoma > >A district by district listing of the names only, some without >surnames or in their children's name. This needs to be compared >with the 1896 Old Settler Payment roll for additional information. >Cf. National Archives Microfilm #M-685 - 12 rolls. > >DRENNEN ROLL >1852 >For the Cherokee Nation in Northeastern Oklahoma > >Taken by districts and contains 14,094 names of individuals who > are found in the west. It contains a listing of 102 families who >went west prior to the Treaty of New Echota (1835) but returned >to the east prior to the removal. >Cf. National Archives Microfilm #M-0685 12 rolls > > >CHAPMAN ROLL >1852 >For those Indians east of the Mississippi River. > >This is actually a payment receipt roll prepared by >Albert Chapman and list the names, age and relationship >to head of household for those listed who are taken from >a census by D.W. Siler. >Cf. National Archives Microfil #M-0685 12 rolls > >TOMPKINS ROLL >1867 >For the Cherokee Nation in Northeastern Oklahoma > >A listing of 13, 566 individuals in the various Districts >of the nation showing their names either in Cherokee or > English, sex, age and race. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #7RA-04 > >TOMPKINS ROLL >1867 FREEDMEN INDICES > >For the Cherokee Nation > >An alphabetical listing of the first and /or first two >letters of the surname giving name, page number > and district of residence. Cf. Federal Records > >Swetland Roll >Eastern Cherokee 1869 >For those east of the Mississippi River > >A listing of the individual's name, Swetland Roll number and >relationships to head of household, age, Mullay Roll number. > Cf. National Archives Microfilm > > > >CHEROKEE CENSU >1880 >For the Cherokee Nation > >A listing of individuals by districts showing name, nativity, >occupation, age, and sex. Some of the six schedules are missing. >Cf. Federal Records. Microfilm # 7RA-07 > > >CHEROKEE CENSUS ROLL >1883 >For the Cherokee Nation > >A district by district listing giving name and age. >This census includes and Orphans Roll, National Prison >list and a supplemental Roll of Citizens. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #7RA-29 rolls 1-2 > > >CHEROKEE CENSUS ROLL >1886 >For the Cherokee Nation >A listing of the head of household and members with >ages, and relationship to head as per the District. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #7RA-58 > > >CHEROKEE CENSUS ROLL >1890 >For the Cherokee Nation >A district by district listing alphabetically showing name, >roll number, age, sex and whether the citizen was a Native Cherokee, >Adoped Delaware, Shawnee, White or Freedman. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #&RA-60 > >Starr Roll >1894 >For the Cherokee Nation > >A listing by enrollment number of head of >household, names of other members of the >household, amount of payment, name of person >receiving the payment and name of witness. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #TRA_38 rolls 1-5 > >CHEROKEE CENSUS ROLL >1896 >For the Cherokee Nation > >By District and Roll number the individual's name, >age, sex, percinct, per cent blood or nativity, and >place of birth. >Cf. Federal Records Microfilm #7 RA -19 rolls 1-2 > >OLD SETTLER PAYMENT ROLL >1896 >For all descendants of those living in Cherokee Nation 1851. >Three listings are given 1], for those living old Settlers, >and 2] for heirs of the Old Settlers, and 3] an index of those >Old Settlers not found. >Cf. National Archives Microfilm #T-985 > >DAWES ENROLLMENT CARDS >1899-1907 >For all Cherokee >An enrollment listing by enrollee's name, post office, >district, number (if assigned), parent's name and their >district of residence, previous enrollments, variations >of names, and much other information is given. >Cf. National Archives Microfilm #M-1186 93 rolls. > >GUION MILLER ROLL OF EASTERN CHEROKEES >1909 >For all areas >An Alphabetical listing of head of households by those east >and west of the Mississippi. It gives the name, relationship >to head of household, age in 1906, Miller Roll number, >Miller Application number and Dawes Roll number. >There are 30,820 on the list with only 3426 living in >east. >Cf. National Archives Microfilm #M-1104 12 rolls. > > > > > > >At 03:42 PM 9/17/1998 +0000, Juanita Alloway wrote: >>> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 19:38:54 -0500 >>I also have a question, similar to the following one from Dorothy >>Gray about white people living in Indian Territory. My question is >>about a different area of IT. >> >>Are there records available for people who moved to the Choctaw >>Nation, in Atoka Co., some time in 1880's? I have no proof of "why", >>but I suspect my 2nd great grandmother who was born, married, and >>lived most of her 70+ years in OH went to the Choctaw Nation to live >>with married children when she was widowed. Since this area had a >>lot of coal mines, I'm guessing they moved there to work. I have >>Mexican War pension records of my 2nd great grandfather, and although >>he died before the Gov't granted those veterans a pension, his >>"widow" received them. She was still receiving those until her death >>in Atoka Co. in Choctaw Nation, Aug 1896. The town was "Lehigh" >>which I've been told is now a ghost town. >> >>How can I find any records on her in Indian Territory......she wasn't >>alive for the 1900 census. >> >>Appreciate any help or advice. >> >>Juanita Alloway >> >> >>> From: "Dorothy Gray" <dottur@ptsi.net> >>> To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: white merchants >> >>> Are there any records of white people living and working in the Cherokee >>> Nation in the 1860's and 1870's? I can't find Robert Burns Mitchell, who >>> lived and died (1879) in the Vinita area. >>> >>> He had a store either in or near Vinita, and died while his children were >>> small, but the older ones remember the store. He married Mary Dawson, >who >>> was Cherokee. >>> >>> How can I find a white man who lived near or in Vinita during this time >>> period. White people were not on the census at that time there, so what >>> other records would be available? Can anyone steer me in the right >>> direction as to where to look? >> >> >> >> >> >Maxine Reggio >7205 N.W. 46th St. >Bethany, OK 73008-2317 >405-789-3337 > >