Title: Index to the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, 03/04/1907
Creator: Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. Land Division. (1846 - 1940) (Most Recent)
Type of Archival Materials: Textual Records
Level of Description: Item from Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA], 1793 - 1989
General Note: This is the index to the names of individuals entitled to enrollment on the rolls of the various tribes comprising the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The index entries are arranged by tribe and thereunder by enrollment category (Cherokee By Blood, Cherokee Minor, Cherokee Freedmen, etc.). The entries for each enrollment category are arranged alphabetically by surname. (It should be noted that surname entries are not always in strict alphabetical order). Each index entry gives an enrollee's name and final roll number. After a person's enrollment category and final roll number have been determined, the final rolls can be searched to discover the enrollee's census card number.
A copy of the census card can be obtained by writing the National Archives--Southwest Region, P.O. Box 6216, Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216. The cost is $10 per census card.
Location: Old Military and Civil Records LICON, Textual Archives Services Division (NWCTB), National Archives Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE: 202-501-5385, FAX: 202-208-1903, EMAIL: inquire@nara.gov