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Step 1. Use the Indexes to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number
Search Online Indexes. There are several sets of online records/indexes to the Dawes Commission papers. Search each and note the differences, if any, between them.


 * Instructions
 * National Archives The Dawes Rolls online instructions on why and how-to search for (1) Dawes enrollment cards, (2) index to the Dawes final rolls, and (3) Dawes final rolls.


 * Index to the Dawes Final Rolls
 * National Archives Index to the Dawes Final Rolls 101,000 entries. In order by tribe, and then by the first two letters of the person's name. Shows person's name and roll number. Digital book images.
 * Access Genealogy Index to the Dawes Final Rolls Shows page, roll number, name, and blood degree. Computerized abstracts.
 * Ancestry All Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914 52,631 names. Shows record group number, series ID, item ID (roll number), name, tribe, type, gender, and census card number, among others. Computerized abstracts.
 * Ancestry Dawes Commission Index Overturned 1896 13,980 names. Shows name, date, residence, tribe, and case number. Computerized extracts.


 * Dawes Final Rolls
 * National Archives Dawes Final Rolls 1898-1914. In order by tribe, and then by roll number. Shows roll number, name, age, gender, blood degree, and census card number. Digital book images.
 * Access Genealogy Dawes Final Rolls Shows tribe, name, age, sex, blood degree, card number, roll number, and type (by blood, by marriage, etc.). Computerized abstracts.
 * Ancestry Dawes Final Rolls Shows tribe, roll number, name, age, gender, blood degree, and census card number. Digital book images.
 * Oklahoma Historical Society Dawes Final Rolls Shows name, age, sex, blood degree, census card number, tribe, and roll number. Computerized abstracts.


 * Dawes Enrollment (Census) Cards
 * fold3 Dawes Enrollment (Census) Cards 76,270 entries. Enrollment cards may show tribe, enrollment card number, residence, Dawes roll number, name, age, sex, blood degree, tribal enrollment date, district, and number, parents, parents' enrollment year, parents' enrollment district, and other remarks. Card digital images.


 * Dawes Application Packets
 * fold3 Application Packets 883,772 entries. Application affidavits, birth affidavits, certificates of marriage, and related documents. May show file jackets, tribe, type, application number, name, application date, spouse (and maiden name), father, mother, parents-in-law, post office, and correspondence. Printed forms with handwriting, holographs, and typescript letter digital images.