Fort Griffin Indian Agency (Texas)

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency

 * Tonkawa Indians
 * Tonkawa Massacre
 * The Tonkawa Story

History

 * Along the Forts Trail
 * Fort Griffin, the Most Dangerous Prairie in Texas
 * Digest of Appropriations
 * Fort Griffin State Historic Site

Records
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.


 * Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners