United States, Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe 1944 - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States

Why Should I Look at This Collection?
Index and images of population schedules taken on the Uintah and Ouray reservation in northeastern Utah during the month of January 1944 by the the Office of Indian Affairs. Images of the census were acquired from the Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency, Fort Duchesne, Utah


 * Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Uintah and Ouray Agency. Administrative History Note.

What is in This Collection?
The census schedules include the following information;
 * Number
 * Surname
 * Given (Name)
 * Sex
 * Age at Last Birthday
 * Tribe
 * Degree of Blood
 * Marital Status
 * Relationship to Head of Family
 * At Jurisdiction Where Enrolled
 * At Another Jurisdiction: Name
 * Post Office
 * County
 * State
 * Ward
 * Allotment, Annuity, and Identification Numbers

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Record Type

Record Type

Record Type

Digital Folder Number List
The Note is a link to the description of this collection in the FamilySearch catalog.

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can search the index. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Name of the Tribe
 * Approximate date of the event
 * Name of the Reservation

For a collection with an index

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index.
 * Continue to search the index for family members.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common.

Record Finder
Consult the United States Record Finder to search other records.

Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation:United States, Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe 1944 Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 27 June 2018. Custodian.