United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Eastern Cherokee enrollment records that were created by the U.S. Court of Claims. These records were used to determine who was eligible for funds under the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845 between the United States and the Eastern Cherokee tribes. The records are part of Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are from microfilm publication M685, Records Relating to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence

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?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If the individual or family are listed in the rolls, check for additional tribal records
 * Learn about tribal customs such as inheritance
 * Contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), or an agency associated with the tribe
 * Contact Tribal archives and libraries

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

 * The name of your ancestor may have changed from one Indian name to a different Indian name, consider alternative names
 * The name of your ancestor may have changed from an Indian name to a Christian name
 * The name of your ancestor may have been abbreviated

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.
 * Finding Your Indian Ancestor
 * Starting Native American Research
 * American Indians Beginning Your Search
 * Indigenous Peoples of North America - A Beginner's Guide
 * Searching for Native American When the Tribe is Unknown
 * United States Guided Research
 * United States Record Finder
 * United States Research Tips and Strategies

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Edward E. Hill. Guide to records in the National Archives of the United States relating to American Indians. Washington, D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office, 1981 FS Library 970.1 H551g
 * Records relating to enrollment of Eastern Cherokee, 1908-1910, 1835-1910
 * Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909
 * Eastern Cherokee Indian reservation rolls, 1848-1970
 * Decisions in enrollment cases under the act of June 4, 1924; 1926-1928
 * Applications for enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
 * Applications from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, relating to enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes under the Act of 1896: M1650
 * Eastern Cherokee census rolls

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * compiled by Edward E. Hill, comp. Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, record group 75. 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : National Archives & Records Administration, 1965
 * 1851 census of Eastern Cherokee Indians, known as the Drennen Roll

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Estados Unidos, Americano Nativo, Registros de Matrícula de Cherokee Oriental (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)