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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Elsie Burris 19F3/4342Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 111
Elias Burris 23MFull357Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 118
Maria Burris 21FFull358Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 118
Isaac A. Burris 50MFull489Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 153
Celia J. Burris 43F1/2490Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 153
Mary C. Burris 19F3/4491Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 153
Muade C. Burris 16F3/4492Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 153
Colbert A. Burris Jr.14M3/4493Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 153
Walter P. H. Burris 10M3/4495Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 153
William Burris 19MFull3977Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 1573
Eben Burris 14MFull3978Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 1573
Noah Burris 13MFull654Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 200
Amy Burris 42FFull739Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 229
Mack Burris 23MFull740Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 229
Ada Burris 15FFull792Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 244
George Burris 28MFull1102Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 364
Colbert A. Burris 75MFull143Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Marvin J. Burris 32M1/2144Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Daisy Burris 17F1/2146Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Cecelia Burris 14F1/2147Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Lillie B. Burris 12F1/2148Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Laura A. Burris 56FIW246Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 44
Melton Burris 27MFull1496Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 510
Lillie Burris 6F1/21497Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 510
Bessie Burris 4F1/21498Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 510
Robert Lee Burris 2M1/21499Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 510
Lemuel Colbert Burris 31M1/21947Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 659
George Washington Burris 30M1/21948Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 659
Lemuel Colbert Burris 3M1/41949Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 659
Emily Burris 2F1/41950Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 659
Zula Burris 30FIW31Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 659
Eliza Burris 84FFull2453Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 832
Hindman H. Burris 40MFull2636Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 886
Viola J. Burris 27F1/22637Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 886
Himnom Harrison Burris 2M3/42638Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 886
Ben Burris 24MFull2793Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 933
Sim Burris 36MFull2835Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Bettie Burris 24FFull2836Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Isaac Burris 15MFull2837Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Eastman Burris 10MFull2838Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
James Burris 6MFull2839Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Sarah Burris 4FFull2840Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Nancy Burris 2FFull2841Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 956
Joe H. Burris 28MFull2871Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 965
Vina Burris 44FFull2872Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 965
Walsie Burris 5MFull2873Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 965
Elizabeth Vannoy Burris 1F3/46Chickasaw
by Blood (Minors)
Search card 16
Laura leceta Burris 2F5/16197Chickasaw
by Blood (New Borns)
Search card 219
Thenia Vivian Burris 1F5/16198Chickasaw
by Blood (New Borns)
Search card 219
Annie Lula Burris 1FFull534Chickasaw
by Blood (New Borns)
Search card 386

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Dawes Enrollment Application Packets
The Research Center offers copies of Dawes enrollment application packets for $35. Enrollment application packets may include details about the applicant and their family, including birth, death, and marriage information. We include a copy of the individual’s enrollment card with enrollment application packet orders. When ordering, be certain to include the information listed in this database, including the individual’s name, card number, roll number, and tribal nation. Packets vary in length from one page to more than 100 pages. To order by mail, use the printable order form or call 405-522-5225.

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Dawes Land Allotment Packets
The Research Center also offers Dawes land allotment packets (sometimes called jackets) for $35. These materials include information about the individual’s land allotment. Packets vary in length and may include correspondence and plat maps. To order by mail, use the printable order form or call 405-522-5225.

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About this Database

This database lists individuals living between 1898 and 1914 who applied for the roll and were included in the publication The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, printed in 1914. The Five Tribes include Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole. Enrollment for the Dawes Rolls began in 1898 and closed in 1907; a small number of individuals were added to the rolls between 1912 and 1914.

This database includes notes for some individuals pertaining to spouses, children listed on new born or minor cards, or references to other cards. To view the cards referenced, visit the Research Center, order a copy from the Research Center, or search on subscription websites such as Fold3.com and Ancestry.com.

Please note: with a few exceptions, this database does not include individuals whose cards were marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.”

I have found my ancestor in the database. What now?

Once you have located your ancestor on the roll, the next step is locating their card and enrollment application packet. You can do this in person at the Research Center or use subscription websites such as Fold3.com and Ancestry.com. You may also order a copy of a packet from the Research Center.
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Enrollment cards and packets provide additional information that is not included in this database. We encourage all researchers to review the enrollment cards, enrollment application packets, and allotment packets.




About the Dawes Rolls

Commonly known as the Dawes Rolls, the official title of this record group is “Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory.”

Enrollment Cards

Enrollment cards list the individual’s roll number, name and variant spellings, relationship to others listed on the card, age, sex, blood quantum, if the person was a Freedman, tribal enrollment, residence, and the tribal enrollment of the parents. Members of the same household are typically listed on the same card. Cards may include references to earlier tribal censuses, notes about births, deaths, and marriages, and cross-references to other enrollment cards. In general, the age listed on the card is the person’s age around 1902.

Those listed as “newborns” and “minors” were born after enrollment began in 1898 but before March of 1907, and are listed on a separate card.

Some individuals may be listed on a card but were not ultimately enrolled. Their cards may be marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.” Some were listed on multiple cards because their information was transferred to another card; these cards may be stamped “Transferred” or “Duplicate.”

Blood Quantum, Freedmen, Intermarriage, and Adopted Citizens

Tribal associations are listed as “by Blood,” “Intermarriage,” or “Freedmen.” Intermarriage means the person was married to a citizen of the tribe. You may also see “IW” for intermarried white or “A” for adopted. Freedmen are individuals who were formerly enslaved by members of one of the Five Tribes. The term is also used to describe their descendants. Although there was intermarriage between Freedmen and Native Americans, the Dawes Commission typically enrolled people of mixed heritage as Freedmen and indicated no blood relation to the tribe. Freedmen cards also include “slave of,” “father’s owner,” and “mother’s owner.”
Learn about more Freedmen history.

Mississippi Choctaw enrollees include individuals who did not remove to Indian Territory with the rest of their tribe in the 1830s. Mississippi Choctaw deemed eligible for the roll were listed as “identified.” To be admitted to the rolls, these individuals were ultimately required to remove to Indian Territory.
Learn more about Mississippi Choctaw records.

Delaware enrollees may be listed on Delaware cards or as an “Adopted Delaware” on Cherokee by Blood cards.
Learn more about Delaware Cherokee records.

Enrollment Application Packets and Allotment Packets

Dawes enrollment application packets may provide details about the applicant and their family, including birth, marriage, and death information. They may include transcripts of interviews with family members or neighbors and correspondence regarding the enrollment.

Dawes land allotment packets contain information about the individual’s land allotment, plat maps, correspondence, and other documents. Enrollment and allotment packets vary in length from a single page to more than 100 pages.

Please note that while Muscogee (Creek) application packets are not available, you may still order allotment packets.




Help and Research Tips

What information do I need before I search?

You will need to trace your way back to a direct ancestor who was living in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) during the enrollment period, 1898–1914. If the individual was a married woman, you should look for her under her married name.

I cannot locate my ancestor in the database. What should I do now?

Look for your ancestor on the 1900 US census. If your ancestor did not live in Indian Territory, it is extremely unlikely they will be on the rolls. If they were living in Indian Territory, they may be on the doubtful or rejected lists, which are not included in this database. Consider the possibility your ancestor is connected to another tribal nation, preferred not to enroll, was rejected by the commission, or was unable to enroll.

Please note: this database does not include all individuals whose cards were marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.”

For further information about tribal citizenship, please contact the tribal nation directly.

Maps of Tribal Nation Land

These maps depict tribal nation boundaries, districts, township/range survey lines, and present-day county lines. Click on the icons below to view a larger map in PDF format.