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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Joseph H. Alexander 61M198Cherokee
by Blood
Transferred to Cherokee Intermarried Card 198Search card 1450
Saphronia Alexander 40F1/83941Cherokee
by Blood
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Lillian Alexander 22F1/323942Cherokee
by Blood
Marriage to Albert S. Wyly (Cherokee by Blood Card 6863) on June 13, 1903Search card 1450
Maud Alexander 18F1/163943Cherokee
by Blood
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Fay Alexander 14F1/163944Cherokee
by Blood
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Kate Alexander 6F1/163945Cherokee
by Blood
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Waunetta T. Landrum 3F3/81465Cherokee
by Blood (Minors)
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Helena B. Landrum 1F3/81466Cherokee
by Blood (Minors)
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James Harrison Hill 31M3943Cherokee
Freedmen
Transferred from Cherokee Freedmen Card D747; Date of death: Feb. 1904Search card 1450
Mary Brown 64F4522Chickasaw
Freedmen
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Silas Brown 24M4523Chickasaw
Freedmen
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Alice Brown 24F4524Chickasaw
Freedmen
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Otis Brown 22M4525Chickasaw
Freedmen
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Martin B. Crowder 27M1/24044Choctaw
by Blood
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Bessie L. Crowder 24F1/24045Choctaw
by Blood
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Ophelia L. Crowder 7F1/24046Choctaw
by Blood
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Bunny F. Crowder 5M1/24047Choctaw
by Blood
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Opal Daggs 1F1/161469Choctaw
by Blood (New Borns)
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Lucretia Colbert 32F4951Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 Cancelled; See Choctaw Freedmen Minor Card 510; See Chickasaw Freedmen Minor Card 59 Cancelled Transferred to Choctaw Freedmen Minor Card 490Search card 1450
Carrie Brown 19F4952Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 Cancelled; Husband is now Allen Brown (Choctaw Freedmen Card 1443); See Choctaw Freedmen Minor Card 319Search card 1450
Bertha Colbert 14F4953Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Willie Colbert 9F4954Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Lee Colbert 10M4955Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Dicey Colbert 6F4956Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Clyde Colbert 13M4957Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Julia Hilliard 21F4958Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Edmond Colbert 5M4959Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Myrtle Brown 2F4960Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Ellen Colbert 5F4961Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Lonnie Brown 1M4962Choctaw
Freedmen
Transferred from Chickasaw Freedmen Card 1425 CancelledSearch card 1450
Jesse Bird-Creek 40MFull4623Creek
by Blood
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Mandy Bird-Creek 39F3/44624Creek
by Blood
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Peggie Bird-Creek 13F7/84625Creek
by Blood
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Moses Bird-Creek 11M7/84626Creek
by Blood
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Timmie Bird-Creek 7M7/84627Creek
by Blood
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Stanley Bird-Creek 5M7/84628Creek
by Blood
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Belcher Bird-Creek 3M7/84629Creek
by Blood
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Rivanna Brown 21F5041Creek
Freedmen
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Duval Brown 3M5042Creek
Freedmen
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Hettie Brown 1F5043Creek
Freedmen
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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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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.