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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Saul Folsom 40M1/47214Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2485
Jane Folsom 38FFull7215Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2486
Rufus Folsom 17M5/87216Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2486
Cornelia Folsom 13F5/87217Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2486
Josephine Folsom 12FFull7320Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2522
Sampson Folsom 12MFull7380Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2542
John Folsom 48M1/27446Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2563
Louis L. Folsom 9M1/27447Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2563
Artela Folsom 7F1/27448Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2563
Sarah Folsom 41FIW820Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2563
Jerry Folsom 26MFull7472Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2573
Charlotte Folsom 63FFull7508Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2587
David Folsom 32M3/87518Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2590
Mary Folsom 22F1/87519Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2590
Ida Folsom 21FFull8001Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2736
Charlotte Folsom 16FFull8002Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2736
Israel Folsom 13MFull8003Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2736
Annie Folsom 21F9/328085Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2761
Jane Folsom 57FIW123Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2762
Walker Folsom 56M1/48094Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2762
Albert Folsom 34M1/48115Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Susie K. Folsom 29F1/48116Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Claude C. Folsom 12M1/48117Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
David W. Folsom 10M1/48118Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Allie M. Folsom 8F1/48119Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Ollie E. Folsom 6F1/48120Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Joseph S. Folsom 4M1/48121Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Susie Irene Folsom 1F1/48122Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2770
Albert Folsom 16M3/88177Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2784
John Folsom 43M1/48180Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2785
Alice Folsom 29FIW129Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2788
Robert Folsom 29M1/28185Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2788
Robbie Folsom 6F1/48186Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2788
George D. Folsom 3M1/48187Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2788
Mary G. Folsom 21FIW1551Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 283
Charles Folsom 22M3/8605Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 283
Andreth Folsom 1M3/16606Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 283
James W. Folsom 10M1/48413Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2859
Ara D. Folsom 13F1/48414Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2859
Charlotte Folsom 28F1/2608Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 288
Blanche Folsom 7F1/4609Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 288
Bertha Folsom 5F1/4610Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 288
Edwin Lee Folsom 3M1/4611Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 288
Ervin Moore Folsom 2M1/4612Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 288
Sallie Folsom 30FIW553Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 290
William Lee Folsom 33M1/2617Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 290
McKee Folsom 11M1/4618Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 290
Ora Folsom 14F1/4619Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 290
Velda Folsom 9F1/4620Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 290
Alexander Folsom 31MFull8723Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 2964

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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.