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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Elizabeth Elnora Colbert 33FIW253Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Joe E. Colbert 45M3/84427Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Annie R. Colbert 17F3/164428Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Nancy Louisa Colbert 14F3/164429Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Henry Tuttle Colbert 11M3/164430Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Lettie M. Colbert 9F3/164431Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Joseph E. Colbert 4M3/164432Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 348
Humphrey Colbert 64M3/413Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 4
Elizabeth Colbert 69F1/84081Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 410
Mattie Zora Colbert 38FIW259Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Martin Colbert Jr.15M1/84084Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Benj. Franklin Colbert 14M1/84085Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Cecil Calvin Colbert 12M1/84086Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Tolbert Ray Colbert 10M1/84087Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Mamie Marie Colbert 7F1/84088Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Luther Earl Colbert 2M1/84089Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 412
Ed F. Colbert 38M1/41782Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 589
Henrietta C. Colbert 39FIW124Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 613
Lydia Colbert 21FFull1969Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 665
Martha Colbert 2FFull1970Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 665
Icy Colbert 34FFull1972Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 666
Alice Colbert 15FFull1973Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 666
Humphreys Colbert 7MFull1974Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 666
Edna Colbert 4FFull1975Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 666
Jackson R. Colbert 40MFull15Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 7
Mary Wolfe Colbert 32FFull16Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 7
Lucy Colbert 2FFull18Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 7
Amanda Colbert 1FFull19Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 7
Isabel Colbert 4FFull4660Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 7
Mary Colbert 5F3/42106Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 713
Margaret Colbert 54FFull2137Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 726
Frank Colbert 27M5/82161Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 731
Jeff Colbert 23MFull2175Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 735
Judie Colbert 5FFull4147Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 809
Lyman Colbert 13MFull2432Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 829
Luella Colbert 9FFull2482Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 843
Burney Colbert 7FFull2483Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 843
Mary Colbert 30FFull2599Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 873
Annie Colbert 21F3/84790Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 878
Wilburn Colbert 8MFull265Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 89
Ida O. Colbert 11F1/22644Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 890
Bessie Lee Colbert 9F1/22645Chickasaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 890
Dixie H. Colbert 29M1/42721Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Bulah Colbert 11F1/82722Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Mamie Colbert 9F1/82723Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Holmes Colbert 7M1/82724Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Effie Colbert 4F1/82725Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Elmer Colbert 4F1/82726Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Nettie Colbert 34FIW42Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 918
Maud Colbert 18FIW193Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 967

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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.