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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Adam Folsom 11MFull11249Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4013
Don J. Folsom 36M1/1611374Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Daphne Folsom 14F1/3211375Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Robinson Folsom 13M1/3211376Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Ethel Folsom 12F1/3211377Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Blanche Folsom 10F1/3211378Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Henry H. Folsom 9M1/3211379Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Alice Folsom 7F1/3211380Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Ruth Folsom 4F1/3211381Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Adelaide Folsom 3F1/3211382Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Christine Folsom 2F1/3211383Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Deborah Folsom 31FIW386Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4067
Charey Folsom 13MFull11723Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4176
Jincy Folsom 11FFull11724Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4176
Simon Folsom 63M3/411767Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4197
Robert Folsom 19MFull11768Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4197
Solomon Folsom 5MFull11780Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4199
Forbia Folsom 39MFull11824Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4218
Czarina Folsom 26FFull11825Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4218
Sarah Folsom 1FFull11900Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4238
Smallwood Folsom 29MFull11895Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4248
Sina Folsom 32FFull11896Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4248
Silas Folsom 7MFull11897Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4248
Edward Folsom 6MFull11898Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4248
Lizzie Folsom 4FFull11899Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4248
Isaac Folsom 22MFull11901Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4249
Lee Folsom 22MFull12022Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4300
William W. Folsom 24M1/412286Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4406
Jefferson D. Folsom 41M3/412520Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Davis L. Folsom 16M3/812521Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Mattie Folsom 13F3/812522Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Alice Folsom 10F3/812523Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Jessie M. Folsom 8F3/812524Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Eunice Folsom 6F3/812525Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Tabitha Folsom 38FIW929Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4517
Maud A. Folsom 29FIW558Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 452
Wade Folsom 29M1/2869Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 452
Guy Vann Folsom 9M1/4870Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 452
Ellina Folsom 7F1/4871Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 452
Myrtie Marie Folsom 4F1/4872Choctaw
by Blood
DeceasedSearch card 452
Bertha Bell Folsom 2F1/4873Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 452
Ellie Folsom 33FFull12541Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4525
Elizabeth G. Folsom 61FIW524Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4554
Wm. S. Folsom 48M1/212614Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
Ophelia P. Folsom 42F1/412615Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
Aurora A. Folsom 25F3/812616Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
Chlora A. Folsom 22F3/812618Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
William W. Folsom 20M3/812619Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
Alexander H. Folsom 15M3/812620Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555
Rodolph D. Folsom 12M3/812621Choctaw
by Blood
Search card 4555

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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.