Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940

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This title, NARA publication M595, consists of census rolls submitted annually by agents or superintendents of Indian reservations as required by an 1884 Act of Congress. Most rolls include the English and/or Indian name of the person, roll number, age or date of birth, sex, and relationship to head of family. Beginning in 1930 the rolls also show the degree of Indian blood, marital status, ward status, place of residence, and sometimes other information. Only persons who maintained a formal affiliation with a tribe under Federal supervision are listed on these census rolls. There is not a census for every reservation or group of Indians for every year. Some tribes, particularly those in the East, were never under Federal jurisdiction and therefore not included in this publication.

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jenniferhsrn

There is an 1855 Annuity Roll of the Choctaws and Chickasaws that lists every member of a family. (it was actually done in 1856). I believe it is located at the Oklahoma Historical Society, instead of the Washington D.C. Archives

11 Feb 2009