Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
Digital images of land allotment records for the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Under the terms of the 1887 Dawes Act, Indian reservations were surveyed and lands held in common by the tribes were allotted in smaller parcels to individual members of the tribe. These records describe the parcels of land and name the tribal member to whom each parcel was allotted. Records are arranged by name of tribe (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole), by membership designation (member by blood, by intermarriage or freedmen), application number and according to age group -- newborn and minor children are listed separately. The application files numbered 237, 5695, 7680, 7946, 16807, 19289-19290, 21336, 22017, 24261-24265, 28705 of Cherokee by Blood were missing at the archive. Files numbered 2260-2264 of Creek Freedmen and 6581 of Creek by Blood were also missing. FamilySearch is indexing these records now and the index will be published when it is complete.
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Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes
What is in This Collection?
Under the terms of the 1887 Dawes Act, Indian reservations were surveyed and lands held in common by the tribes were allotted in smaller parcels to individual members of the tribe. Individuals had to be enrolled tribal members to apply for an allotment. The lands were usually granted as homesteads. These records were created to provide a final list of those individuals who were approved to receive an allotment of land in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The records cover the years 1899 to 1907. Index courtesy of Fold3.
The collection consists of a name index & images of land allotment records for the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. These records describe the parcels of land and name the tribal member to whom each parcel was allotted. Records are arranged by name of tribe (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole), by membership designation (member by blood, by intermarriage or freedmen), application number and according to age group -- newborn and minor children are listed separately. The pages may be:
- Handwritten in narrative style
- Handwritten on pre-printed forms
- Typed
- Printed plot maps
For a list of rolls in this collection see Tribal membership rolls.
Note:These records are related to two collections indexed by Footnote: RG 75, NARA publication M1301 (Applications for enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914--468 rolls); and M1186 (Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes--93 rolls).
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Tribal roll name
- Membership category of the individual -- member by blood, by intermarriage or freedmen (newborn and minor children are listed on separate rolls)
- Age
- Degree of Indian Blood
- Tribe or Nation
- Application number
- Indian census card number
- Names of individual’s representative and their relationship to the individual
- Guardianship and relationship information
- Number of acres allotted
- Legal description of the land
- Date and place of application
- Details of any improvements to the land parcel
Collection Content
Sample Images
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
