Dawes Commission Index, 1898-1914

This is an index of the original applications for tribal enrollments under the act of June 28, 1898, and is also an index to documents such as birth and death affidavits, marriage licenses, and decisions and orders of the Commission.

Title: Enrollment for Albert C. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Minor
Age: 1
Sex: Male
Degree Indian Blood: 1/32
City of Residence: COPAN

Title: Enrollment for Bennett F. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Male

Title: Enrollment for David E. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Male

Title: Enrollment for Hannah V. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Age: Not Reported
Sex: Female
Degree of Indian Blood: Not Reported

Title: Enrollment for Jacob BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Age: Not Reported
Sex: Male
Degree of Indian Blood: Not Reported

Title: Enrollment for Jess BOYD
Tribe: Chickasaw
Type: Doubtful
Sex: Male
City of Residence: Kosoma

Title: Enrollment for John M. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Doubtful
Age: 39
Sex: Male
Degree of Indian Blood: IW
Residence: Catoosa
Application granted Dec 10,1902
Father: Jacob BOYD
Mother: Hannah V. BOYD

Title: Enrollment for Joseph H. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Rejected
Age: 53
Sex: Male
Degree Indian Blood: Intermarried White
Father: David E. Boyd [deceased]
Mother: Ruthie Boyd [deceased]
City of Residence: REMY

Title: Enrollment for Lewis D. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Doubtful
Age: 6
Sex: Male
Degree of Indian Blood: Not Reported

Title: Enrollment for Pollie BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Freedmen, Doubtful
Age: 46
Sex: Female
City of Residence: VINITA

Title: Enrollment for Ruthie BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Female

Title: Enrollment for Sallie BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Female

Title: Enrollment for Vinnie BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Female

Title: Enrollment for Wesley BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Parent
Sex: Male

Title: Enrollment for William O. BOYD
Tribe: Cherokee
Type: Rejected
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Married after Dec 16, 1895
Degree Indian Blood: Intermarried White
Father: Wesley Boyd
Mother: Sallie Boyd [Deceased]
City of Residence: CLAREMORE

The Dawes enrollment cards and applications, are part of the U.S. Archives records of the Office of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. These records are housed at the National Archives - Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX. Copies of the enrollment cards and the applications may also be found at the National Archives - Washington, D.C. This information is also available through the LDS Family History Library - Listed in Catalog under: Title: Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes : Dawes commission, 1896-1909 Authors: United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes / and Title: Applications for enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 - Authors: United
States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes.

You can also search the Dawes Applications for enrollment 1889-1914 at:
NARA - NAIL database:
http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html

[Note: use "Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes" *and* *surname* for the keyword search]

NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.

Back to Main Page

NOTES TO RESEARCHERS

When you use this site, please keep in mind the difference between primary and secondary sources and the importance of checking those sources. Accept nothing without further checking. It is our hope that through this collection of data from many sources, you will find a piece of the puzzle that you are working on and that may lead you to other discoveries.

Do not duplicate in any form without permission of Clan Boyd Society International.