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Dawes Roll records: free search
The Dawes Rolls (1898–1914) list members of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations who were enrolled in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, and received land allotments. Start with the free indexes below.
Free Dawes Roll search sites
- Oklahoma Historical Society: Dawes Final Rolls index
Free searchable index: name, age, sex, blood degree, card number, tribe and enrollment number.
- National Archives: Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes
Free digitized Index to the Final Rolls, browse by tribe.
- FamilySearch: Applications for Enrollment, 1898–1914free account
Free index of about 101,000 Dawes enrollees. Free account required.
- Access Genealogy: Search the Dawes Rolls
Free name search of the Final Rolls.
- Cyndi’s List: Enrollment and tribal membership
Free directory of other tribal rolls.
How to search
- Search the Oklahoma Historical Society index by name. For married women, try maiden and married names.
- Write down the tribe, census card number and roll (enrollment) number.
- On FamilySearch, open Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914, and the land allotment jackets. Allotment jackets are found by tribe and enrollment number.
- Check the National Archives Final Rolls index to confirm the roll number and tribe.
Not found? Only people living in Indian Territory in 1898–1914 are on the rolls. See other tribal rolls.
Dawes Roll questions
What are the Dawes Rolls?
The Dawes Rolls, formally the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, list people the Dawes Commission approved for tribal membership between 1898 and 1914. The tribes are Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole.
Who is on the Dawes Rolls?
Only people living in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) during 1898–1914 who applied and were approved, including Freedmen. Ancestors who were not living there in that period will not appear.
Where can I search the Dawes Rolls for free?
The Oklahoma Historical Society index, the National Archives digitized Index to the Final Rolls, Access Genealogy’s name search, and FamilySearch’s Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment collection (free account) are all free.
What do the card and roll numbers mean?
The census card number leads to the family’s census card. The roll number is the enrollee’s individual number on the Final Rolls. Use the tribe and roll number to find the enrollment application and land allotment jacket.
What do the letters on Dawes cards mean?
BB means by blood, F means Freedman, A means adopted, D means doubtful or denied, and FD means Freedman doubtful or denied.
Search this site’s allotment records
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