Black - Indian History Information - Freedmen Family History Resources (by tribe) - Choctaw

The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes (National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microcopy T529). Arranged according to Indians by blood, freedmen, minor and newborn (both Indian and freedman), the rolls list roll number, age, sex, blood quantum, position in the family, and census card number. Index and Final Rolls also appears as the first roll of National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microcopy M1186.

Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 (National Archives Microflim Publications M11186). The enrollment cards for those admitted to the tribal rolls provide much valuable information: name of each family member, age, family relationship, sex, tribal enrollment of parents, owners' names of former slaves, names of parents, parents' owners if they were slaves, other rolls on which their names appear, aliases or changes in names. There are also cards for rejected applicants that yield the same kinds of information.

Index to Choctaw "Doubtful" and "Rejected" Enrollment Cards. 1899-1907 (National Archives-Southwest Region, Film 7RA147). The index is arranged according to category (Choctaw by blood, freedmen, etc.) and lists name, card number, and, at times, roll number.

Indexes to Applicants (National Archives-Southwest Region) This is an index to applicants for enollment under acts of Congress between 1900 and 1906.

Lists of Pending Applicants. 1902-1905 (National Archives-Southwest Region) There is a separate list for freedmen, arranged by number of enrollment card; the list is indexed. Some entries include age and sex.

Applications to Change from Freedmen to Citizens by Blood. 1905-1907 (National Archives-Southwest Region) This file, arranged numerically by case number, contains much information about family histories and relationships.

Choctaw-Chickasaw Memoranda Cases (National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microcopy 1301). The cases are arranged numerically, but an index is included. The applications include such items as birth records, testimony transcripts, and correspondence. All cases were rejected for failure to file on time.

Hastain, E. Index to Choctaw-Chickasaw Deeds and Allotments. Muskogee: E. Hastain, 1908. Freedmen allotments are listed by name, tribal affiliation, roll number, and location of allotment.

Office of Indian Affairs. Other Records Relating to Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes. Rolls of Choctaw Freedmen. 1885. (National Archives). These rolls, arranged by district, contain lists of freedmen admitted to Choctaw citizenship as well as those listed as doubtful. Entries list name, position in the family, nationality of parents, former master's name, acres cultivated, livestock (cattle, horses and mules, hogs, sheep, and goats).

Chickasaw Volume 83 (Oklahoma Historical Society). Though labeled a Chickasaw record, this volume is the minutes of the Choctaw enrolling commission (1885) in Goodland, Caddo, Boggy Depot, and First District, Choctaw Nation. Information for applicants varies but often includes such details as aliases, family relationships, names of former owners, acres improved, and livestock owned.

Choctaw Freedman Census, First District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 343) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census records head of family, wife and children, nationality of parents, and former owner.

Roll of Freedmen Who Elected to Leave the Nation, 1885-1886, First District (Choctaw Volume 355) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists the same information as that above.

Freedmen Whose Title to Citizenship Is Doubtful, Red River County, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 355) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists names, children, and former owner.

Freedmen Who Elected to Leave the Nation, Second District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 355a (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists the same information as that above.

Freedman Rolls, Second District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 361) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7).

Roll of Freedmen Whose Citicenship Is Doubtful, Third District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 373) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7).

Freedmen Who Elected to Leave the Nation, Third Judicial District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 374) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). .

Freedman Rolls, Third District, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 375) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7).

Minutes of the Citizenship Committee, Choctaw Nation, Freedmen, 1885 (Choctaw Volume 432) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists names, ages, and former owners.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Boktuklo County (Choctaw Volume 452) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists name of adult, age, marital status, and other information.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Eagle County (Choctaw Volume 456) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists name of adult, age, sex, and marital status.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Kiamichi County (Choctaw Volume 464) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists the same information as that above.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Red River County (Choctaw Volume 464) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7).

1896 Census of Freedmen, Skullyville, San Bois and Tobucksy Counties (Choctaw Volume 482) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). Freedmen are listed by families with names and ages.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Towson County (Choctaw Volume 477) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This census lists adults and some children, with age, sex, and marital status.

1896 Census of Freedmen, Wade County (Choctaw Volume 479) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). Names are arranged by family, with age, sex, and marital status.

Freedmen Admitted to Citizenship, Third Judicial District, 1897 (Choctaw Volume 382) (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film CTN7). This record includes the census of Kiamichi, Jackson, Blue, Atoka, and Jacks Forks Counties, listing both adults and children, with age, nationality of parents, former owner and other information.

Records of the Dawes Commission (Oklahoma Historical Society, Film DC 1-80). Rolls 57-64 of Film DC relate to the Choctaws. However, much freedmen material is scattered throughout rolls 1-41.