Indian Census Rolls at the National Archives

     These census rolls were usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations, as required by an act of July 4, 1884 (23 Stat. 98). The data on the rolls vary to some extent, but usually given are 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. For certain years--including 1935, 1936, 1938, and 1939--only supplemental rolls of additions and deletions were compiled. Most of the 1940 rolls have been retained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are not included in this publication. There is not a census for every reservation or group of Indians for every year. Only persons who maintained a formal affiliation with a tribe under federal supervision are listed on these census rolls.

US Indian Census Rolls, available at Ancestry.com $$$

• Indian Census Roll Microfilm A-B
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm C
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm D-E
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm F-G
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm H-I-J
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm K-L-M
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm N-O-P
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm Q-R-S
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm T-U-V
• Indian Census Roll Microfilm W-X-Y-Z

Census Records available on Native American Genealogy

• 1832 Creek Census
• 1835 Cherokee East of the Mississippi Census Index
• Shawnee 1871 Census
• 1880 Cherokee Census
• Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes 1896 Applications
• 1889 Mdewakanton Sioux Census
• 1910 Sioux Census ~ New Jersey
• Field Survey and Individual Indian Report of the Heart Butte District
• Census of the First Christian and Orchard Parties of Oneida Indians
• Osage Census - 1842
• 1900 Indian Territory Census

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