Tell your friends you heard it here first! The National
Archives has created a CD that contains over 250 files consisting of more than
7,000 images pertaining to Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedmen seeking to be
transferred to the Chickasaw or Choctaw by Blood roll.
NARA briefly describes the collection as:
Applications to
Change from Freedmen to Citizens by Blood, 1905 – 1907 From RG: 75
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| Joe & Dillard Perry Petition to Transfer F-064 p11 |
These "Joe and Dillard Perry Cases" generally
include the names of all applicants and their attorneys, general genealogical
material, a summary of papers filed and proceedings held, the decision of the National
Archives Identifier: 650073 Local
Identifier: NRF-75M-90C
Creator: Department of the Interior. Office of Indian
Affairs. Office of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes. 1893-1914
NARA plans to post this information
and these files sometime this year once they get the bugs worked out. HOWEVER
you may be able to get a copy of the CD that contains the files for $20.00 by
contacting the agency.
This is my email exchange with them that has the contact
information you need to obtain a copy for yourself.
“Hi Terry, Yes we have
digitized all of the files--however it will be a few months or so before they
are available online. That said, if you would like a set on CDs, we would be
happy to burn them for $20. Please email a request to
ftworth.archives@nara.gov--include contact information as to where we should
mail the CDs. If you would like to pay by credit card, please include your
phone number so we can call you for the details. If you would like to pay by
check, please mail a request to the National Archives at Fort Worth, 1400 John
Burgess Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76140. Please make the check payable to the
National Archives Trust Fund. If you have questions, call us tomorrow at
817-551-2051 and ask for the Archivist on Duty.”
The importance of this record group can't be stressed enough
if you have an ancestor that was a litigant on Equity Case 7071 and has a file
within the Joe and Dillard Perry Files.
As most of you know, the Dawes Cards only provided the name
of a Chickasaw or Choctaw father on the rear of the card but did not provide a
first person account on the claim of Chickasaw or Choctaw blood, these records
provide in most cases more information that is not in the M-1301 Interview
packet.
There is an index on their site at:
Be aware in some instances the names of an ancestor could be
located in more than one file. The following is an example for those
researching the NEWBERRY family.
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Calvin Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ethel Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Maybelle Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Simon Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Isom Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Betha Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ben Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Lillie Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Mary Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Willie Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Effie Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Wiley Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Willie, Jr. Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Sadie Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Louis Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Lula Joe
and Dillard Perry F-037
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Lydia Joe and Dillard Perry F-132
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| Joe & Dillard Perry Petition to Transfer F-037 p10 |
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Earnest Joe and Dillard Perry F-187
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Essie Joe and Dillard Perry F-187
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ophelia Joe and Dillard Perry F-187
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Earnest Joe and Dillard Perry F-191
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Essie Joe and Dillard Perry F-191
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ophelia Joe and Dillard Perry F-191
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Calvin Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ethel Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Maybelle Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Simon Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Isom Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Betha Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Ben Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Lillie Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Mary Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Willie Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Effie Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Wiley Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Willie,
Jr. Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Sadie Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Louis Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
Choctaw-Chickasaw Newberry Lula Joe and Dillard Perry F-216
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| Joe & Dillard Perry Petition to Transfer F-037 p11 |
