At first, muster rolls contained the names of civilians who could be called upon in time of war or insurrection but from about 1730 to 1898 when the system was abandoned, muster rolls contained the names of serving soldiers and other regimental details. The undertakers who were granted land in the plantation of ulster were required to muster their tenants periodically they had to have ready in their houses at all times, a convenient store of arms, wherewith they may furnish a competent number of men for their defence, which may be viewed and mustered every half year. The following consist mostly of free resources for finding indian census records online. Folder 425a this is a reference image scanned from an older transparency. Texas digital archive confederate and texas state troops military rolls custom search the confederate and texas state troops military rolls are in the process of being digitized to facilitate public access. The best record would be the muster rolls of the detachments, but so far as i know, only 4 of those survive, and those only for the parties conducted by the cherokee themselves. The change stripped descendants of the cherokee freedmen of citizenship and voting rights unless they satisfied this new criterion. Cherokee removal, part of the trail of tears, refers to the forced relocation between 1836 and. Keep in mind that it was the chapman roll which was a major criteria for admittance to the guion miller roll of eastern cherokees in 19061909. Or the claims the cherokees filed against the us in the 1840s. Asst surgeon age 35 park hill on muster roll 25 oct 61.
Compiled for the daughters of the republic of texas, laurel house press, austin, index, 319 pp. Cherokee exhibits for freedmen payment rolls na biarfd 1897. Volunteer infantry rough riders link to the website by clicking here 2nd new york volunteer infantry, schenectady companies link to the website by clicking here 7th california volunteer infantry link to the website by clicking here. Online civil war indexes, records and rostersa genealogy guide. Simply right click that document to download or print it. It lists more than 900 heads of household, with statistical.
Muster roll of john benge detachment unknown gilcrease. Search for military records for family, persons, notables and others. Muster roll for the george hicks detachment unknown gilcrease. Rolls, lists of men and allname index included in this site see contents. Rain crow 2 ahlecha john brown 3 ahsa,too,to,ne rain crow 4 akalooke john brown 5 akeeaquah shoe boot. Two sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Choose one of the following and begin your search of our collections and associated collections housed elsewhere. Erase hawk baldridge with a family of four and insert black fox with a family of six and please state that mrs. The loyalist collection contains the index reels for the complete c series, as well as the reels which contain the original muster rolls of loyalist regiments. Muster rolls for the world war ii era are available online via. Army measured the strength and readiness of its units through bimonthly muster rolls of its personnel. Select a commanding officer from the list below to bring up a.
Cherokee mounted rifles muster roll and commentary kindle edition by schmid, vernon. Virtual vault this is your portal to some of georgias most important historical documents, from 1733 to the present. On the three rolls of this microfilm publication, m1773, are reproduced census and other rolls listing names of cherokee indians, primarily of the eastern band of that tribe. Parchal commuted her years subsistence in her fathers maj. Native american rolls are viewed by many as one of the most useful resources for researching your native american indian ancestors. Records of the war department, office of the adjutant general chickasaw rolls, 18121814 chickasaw muster rolls. Militia, contributed by ann futch muster roll of jernigans company, hopkins div. Loyalist muster rolls online the following index to online muster rolls provides a representative sampling of the rolls available for the various loyalist regiments.
Muster rolls and payrolls for creek war 1815 and seminole wars 1818 and 1836. In 1828, the cherokees ceded their arkansas lands for land in oklahoma. These rolls were created as a result of allotments, legislation, removals. Records chronology of the five civilized tribes native. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Sep 6, 2017 theres more to finding your cherokee ancestors than building a family tree or searching indian rolls. Jerry manriquez, web master 1948 muster roll part i enlisted personnel 1948 muster roll part iienlisted personnel. Full text of florida militia muster rolls, seminole indian. Proving your indian ancestry is a guide to your native american research. Cherokee mounted rifles muster roll and commentary. Bureau of indian affairs records national archives. A muster roll is an official list of officers and men in a military unit. Cherokee emigration rolls 18171835, transcribed by jack d baker 2. M208, rolls 114 18171819 register of cherokee who wished to remain in the east a21.
Dec 02, 20 post1982 muster rolls and personnel diaries are still in the custody of the u. Im happy to announce that barbara benge has been working on the siler roll and now has it online. The baker roll of 19241928 was the final roll for determining membership in the eastern band of north carolina cherokee, but its only one of the documents youll find in this rich collection. Free genealogy forms and software the cherokee registry. It was taken in the months leading up to the conclusion of the treaty of new echota in december 1835. Cherokee muster roll from the battle of horseshoe bend, march 27,1814. War of 1812 muster rolls we have identified several books that contain muster rolls for the war of 18121814 and some include pay rolls. Journal of edward deas cherokee removal, june 1838 the. Search the confederate military muster rolls tslac.
Texas army muster rolls, receipt rolls and other rolls, 18361841, volume 1. The premier site for military history research for genealogists, researchers, history buffs. Jun 25, 2018 i will add more muster rolls as i find them. Muster rolls and militia rolls were early forms of census records listing and determining those who would be fit for active service in the event of war. Cherokee census, 1835 of alabama, georgia, north carolina, tennessee. Jun 05, 2012 or the muster rolls of cherokee soldiers from the war of 1812 and the civil war. In this second cherokee blog i will focus on the censuses known as rolls. M208 indicates info from cherokee land records 180639 microfilm 208.
For more information about the sc archives military records holdings, contact the research room at 8038966104 or send an online research request. Bureau of indian affairs records rolls the bia gathered, collected. Officers of the cherokee war, 18361846, muster rolls and index to tennesseans, cherokee removal, 1836. Bureau of indian affairs records rolls the bia gathered, collected, andor created numerous rolls involving american indians to identify members of various tribes and bands, including freedmen. Various small muster rolls of emigrant creek indians, 1826. James niblacks mounted company, 1st regiment, 2nd brigade of fla. Some of the lists are emigration and muster rolls that contain the names of emigrant indians. Florida department of military affairs, office of the adjutant general, state arsenal. To request access to this material, please contact the navy personnel command pers00j6, 5720 integrity drive, millington, tn 38055. Muster roll definition of muster roll by merriamwebster. Miscellaneous indian removal rolls, 18321846 date published. Genealogy links rosters, muster rolls, cemeteries, and more. These rolls were created as a result of allotments, legislation, removals, treaties, and other activities. Clicking the links below left will open the document.
As military rolls are scanned, digital images will be made available through the texas digital archive tda. Muster roll of the field and staff of a regiment of cherokees commanded by colo. Marriage records of the following churches and county clerks. The confederate military rolls consist of muster rolls, payrolls, rosters, returns, and election returns, of approximately 1,500 companies of both texas state troops including rangers and the confederate states army, stationed in texas during the civil war, dating 18611865. See more ideas about cherokee names, cherokee and name change. The bia then used these rolls to create additional documentationoften using the same rolls. Several publications on the american revolutionary war and the civil war are available at the archives publications page. But the cherokee authorities, a party to that agreement, allege, that after several of the muster rolls were closed, many additional families and individuals joined the detachments in march increasing the twelve detachments emigrated, by land, to the aggregate of 12608 emigrants making a difference of 887 souls. View this catalog record in worldcat for other possible copy locations. The rolls were made at the time a unit was created muster in rolls, when a unit was reorganized, when two or more units were merged, and when a unit was disbanded muster out rolls.
Cherokee mounted rifles muster rolls first edition. This volume also provides a comprehensive list of muster rolls from the voluntary emigrations that show the names of creek families and the. Military records on microfilm tennessee secretary of state. A muster roll of cherokees permitted to remove themselves to the county assigned them west of the mississippi between. Download pdf 2020 absentee seminole tribe of texas. By studying the two rolls together you get a more complete picture of the families. Army indian scouts 18701914 seminole, creek, cherokee, tonkaway, yaqui and apache indians fort clark, texas. Aug 02, 2018 bureau of indian affairs records rolls the bia gathered, collected, andor created numerous rolls involving american indians to identify members of various tribes and bands, including freedmen. Western cherokee rolls, isbn 096337740x, 9780963377401. The muster rolls document the conductors of the detachment, males and females with ages, slaves, wagons, and animals of each detachment.
Index to military rolls of the republic of texas 18351845. In the early 1980s, the cherokee nation administration amended citizenship rules to require direct descent from an ancestor listed as cherokee by blood on the dawes rolls. Cherokee drennen roll of 1851,transcribed and indexed by. Its knowing how the names changed from one generation to the next, the many forms of a cherokee name, and how to locate people who seem to be missing from the rolls. Muster roll for peter hildebrands detachment peter hildebrand.
Murphy, 1988, religion, 362 pages download western cherokee rolls, isbn 096337740x, 9780963377401 1992 national childrens day a celebration of programs that work. The government and cherokee council used muster rolls to keep record of the people and their possessions in the detachments. They may also contain the originals of any papers relating solely to a particular soldier. Graves memorials roll of honour, army, other battles wars conflicts, discharge pension records, service records, pictures photographs, ships, muster militia rolls.
Muster roll of john benge detachment unknown gilcrease museum. Or the ration lists from before and after the removal. The bia then used these rolls to create additional documentationoften using. The two sheets of paper attached together with handwritten text in ink on recto. Muster roll name born ageenl enlistment period remarks aguirre, martiriano. We have provided a digital copy as well as full text copy which can be searched using control f to open up a search box. Military records sc department of archives and history. The chapman roll was taken in 1851 by alfred chapman.
This is a transcription of a few smaller creek emigration muster rolls and letters from national archives microfilm series m234, rolls 237240. Chapman roll of eastern cherokees tngenweb project. Index to marriage bonds and records in the office of the secretary of state at trenton. Series m234 reproduces letters received by the office of indian affairs, rolls 237240 contain correspondence relating to creek. This roll, which followed almost immediately the siler roll, was a result of many complaints by various cherokees of having been omitted by siler see cherokee census rolls.
However, until you know where your native american ancestors resided, the rolls will be of no value to you. Five copies of the very detailed mapsized spread sheets were created by each company commander and his staff for distribution. These census rolls are among records relating to removal or forced migration of most of the cherokee nation in the years 18351839 the socalled trail of tears. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the american civil war. Loyalist muster rolls revolutionary war loyalist history. These rolls include removal records both voluntary and forced, muster rolls, rations and censuses. So far as i know, no rolls were kept for the earlier parties who left under military supervision. Cherokee census roll 1890 cherokee nation district by district listing alphabetically showing name, roll number, age, sex and whether the citizen was a native cherokee.
Cherokee native americans the usgenweb census project. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Ii, new spalding club, 1894 inverness prisoner list 19 april 1746, pages 611 to 614 the prisoners of the 45, vol. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Journal of edward deas cherokee removal, june 1838. Muster roll of prince charles edward stuarts army, 174546 historical papers 16991750 vol. Census records and cherokee muster rolls book, 1935. Others contain evaluations of abandoned property and improvements, records of debts and balances of payments due, records of funds expended, and a journal of occurrences. Florida militia muster rolls, seminole indian wars. Sources elizabeth warren genealogy thoughts from polly. A small group of photostatic copies of muster rolls pertaining to the removal of the cherokee indians in the 1830s. We welcome additional submissions through the comments form below.
Us between 18511909 western 1851 old settlers folks settling prior to 1839. To download the latest free version of gramps genealogy software click here. For additional muster rolls of loyalist regiments, researchers are advised to consult, library and archives canada, record group 8, 1, c series, british military and naval records. We do provide links to the paid subscription websites when there is either added value in their paid version, or when there is not a free version available online. It is by no means comprehensive, but you will find information available for each regiment on where additional rolls, if they exist, can be found. National archives microfilm collection at the oklahoma. Alabama civil war muster rolls, 18611865 at ancestryrequires payment alabama, confederate pension and service records. M1773 e c rolls, 18351884 the introduction for this. T496 census roll of the cherokee indians east of the mississippi and index to the roll, 1835. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cherokee mounted rifles muster rolls. Be sure to visit the siler roll while you are viewing the chapman roll. Cherokee mounted rifles muster roll and commentary kindle edition by vernon schmid. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Sep 03, 2014 in the early 1980s, the cherokee nation administration amended citizenship rules to require direct descent from an ancestor listed as cherokee by blood on the dawes rolls. Cherokee mounted rifles muster rolls kindle edition by schmid, vernon. Battle of horeshoe bend 1814 this is a muster roll of a regiment of cherokees commanded by colo. Battle of horseshoe bend muster roll the cherokee registry. These records contain card abstracts of entries relating to each soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. Henderson roll cherokee census of 1835 native heritage.
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