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silentbeauty

Hi all,

I found this record called "U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes (overturned), 1896" and am hoping someone can tell me about what it is and what it means if one of my ancestors is on it. Here is the link to the person I am curious about: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1238&h=2766&tid=174706167&pid=332271104495&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ojA16772&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&currentPageIsStart=

X24 MOM

idk how helpful this may or may not be as I am not very familiar with the Native American Rolls or Census Records, but I found this information at NARA: “1896 Applications

Prior to 1896, tribal governments exercised jurisdiction over citizenship and tribal enrollment. With an act of Congress on June 10, 1896, the Dawes Commission was authorized to receive written applications for citizenship and to add names to pre-existing tribal rolls. 

The Act also allowed for applicants to appeal the Commission's

decisions to the U.S. District Courts of Indian Territory. Out of the 7,500 applications, the Courts received more than 1,000 appeals. 

This application process was later ruled null and void. The subsequent Curtis Act of 1898 required all individuals and families to apply to the Dawes Commission even if they had submitted an 1896 Application.

The 1896 Application is referenced on the Dawes Census Cards as "1896 Case" followed by the case number. See the Dawes Rolls for more information. Note: the 1896 Applications are not the same records as the Dawes Enrollment Jackets.

1896 Application files can include:

• affidavits and depositions
• correspondence
• objections and notices of appeal
• lists of evidence

After the appeals, this application process was later ruled null and void. Subsequently, the Curtis Act of 1898 required all individuals and families to re-apply to the Dawes Commission. The 1896 Application can be noted on the Census Cards as "1896 Case" followed by the case number. See the Dawes Rolls for more information.

These individual documents are indexed and available online at Ancestry.com (database titled U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes (overturned), 1896).” https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/dawes/dawes-1896.html

silentbeauty

That was somewhat helpful. Thank You!