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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:18:53 EST

25 February 1999

An Index to the 1835 Census of Cherokee East of the Mississippi

In 1835 the federal government conducted a census of Cherokee
Indians, tabulating over 21,000 Native Americans and a few hundred
whites living among them. The census is available on microfilm from
the National Archives as the single-roll publication T496, "Census
Roll, 1835, of the Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi".

Now thanks to the efforts of Terri Moore, you can access the index to
this census on the World Wide Web. There is no complicated search
software, just a table of contents leading to alphabetically arranged
pages, each of which gives a name and one or more pages (duplication
of names appears to be fairly common).

Although sparse, this index can be a valuable key to locating your
Cherokee ancestors. Its quick access and commonsense approach can
help you avoid the expense of ordering a copy of the microfilm if
your ancestor's name does not appear, and it provides you with the
surety that the microfilm will be helpful if your ancestor's name
does appear in the index.

Resources:

Index to the 1835 Census of Cherokee East of the Mississippi
http://home1.gte.net/cicsd/1835.htm

Terri Moore's Native American Home Page
http://home1.gte.net/cicsd/

Online Sources for Native American Genealogy
http://www.everton.com/resources/special.html#native

Copyright 1999, Everton Publishers
All rights reserved

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