Eastern Cherokee Census, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1915-1922, Volume I (1915-1916)

Download or read book Eastern Cherokee Census, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1915-1922, Volume I (1915-1916) written by Jeff Bowen and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire census covers the eight years between 1915 and 1922 and is based on a microfilm copy of a typescript originally on file at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The census itself concerns the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from Cherokee, North Carolina, living on the reservation known as the Qualla Boundary. Individuals enumerated in the census are descendants of the Cherokees who were not removed to Indian Territory during the period 1838-1839 in the migration known as the Trail of Tears. While there is sometimes additional data, information provided in the census almost invariably gives the individual's name, family relationship, date of birth, and sex--information that is critical in any genealogical research. In some cases, the Indian Agent also compiled Cherokee birth and death dates or the names of children living apart from their parents.