In doing research on Choctaw genealogy, it is useful to combine standard genealogical research with information from federal records. The typical research of records in the county courthouse or state archives frequently leads to other information from the federal records.

There have been numerous rolls generated as the result of claims cases, and censuses that were taken when the Mississippi Choctaw reservation was created in 1918, and at subsequent intervals since then.

Despite the assurances of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, Choctaw lands in the Indian Territory were not safe from pre-emption by the U.S. Government. Negotiations between U.S. Agents and the Choctaw government in Indian Territory for allotment of Choctaw … Continue reading →

Another major set of records was created as the result of various commissions which were appointed by the U.S. government in response to land claims made by the Indians and frauds being practiced on the Choctaws in Mississippi by its … Continue reading →

  The Choctaw people originally lived in the area that became the states of Mississippi and Alabama and gradually ceded their territories to the U. S. government. The last cession was made in 1830, following the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit … Continue reading →

You can find Hopi US Census records for the years 1924-1939 here.

The Cherokee Nation doesn’t do genealogy or family history research for the public. However,there are many places that do. Many other locations for information on genealogical research may be found on the internet.

Russian Jewish Immigrants Just as ethnic Russians and Poles were finding their way to American shores, one of the most dramatic chapters in world history was underway—the mass migration of Eastern European Jews to the United States.

1910 – In this year, an estimated 2.3 million German-born immigrants lived in the United States. With declining immigration and increasing assimilation, the number of German-language publications fell to about 550.

1804 – A Protestant group from Wuerttemberg, named Rappists after their leader George Rapp, founded Harmony, Pennsylvania, a utopian community.

In the 1700s, the settling of the British colonies by small German-speaking religious groups continued.

1608 – Several Germans were among the settlers at Jamestown.

The Range surname is found under Soundex Code R520. Most Range immigrants were from Germany and settled first in Tennessee and later Illinois. There are also variations of the Range surname in France.

The soundex code for the Colbert name is C416. The Colbert name  originates in England, Scotland, or France.

The Soundex Code for the Smallwood surname is S543. SMALLWOOD ranks 1,811 out of 88,799 family surnames in the United States. The only other name that shares this soundex code is SMELTZER.

The Soundex Code for the Hill surname is H400. Hill is the 33rd most numerous surname in the United States. Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning (no surprise here) “a person who lived on a hill.” Here is a … Continue reading →

There are 12 people with the Reienes surname living in Norway in Rogaland county, and 8 in other parts of Norway. There are less than half a dozen Reienes individuals in the United States. There are many surnames spelled Reines, without the extra … Continue reading →

In a just-released book on the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory, a chapter recounts this American Indian tribe’s history in Kansas with stories from over 100 Cherokee families.