1880 Cherokee Nation Census CD, by Barbara Benge. 

Contents: "One of the pivotal rolls used for eligibility status for enrollment, whether Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, or Freedmen was the 1880 Cherokee Nation Census." This book is a transcription of the 1880 Cherokee Nation Census, complete with census card numbers, which were added in 1900. The Dawes Commission used these Census cards for tribal enrollment, and each tribe had their own census cards. Some persons may appear on multiple cards if they were adopted by an associated tribe, as in the case of the Shawnee and Delaware who often appear on Cherokee Census cards. There are also separate cards for the Freedmen of the tribe. 

Entries are grouped by districts: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Goingsnake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah, Tahlequah, and Orphans. Transcribed entries included names, race, age, and sex, with additional remarks by the original census takers transcribed when legible. A census column notes the 1900 Dawes Census card numbers with some 1883 and 1884 entries, and indicates dead for persons that died between 1880 and 1900. Marital status is noted with yes or no. A fullname index, with surnames corrected or unified whenever possible, enhances this work. 

This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for windows and Macintosh), provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original pages and allows the user to search the text for names of people and places. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. In addition, numerous bookmarks have been added which makes it easy to move through the book. The CD is best viewed with monitor resolution 800x600 or higher.   $20.00

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