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   beanycecil says:

   National Archives and Records Administration publication M595; 692 rolls. You will probably want to determine which rolls you need. See http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m595.pdf at http://www.archives.gov/research/census/native-americans/1885-1940.html. Use the online Microfilm Catalog at http://goo.gl/MisdC to learn which NARA units have copies of this microfilm publication.

   You may be able to rent the film from the Family History Library and view it at a local Family History Center if there is no NARA facility in your area. Search for your “Indian census rolls, 1885-1940” film in the catalog at http://www.FamilySearch.org. You can find a list of the available films at http://goo.gl/xsmY3.

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   beanycecil says:

   You can find “Indian Census of the United States – 1885-1940” provided by the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and sponsored by the Internet Archive at http://archive.org/details/indian_census

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   Janie says:

   Thanks so much!! I will start looking…supposedly, my great great grandfather (James D. Barnett) was 1/2 Native American. He was born in 1824 in Alabama, then moved to Arkansas. He does not shoow up on the 1840 Cencus for non-Native Americans. I am at a dead end. Any suggestions would be helpful in trying to prove Native American ancestry or find another relative. Thanks, Janie

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     Dennis says:

     Janie,

     M595 contains census which began being taken in 1885 after the Act of 1884… the only tribes that had a presence in Alabama in 1800’s which also has a relevant census in M595 were the Choctaw located in Mississippi… Roll’s 41 and 42, and the Eastern Cherokee, rolls 22-26.

     Conducting research prior to 1885 with Native Americans is harder but not impossible. I would suggest you visit AccessGenealogy’s rolls page and see if your ancestor may be present on one of the earlier Native American rolls…

     Native American Rolls

     Dennis

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     beanycecil says:

     Jack Danel’s files at http://danel.us/resources/400+Years+in+America++Garner+Tree.pdf

     http://danel.us/resources/400+Years+in+America.pdf

     Jack Danel • jack@danel.us • 3 Apr 2010 • Greenville SC

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   Teresa says:

   If your family emigrated to Arkansas, you might want to look at the 1817 Emigration Roll. These people agreed to move before the Trail of Tears, and were supposed to be paid for their losses they left behind. Also check the Old Settlers Roll. I believe these can be found at accessgenealogy. If not, do a Google Search for them.

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