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Kern-Clifton Roll and Additional Resources

Roll of Cherokee Freedmen (Kern-Clifton Roll, 01/16/1897)

To fill in omissions and correct discrepancies in the Wallace Rolls, Commissioners William Clifton, William Thompson, and Robert H. Kern compiled a roll listing Cherokee Freedmen’s name, position in family, age, sex, district of residence, and other information. The roll is divided into sections for authenticated and contesting (admitted) Freedmen and their descendants. Family groups are generally listed to­gether.

Access through the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡. Visit the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Catalog for a full records description: ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier . Please note: the provides a searchable database.

Additional Resources

The following records supplement the Wallace and Kern-Clifton Rolls. These records are housed at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ in Washington, DC (Archives 1). For more information, please contact the Archives 1 Reference Branch at archives1reference@nara.gov.

• "Affidavits Relating to Cherokee Citizenship, 1889–1890" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Letters Received Relating to Cherokee Citizenship, 1875–1889" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Drafts of Census Rolls Relating to Cherokee Citizenship, 1889–1890" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Supplementary Census Rolls, 1891–1892" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Rolls of Shawnee Cherokee, 1889–1896" (also known as the Dickson Roll; ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Index to the Cherokee Freedmen Payment Roll, 1897" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Cherokee Freedmen Payment Roll, 1897" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Supplemental Payment Roll for Cherokee Freedmen, 1897" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )
   
• "Exhibits for Cherokee Freedmen Payment Rolls, 1897" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )

Related Records

The following records are housed at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth. For more information, please contact ftworth.archives@nara.gov.

• "List of Applicants as Freedmen, 1897–1897" (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Identifier )

If you are unable to locate your ancestor in the Kern-Clifton Roll, consider searching the Wallace Roll of Cherokee Freedmen.