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Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940

Wyandotte Indian rolls The Kansas Historical Society has microfilmed copies of Indian census rolls covering the years 1885 to 1940. These are the annual censuses taken by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations. Information gathered varies by year and jurisdiction, but usually includes English and/or Indian name, tribal roll number, age or date of birth, sex, and relationship to head of household. Beginning in 1930, the censuses also show degree of Indian blood, marital status, place of residence, and other information.

The original censuses are at the National Archives. The Kansas Historical Society has only selected rolls, primarily those pertaining to tribes with a Kansas connection. These materials are available for interlibrary loan. Read more about KSHS sources for Native American genealogy.

Roll No. Jurisdiction and Tribes Years
MS 1902 Cantonment (Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians) 1917-27
    Carlisle School 1911
MS 1902A Carter (Potawatomi Indians) 1915
    Cherokee (North Carolina) 1898-99, 1904, 1906, 1909-12, 1914
MS 1903 Haskell (Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1927-31
MS 1904 Haskell (Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1932-34
MS 1905 Kickapoo (Kickapoo, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox of the Missouri Indians; Potawatomi Indians for 1920) 1903-1920
MS 1906 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Caddo, and Wichita and affiliated Indians) 1895-99
MS 1907 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Caddo, and Wichita Indians) 1900-4
MS 1908 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Caddo, and Wichita Indians) 1905-6, 1909-13
MS 1909 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, and Caddo Indians, and Apache prisoners of war) 1914-17
MS 1910 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, and Caddo Indians, and Apache prisoners of war) 1918-21
MS 1911 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, and Caddo Indians, and Apache prisoners of war or Fort Sill Apache)) 1922-25
MS 1912 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, and Caddo Indians, and Apache prisoners of war or Fort Sill Apache)) 1926-29
MS 1913 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, and Caddo) 1930
MS 1914 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians) 1931
MS 1915 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians) 1932 (with birth and death rolls, 1924-32)
MS 1916 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians) 1933
MS 1917 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians) 1934-36
MS 1918 Kiowa (Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Fort Sill Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians) 1937-39
MS 1919 Lac du Flambeau (Lac du Flambeau, Bad River, and Red Cliff Chippewa Indians, and Potawatomi Indians) 1928-30
MS 1920 Lac du Flambeau (Lac du Flambeau, Bad River, and Red Cliff Chippewa Indians, and Potawatomi Indians) 1931, 1932 (with birth and death rolls, 1924-32)
MS 1921 Lac du Flambeau (Lac du Flambeau, Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Red Cliff Chippewa Indians, and Potawatomi Indians) 1933-35
MS 1922 Laona (potawatomi Indians) 1916-27
MS 1923 Mexican Kickapoo (Mexican Kickapoo and Big Jim Band of Absentee Shawnee Indians) 1899-1901
MS 1924 Osage (Osage, Kansa or Kaw, and Quapaw Indians) 1887-88, 1890-96
MS 1925 Osage (Osage and Kansa or Kaw) 1897-1905
MS 1926 Osage 1906-7, 1909-13
MS 1927 Osage 1914-18
MS 1928 Osage 1919-22
MS 1929 Osage 1923-26
MS 1930 Osage 1927-29
MS 1931 Osage 1930-31
MS 1932 Osage 1932
MS 1933 Osage 1933
MS 1934 Osage 1934-36
MS 1935 Osage 1937-39
MS 1936 Otoe (Oto and Missouri Indians) 1906-10, 1912, 1915-19
MS 1937 Pawnee 1902-19
MS 1938 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto and Missouri, Pawnee, and Ponca Indians) 1920-27
MS 1939 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1928-30
MS 1940 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1931
MS 1941 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1932 (with birth and death rolls, 1924-32)
MS 1942 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1933
MS 1943 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1934-36
MS 1944 Pawnee (Kansa or Kaw, Oto, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indians) 1937-39
MS 1945 Ponca (Ponca, Oto and Missouri, Pawnee, and Tonkawa Indians) 1897-1903
MS 1946 Ponca (Ponca, Tonkawa, and Kansa or Kaw Indians) 1913-19
MS 1947 Ponca (Ponca, Tonkaw, and Oto and Missouri Indians) 1922-27
MS 1948 Potawatomi (Prairie Band of Potawatomi, Iowa, Kickapoo, Sauk and Fox of the Missouri, and Chippewa and Christian or Munsee Indians) 1891-93, 1895-1902
MS 1949 Potawatomi (Prairie Band of Potawatomi) 1903-19
MS 1950 Potawatomi (Potawatomi, Iowa, Kickapoo, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1921-26
MS 1951 Potawatomi (Potawatomi, Iowa, Kickapoo, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1935-40, 1942 (supplement)
MS 1952 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1885-92
MS 1953 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1893-1900
MS 1954 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Ottawa, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1922-29
MS 1955 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Ottawa, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1930-32
MS 1956 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Ottawa, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1933-35
MS 1957 Quapaw (Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1936-39
MS 1958 Sac and Fox, Iowa 1888-1910
MS 1959 Sac and Fox, Iowa 1911-20, 1922-29
MS 1960 Sac and Fox, Iowa 1930-39
MS 1961 Sac and Fox, Oklahoma (Sauk and Fox, Iowa, Citizen Potawatomi, Absentee Shawnee, and Mexican Kickapoo Indians) 1885 (letter only), 1889-96
MS 1962 Sac and Fox, Oklahoma (Sauk and Fox, Iowa, Citizen Potawatomi, and Absentee Shawnee Indians) 1899-1904
MS 1963 Sac and Fox, Oklahoma (Sauk and Fox and Iowa Indians) 1905-19
MS 1964 Seneca (Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1901-7
MS 1965 Seneca (Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, and Wyandot Indians) 1910-21
MS 1966 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, and Citizen Potawatomi Indians) 1904-6, 1915-19
MS 1967 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1920-23
MS 1968 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1924-29
MS 1969 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1930-31
MS 1970 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1932-33
MS 1971 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1934-36
MS 1972 Shawnee (Absentee Shawnee, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Potawatomi, Iowa, and Sauk and Fox Indians) 1937-39