Vian Oklahoma
The VianBrowns of Oklahoma
Brown Family Cherokee Nation Connection
Valid family document links and research references gathered for your use.
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Valid family links
Images and scans below are hosted for family use; descriptions reflect what each record appears to show.
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Illinois District census page (Cherokee census in Wallace Roll?)
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Minister Jack — Illinois District page
illinois-district-minister-jack.jpg Appears to be a census page listing Rev. Jack; profession shown as farmer.
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Cherokee censuses & roll results
Research note: 1880 Schedule 1 appears to show Jack as deceased; 1890 Schedule 1 appears to show Jack as alive — reconcile with other sources (dates, enumerator error, or different person).
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Cherokee Census 1880 — Schedule 1 (shows Jack dead)
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1888 Wallace Roll results
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1894–1896 Kern–Clifton Roll results
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Authenticated Freedmen census page
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Cherokee Census 1890 — Schedule 1 (appears to show Jack alive)
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After Jack Brown’s death
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Katie Brown and children — Freedmen Rolls page
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Katie — Dawes Roll info
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Joseph, Dee, Joe — Dawes Final Roll info
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Milton Brown — Dawes Final Roll info
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References
- Wikipedia: The Cherokee and Freedmen Controversy
- 1880 Cherokee Census (Access Genealogy)
- Kern–Clifton search (Access Genealogy)
- Wallace Roll (Access Genealogy)
- Oklahoma History — research / records
- Cherokee Nation — Tribal Citizenship
- Enrollment documents (downloadable forms)
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Cherokee Nation — enrollment PDFs
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Archive — not us
These records are not our family line — kept for comparison only. Do not merge into Rev. Jack / Katie Fields Brown / Vian documentation.
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Katie Fields — Dawes (OK History)
Search: Katie Fields Shows Katie Fields tribal information and different types of Indian classifications (distinct from our Katie Fields Brown). -
1890 Census — John Brown (scan)
indian-census-1896.jpg Census page listing the Brown men: John, Robert, and Jack. -
Dawes Final Rolls page (scan); 1898–1907 Dawes Final Roll Brown page
cherokee-roll-call.jpg Original Dawes Final Roll page: John Brown, his father Robert, Jack Brown, and the rest of the family. Same scan used for the 1898–1907 Brown roll reference. -
Dawes Final Rolls — OK History (Cherokee by blood, card 648)
Dawes results: card 648 OK History results for the Brown family; appears to show John’s wife by remarriage (Ollie Walker) and her son. -
Cross-reference — Freedmen Log (1893 census scan)
indiancensu1893.jpg Cross-reference notes to Freedmen Log (3 and 2 months?); Jack, Robert, and John used interchangeably? — verify before any merge.
