The final roll of the Eastern Cherokee, prepared by United States Agent Fred A. Baker, pursuant to an act of the 68th Congress, (43 stat. 376), June 4, 1924. Before preparation of this roll, the Act required that all land, money, and other property of the Tribe be transferred to the United States for final disposition. Termination of the Tribe as a government and political entity was the ultimate goal. After termination efforts failed, the Tribe continued to use the 1924 Baker Roll as its base roll. Descendants of those persons of the original Baker Roll are enrolled on the Baker Revised Roll, providing they meet the membership requirements of the Tribe.
The Final Roll # on the Baker Roll is not the same as the Final Roll # on the Dawes Roll. The Dawes covers the Cherokees in Indian Territory, the Baker covers the Cherokees that stayed behind.
Search the 1924 Baker Roll
Input the name of your ancestor into the following form. In order to look at the full family, search only a surname and then scroll to the individual, the results show in numerical order allowing you to track parents to their children.
