Eastern Cherokee Census, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1923-1929, Taken by Agent James E. Henderson. Volume II: 1925-1926

Description

This is the second volume in a series of transcriptions of census material for the Eastern Band of Cherokees between 1923 and 1929 . “Eastern Cherokee Census, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1923-1929” concerns the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from Cherokee, North Carolina, living on the reservation known as the Qualla Boundary. Individuals enumerated in the Henderson census are descendants of the Cherokees who were not removed to Indian Territory during the period 1838 to 1839 in the migration known as the “Trail of Tears.” While there is sometimes additional data, information provided in the census almost invariably gives each personÔÇÖs name, family relationship, date of birth, and sexÔÇöinformation that is critical in any genealogical research. In all, researchers will find references to about 3,500 Cherokees who inhabited the Qualla Boundary between 1925 and 1926, bringing the total identified in this series to date to about 7,000.