Santee Census- 1885 and 1890

[Vicky]

Greetings all my cousins,
I have transcribed the 1885 and 1890 Santee Indian censuses. They are on-line at the following location-

ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/_na/1885-1930/ne/santee-sioux/

I have also transcribed the Sisseton/ Wahpeton 1891 Elrod Roll, and it should be up soon. I will share the link when it is available on-line.

I would like to tell the keepers of this site that this is amazing.
It is a wonderful thing you are doing here.
Thank you to all of you who are sharing.

[tamara]

That is fantastic!! incredible work and I am sure we all know how much work it must be to accomplish. thank you so much, I am looking forward to the 1891 Elrod Roll. Amazing that I had been thinking how much easier researching a census roll would be if it were transcribed and a person could search a document by name or age, etc.

Tamara

[peacekeeper]

Tamara and Vicki,
is this 1891 Eldon's Roll the Scouts and Sodier's list? If it is I have it on zip file and can send it to whomever needs it.

Jackie

[Vicky]

Hi Jackie,
The Elrod Roll is the Annuity payroll for the SW tribe conducted by Samuel Elrod in 1891. It differs from the Scouts list, but it is good to have both, I think. If anyone can open a Works database, leave your email address here and I can email it to you so you don't have to wait for it to be posted on-line.

[Jimmy]

I'm not sure if I can open it or not, but I would love to have a copy. My email address is [e-mail]

Thanks, and its nice to hear from you again.

[Vicky]

It's on it's way, Jimmy.

[peacekeeper]

me too please vicki. thank you

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[sandyh]

vicky said:

Hi Jackie,
The Elrod Roll is the Annuity payroll for the SW tribe conducted by Samuel Elrod in 1891. It differs from the Scouts list, but it is good to have both, I think. If anyone can open a Works database, leave your email address here and I can email it to you so you don't have to wait for it to be posted on-line.

I would like a copy when you get the time.
Thank You, sandyh

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[peacekeeper]

hi sandy. do you have any baptism records for any south dakota churches other than what we have posted?

jackie

[sandyh]

peacekeeper said:

hi sandy. do you have any baptism records for any south dakota churches other than what we have posted?

jackie

Those are the only ones that I have access to as well. I haven't gotten anything new on baptismals in quite a while, (since the ones that are on-line). Where else can we go to get baptismals? I have not given up yet, I have been out and about looking in several places, but nothing yet. But, I would like to get my hands on more info, as I'm sure others would too. If I do come across "anything" I will share, I Promise. I had a few leads on some baptismal books. But I am not sure what is going on there. These baptismals seem to be so hard to obtain for some reason. I wonder what is going on with that? LOL
Anyway, I better get back to looking and try to find all the hidden areas. Wherever that may be. ;D Take care Jackie, and btw HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY. Hope you had a good one.
Later, Sandy

[tamara]

i would love a copy of it as well. I have an incomplete copy so have been unable to share it. I think hermin1 is familiar with it as that was where the orphans list she spoke about was.
the 1891 Elrod Roll was essentially a census of the Sissetons. to my understanding, when the payment was made to the sissetons, it was to include in one sum, the payment to the scouts. I dont know that there was a set amount for the scouts or that they were paid individually. I would need further proof that so far, I have been unable to find to prove that anything of the sort actually happened. according to history of the santee, there was much talk on payment to the scouts and drafts drawn but later extracted in amended acts passed.
The 1891 is a fantastic sisseton roll as it is old enought to include the first generation of sisseton families and recent enough to include some of the elders parents we are more familiar with. It shows indian names and as Henry Campbell was the interpreter for it, the names are as spelled correctly and as accurate as I think one will ever see in a native census roll. The microfilm seemed to me to be very clear and more readable than others.

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[peacekeeper]

yes there is an orphan's list on there.

jackie

[Vicky]

Jackie, Sandy, Tamara, glad you can open the roll. It is pretty amazing, isn't it? You are most welcome!! 1,717 names and I type with 3 fingers! Too funny! Happy weekend!

[Vicky]

Thanks to my beautiful cousin Karen and her very generous husband, the Elrod Roll has been magically transformed into an Excel/ Word file. If you would like to have this roll, please specify if you want the Works or the Excel file. Thank you Karen!!!

[vmarier]

I would lilke a copy of the Elrod roll also. I can open in Works or Word or Excel. Thanks. vmarier

[chaskeboy]

I would lilke a copy of the Elrod roll too; preferrably in Excel. Thanks. chaskeboy [e-mail]

[Vicky]

It's on its way chaskeboy. vmarier, did you get yours? Also, someone left a message requesting this and I accidentally deleted it. Leave me another message if you asked for this and didn't get it. Thanks, Vicky

[mrharmon]

jackie, I would also like a copy of the sw scouts allotments lists and also a copy of the l864 crow creek census. I would be more than happy to exchange copies but every thing I have I think all of you may have, I keep looking, thanks a lot for all the information. e-mailme at [e-mail]

[peacekeeper]

I have sent all that you asked for.

jackie

[swootz]

Please send me a copy in Word.

Thanks so much!
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