Indian Wills 1911-1921
Records of The Bureau of Indian Affairs
Book One
Jeff Bowen
Volume totaling 199 pages. Book is in New Condition. Description Per The Publisher:
Between 1911 and 1921m Native Americans submitted more than 2500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the agency responsible for determining the heirs of deceased Indian trust allottees.
For This volume the Mr. Bowen transcribed about 180 manuscript pagesconsisting of verbatim wills and referencing about 2000 individuals from a number of tribes, including the Chippewa, Sioux, Apache, Shawnee, Quapaw, Assinboin, Leach Lake Chippewa, Confederated Flathead, Ponca, Cheyene, Crow, Sac & Fox, Nez Pierce, Southern Ute, Omaha, and Osage.