Hester Roll

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The Hester Roll is a Cherokee census roll that was taken in 1883 by Joseph G. Hester. The census listed new citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, whether by birth or by adoption.{{Cite web |title=Native American Records: Eastern Cherokee Censu... {{!}} History Hub |url=https://historyhub.history.gov/community/american-indian-records/blog/2022/05/24/eastern-cherokee-census-rolls-1835-1884 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=historyhub.history.gov}}

Other Cherokee census rolls include:

  • 1835 Census of Cherokees Living East of the Mississippi River (also known as the Henderson Roll)
  • 1848 Mullay Roll
  • 1851 Siler Roll
  • 1852 Chapman Roll
  • 1854 Act of Congress Roll
  • 1867 Powell Roll
  • 1869 Swetland Roll
  • 1898–1914 Dawes Rolls
  • 1924 Baker Roll
  • 1949 United Keetoowah Band Base Roll

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