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In 1851, the Drennen Roll was the first census taken of those Cherokee who came west as part of the Trail of Tears.
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The Federal Government compiled each census roll for a different administrative reason, so each roll has a different format and contains different amounts of information. See our descriptive pamphlet for additional background information about these rolls.
This roll played an important part in Guion Miller’s preparation of his roll completed in 1910. Anyone who could trace their ancestry to an individual on the Chapman Roll was included on Miller’s roll.
The Drennen roll is a per-capita payment made to Cherokees living in the west who removed as a result and after the Treaty of 1835 Article 9. The roll was prepared by John Drennen and contains the payee’s name, Cherokee district and then family group.
The so-called “Henderson Roll” is the definitive listing of the inhabitants and property for the entire tribe (excepting “Old Settlers”) on the eve of removal, and serves as a benchmark for most subsequent Cherokee rolls.
This roll, which followed almost immediately the Siler Roll, was a result of many complaints by various Cherokees of having been omitted by Siler (JWJ) microfilm M-685. 1852 Drennen Roll (Emigrant Cherokee in Indian Territory). This roll was the first census of the emigrants/new arrivals of 1839.
1851 census of Eastern Cherokee Indians, known as the Drennen Roll Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909 Eastern Cherokee Indian reservation rolls, 1848-1970
1851 DRENNEN ROLL (West) – This roll contains the names of people that went to Oklahoma after 1835. The roll was taken by John Drennen. The people on this roll were sometimes referred to as Immigrant Cherokees.
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