Hester Roll Explained

The Hester Rolls are a Cherokee census roll that was taken in 1883 by Joseph G. Hester. The census included the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.^[1]

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
• Dawes Roll

See also

• Baker Roll

Notes and References

1. Web site: Native American Records: Eastern Cherokee Censu... History Hub . 2022-10-31 . historyhub.history.gov.