Chehalis Tribe
Guide to Chehalis Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.
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Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
420 Howanut Road, P.O. Box 536
Oakville, WA 98568
Ph. 1-360-273-5911
FAX 1-360-273-5914
- Official Chehalis Tribal web site
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1788: John Meares explores Shoalwater Bay
1830: Epidemics depopulate the tribe.The Lower Chehalis merge with the Chinook and the Upper Chehalis with the Suwal.
1846: Treaty of Washington
1855: Governor Isaac Stevens arrives in Washington
1864: Chehalis reservation established
1866: Shoalwater Bay Reservation established
1960: Federal recognition of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
The Chehalis tribe was under the following jurisdictions
Agency[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Superintendencies[edit | edit source]
Additional References[edit | edit source]
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Chehalis tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.
Records[edit | edit source]
Correspondence and Census
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post-1885 Census M59 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chehalis | Taholah Indian Agency, 1878-1952 | Seattle | - | 93, 302, 407-09, 564-69 |
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Official Chehalis Tribal web site
- Chehalis Tribe Wikipedia
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.
