IN posting Cherokee related queries, let me offer some assistance.
(1) be as specific as you can about place of residence. The board is
responsive to questions about the Cherokee Nation - which is now
located in OK, but which at one point was in TN and the adjacent
southeast.
(2) Don't assume that the reader knows you mean "Dickson county, TN",
when it might just as well be Dickson county, Alabama or Texas.
(3) Read the historical information posted on the First People of
Tennessee Project site. There is quite a lot of helpful
information, and don't omit looking at the maps, a wonderful
resource.
Be as specific as you can about the who, where and when you are
inquiring of.
Know this. The Cherokee had surrendered all their lands in TN and
were removed *as a people" by 1839. The Chickasaw too were removed
by that time. Both Nations had and continue to have laws about who
they - Indian people themselves - consider to be "Cherokees" or
"Chickasaws".
If you have questions about that, ask.
G. Davis
ai-roots@nativeweb.net
Submitted on Fri Jul 24 11:40:17 CDT 2009
my paternal grandfather hugh blaine TODD lived in winchester,
kentucky (clark County or shelby county nearby). I was told that his
grandmother was a cherokee indian (native american) or was half
cherokee indian (native american). I know this is a very general
query but i thought it might be a place to start. My grandfather
might also have grown up around eastern kentucky. my grandfather's,
father was shot and murdered near a train station when my grandfather
was just a boy. I am very proud of my heritage. My father who is
deceased now and I have gotten compliments that we have some of the
facial features of cherokee native americans.I would like to learn
more about this part of my family history, if possible. Thank you.
Sarah Jane Todd Whitaker
sarahjtodd@verizon.net
Submitted on Mon Sep 7 09:12:19 CDT 2009
looking for any info on kermie edward bledsoe ,ralph bledsoe ,his
father,kermie was born 12-27-1926-or about ,thanks debra cain ,kermie
was born in tennesse
debra cain
-- 352 wilkes street, berkeley springs, WV 25411
indiangiver2@aol.com
Submitted on Sun Aug 30 20:54:03 CDT 2009
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ANYTHING ON HARRIS FAMILY /DECATUR CO./DYER
CO./GIBSON CO./HENDERSON CO.TENNESSE.MY MOTHER WAS BERTHA MAE HARRIS
FROM DYER COUNTY AND MY FATHER WAS JAMES HOWARD HARRIS FROM GIBSON
COUNTY, ANY INFO WOULD HELP. THANK YOU!
CATHY WATSON
cathyharriswatson@yahoo.com
Submitted on Wed Aug 26 22:53:44 CDT 2009
Hello, I am Patricia Stafford Sueberkrop, My grandfather was Fred
Lee Dodson, Son of Stanton Dodson and Mollie DeRossett. I Mother
Beatrice was Born in DeRossett, TN 5/10/1930. Any information
anyone can give me would greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Patti
psueberkrop@aol.com
Patricia Sueberkrop
psueberkrop@aol.com
Submitted on Wed Aug 26 09:36:52 CDT 2009
my papaw was raymond vanburen ROSS the son of john a. ROSS.does
anybody out there know anything about who john a.ROSS'S parents
were?i do know they were from tennessee and georgia areas.
TERESA
snowbabiessilver@bellsouth.net
Submitted on Tue Aug 25 11:57:34 CDT 2009
my grandmother was flora JONES born May 27,1906 to alex JONES and
birdie KNIGHT JONES and was told my that Susan SUSONG was
grandmothers grandmother or great grandmother. My grandmother Flora
told us that the coourthouse burnded down in green county and that
made no record of her birth.She moved to Indiana at age 18 and
married william Gillem. Grandma grew up in Bullsgap Tn. and had
sisters Cora,Louise,Ollie,Gracie,Lady,Sybil and Pearl. If anyone
remembers or knows any info about my family I would very much
appreciate knowing.
victoria gillem parsons
parsons188@comcast.net
Submitted on Sun Aug 23 18:13:49 CDT 2009
are any of these names related to the cherokee people
mary dean anders
mganders1@netzero.net
Submitted on Sun Aug 23 15:12:40 CDT 2009
GD, This is J Friedman on genealogy.com
J Friedman
notsogringa@aol.com
Submitted on Thu Aug 20 08:55:28 CDT 2009
Posted query":
"KYLE, THOMPSON, ARNWINE
I am looking for information on my GG Grandmother Marthie Adeline
"Addie" KYLE (1841- 1921) who married John THOMPSON. The information
I have says that they were married in Union Grove, TN in Sept 1859.
They lived in McMinn, TN and she is buried in Union McMinn Baptist
Church Cemetery. Family lore says that Addie was 1/2 Cherokee. I have
a photo of John and Addie and she has native american features. Does
anyone have any information on Addie, or her parents? Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Tamela Arnwine Fletcher
tammy.fletcher@mac.com
Submitted on Mon Jul 20 23:57:52 CDT 2009
RESPONSE:
The Cherokee ceded away the last of their TN lands effective 1835.
At that time, the bulk of the Cherokee Nation was removed to Indian
Territory, and those who remained in TN became U.S. citizens, and pur
aside their identities and "offical" connection to the Cherokee
Nation.
The names listed in this posting do not appear on any Eastern Cherokee enumeration of
citizens from 1835-1924. Neither do these folk appear of the Guion Miller Roll of Eastern
Cherokee entitled to a special governmental payment.
Addie is enumerated in the 1900 Fed census of McMin county TN.
She was b. Jun 1841 in TN, and lists both her parents as born in TN.
She and her listed children are enumerated as white.
One cannot establish an American Indian connection from a photograph.
Although an absolute definitive answer is not possible with identifying Addie
Kyle's parents, the odds are overwhelming that there is no Cherokee connection.
It is my conclusion that there is no acceptable genealogical evidence presented
to support a belief that Addie Kyle Thompson was Indian.
good luck
gd
gd
ai-roots@nativeweb.net
Submitted on Wed Aug 12 08:22:01 CDT 2009
Admins' response to:
"MAHALA, PARDUE, LAWSON
Please help me. I am researching my family tree and have come to a
roadblock. It seems that Mahala PARDUE
LAWSON is an ancestor along with William LAWSON. I cannot find any
other information about either persons. Is
there Native American ancestry through Mahala? We have heard a
possibility of Cherokee? Who are Mahala's parents?
Where was she born? Is there any official documentation of her Native
American ancestry? If you have any information
please call (715) 222-1892 or e-mail setz0010@umn.edu
Will Setzer
setz0010@umn.edu
Submitted on Tue Jul 21 00:42:18 CDT 2009 "
This posting should be directed to a PARDUE or LAWSON surname board.
There is nothing at all to even hint of any sort of American Indian
connection for this group of people.
Further, regardless of what type board you send it to, without some
additional BASIC information identifying the the people you are
seeking, no one is likely to be able to help you.
Go back and read the post
gd
ai-roots@nativeweb.net
Submitted on Wed Aug 12 08:01:48 CDT 2009
Looking for any information on Fleming Merritt who married Ann
Magann,they had Lewis Carl Merritt who married Mary Tinsley.Her
father was James Tinsley mother Glorianna Fowler. Glorianna's parents
were Sylvanice Fowler, and Mary Usserey Fowler. The Merritt's
attended the Trace Creek Church of Christ in Hermitage Springs
Jackson County Tennessee. Until they all recieved dismissal letters.
Could possibley have some Cherokee, but not for sure.Some of these
names could be spelled differently.Could have records in Clay,
Jackson, Smith, Wilson, or Macon Counties.
Pamela Merritt
-- 7122 Alabama, St. Louis City, MO 63111
bluesilvermustang@hotmail.com
Submitted on Wed Aug 5 22:02:16 CDT 2009
looking for the parents of thomas jefferson BECKHAM (3-31-1867b
2-8-1919d)in wayne county. he married fannie elizabeth RANEY
(10-30-1868b 8-5-1959d...they had a child, audry gladis beckham
phillips(1902-1986)that married gilbert PHILLIPS & had winell
phillips miller, that had my mom, that had me!!! :)Looking for a Cherokee connection.
ashley mozingo
ashleysmithmozingo@yahoo.com
Submitted on Wed Jul 22 02:02:51 CDT 2009
Please help me. I am researching my family tree and have come to a
roadblock. It seems that Mahala PARDUE LAWSON is an ancestor along
with William LAWSON. I cannot find any other information about
either persons. Is there Native American ancestry through Mahala?
We have heard a possibility of Cherokee? Who are Mahala's parents?
Where was she born? Is there any official documentation of her
Native American ancestry? If you have any information please call
(715) 222-1892 or e-mail setz0010@umn.edu
Will Setzer
setz0010@umn.edu
Submitted on Tue Jul 21 00:42:18 CDT 2009
I am looking for information on my GG Grandmother Marthie Adeline
"Addie" KYLE (1841-
1921) who married John THOMPSON. The information I have says that
they were married
in Union Grove, TN in Sept 1859. They lived in McMinn, TN and she is
buried in Union
McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery. Family lore says that Addie was 1/2
Cherokee. I have
a photo of John and Addie and she has native american features. Does
anyone have any
information on Addie, or her parents? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Tamela Arnwine Fletcher
tammy.fletcher@mac.com
Submitted on Mon Jul 20 23:57:52 CDT 2009
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