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Anita Walker
Query: Looking for info on Theodore BAXTER GARRETT-born on an Oklahoma reservation around 1885. His father was Green GARRETT. Theodore’s mother died, and Green remarried.
Posted: August 2012
Amanda
Query: I am looking for information on my great great grandmother. Her name is DONA EMALINE MERRITT. I believe she was of Cherokee decent and was possibly adopted by ASHEL MERRITT & MARGARET CATHERINE HENSON. But no record of her can be found until her marriage to WILLIAM LANDON SHIPLEY. If you have any info please contact me:) thank you!
Posted: August 2012
Elizabeth Crews Loper
Query: My grandmothers name is Eva Elizabeth LEDBETTER, she was half Cherokee, I would like more information on information.
Posted: August 2012
Robert Worden
Query: I am trying to find the relationship of Lavina Josie TIDWELL to the TIDWELL family of Georgia. She is living with “Indian” John TIDWELL on the 1850 census in Cobb County Georgia.
Posted: August 2012
Connie Knowles
Query: Looking for information on James HUGHES from McMinn Tenn, left for Clay co KY before trail of tears removal.
Posted: August 2012
Scherry Orr
Query: I am looking for information on my Grandaddy, Raymond Orase MCGEHEE who was born on June 12, 1908 in Oklahoma, he was suppose to be full blood or half Cherokee Indian, looking for his parents, can’t seem to find out anything about them. He lived in Henderson, Texas most of his adult life and died there. Any help would ne greatly appriciated
Posted: August 2012
Art Freeman
Query: I have been looking for my great grandmother’s parents since the mid 1980’s with no luck at all. My great grandmother was Artimassa (Mae) POE, born on 22 Dec 1841 in TN and was left by her parents as a young child in the family home of the PRESSON family in Benton County, Tennessee. No trace of her parents in census or court records. I do know Artimassa (Mae) POE was part Cherokee and from doing research, there were several Cherokee POE‘s in Tenn., many migrating from GA to TN. If anyone knows of any Cherokee POE families, especially who moved to or migrated through Benton County, Tenn. in the mid 1800’s, I would love to hear from you. I am willing to check any leads out.
Posted: August 2012
Thomas Feller
Query: My dying mother just revealed to me that my Great Grand Father was Cherokee Chief. This was kept hush because of the treatment towards those native. I have always felt connected even before she shared this. It is a very strong feeling as far back as I can remember as a boy. Great Grandfather WATSON lived in the 1800’s, had a daughter named Ethel WATSON. Finding fact on this would bring an understanding the strong tie which I have had to Earth, Nature, and Native beliefs… Thank you!
Posted: August 2012
Khalilah Umoren
Query: I’m trying to trace back to all my family heritage from both my mother and fathers ancestry pool. Most importantly I need to know if I am a desendant of Native American of any kind. This would be very helpful especially because i have small children and so does my sister and knowing our family history and where we come from, plays a vital part in our lives. My mother’s family names are GLANTON, ATKINS, WILLIAMS, BRANDON and HURD. My fathers last name is UMOREN. My sisters father last name is MORALES. Places to check records are Illinois, Georgia, Michigan, Indiana and Louisiana. Time lines from 1890-1950’s. for my father check Nigerian ancestry records.
Posted: August 2012
Lillie Jo McPhee
Query: My husband has been told his great grandmother Mary Emma TATE was full blooded Cherokee, adopted by a prominate NC business man, George Washington TATE, from the Orange County NC area, she was married to James Sidney DODSON, and my husbands grandfather was William Walter DODSON, we do not know her Indian name, she was born in 1853. Any Cherokee adoption information would be appreciated.
Posted: August 2012
Mike Engle
Query: Looking for any information on Ann MCCORMACK/MCCORMICK who married a Henry H. ENGLE. He died in Stone County Arkansas and she might have too. No birth or death dates on Ann. Henry was born 1851 Ohio? Died 1925 stone county arkansas. They had 1 child Peter ENGLE born Jan 27, 1875 Missouri. My family story is she was full blood cherokee and had 1 child from a previous relationship who died. She supposedly died within a year of Peters birth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted: August 2012
Debbie McLaughlin
Query: Looking for any information on SC, NC, TN SWEAT family. Starting with Benjamin SWEAT who fathered William SWEAT to his Indian servent thus making William 1/2 Cherokee. William married Lucinda GOINS who was told to be full blooded Cherokee.
Posted: August 2012
Cindy Hill
Query: I’m looking for any information on family of Jesse JUSTICE from York, Kentucky. He was Cherokee, and married my grandmother Elizabeth GORLEY.
Posted: August 2012
Susie BUSBY
Query: I have been trying to make the ties to our families Cherokee lineage. However, I have not been very successful. The lines stop at William Stephen(or similar variation) BUSBY b. December 1858 in Oregon County Missouri. I believe his father died while William was very young. His parents were born in Alabama. His mother could be Martha Jane and his father John BUSBY. I believe the Alabama connection is the key to the Cherokee lineage. I believe BUSBY could have been given to the family as a reference by some of the English Settlers. This is of course simply speculation. Also, my ggrand mother Mary Jane(or variation) SWEENEY is a brick wall as well. She told the family that she was full blood Cherokee. She was born in KY abt 1888 I believe in Warren county. We have absolutely nothing on her parents or siblings. She married Albert Orville BUSBY in Oregon county Missouri where they had their children. She passed in April of 1966 in Earlton, Neosho county, Kansas.
Posted: August 2012
Bill Teague
Query: William Lay Cherokee?
Posted: August 2012
Diane Duritsch
Query: I’m looking for info on Mary Patience WHITE, and John or Lloyd WHITE.
Posted: August 2012
Leslie
Query: I am trying to find my relatives, who are said to be of Cherokee lineage. My great grand mother is Mary E. COLE born 1886 in Texas. Her father was Tolbert COLE born in 1858, his father Tolbert F. COLE born 1833. Any information you may have would be very helpful.
Posted: August 2012
Donald Magee
Query: I am looking for ancesters of Sarah E RANEY who maiden name was Sarah E MOSS. Was said to be full blood Cherokee. She died in unionville mo 15 Feb 1917. Was born I dont know where in 14 Feb1827
Posted: August 2012
Valerie
Query: Looking for info on grandfather Sam POWERS, Johanna POWERS or SHOEMAKE would like any info do know that we are onroll but rest of family won’t give info.
Posted: August 2012
Tammy Driggers
Query: Hello, I am looking for my GGGRANDMOTHER Anne FUNDERBURK who was said to be Cherokee. She married George DRIGGERS whom was said to be Cherokee I know Anne father was James T. FUNDERBURK, and mother was Joyce WIMBERLY. They are not listed in any dawls that I can find they left the reservation and all I know is they lived in Florida could you please help me with any information you have it would be appreciated.
Posted: August 2012
Dot Yarbrough
Query: Hello everyone, I am doing my family tree and was told years ago that I had Cherokee blood and have been so proud but now I can’t find where it comes in. My great grandmother’s name was Tennessee Bell SHELL and she married Nathaniel COLEMAN. I can’t get his parents’ name for sure. I would appreciate any help.
Posted: August 2012
Michele Jinadu
Query: My great-grandfather, known as Freddie Earl, was Native American, married a English girl Maude FINK(believe), my grandmother never wrote out her last name because her family disowned them. (Interracial marriage) My wonderful great grandfather raised 3 children because his wife died of TB when his oldest child was 13. My grandmother was only 8. I’m having a hard time finding any “Earl” of Native hertiage. My grandmother has passed as well as all her siblings. I have some stories of them going on horseback to Ozarks? when my grandmother was a little girl, I saw a picture of them on horse back but did not receive that picture when she passed on. My grandmother was born in 1912. Any information On “Earl” family of Native Indians, I would love to have or know.
Posted: August 2012
Sunny
Query: I’m trying to get some information on my heritage on my mother’s side. My great grandfather was Edward BAILEY. My mother says that he was Cherokee and was adopted by the Osage tribe and they were possibly on a reservation in Oklahoma but we have no other information to go on.
Posted: August 2012
Carol Miller
Query: did Sarah Elizabeth MCCOY really die, or was her death faked?
Posted: August 2012
Cheryl McCann
Query: I have been told recently that my Grandmother, Della Canzada BLYTHE was 1/2 Cherokee. Her father: Thomas Perkins BLYTHE and mother Mary Flossie Phillips BLYTHE were supposed to be full blooded Cherokee. I would like some assistance in finding out if this is true.
Posted: August 2012
Nancy
Query: WALLIS or WALLACE, John; Family story says he was first American Indian to carry the mail in Hot Springs Ark. Census says he was born in Indian Territory. Have been unable to locate him. Census takers wrote names the way they sounded. WALLACE is a Scottish name but WAL-LE-SEE (?) could be transposed from indian the american.Wondered where cherokee cmae from to Hot Springs and how to research them?
Posted: August 2012
Dawn Sheibe
Query: Lillian Elizabeth NICHOLS born in Oklahoma late 1800’s.
Posted: August 2012
Karin
Query: Paul Leonard DAVIDSON (3 Jun 1946 Tennessee – 16 Jul 1973), son of Jesse Lee DAVIDSON and Delma Margaret DARKS is said to be Cherokee by blood. Unfortunately I cannot find any ancestry information, Native American or not, on Jesse and Delma. Any information that can be provided is greatly appreciated.
Posted: August 2012
Joann
Query: Does anyone have any info on Sarah Ellen OLDFIELD, she married William Alonzo BRADSHAW, late 1800s In Oklahoma.
Posted: August 2012
Alfredia Colvin-Fields
Query: Hello whoever posted the info about Jay LOBE and Rosa PIE we are related. I have info for you so contact me.
Posted: August 2012
Emma Cooper
Query: Looking for any information on M.D. LOWE married to a Marylena RUMBY children were Dabie? LOWE, Willie Mae LOWE, Marlyn Marie LOWE and Annie Bea who died at age 2 would be early 19teens to 1920’s he died in 1958 buried in Monroe, LA.
Posted: August 2012
Bonnie
Query: Searching for the LIBBY member that had Indian blood in her. There was a LIBBY family in Tama Co, Iowa. It is family lor that someon in that family was part or full Indian.
Posted: August 2012
Patricia Brown
Query: Looking for info on Bertha WHITE who passed in the 80’s at 105 yrs of age. She was my grandmother. Cannot find her on the Dawes rolls. Her married name was MAYES. My father was Cecil MAYES.
Posted: August 2012
Sue Scott
Query: Please…Anyone related to or know of families FROHA and SANDLIN?…Thank you Full Cherokee Grandmoither on Dad’s side was Eva Pearl SANDLIN and oin Mom’s side was Christin(e/a) Florence FROHA…thanks again for any info. both were last know to be from Oklahoma area, we think;-)
Posted: August 2012
Debbie
Query: Looking for the Cherokee connection for my grandmother Etta HOLMES (real name Rosetie HOLMES) born 1881 or 1883. Her tombstone says 1881 but her marriage license says 1883. She married my grandfather William R. AUSTIN on 12-4-1904. She had 10 children and my father Loy AUSTIN was one of them. She was born in Monarch, AR in Marion County. She died in Sand Spring OK in 1967. I have been unable to trace her because she was raised in an orphanage in Monarch AR and she was Cherokee indian. I would like to do my grandmother justice and see to it that she is not forgotten. It is very difficult because of the frequent misspelling of her first name and the fact that I do not know the name of the orphanage in Monarch, AR or have any records as to who her parents were. The only paper trail starts with her marriage license at 21 to my grandfather, William (Will) AUSTIN. Any help anyone could give me would be appreciated. Please email me.
Posted: August 2012
Debby Combs Little
Query: I Great Grandmother was cherokee and from N.C. Her married name was Ana LUTHER and one of her sons was Alton LUTHER, my grandmother her daughter was Dorthy Luther HODGE. How can I find public records on my Greatgrandmother?
Posted: August 2012
Dianna Loyd
Query: Father-Marcus SMALLWOOD Mother-Elizabeth WALDEN married-1863 Miriam Chaney BAILEY, Sarah was borned – 1844 – Georgia.
Posted: August 2012
Malissa Ancona
Query: Im searching for information on Mary Lena FERGUSON, who was born 5/28/1912, supposedly she was born in selmar tenn, on a Indian preservation, I was told that my grandpa Henry HUGHES took her straight from the preservation to marry her, but I cant find anything about her, my parents died when I was very young and I found there info but as far as my grandma being Cherokee or any type of Indian I have not been able to find.
Posted: August 2012
