My Grandmother told me when I was 16 that we were Cherokee. I am now 72, and still have no “proof”. Her maiden name was Ludelia Obie Hendrix. Her father was James Jackson Hendrix. They both look extraordinarily Cherokee. I could send photos of both just for you to see what I’m talking about.
My grgrandfather was James Jackson Hendrix was born in 1865-1867 in Georgia. His father was Alford Anderson Hendrixwho was born in 1836 in Ga. James Jackson Hendrix’s mother was Sarah A.F. Ward who was born in Ga in 1841.
In the 1850 census in Chambers County, AL, Sarah A.F. Ward is 7-years-old, and is the daughter of Jesse W. Ward, She was born In GA. Her older brother William P. Ward was born in North Carolina.
I’ve literally searched for decades for the parents of Jesse W. Ward, born in 1810 in Georgia, no city ever found, just Georgia. He married Mary Ann “Polly” Corcle (possibly Mc Corkle) in Coweta County in 1839. I’ve never found any other marriages for him. He was living in Carrollton, Georgia in 1860 during the census, and fought side by side with his son-in-law (Alford Anderson Hendrix) during the Civil War, even standing in his stead, (I’m thinking when his wife had their first child.
The places they lived: Campbell County, Ga. – not a county any longer, Chambers County, Al., Randolph County, Al., Carrollton, Ga.
Also, in Carroll County, GA, as well as nearby Franklin County, there was Bryant Ward, the supposed one time husband of NanYe Five killer. I found her on a treaty of 1817, and on the same page, Bryant Ward, Samuel Ward, George Ward, and other Ward’s also requesting land in Georgia, which I found interesting. “Chattahoochie” was requested. Wouldn’t all of them have to be Native American to receive land?
One last thing from Wikipedia:
The interesting thing about Carroll County, Georgia, USA according to Wikipedia is:”This county originally extended from the Chattahoochee River to the Alabama state line on the east and on the west, with its northern boundary at the Cherokee Nation, just north of present-day Interstate 20. As population increased, this land was divided into Carroll, Douglas, and Heard counties, and parts of Haralson and Troup counties. The portion that became Douglas County was once Campbell County which no longer exists (it was divided between Douglas and Fulton counties).”Carroll County abuts Heard County.
As I said earlier, my GrGrGrandfather, (Alford Anderson Hendrix) was friends with Jesse W. Ward, and they served together in Georgia during the Civil War as privates: Campbell County (no longer in existence): MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 30th REGIMENT, CHATTAHOOCHEE VOLS.At one point, Jesse W. Ward volunteered to stand in for Anderson Hendrix, who had married Jesse W. Ward’s daughter, Sarah A. F. Ward possibly to be with her during the birth of their first child. Anderson was living in the household of Jesse W. Ward in the 1860 census in Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America.One of the sons of Anderson Hendrix and Sarah A.F. Ward Hendrix was my Great Grandfather, James Jackson Ward. One of his daughters, was my grandmother, Ludelia Obie Hendrix, who was the one who told me I was Cherokee at the age of 16, and now I am 72, without ever realizing who my ancestors are.
This the link to Company K, 30th Regiment Chattahoochee Volunteers Roster:https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gacampb2/Military/30th_Reg_Co_K.htm
1860 in Carroll County, Georgia at that census. Carroll County, Georgia abuts the Alabama state line and lies directly north of Heard County, Georgia. Jesse W. Ward is my GrGrGrgrandfather. I believe he was Native American, and perhaps the son of Bryan W. Ward who passed away in Georgia about 1815 or 1816. I’ve read where Bryan W. Ward passed away in Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, which abuts the Alabama state line, as well as abutting Carroll County, Georgia United States of America.
The interesting thing about Carroll County, Georgia, USA, according to Wikipedia is:
“This county originally extended from the Chattahoochee River to the Alabama state line on the east and on the west, with its northern boundary at the Cherokee Nation, just north of present-day Interstate 20. As population increased, this land was divided into Carroll, Douglas, and Heard counties, and parts of Haralson and Troup counties. The portion that became Douglas County was once Campbell County which no longer exists (it was divided between Douglas and Fulton counties).”
Carroll County abuts Heard County.
My GrGrGrandfather, Alford (Anderson) Hendrix was friends with Jesse W. Ward, and they served together in Georgia during the Civil War as privates: Campbell County (no longer in existence): MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 30th REGIMENT, CHATTAHOOCHEE VOLS.
This the link to Company K, 30th Regiment Chattahoochee Volunteers Roster:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gacampb2/Military/30th_Reg_Co_K.home
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