All Things Cherokee

All Things Cherokee is an online resource for Cherokee genealogy information, history, culture, and art.

Cherokee Genealogy Queries

The Genealogy Queries on All Things Cherokee are a FREE forum for interacting with other genealogy researchers. Here you can publicly post your genealogy query, browse other genealogy queries and comment on queries.

To browse or search the queries, use the navigation features on the right. You can search by keyword, as well as browse by surname, region, or the month in which the query was posted.

To post your own query, you will need to register with All Things Cherokee and be logged in in order to submit your query. Once registered and logged in, you’ll see a query submission form on this page.

If you need help, this article details all the tools and tips for using the Cherokee Genealogy Queries.

Submit Your Query

Use the form below to post your query. Please read these instructions before submitting your query. Here are a few things to keep in mind when posting a query.

  • The more names, dates, and places you provide the more responses you’ll likely receive. Also, be sure to list relevant surnames and select related regions in the appropriate boxes. These details will make browsing your query much easier.
  • This is public forum, so don’t post personal or sensitive information about yourself or any other living person.
  • This space is for genealogy queries only. Do not post advertisements or promote events here (not even Cherokee-related ads or events). Posts of this nature will be removed.

 

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Genealogy Queries

Ward family from South or North Carolina to Tenn by 1834 and then Arkansas by 1851

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Looking to find proof of Cherokee ancestry. Known, Malford (Black) Ward born 1852 Van Buren County, Ark. son of William A Ward b 1817, census data says both North and South Carolina. Married Nancy Jane Holderfield 13 Dec 1837 Tennessee, lived in Anderson Tenn 1840 and Perry, Tenn 1850 census. William A’s parents said to

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William Newton Nanney Info

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I’m looking for any information on a William Newton Nanney. I do know he was born either December 21, 1840 or April 10, 1841 and had died on October 27, 1925. I am trying to find out where the Cherokee comes in at and am thinking that it is from him but I don’t know

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Jett – Eastern Cherokee

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I am looking into Cynthia Jett, to confirm Eastern Cherokee listings on official records. I am not sure how to contact the officials to have this information on hand or provided to me. She was my Great-Great-Grandmother. And while I have information on her records of birth, marriage, death–I am not sure how to acquire

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Cherokee Relatives

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Hi, I am looking for information on my Cherokee lineage from my father’s side of the family. My father was Paskel Watts, his mother, Dovie Fondren, her mother Alice Mae Whitehead and her mother Zarabiah A Whitehead born 1843 and her mother Temperence Bunge. They were from Tennessee. My father told me Zarabiah whitehead was

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Gilmore, nee Blackstone / Blaxton / Brackstone

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Hello, I hope this finds you well. “Polly” Gilmore’s last name, I think, was probably Blackstone, some records indicate Braxton. She lived in Orange County, VA with her husband George Gilmore, who was enslaved on the Montpelier plantation. Our family became prominent in the area- if you’re from Madison / RadiantVirginia I’m going to bet

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