Cyd, That was my first impression to the Tackett/Ah-Took-Lee question as well. I also agree with your statement "It is a shame being an Indian had so much stigma attached to it. It denied us the truth to our heritage.. and makes it one heck of a hard search too!" I have been trying to trace my dad's family and get so many mixed answers I'm not sure which ones are truly good leads sometimes. My dad was raised in Comanche, OK. He said he was teased terrible because he didn't fit in with the "white boys" and was from a different tribe than the "Indian boys." He always told us to tell people he was half Irish, half German if they asked us. However, in private conversations at different times before he died he told us he was part Choctaw and possibly part black. I know my grandmother was full blood Irish and was disowned by her family for marrying my grandfather. These are the questions I am currently working on: My grandfather was John Robert Hines b. 1899 in AR d. 1977 in OK. His true race? His parents names? At the time of his death all of his living siblings were near Shreveport, LA and "Faulk?", (maybe they meant Fouke?) AR. I can't seem to find any info on his brothers, Charle Hines or Walton Hines. Was there a Faulk, AR at one time? There is also a sister that has me stumped... "Fatelle Fulcrum" listed as living in Oil City, LA. Any suggestions from any one on her name would be appreciated. I have tried using sound ex on my search, I have tried both Hines and Fulcrum with sound ex. As well as variations like Fat Elle, Estelle, Stella... Any ideas would help. Thanks for reading my ramblings, Bobbie Jo Hines --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want.