In a message dated 11/6/2000 8:21:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, sreynolds@mail1.scottsboro.org writes: << Hi, Patricia, I have not done much of my own Blankenship research. Most of what I have I have gotten from others. My information is that John Buck Blankenship's wife, Millie Thompson was Cherokee, from the Long Hair Clan. She was not "full-blooded", but she was mostly Cherokee. Her ggggrandfather was a Scotsman named Ludovic K. Grant. He was married to Elizabeth Tassel, a Cherokee. Millie had two sisters, Mourning and Jane, who lived with Millie and John B.Blankenship and took the Blankenship name. Millie's ggrandmother, Susannah Emory, was also the grandmother of Reverend Jesse Bushyhead. I read somewhere that Fields and Thompson were both common Melungeon names and I have wondered about a possible Melungeon connection as well. Millie Thompson's mother was Martha Fields. If anyone knows any more about this branch of the Blankenship tree, I would love to hear from you. Richi >> This is what I have in my notes for John Buck Blankenship and Millie Thompson. Again I have to tell all of you, that this is not my line of Blankenship's and I am not doing heavy research on this line. I only pick up information from other websites and add it to my working file. Descendants of John Buck Blankenship Generation No. 1 1. John Buck5 Blankenship (Reuben4, Hudson3, John2, Ralph The Immigrant1 Blankinship) was born 1793 in Green County, Georgia, and died 08 October 1857 in Coosa Cty, AL. He married Millie Thompson 1824 in Cherokee Nation, GA., daughter of John Thompson and Martha Fields. She was born 1790 in Georgia, and died Aft. 1870 in Coosa County, Alabama. Notes for John Buck Blankenship: 1. Born in 1793 in VA? (per White Book) he served with the Tennessee Volunteers during the Creek Civil War. Moved to Shelby County, AL after his marriage . Returned to Cherokee Nation in 1835 to settle the estate of his father in law. When he returned to Alabama he brought 3 of his wife's sisters with his fmily and setled in the new land of Coosa County, AL He assisted other Cherokee mixed families in relocating to the area. Anna, Morning, and Jane Thompson were his wife's sisters. John was instrumental in the relocation of certain Cherokee people who wished to escape the forced removal of the government. He was married to Millie Thompson, a full blooded Cherokee and the daughter of Capt. John Thompson, a Cherokee officer. Upon learning that all Indians and those married to Indians were to be removed to the Oklahoma territory, he conspired with Chief Whitepath to help those who wanted to escape this process. They were headed for the Creek lands that were now vacant due to the Creek War. (The Cherokee people were the instrument used by the U. S. Government to remove the Creek from their lands) In conjunction with Henry Blankenship, Chief Whitepath, and a minister called preacher Foscue, John orchestrated the move of the Cherokee fleeing the removal. Once in the State of Alabama, preacher Foscue would marry the Indians and the Whites and Henry Blankenship, a county commissioner would arrange for them to get clear title to land. Source: The White Family Record - Thomas (Ridge) White Oct, 25, 1995. Notes for Millie Thompson: Born in Cherokee Nation It seems as though John Thomas, son of Millie, did not want his Native American heritage known while he was trying to sign up for the civil war. He served from 1861 to 1865 and was shot in the right arm in Atlanta and lost use of his arm. John's mother was full blooded Cherokee, daughter of Capt. John Thompson, a Cherokee Indian officer. Children of John Blankenship and Millie Thompson are: + 2 i. William Henry6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1825 in GA; died 07 September 1864. + 3 ii. John T. Blankenship, born April 1830 in Talladega, AL; died 06 October 1903 in Talladega, AL - Ironaton. 4 iii. Mary Polly Blankenship, born 1832 in Alabama. She married John Wright 08 December 1852 in Coosa, AL. Notes for Mary Polly Blankenship: Mary: per "White Family Legend" p. 90 her husband may have been James H. Epperson; + 5 iv. Miles Green Blankenship, born 1834 in Alabama. + 6 v. Reuben Buck Blankenship, born 17 March 1836 in Coosa County, Alabama; died 01 May 1907 in Polk County, TX Bluewater Cemetery. + 7 vi. Margaret Blankenship, born 1838 in Alabama. + 8 vii. James Thomas Blankenship, born 1823 in GA. 9 viii. Anna Blankenship. She married A W White. 10 ix. Mourning Blankenship. She married Richard T. White. 11 x. Jane Blankenship. She married Russel White. + 12 xi. Reuben Blankenship, born Abt. 1847. 13 xii. Susan Blankenship, born 1826 in Ala.. She married John Epperson 22 December 1843 in Coosa County, Alabama. John was killed in the battle of Seven Pines near Richmond,VA. They had 6 children.