--WebTV-Mail-1581812864-1245 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit People keep forgetting that NOT having a surname listed in melungeon lists does not disqualify the possibility of melungeon ancestry. It takes a lot of facts, not just a name or lack thereof Ineffably, Edward G. Boggs --WebTV-Mail-1581812864-1245 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhQtmmw8JVJ8g7dRC3zC88h+SK2NoQIVAJEU+tqglb5BAQy74eGF+NKV24ZF From: [email protected] (Edward Boggs) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:57:46 -0500 (EST) To: [email protected] Subject: melungeon Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) I am very familiar with the subject of the Melungeons and wondering if my grandfather on my mother's side might not have melungeon ancestry. We traced the line back to Va. and know that it probably goes to Germany and Switzerland because they were of the Brethern Church. My mother says that her father was olive skinned, had smooth black hair. He was treated for T.B. Perhaps it was T.B. or possibly sarcodosis. I know one of our Great Rudy's had married a Sallie Mcguire in Virginia. But I don't know of any LISTED melungeon name in this line....so far. But a surname, like anything is not conclusive. I contracted a lung condition when I was twelve, but they say it probably was caused from having pneumonia as a child. Bronchiactisis. I believe that's correct. I wonder if there is a possible tie . Well, our Boggs side were told we're Black Dutch and Cherokee, so I can see the tie there, from Wise and Lee Counties and Harlan, Ky. *I know she is probably busy, but does anyone know how to contact Rhonda Robertson to get answers on the Boggs line. I e-mailed her thrice and never got a reply. I realize she is writing a book with the boggs included. patiently, Edward G. Boggs --WebTV-Mail-1581812864-1245--