Carole wrote,"," and Breedloves are listed on the Indian rolls. Also, in Oklahoma, Breedlove is considered to be a Cherokee name." As much as I would like to claim more Indian blood than I have, I am convinced from my own Breedlove research, that I will have to find it somewhere else. I understand Carole's pride, and I have only (1/32) to claim. >From the Dawes/Guion Miller Rolls - 1898-1914 for the Western Cherokees: (Cherokee Roots, Vol II) DAWES NR. MILLER NR Breedlove, Carrie W. 4006 Breedlove, Cassie 4009 Breedlove, Charles W. 4012 Breedlove, Emily W. 526 Breedlove, Jack Thompson 743M 5732 Breedlove, James W. 28180 Breedlove, John C. 4008 Breedlove, Mary B. 5998 5730 Breedlove, Priscilla 620 Breedlove, Waller W. 619 Breedlove, William Curtis 744M 5733 Breedlove, William O. 4007 Breedlove, Willoughby W. 6001 There are no Breedloves on the rolls of the Eastern Cherokees. (Cherokee Roots, Vol I). The sources of Cherokee blood on these Western Cherokee rolls are via Caroline W. Breedlove (#4006), my great grandmother, whose Cherokee blood is via her Thomas Chisholm ancestry, AND via Emily W. Breedlove(#526). Emily W. Breedlove was the daughter of Judge William Wilson and Malinda Wharton Chisholm (first married to Thomas Chisholm). Therefore, Emily W. Breedlove's Indian blood has to have come from Judge William Wilson, for whom Wilson's Rock is named on the Arkansas River near Muldrow, OK. Incidently, there are numerous Wilsons on the Western Cherokee rolls, and a few on the Eastern Cherokee rolls. Therefore, the Breedlove name associated with the Cherokees by Emmet Starr, "History of the Cherokee Indian" is by ADOPTION ONLY. I have the application papers of John Washington Breedlove (married to Carrie W. ) whose first application for adoption dated Dec 10,1902 was not approved. John Washington Breedlove (son of Simpson Breedlove and Sarah Hicks from Greene Co, MO) was finally adopted into the Cherokee Nation on Mar 02, 1907 (after his death in 1904) in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, dated Nov 05, 1906, in the cases of Daniel Red Bird, et. al. vs the United States. HIS ADOPTION WAS NOT EASY. Most of the Breedloves on the Dawes Roll are his wife and children. The other Breedlove names on the Dawes/Guion Miller Rolls are the wife and children of Napoleon Bonaparte Breedlove (son of James Waller Breedlove of New Orleans) and Emily W. Wilson. Napoleon Bonaparte Breedlove may have been adopted later, but his name is not on the rolls. Interestingly, Napoleon served as a major of the Confederate Choctaw Mounted Calvary during the Civil War. Tom King further wrote, ". As Caleb and Spencer are sons of Spencer Breedlove and Sarah Ellis, I am wondering how they could make a claim of Cherokee descent. I don't see anything in the ancestry of either Spencer Breedlove or his wife/1st cousin Sarah Ellis that indicates any Cherokee blood, but maybe I'm overlooking something. Does anyone have the complete application for any of the Breedlove's on the Guion Miller Rolls?" Since Spencer (parents James Breedlove and Nancy Simmons of NC) and Sarah Ellis (parents Sally Breedlove and Francis Ellis) were first cousins, one would have to look to grandparents Charles Breedlove and Sally Fletcher for their Breedlove Indian blood and that stretches things a bit. The only opportunity for Indian blood (Cherokee or otherwise) is through the spouses of a Breedlove in my opinion. And I agree with Tom, if Caleph and Spencer applied for Eastern Cherokee membership, I have to wonder upon what basis their application was made. William O. (Bill) Breedlove,III