Rumors of native American blood are very common. I have one such rumor in my own family, and an illegitimate birth that allows the possibility. It might explain my late grandmother's high cheekbones. But, then, her brothers and sisters didn't share this feature, so I have more than a little doubt about the story. It turns out that rumors of this type are quite common and you should take them with a grain of salt. I also saw a recent newsgroup thread about "three brothers" stories, which are another popular family tradition. (You know, "there were three brothers who came to America. One became a gunslinger, one was a famous judge, and the other went back.") I've got one of these stories too. They are very common, and I think they say something about how we like our myths. In any case, one needs to be careful in evaluating these stories. lrswadley@lushen.com on 04/11/2000 02:53:43 AM Please respond to BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com To: BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com cc: (bcc: Steve Broyles/Bos/Teradyne) Subject: [BROYLES] Christopher BROYLES; Linn Co., MO; 1847-1867 Here is what I know of my gr.gr.grandmothers line. Her name is Priscilla Broyles, born in 1847 in Linn County, MO next door to Sullivan, Daughter of Christopher Broyles and Elizabeth Blankenbaker, who were from Mercer county Kentucky. She married John Henry Cotter in 1867. Apparently her family was all German, but my Great Grandad, who I knew growing up inOklahoma, was definitely part Indian, stated to our family that his mother Priscilla was Native American, so here is a little mystery eh? What do you know about these folks? We have pictures of her and my Grandma has a picture of her brother a Nelson Broyles who is wearing what looks like, one of those G.A.R. veteran ribbons in the photo. Were they farmers in northern Missouri? What about their roots in Kentucky? Perhaps her mother had a Native mailman! Anyway, I appreciate the connections and hope to hear from you again. Lynn Swadley ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/