I never even thought of contacting the tribe! And have no idea how to go about doing it..... Do you know how? -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Bert Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 2:43 AM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches Have you tried to contact the tribe? They usually have records. deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > Hi, Linda, > > My husband's grandmother was a Cherokee from the Pennsylvania area. I've > had very little success locating her family on the Internet, altho there > are > a lot of them. She had no "last name," and she married a SMITH...... I > have found several Smiths who married Indians, but how to tell which > one???? > Might be the line to follow? And they traveled from one place to the > other so much, there are no ways of tracing them. I've hit a real dead > end > on that family line. > > mas > > -----Original Message----- > From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Mock > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:11 AM > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > > Hi Listers, > I recently learned that while hunting for an ancestor, who was "custom" > married to a German immigrant, then cast out of the marriage w/children, > her tribe has a hidden custom of when a tribal member dies, that they > have not existed in life....another words, after their death, nothing > was mentioned of them again, and as most tribes don't keep written > records, only the story tellers know about them or their names of Indian > customs,and great deeds done....Even though my ancestor was a SHAMAN, > medicine woman of her tribe, as is one daughter....when she died, her > body was hidden from view...and she was gone from the face of the Earth. > And even today the secret of her burial place is known by few. I have > looked for her for almost 10 years with little sucess except for the > Census records from 1850 this way. Being American Indian, they were > recorded, differently than the regular Census...ANY WAY, always check > the tribal customs, so you don't end up spinning your wheels..there is > lots on the internet about American Indian tribes, but check the locale > of your ancestor as they variy in what and how they do their customs. > Good Hunting. > > ~Linda~ > "Loved ones" are your family tree, > and lifes journey. > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do an internet search on the tribe. Most tribes have a web site with email or other contact info. deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches >I never even thought of contacting the tribe! And have no idea how to go > about doing it..... Do you know how? > > -----Original Message----- > From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Bert > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 2:43 AM > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > > Have you tried to contact the tribe? They usually have records. > deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:44 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > > >> Hi, Linda, >> >> My husband's grandmother was a Cherokee from the Pennsylvania area. >> I've >> had very little success locating her family on the Internet, altho there >> are >> a lot of them. She had no "last name," and she married a SMITH...... I >> have found several Smiths who married Indians, but how to tell which >> one???? >> Might be the line to follow? And they traveled from one place to the >> other so much, there are no ways of tracing them. I've hit a real dead >> end >> on that family line. >> >> mas >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Mock >> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:11 AM >> To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches >> >> Hi Listers, >> I recently learned that while hunting for an ancestor, who was "custom" >> married to a German immigrant, then cast out of the marriage w/children, >> her tribe has a hidden custom of when a tribal member dies, that they >> have not existed in life....another words, after their death, nothing >> was mentioned of them again, and as most tribes don't keep written >> records, only the story tellers know about them or their names of Indian >> customs,and great deeds done....Even though my ancestor was a SHAMAN, >> medicine woman of her tribe, as is one daughter....when she died, her >> body was hidden from view...and she was gone from the face of the Earth. >> And even today the secret of her burial place is known by few. I have >> looked for her for almost 10 years with little sucess except for the >> Census records from 1850 this way. Being American Indian, they were >> recorded, differently than the regular Census...ANY WAY, always check >> the tribal customs, so you don't end up spinning your wheels..there is >> lots on the internet about American Indian tribes, but check the locale >> of your ancestor as they variy in what and how they do their customs. >> Good Hunting. >> >> ~Linda~ >> "Loved ones" are your family tree, >> and lifes journey. >> >> When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I >> find >> it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the >> SUBJECT >> from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a >> SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >> >> To search the archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >> The information page is: >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I >> find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the >> SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there >> is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >> >> To search the archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >> The information page is: >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Now, that's something I never thought of doing!!! Thanks for the suggestion.....I'll let you know how it turns out. May be a couple days, as I am expecting company for a few days and not sure how much spare time I'll have. -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Bert Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:35 PM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches Do an internet search on the tribe. Most tribes have a web site with email or other contact info. deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches >I never even thought of contacting the tribe! And have no idea how to go > about doing it..... Do you know how? > > -----Original Message----- > From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Bert > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 2:43 AM > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > > Have you tried to contact the tribe? They usually have records. > deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:44 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches > > >> Hi, Linda, >> >> My husband's grandmother was a Cherokee from the Pennsylvania area. >> I've >> had very little success locating her family on the Internet, altho there >> are >> a lot of them. She had no "last name," and she married a SMITH...... I >> have found several Smiths who married Indians, but how to tell which >> one???? >> Might be the line to follow? And they traveled from one place to the >> other so much, there are no ways of tracing them. I've hit a real dead >> end >> on that family line. >> >> mas >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Mock >> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:11 AM >> To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] American Indian searches >> >> Hi Listers, >> I recently learned that while hunting for an ancestor, who was "custom" >> married to a German immigrant, then cast out of the marriage w/children, >> her tribe has a hidden custom of when a tribal member dies, that they >> have not existed in life....another words, after their death, nothing >> was mentioned of them again, and as most tribes don't keep written >> records, only the story tellers know about them or their names of Indian >> customs,and great deeds done....Even though my ancestor was a SHAMAN, >> medicine woman of her tribe, as is one daughter....when she died, her >> body was hidden from view...and she was gone from the face of the Earth. >> And even today the secret of her burial place is known by few. I have >> looked for her for almost 10 years with little sucess except for the >> Census records from 1850 this way. Being American Indian, they were >> recorded, differently than the regular Census...ANY WAY, always check >> the tribal customs, so you don't end up spinning your wheels..there is >> lots on the internet about American Indian tribes, but check the locale >> of your ancestor as they variy in what and how they do their customs. >> Good Hunting. >> >> ~Linda~ >> "Loved ones" are your family tree, >> and lifes journey. >> >> When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I >> find >> it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the >> SUBJECT >> from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a >> SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >> >> To search the archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >> The information page is: >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I >> find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the >> SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there >> is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >> >> To search the archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >> The information page is: >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message