My ggg grandmother 'Lucinda' was born in Tennessee, reputed to be Cherokee. She married William Duncan with no historical identification other than he was born in Tennessee. He died in Missouri. Lucinda went on to remarry a Woodruff in Kentucky. Many of the children of William and Lucinda were born in Kentucky. I have some information, unfortunately not enough, to believe that William Duncan may have been NA. My father would not discuss any of this history with me. He would get upset when I asked questions. His mother, my grandmother, told me once as a young child when I was asking a lot of questions, to "leave the skeletons in the closet. I might find out something I didn't want to know." No one would talk about the history except that there was "an Indian in there somewhere". My cousin finally tracked the linage somehow and I got her information after my father died. Unfortunately that cousin now has Alzheimer's and is not available to answer questions. The rest of the family seems to have similar reactions to those of my father. Brother! I sure wish they'd get over the hang ups. They sure impede my research. Virginia in Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <bjreece@bellsouth.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] No Indians in KY > There were NA in Kentucky....they just weren't Cherokee...Shawnee perhaps > with others in their midst. It isn't assumed. Cherokee research shows no > villages in what is now KY. > > I might suggest you read Mr. Worthy's "Chronicles of Border Warfare". It > was written in 1830 and is reproduced in the original print. It may open > the eyes of all NA researchers who tend to think that only the NA were > abused. Unfortunately, it went both ways. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherry Huff" <sheree606@alltel.net> > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:27 PM > Subject: [Cherokee Circle] No Indians in KY > > > > Why is/was it assumed that no Indians lived in the state of Kentucky? > > > > Sherry > > > > > > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/278 - Release Date: 3/9/2006 > > > > > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >