Actually I just heard that last night. And, um, I'm not actually sure what "Melungeon" is. ;) ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <bjreece@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com To: CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hiding Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:04:37 -0500 Alli Do you believe that some Cherokee or Native Americans claimed to be Melungeon or were 'mixed' with Melungeon's? Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli" <iamcheroke@filertel.com> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hiding >The Indian ancestors were quiet (most of them) about their heritage. They >hid in various ways to protect themselves & their family from the >Government. I think that's what the "hiding" topic was originally about. > >But today, yes some Indians aren't shy......but I don't think for the same >reason. > >I have a Great Grandfather (James Jefferson Johnson) who as far as I know >is not Indian, but he was VERY secretive about his family. No one except >maybe 1 person that I'm aware of, knew the names of his parents. And I'm >not sure how she found out. But if it wasn't for her knowing & passing it >down to my dad those names would be lost forever. As he disowned them as a >young teenager. There are no records of them that I have found so far & >still haven't located them in census records anywhere. He was also married >prior to my Great Grandma & had 2 kids. This too was kept a "secret". Not >sure why but rumor has it that she was a short tempered Indian woman. Not >sure how true it is. But based on the location of the divorce >decree/journal, I am thinking its possible. He was "abandoned" for 3 mos. >prior to seeking a divorce. So I have wondered if other Indian tribes were >the same as the Cherokee, when the woman sought a divorce she kicked his >things out. But so far the only relative I have found that may have had a >clue to this first family died many years ago & either his daughter doesn't >really know or just refuses to tell me. > >Secret's for various reasons were a 'normal' way years ago. And are making >things difficult for us today. > >Alli :) > >>dont think being quiet is a ndn trait .some of the full bloods i have >>known were talkative and funny.it is a personality trait being quiet in >>all races.i think humor is more common in ndn.go to a pow wow and learn >>quietly.anna > > >==== 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: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 3/3/2006 > > ==== 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 ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx