I don't know a lot about our past except that my grandfather (as far as I was told) was Cherokee indian - a LARGE percentage. How would I go about proving/determining this information? Thanks Tammy

Mt Grandmother was Cherokee and Chickasaws: Family Tree Armenta Van Camp or Vancamp b:Kentucky d: 1937 Lawrence Ind. Spouse? Childern Mary Vancamp b: 1985 Married: Roger Clayton Clark b:1856 Ethel, Ark Childern: Alfred Claytion Clark b: 12/8/1901 Dewitt. Arkansas Clayton Lee Burton Clark b: 12/18/1903 Dewitt Ark. sp: Emma Helen Harden Hazel Clark 1903-1983 Hot Springs or Dewitt Ark. sp: Christian Cuter Childern: Mimmie Lee Clark Helen Clark Louise Clark Childern of Clayton and Emma Clayton Lee Burton Clark Billie Dove Clark Robert Eddie Clark Kenneth Roy Clark Katherine May Clark William Lee ClarkHelen Francis Clark Mary Mahala Clark 11/24/1926 Indian Married:Lawrence Reimer If anyone can help me make a connection would be appreciated. Sharri

This is probably a long shot but I hope you might be able to help me please. My Grandfather's grandfather parents as well as his wife parents can't be found. I wondering if maybe one or both might have been Indian. Here's what we have on them. Squire was farmer. It is known that he resided in Cloverport or McDaniel District, Breckenridge Country, Kentucky in 1870, in Spring Lick Township, Grayson Country Kentucky in 1880. Squire Lively born Mar 18, 1828 in Kentucky (Cousin thinks maybe Barren Country Kentucky) Died May 6, 1909 Kirk, Breckenridge Country Kentucky bury at McDaniel's, Breckenridge Country Kentucky Married Nancy Jo Bray/Brey born 1833 in Grayson Country, Kentucky Died Kentucky Their children born in Kentucky: 1. George Washington born 1854, married Fannie B. and died in Texas. 2. Martha (Mattie) born Aug 28, 1858, married Francis Marion Dunn Oct 4, 1876, died Feb 1917. 3. William M. born May 5, 18861 Grayson Country, married Hattie Hack June 3, 1881 Grayson Co, died Jan 3, 1925 Millwood, Grayson Co. Kentucky 4. Jefferson Davis born Mar 29, 1860, married Sophia Eliza Priestley at Glenn Dean, Breckenridge Co, died 1922 Cloverport, Breckenridge Co, Kentucky 5. Leona Bell born 1862 married Benjamin F. Jarvis June 10, 1883 Breckenridge Co, died Cloverport, Breckenridge Co. Kentucky 6. Edwin W. born 1864 7. Samuel born 1868 married Fannie B. Lively May 26, 1894 Breckenridge Co, died July 15, 1920 in Texas. 8. Lucinda born 1872 9. Emetine born 1873, married Tom Hayes 10. John Wesley born Jan 30 1876 Grayson Co, married Artelia Patterson died May 17, 1920 or 1929 Hardinsburg, Breckenridge Co. 11. Amanda Ellis born Dec 28, 1880 Grayson Co, married Lloyd Haycraft June 18, 1897 Grayson Co., died Sept 10, 1966 Louisville, Jefferson Co. Kentucky 12. Edward born about 1881, died Sept 26, 1920 Boonville, Warrick, Indiana. If you can help, thanks! If not thanks for looking! ;0) Stephanie

While I was growing up, my parents told me that my dad's grandmother Cherokee and that my mom's grandmother was Cherokee. Except for family information and the fact that my grandpa on the one side and my grandma on the other side looked native American Indian. I have not been able to find any documentation on that information. I figured this would be a good list to start with. Here is what I have on them my great-grandmothers. Cora Bell Dix, born October 14, 1875 in Shelburn, Indiana, died September 22, 1930 in Blackwell, Kay Co., Oklahoma, buried at Braman Cemetery, Braman, Kay Co., Oklahoma. She married Pleasant Moore in Indiana. Her parents are David F. Dix and Jamima E. Ogle, both also of Indiana. Mable I. Tiepner, born 1887 in Wisconsin. Married, Thomas (Roy) Goodell. Suzanne VanCleave Federal Heights, Colorado

David Huddleston, born 1827 Tennessee Robert Huddleston, born 1856 Missouri Ruie Lee Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Huddleston) Kollenborn, born 1889 Missouri Albert Lee Benjamin Kollenborn, born 1907 Missouri Rosie Lee (Kollenborn) Shannon, born 1938 Arkansas Clay Shannon (me), born 1958 California Kelvin Caleb Mordecai Shannon, born 1983 California Morgan Tell MacKenzie Shannon, born 1990 California I've been told that Huddleston is a Cherokee name. Can anyone verify that? I haven't found it when googling for "Cherokee surnames"... Clay Shannon, author of the novel "the Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle" Now available on amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/ysran

Thought I would pass this on. Maybe it will be of some help to someone. I did not know this person personally just read the Obituary. Lori Betzer Thursday, April 15, 2004 DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA Lorraine Lee "Lori" Betzer, born March 3, 1920, in Drumwright, Okla., to George Bridge Sr., Cherokee Indian, and Marie Bridge, died April 6, 2004, at home, after a short battle with lung cancer. Lori migrated to Northern California in 1952, where she was a contract writer/artist of country-western music with Capitol Records. She worked as an ophthalmology nurse at Kaiser Vallejo and later retired from that profession after 25 years. Lori is survived by daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Jerry Brandt of Danville; son, David Lee of Napa; three granddaughters, Tiffany Valente and Heather Brandt, both of Danville, and Kristina Lee of Napa. She had one great-grandson, Michael Valente. She is also survived by one brother, Dale Smart of Oklahoma City, Okla., one sister, Bonnie Odom of Lubbock, Texas, and many nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to join Lori's family for a memorial service at noon, Saturday, April 17 at East Bay Fellowship, 2615 Camino Tassajara in Danville. Stephanie _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

My husband recalls stories when he was growing up that he was descended from Native American ancestors, but no one ever told him who these ancestors were. I have been working on his family tree for a year or so, and have been able to trace most of his lines back to English colonial settlers. However, I have not been able to trace his grandmother's FRENCH line beyond North Carolina in the late 1700s. Can anyone advise me as to whether "FRENCH" might have been a Cherokee surname? His family moved from North Carolina to South Carolina to Georgia and finally to southern Alabama by the mid-1800s. Thanks for any help anyone can give me! Best regards, Janet Zengel Messer Micanopy, Florida

Does anyone have information that a Lidia Watson born Ohio circa 1801, or a Nancy Thomas born 1840 Deerfield Ohio may be of Cherokee descent or their husbands who were Nathanial Brewster and Almon Brewster respectively. Do these first names have any significance with a Cherokee background: Zerember, Orlando, and Almon? Thank you Fern Stewart

Hello, I am looking for more information on my ancestor Elizabeth Lowery who I think was the daughter of George Lowery and his Cherokee wife (Nannie) or Ooloosta. Elizabeth Lowery married Joseph Sevier, son of Gov. John Sevier. Does anyone know who the father was of Nannie Ooloosta (Cherokee woman)? Many thanks. Doris

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Not familiar with this connection, perhaps someone on list can help. Leslie -----Original Message----- From: ArgonautsCreed@aol.com [mailto:ArgonautsCreed@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:11 PM To: aeriehollow@ellijay.com Subject: Re: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] THOMAS-Tucker (Conseenee) Hi, I'm searching for Jane Tucker, b. 1818. She first married Braken Baldwin in Kentucky abt. 1834. Then married my 3rd Great Grandfather James Downing between 1850 and 1860 in Mason County, KY. The information I had was that a John Tucker was her father. Still don't know for sure. G. Downing

I am tring to establish Cherokee heritage through any of these surnames. If anyone has any leads on any of these names, i would appreciate it. Thanks!

Are there any Johnson's on the cherokee names list? If so where do I find the information. ann devine

I can't remember who was asking about this so I will post it to the list in hopes of connecting to the people/person who asked. Hiram Brady Thomas b. 5/28/1836, son of Charley and Sarah Brady Thomas, in Cherokee County Georgia which then was still Georgia Indian territory... Cherokee county was divided up and this particular section became Gilmer County. Hiram married Minerva Tucker the daughter of John Tucker I who was Conseenee in the Cherokee language. John was married to Ruby Holloway the daughter of Rueben and Nancy Holloway, pioneers to Gilmer. Rueben was the son of Rueben and Pinniah Holloway. Both Ruebens were born in Virginia. Hiram and Minerva later went to Indian Territory Oklahoma after years of farming here in Georgia. Minerva is recorded on the Dawes as being 1/4 Cherokee #2035 and Hiram who was a white man is also on the roll #226600 - perhaps as an adopted member. This information is from the Gilmer Heritage Book. Children of Conseenee (John I) and Ruby Tucker: Minerva Lewallen Nancy Rebecca Anna John II Sutiza Lucretia According to the researcher of this information John I Tucker known as Conseenee, was the son of John Conseenee Tucker and has often been stated as being an only child... however the researcher (Arsie Bigby an Oklahoma descendant) states that there were other siblings of John I; Jim Bud Bessimer Were supposedly raised by others after the death of John I's mother. Apparently John I's father remarried into the Walkingstick family and also has some half siblings. Hiram and Minerva Thomas' children: Nancy m. Wilson Walkingstick Martha m. Greenberry Calihan Caldonia m. Howard Tweedle John Animal Will Faubion James m. Allie Bryson Tina m. a Matthews Lucius Frank m Florence Arnold and Bessie Moreland Vandora m Jim Green and Howard Etter George m. Malinda Mathews and Susan Brewer The Thomas side of the family ties into our THOMAS lines... which is why I copied the information. Leslie ******************************* Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, from where you are... ******************************* ******************************* Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, from where you are... *******************************

You might check the Indian Territory 1900 Census. Also the Pottawatamie County, Oklahoma after 1900 or the 1909 Oklahoma Census will have their Indian name. There are Watkins in that area. The 1900 Census will have their Indian name if

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Dear Brenda, My Watkins (Wadkins) family is said to have come from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. They were supposedly mixed blood Cherokees but I only have oral support for that claim right now. One of my gggrandmothers, who married into the Watkins family, was named POTTS and it is said that she came from Pott's Mountain, Georgia. In the 1860s they lived near Nashville, TN and then moved to Northwestern AL/Northeastern MS where they ran a sawmill on the Tennessee River near present day Iuka, MS/Cherokee, AL. Some of the names I remember off the top of my head are George Henry WAD(T)KINS, Lena POTTS WAD(T)KINS, Henry Putnam WAD(T)KINS, Dock WAD(T)KINS, William WAD(T)KINS, Ella ADKINSON WAD(T)KINS. If any of this sounds familiar to you or anyone. Please email me. I have been diligently searching for my ancestors for some years now and would love some more info on them. Warm regards, Kaeli on 1/13/04 1201, CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com at CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > From: "Brenda G. Kent" <wt211@victoria.tc.ca> > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:57:50 -0800 (PST) > To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Watkins > > Looking for any info on the Watkins family name who came out of Blue Ridge > Georgia area in 1800's. > > > Thankyou > Brenda Kent > > great great grand-daughter of Anna Bradford...nee Watkins.

I have the Cherokee Roots vol1 & 2 and could not locate a Wooten. Try locating through Cherokee Nation. www.cherokee.org -----Original Message----- From: Walter McClendon [mailto:macgoose@msn.com] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 9:36 AM To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Wooten I have a copy of the Dawes Roll and neither Robert Wooten or Leona Wooten is listed. This may mean they are listed on another roll

I am looking for information On DAVIS, Charity Fowler and Campbell, William B., they are my ggg-grandparents. Charity Davis married William B. Campbell and had a daughter named Harriet Newell Campbell born 25 June 1854 in Florence, Alabama. I have no other information on if Harriet had any brothers or sisters and nothing on her parents like when and where they were born or other relations. Any help that I can get will be greatly appreciated. Gerald G. Reece

I have a copy of the Dawes Roll and neither Robert Wooten or Leona Wooten is listed. This may mean they are listed on another roll