I have reason to believe that my ggGrandfather was Cherokee Info below James Wilson Ray b)1821 d)1896 m) Mary Gibson d)1857 James was a Primative Baptist preacher in the Fannin County, Tx Area. His Father was John Ray of KY b)abt 1790 He was father of my gGrandmother Lucretia J. Ray b) abt 1850 m)John Everette Cope abt 1868 from Upshur County, Tx More detail available if you find some connection here. __________________________ Eddie Cope Cope Web Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cope/