I have a 4th great grandfather who married (according to family histories) the daughter of a Cherokee Chief named Wagstaff. Reference: Paul Gaskill, Jr., stayed in New York until he was ordained a Baptist Minister. He then went, as a missionary, to a tribe of Cherokee Indians living in the Smoky Mountains near Ashville, No. Carolina. These Indians had escaped and fled into the mountains during the period when the Federal Government was attempting to relocate the Cherokee west of the Mississippi River (1835-1842). While living with the Indians, Paul married the daughter of Chief Wagstaff, leader of the tribe. They left No. Carolina before the Indians were moved to Oklahoma over the Trail of Tears (1849). After his marriage, Paul and his Indian wife moved to St. Claire, Illinois. I would be interested to learn of any records of this Chief. Roy Irvine mailto:royandjane@hargray.com