Good Morning, Beth.   Thank you for the tip.  I have a photo of my great-grandmother's sister, in which she is this very tiny woman with strong Indian features, and dark skin.  Of all of her children, two of them carried the very dark Indian coloring, and stood out from the rest.  That's the only old photo that I have of that line.  My oldest son is what I would call a "throw back".  He was born with beautiful brown tone to his skin, and when he was 3 months old, my husband and I took a trip to Cherokee, NC where the two Indian ladies working in the museum asked me if he was Cherokee.  They said he looked just like a Cherokee baby.  He continues to be the dark one in the family, and turns 45 this Sunday.       I believe that I also have NA on Dad's side of the family, although I have not researched his side for it.  Strangely, both the Bedsaul ancestors on Mother's side of the family and Dad's ancestors on the Mayfield side of the family moved from the same district of Washington County, TN, one family to Madison County, AR and the other to Izard County, AR.  I suspect that they may have been a part of the same wagon train.  I am told about a hundred people made a trip by wagon train to AR. The wife was an Elizabeth Wright, either from VA or NC, depending upon Census data.  And, then throw in the fact that on the Alsup/Lawson/Beverage lines, it's believed that two of the wives (from Washington County, AR) were quite possibly Cherokee.  Who knows!  I have been so focused on the Bedsaul/Bacon side that I have not really done anything with those folks, leaving that research to my 1st cousin.   Anyway, thank you so much for your response!   Jean Mayfield Cuevas   Hi Jean, Another place to look for your ancestors is the National Archives https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/ It's a very helpful site. My Cherokee ancestry doesn't have a paper trail at this time, and likely will remain that way. From what I can gather from family letters dated long ago, census and birth records, etc., my 4th great grandmother Mary was Cherokee who lived in the IT of upstate SC in the 1700's. She married a white man John Bell and they family integrated into the white culture. With only her first name to go on, looking at the Rolls didn't help for me. Although there are a slew of Bell in the rolls, her last name wasn't Bell until she married. My autosomal DNA indicates Native American and the percentage is correct to substantiate that Mary was NA. My family and I are happy and proud with just knowing and not being card-carriers. wishing you all the best, Beth