I'd love to solve the mystery with my Thompson's LOL especially with Delphia.......she's the key & the mystery :0) -----Original Message----- From: cherokeegene-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cherokeegene-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Forbes@lists9.rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2014 6:36 AM To: cherokeegene@rootsweb.com Subject: [CherokeeGene] Cherokee ancestors My great-grandfather was James Allen Thompson Parks, Dawes # 29529. I think the blood degree is wrong on many of these forms; I know his was. He was a Nancy Ward descendant through his father Thomas Jefferson Parks, and descended from Susannah Emory (Martin) through his mother, Mariah Ann Thompson I would love to find the story behind the Thompson family. Although they were white, at least four siblings married Cherokee and went to Indian Territory. They may also be related to the Thompsons who intermarried with the Choctaw/Chickasaw and went to Texas. I have my family pretty well documented and am happy to share. Kathie Parks Forbes