I have a question. According to my great-uncles's app for a ss card, completed in abt 1938 he indicates that he was born "Cheek AL". Much research finds no town in AL by that name now or in the past. BUT I did find a Cheek Reservation (Cherokee) in Montgomery County, AL near the GA line which fits into the other family history I have researched. Additionally, I have always been told that thru my father's line (WILKINS), we are part Native American, but no one ever stated if it was Cherokee, Choctaw, Caddo or what. If Uncle Ernie was born on a Cherokee Reservation (dob abt 12-15-1887 ish), wouldn't that pretty much provide some verification of my findings and indicate the probability I am part Cherokee? Has anyone heard of this reservation and can furnish any details about it? This I do know, we are definitely part Native American because I have photos of my great aunt and her children and they appear to be full blood. Brenda Wilkins Hudson > > From: CherokeeGene-D-request@rootsweb.com > Date: 2006/03/09 Thu AM 10:00:08 EST > To: CherokeeGene-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: CherokeeGene-D Digest V06 #35 > >

For old Cherokee settlements check: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tennessee/cherokeeindianhist.htm Other sites: http://www.co.madison.al.us/mcrc/Cherokee.html http://www2.una.edu/geography/tn_web/History/ http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/tribalgov/tribes/c.html Happy hunting. Jerri --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

Could your Cheek on the paperwork actually read (Muscogee) Creek? http://jrshelby.com/creek/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~texlance/main.htm http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/creekwar/creek.html http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/alabama/ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/creek/creekhist.htm --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

being born there wouldn't indicate either way, non or Cherokee citizenship. There were many whites living among the Cherokee in that time period. however, it's a lead and I'd follow up more. Find out if he had a family association with the Cheeks. Perhaps you can find out who owned that parcel and trace their membership. They may have some info. on their enrollment forms that might indicate a lead to one of your surnames. good luck, Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <copskid@bellsouth.net> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:15 AM Subject: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] CHEEK RESERVATION ALABAMA - WILKINS >I have a question. According to my great-uncles's app for a ss card, >completed in abt 1938 he indicates that he was born "Cheek AL". Much >research finds no town in AL by that name now or in the past. BUT I did >find a Cheek Reservation (Cherokee) in Montgomery County, AL near the GA >line which fits into the other family history I have researched. >Additionally, I have always been told that thru my father's line (WILKINS), >we are part Native American, but no one ever stated if it was Cherokee, >Choctaw, Caddo or what. If Uncle Ernie was born on a Cherokee Reservation >(dob abt 12-15-1887 ish), wouldn't that pretty much provide some >verification of my findings and indicate the probability I am part >Cherokee? Has anyone heard of this reservation and can furnish any details >about it? This I do know, we are definitely part Native American because I >have photos of my great aunt and her children and they appear to be full >blood. > > Brenda Wilkins Hudson >> >> From: CherokeeGene-D-request@rootsweb.com >> Date: 2006/03/09 Thu AM 10:00:08 EST >> To: CherokeeGene-D@rootsweb.com >> Subject: CherokeeGene-D Digest V06 #35 >> >> > > > ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== > This list is for Genealogy related conversations > Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html > Please Good manors and no flaming others > For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit > CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com > You can also find what you need search the archives > or to get off this list via web site below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html > Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com > >

One thing you need to keep in mind when reading the word reservation, sections of land that were given to individuals were often times called reservations. If you look here http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/index.htm you will see what reservations I was able to find in 1908 and there is nothing listed for Alabama or Georgia. Judy Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: <copskid@bellsouth.net> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:15 PM Subject: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] CHEEK RESERVATION ALABAMA - WILKINS >I have a question. According to my great-uncles's app for a ss card, >completed in abt 1938 he indicates that he was born "Cheek AL". Much >research finds no town in AL by that name now or in the past. BUT I did >find a Cheek Reservation (Cherokee) in Montgomery County, AL near the GA >line which fits into the other family history I have researched. >Additionally, I have always been told that thru my father's line (WILKINS), >we are part Native American, but no one ever stated if it was Cherokee, >Choctaw, Caddo or what. If Uncle Ernie was born on a Cherokee Reservation >(dob abt 12-15-1887 ish), wouldn't that pretty much provide some >verification of my findings and indicate the probability I am part >Cherokee? Has anyone heard of this reservation and can furnish any details >about it? This I do know, we are definitely part Native American because I >have photos of my great aunt and her children and they appear to be full >blood. > > Brenda Wilkins Hudson >> >> From: CherokeeGene-D-request@rootsweb.com >> Date: 2006/03/09 Thu AM 10:00:08 EST >> To: CherokeeGene-D@rootsweb.com >> Subject: CherokeeGene-D Digest V06 #35 >> >> > > > ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== > This list is for Genealogy related conversations > Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html > Please Good manors and no flaming others > For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit > CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com > You can also find what you need search the archives > or to get off this list via web site below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html > Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com > > > >