Obadiah BENGE ? Yes he is part of the BENGE Cherokee.Where have you searched? There was a day I was stuck and sitting at my other desk.I heard a voice say "Obadieah It only happened once. A voice said Obadiah" in answer to my question. I said to the wind, Obadiah whom? Then I said "thanks a lot. " There also was an Obadiah GORDON killed in war. BARB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leif-Karen Rasmussen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [CherokeeGene] CHEROKEEGENE Digest, Vol 7, Issue 222 > > Hello Barb, I don't follow all messages in this posting, but when I saw > the name: "BENGE" it caught my eye. That is the name of some of my > family. I haven't searched back very far, only to my g-grandfather > Obadiah Benge. He was on the 1906 Rolls along with my grandmother who was > only a few months old at the time of the roll. Are the Benge's you > mentioned related to my Obadiah Benge? And if yes, do you have more info > you could share with me? Thanks, Karen> Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 09:17:13 -0800 > > From: "BARBARA GORDON-LANTTO" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [CherokeeGene] genealogy > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: earthfeather99 <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > The Shawnee and the Cherokee were together in 1600's at Winchester VA. > > Most > > records were destroyed. But information can be found. Most Cherokee > > have > > Shawnee ancestors and Lenni-Lenape/Delaware.( Algonquin) We are > > thankful > > for them. > > > > Abraham Lincoln had his troops destroy the entire Winchester (Opequon > > Shawnee village) area, 72 times, and then burned it.Both George > > Washington > > and Lord Fairfax lived there with the Indians. Only the Natives know the > > story and "what" Lincoln was searching for...... The Winchester > > occupants > > went to Texas and elsewhere during the Civil War. And returned to > > rebuild. > > It is back-upped by out of print books. > > > > I think you mean NW Georgia.The Chicamouga were prevalent there. And the > > Gordon's and Chief John Ross.And the Great Chicamouga Battle at Lee and > > Gordon Mills.( My relatives)NW Georgia....EDMONDS. ALDERMAN, GORDON, > > LEE,) > > > > Read the Memoirs of General John B Gordon and the Chickamouga Battle. > > > > Or at the Duck River in Tennessee where Captain John Gordon and > > Cherokee-Powhatan Gordon family lived. > > > > An old Indian Trail devided the familys. at both ends, later became > > "Federal > > Road" > > > > The BENGE's ( Red Paint Clan) and others, lived at Clay County, > > Kentucky, > > See: A J Goodwin. ( my GGgrandfather) > > > > See TUCKAHOE...LIttle Jake Troxel..and SEQUOYA( HALF-BROTHER TO MY THIRD > > GREAT GRANDMOTHER who married John "Tippy" HOUSE)AND begat JAMES HOUSE > > AND > > FIVE OTHERS. (DAUGHTER MARRIED McDaniel) > > > > The Cherokee History is NOT written down for the FEDS (the enemy.) > > Please > > remember the trail of Tears took place, because of force, and not by an > > act > > of friendship. Four thousand died. > > > > BACK in Virginia, James Gordon acquired the Gordonsville VA property > > from > > EDMONDS. From Georgia, my relatives first went to North Carolina, Some > > Aldermans are still there......Cherokee Long Hair twisted hair Clan > > > > Later some went to Gilgal Island Illinois.Later Tom Haynes wrote a book > > out > > of Montana, about Gilgal Island. > > > > Alderman and Edmonds went to Oregon/Washington Territory. My great > > grandparents. They named my grandmother "Georgia".... > > > > On government records HOUSE was "white" but our Indian linage goes > > back to > > Delaware and the Cherokee.And the Lenni-Lenape > > > > BARB > > > > =====*NOTICE THIS*===== > this is a generic list; and not topic specific because certain chatting > is required to do genealogy; and sort fact from fiction. > > Rude people will be moderated asap! > List archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokeegene > Dual admin. > Dan and Joyce > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >