This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gardner, Philpot Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4gC.2ACE/1417 Message Board Post: Hi all, I am looking for any informaton you can help me with concerning my great-great grandmother Jodie Gardner. She was said to be a Choctaw and there are several pieces of evidence that seem to support this. Here's what I do know. She was born sometime around 1868 (+/- 5 years). She was married to Jesse R. Philpot (b. 1865) on January 6, 1884 in Polk Co. She gave birth to twin sons Clarence and Claude in August 1888. The Philpot family line is listed as "White" in the census prior to her entry, but Clarence and Claude are listed as "mulatto" on several subsequent census forms. Several family members saw a photo of Jodie at one point (though sadly, the photo was destroyed) and remember as having long, dark straight hair, and brown skin. Family oral tradition says that she was at least part Choctaw. I would love to confirm this oral tradition if possible and to learn more about Jodie. Thanks for any assistance you can offer.