FYI Angelyn: Have you checked Grayson County TX for a SMITH/BRASHEAR? marriage in the 1940's? Corine --- ANGELYN CUNNINGHAM <angelync@msn.com> wrote: > You might trying mailing Charles Brashear, a > professor at San Diego State University, who will > soon be publishing a 5th volume on the Brashear(s) > family - and the many spellings of the name. His > address: > brashear@mail.sdsu.edu > Angelyn > > ------ Original Message ----- > > From: Susanna Noe > Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2002 8:16pm > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Miss. Choctaw Investment > Co. > Dusty: I am still 'lost' on my ancestor Nancy Lipsic > Black Brashier...any > suggestions ? a half cherokee/ via legend, oral > testimony, family interviews > et al....I am at a brickwall...too many people knew > of her and speak of her, > even today ,for her to be a figment of a collective > imagination... what do > you suggest ? > > From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:00 AM > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Miss. Choctaw Investment Co. > > > > Fran: > > > > You need to trace your family in Miss. via the > federal census and try to > > connect them to someone listed on either the 1831 > Armstrong roll or the > 1855 > > Cooper roll. These were both done before the > removals to Oklahoma. I > have > > both rolls if you need a lookup. > > > > dusty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Jfrbol@aol.com> > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Re: Meaning of "Choctaw" > > > > > > > I have copies of "The Mississippi Choctaw > Investment Co" papers, dated > > 1918, > > > signed by my ancestor, for " services to be > rendered in presenting > before > > the > > > different branches of the government, in order > for them to share in the > > > tribal property belonging to the Choctaw > tribes". I think I have > > determined > > > this was a cruel hoax, but my question is where > do I start to research > the > > > fact that my ancestor signed these papers, as I > did not know he was > > > Indian/part Indian. He was James Leon Chambless, > 1904-1987, son of John > > Henry > > > Chambless, 1882-1916, and Josephine (Jodie) > Skinner, 1886-1930. What is > my > > > first step in finding the Choctaw Indian > connection to my ancestors? > > > > > > Fran Bolton > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > To Unsubscribe: > > > Send msg. to > CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... > "unsubscribe" without the quotes > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off > signatures....... > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > Send msg. to > CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... > "unsubscribe" without the quotes > and spelled correctly. > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off > signatures....... > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information. Try Judy White's > NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER at > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, > newsletters, lookups, articles, etc. > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information. Try Judy White's > NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER at > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, > newsletters, lookups, articles, etc. >