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....... > >