This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morning Star/King Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4gC.2ACE/402.401.407.1 Message Board Post: Does Mary Emma King sound familiar? My trail stops with her. Family says mother was morning star, and possibly w/child on the trail of tears(Cherokee).Mary Emma King married Elisha Boyd. Any info would be appreciated. Story that she was taken from res. and raised by a white family. Thanks. Child was to be named dancing star. Shelly