Hello, I am new to the list, although I have read most of the posts in the archives - really fascinating. I have always believed that my father's father's family had NA ancestry, based on their looks and how long they have been located in the sw GA, FL panhandle area. I was told that this was not the case, but recently I found out that one can tell about ethnicity from physical traits such as shovel teeth, epicanthic fold of eyes, shape of feet, and so on, which indicate NA ancestry. I am trying to find out if these people had Creek ancestry, and after looking at all family members I can find to have lived during the early 1800's in that area, I decided to start with a lady named Kissiah Johnston or Johnson. She was born in 1816/18 in Early Co, GA. I have no idea who her parents were. She married Sevier Whiddon in 1835 and they had four children, Dicy Ann (my gggrandmother) and several others. She passed away in 1855. They lived in Gadsden Co FL. On Lance Hall's Creek Researcher (a wonderful resource!) website, I found a list of Friendly Apalachicolas who fought for the Americans in the Seminole War, one listed as "Johnston Olochs Fixico" in Eshapa's Detachment, so I am trying to find out more about this individual as well and see if he connects to Kissiah in some way. Noticed that there were some posts on this list about some Johnsons being members of the Creek Tribe located at Tama GA. While I have been involved in genealogical research for several years, this is very different as I am trying to find a lineage that has purposely been obscured, for reasons that were legitimate at the time. I would appreciate any help or sugggestions anyone can offer, and will be more than glad to return the favor if I am able to. Pat _________________________________________________________________ Limited-time offer: Fast, reliable MSN 9 Dial-up Internet access FREE for 2 months! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/