In 1824 in Early County, GA, Elizabeth Boles married Abraham Warren. Abraham is a ggggguncle of mine. Just a few months ago I met, over the internet, a direct descendant of Elizabeth and Abraham (and several other folks, from whom I descend too). My new-found cousin wanted to know if I had any info on Elizabeth, who was American Indian according to family lore. I didn't even know her last name, so my new-found cousin was way ahead of me. And that is how I have become interested in these Boles. Elizabeth and Abraham moved to Coffee County, AL and spent several decades there, then followed their children to Henderson County, TX. The last time I can find them in the census is in 1870 in Athens, Henderson County, TX., though in 1880 Elizabeth (then a widow) was living with their son James. There were other Boles in Coffee County, AL during those early years, but there were many more in Henderson County, TX, and they were living near (because they were related through marriages) some Cadenheads. I figured that the Boles in Early County GA, Coffee County AL and Henderson County TX were most likely Creeks. Indeed, an early (no pun intended) brief history of Early County, GA stated that: "Unlike the other counties, it [Early] had within its borders a few Indian towns, where some small bodies of "Creeks" had their homes." http://genforum.genealogy.com/sheffield/messages/1936.html As I continued searching, I came across information that the Henderson County TX Boles, along with the Cadenheads who were their relatives and neighbors, were Cherokees. Data I have seen over the internet (not the actual documents) includes this example: "BOLES/CADENHEAD APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP, CHEROKEE NATION 1896 All persons named in this application are members of one large extended family, related by blood and marriage. This information was received from the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. It consisted of 42 legal size photocopied pages of documents relating to the applications and appeal of denied citizenship. Denial was based on the fact that James Boles' name was not on one of the official Cherokee Census rolls taken in 1835, 1848, 1851 or 1852 and that James Boles never resided in Indian Territory. All persons named in this are all members of one extended family and the report proves thier lineage and relationship to each other." This application contained numerous statements from witnesses that the Boles and Cadenheads involved were indeed Cherokee. Now back to Elizabeth Boles who married my Abraham Warren. I have gotten no further in determining her ancestry, let alone whether she was related to the Boles who were in Henderson County, TX, though there is a hint or two that she may have been. What I would appreciate knowing from any of you is whether there is any record of the names of the Creek families who supposedly were in Early County GA in the first few decades of 1800. And, while this seems far- fetched to me, do any of you know if any Cherokees were there at that time? Many thanks.