The following came from Minnie Shuler, Owens/Gadsden County researcher: Scott I talked with Dr. Andrew Ramsey who has done extensive research on many of the older families in Calhoun and Liberty County that are of Creek Indian Ancestery. According to Dr. (Chief) Ramsey John Blount and his brothers (and he did not at the moment remember their names, only that there were several of them - which probably includes Charles Blount) were the children of Gov. Blount (later to become govenor) of Tenn., who came to North Florida and married an indian woman. The Lower Creek Band of Indians (who are not acknowledged nationally as indians nor by their fellow tribesmen) "went white" as he called it, meaning that in the Seminole War they faught for the United States against the Seminoles (who fought for the French and British). It is because of this that the Apalachicola band of Creeks were able to obtain the Reservation lands in Calhoun county. This group, as well as many of the Southern Cherokee (who were considered part of the Creek Nation) intermarried with the white settlers and did not go to Oklahoma in the "trail of tears" when the indians were removed from their lands. some of their white husbands drew for some of the indian lands in the land lotteries that followed. There is more research to do on this topic. I do not have the facts yet. In the papers of Dr. Sutton, he describes the early white settlers such as the Woodberry and others in the Dekatur/Gadsden area (which was called Duval Territory) as weathy Craven County plantation owners who moved to this area. That is not always the case. Barnwell District was one of the stopping areas where many of the early settlers lived because it was on one of the major migration routes to the west (esp Texas and Florida). Dr. Ramsey has produced 5 books on the Boggs - Parrott - Ramsey families and incidentatly mentions the Blounts (founders of Blountstown). There were some 55 independent villages and tribes that were a part of the Creek Nation. It will probably be Saturday or next Wed. before I can get to the Ramsey Books to look them over. I have copied most of the papers in the Probate Dockets of Martha Lambert (minor - matter of guardian ship in 1890), Lovensky Lambert's estate settlement in 1870, and Benjamine J. Lambert's estate settlement (widow Lucy) of 1842-1856. Martha Sarah Owens married John Gamble Lambert (grandson of Lovensky Lambert). They all lived in the old Dogtown Community. I have been trying to read them, the writing is very poor in places. Are you interested in them? There are about 150 pages of the records in all. I have not seen very much Owens listed, but there are many other of the early settlers of this area named. The Blountstown Creek Indian Community Conference is scheduled for March 18th at the Civic Center at 5:00 p.m. It is open to the public if you are interested. There may be some people there who could answer some questions about this there. Dr. Ramsey and his lovely wife Wisa will be there. The Conference is sponsored by the Creek-Euchee Band of Indians. They are a different group from the Lower Band of Creek indians. They are affiliated with the Oklahoma indians and are pushing for Bingo in this area. The Lower Band of Creeks (The Floirda Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians) do not want it. I think there is somewhat of a dispute between them, that they are trying to work out. Sakim, a noted lecturer on Florida's Native American Heritage and Folklore (linguist and museum director), has said that about 90% of all purely southern lineages have indian blood or Portugese blood. Sakim is a descendent of Chief John Blount. Thanks for you patience, Minnie