I don't want to futher confuse you, but discussion about the name reminded me that there was a Cherokee named Stand Watie who served the Confederacy during the Civil War, primarily in the west. He was born in Floyd County, Georgia not far from Cherokee County. You might want to check this site out: http://www.nativeamericans.com/StandWatie.htm There may be no relationship at all, but I've seen the name written so many different ways that this one is worth considering. -------------- Original message -------------- > Thank you for the help on the name. It has to be the hardest line I have > ever searched. Also, a strong feeling and more reasons with this Wates family > they may be of Native American blood-lines. Since Frances (Fanny) Wates b > 1856 shows up first on the Cherokee county census married in 1880 is one thing > I think might lead to this. Beginning to think I will not find her family. > Mary > > > ==== GACHEROK Mailing List ==== > GACHEROK-L mailing list archives. Search by name, etc. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GACHEROK > RootsWeb Threaded Mailing List Archives. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >