On 1/5/2012 12:25 PM, Yvonne Strong wrote: Sorry-my first message didn't have my name so will try again. > When I first started doing genealogy I began working on my 2nd great grandfather, Rev. John W Taylor, born in 1815. My grandfather's cousins wrote me that John W. Taylor's father was captured by an Indian tribe when he was a small child. When he grew to manhood he married the chief's daughter which made my grandfather part Indian. You can imagine the fun I had with that one......hate to admit that I am terribly gullible. > > However to the day he died my grandfather believed the story and that we had Indian blood running through our veins. > ************************************ > > Ah, yes, the beloved "family tradition" as the end-all (and substitute) > for the "truth." >> >> > > ******************** > >

Yvonne Strong--Wish he were of the Osage Tribe. They were and are the only tribe (that I am aware of) that when taking their allotment or whatever it was called, agreed that all royalty were to be divided by head rights (lineage) and did not take the land as such by acreages. Results all the oil revenue (Osage County Oklahoma) has been divided by head rights and even is there was no drilling on land where you lived, you still share in Oil Production revenue. Much more to this story but that is another history lesson. ellen On 1/5/2012 12:25 PM, Yvonne Strong wrote: Sorry-my first message didn't > have my name so will try again. >> When I first started doing genealogy I began working on my 2nd great >> grandfather, Rev. John W Taylor, born in 1815. My grandfather's cousins >> wrote me that John W. Taylor's father was captured by an Indian tribe >> when he was a small child. When he grew to manhood he married the >> chief's daughter which made my grandfather part Indian. You can imagine >> the fun I had with that one......hate to admit that I am terribly >> gullible. >> >> However to the day he died my grandfather believed the story and that we >> had Indian blood running through our veins. >> ************************************ >> >> Ah, yes, the beloved "family tradition" as the end-all (and substitute) >> for the "truth." >>> >>> >> >> ******************** >> >> > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hey Ellen, Wow! That would have been a wonderful boost for the family. Also, thanks for the History lesson - makes me aware of what I don't know. Now, on my Moser line it has been said they left Germany because of the Catholic Church and when they left they had to leave their money as well which amounted to $12,000,000.00. Looks like I've lost all around doesn't it? Love these family folklore's. On 1/5/2012 1:29 PM, bruce.mckown@wavelinx.net wrote: > Yvonne Strong--Wish he were of the Osage Tribe. They were and are the only tribe (that I am aware of) that when taking their allotment or whatever it was called, agreed that all royalty were to be divided by head rights (lineage) and did not take the land as such by acreages. Results all the oil revenue (Osage County Oklahoma) has been divided by head rights and even is there was no drilling on land where you lived, you still share in Oil Production revenue. Much more to this story but that > is another history lesson. ellen > ******************************* > When I first started doing genealogy I began working on my 2nd great grandfather, Rev. John W Taylor, born in 1815. My grandfather's cousins wrote me that John W. Taylor's father was captured by an Indian tribe when he was a small child. When he grew to manhood he married the chief's daughter which made my grandfather part Indian. You can imagine the fun I had with that one......hate to admit that I am terribly gullible.However to the day he died my grandfather believed the story and that we > had Indian blood running through our veins. > ************************************ > Ah, yes, the beloved "family tradition" as the end-all (and substitute) > for the "truth." >>>> >>>