Very interesting, Ethel!! There is a website that relates to this subject a bit. It's the Melungeon Heritage Association, whose mission is "to document and preserve the heritage and cultural legacy of mixed-ancestry peoples in or associated with the southern Appalachians". http://www.melungeon.org/ "Melungeon" came to mean a mixture of white, black, and/or Indian. Be sure to read the "About the Melungeons" page. You might also do a keyword search once at this website for "West Virginia". I researched this subject many years ago when I was looking for an Indian ancestor (no luck), but haven't checked it out in a long while. Sharon