Thank you for your help. What I am thinking is that marriages between Cherokees and whites were not recognized or legal; so, perhaps this is the case with Jackson. All his land purchases (and census) are registered as Jackson. Thanks. Edie -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Hodge <khodge@gdi.net> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] Cherokee >Hi Edie, > >I wasn't able to find your Jackson Hodges but I do have info on the John >Hodges you mention. As far as I know he didn't have a son Jackson and he >lived in Washington Co., Tn. > >There were some Hodges and Lucus families in Davidson Co. but I couldn't >find a Jackson in either line. A *GUESS* is that Jackson is his middle >name, first name Andrew? > >viii John Hodges b. ca 1790 > m. 2/27/1812 Washington Co., Tn. > sp. Mary Acuff > >Ken in Orlando > >