Interesting what you see on the "IT Roots" Jerri, I am supposed to be part indian because of some Chestine ancestor. You may have corresponded with Barbara Peterson about this, but wondered if you know of any Chestine/Chasteen/Chastain or whatever spellling that met up with an indian princess some place. A gggreat uncle was Chestine Cline, his nephew was also Chestine and a local cousins father was Chestine. All from the Cline family but the connection was supposedly thru my Ruth ancestor. Maybe I am my own indian cousin. The early census didn't discriminate unless they were full blood. At least the ones I have checked. Try William Walter Bibee in Cocke county TN, his grandfather was married to a Cherokee "princess" in VA. Those folks (Indians) did wander around some. 1st On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:07:13 -0500 <chasteen2@cox.net> writes: > Betty said: "Looking for the mother of MARY M. KIZER. Mary was 1/2 > indian. Her father was Gaberial Kizer from Tenn. Someone has her > mother listed as Elizabeth Hancock.. born 1804 died 1845". <snip> > > Betty, > I would suggest that you check page 302C of the 1880 U.S. census > -Calhoon, Mclean Co KY for your Abney family. Mary M. and her > children are all shown as "white". > > Also check family 749 on the 1850 Lincoln Co TN census for the > Gabriel KYZER family: Gabriel (age 46); Jasper (age 12); Herod (age > 9); Alcey (age 7); Mary (age 6); and Nancy E, (age 5). Living next > door (family 748) are Gabriel's parents: Phillip KYZER (age 81) and > Anny (age 84). They are all shown as "white". > > I don't know where you got your information about your ancestor, > Mary M. being "a half-blood Indian", but she is not shown on any > Cherokee rolls or applications, and since she was 6 years old, all > of the census shows both she, her siblings, parent and grandparents > as "white". Her place of birth (Lincoln Co TN) is not within any > area that was inhabited by an Indian tribe. > > Best of luck in tracing your ancestry. > > Jerri Chasteen > Claremore > > > > ==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > For instructions to unsubscribe and list rules, click on > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > List owner: jerri@cherokee.net Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > >