First, my husb. Clayton Gillberg [1942 LI, NY - ] is descended from Gwyndola Clayton [1919 OK - ] (It's Gyndola on her b.c., but she uses Gwyndola, because her mama said it was Gwyndola) who is the dau. of Abb Clayton and Malinda Davis Potts. THEIR "fam hist." says that Malinda and/or Abb was part Amerind. Depending on the day of the week and the moon phase, apparently, this is Creek or Cherokee. Second, my father's mother's father [him: Joel Sampson Smith, 1902 TX - 1984 CA; her: Harriet Mary or Mary Harriet Medlock Lawson Smith, 1864 TX - 1938 CA] Thomas or Charles Medlock, 1835 AR - 1918? TX was indeed a Medlock, and I read a 1930's archived report on the Medlocks, some of whom from AR/TN were Cherokee and decided not to go on the Long Walk. I don't know anything about it myself and only report the gist of what I read. Third, my dau. Lillye Beatrice Crocker Smith [1970 CA- ] m. Patrick Thomas Smith [1967 CA -] whose father was partially Oglala Sioux from NE, I believe he said. Fourth I have a maternal cousin Henry Howell last heard from in Madera CA who regularly attended the pow-wows [his word for the Amerind festivals and conventions] and he said he was all of nearly 75% plus Amerind. His father was James Malem Howell [1857 MO - 1926 OK] who was the s. of James Pinson Howell [1814 KY - 1865/70 TX] who was the father of Burrell Bertram/Bertran Howell [1836 KY - 1928 TX] who was the fa. of John Theordore Howell [1871 TX - 1945 TX] who was the fa. of Nancy Lee Howell Smith [1911 TX - 1997 CA] who was my mother so that makes us cousins of some degree. I'm not sure how Henry came to be 75% Amerind, since it doesn't compute, unless James Malem's mother was also Amerind and since she [Malinda Pemberton 1818 KY - 1871 TX] was also the mother of Burrell Bertram .... even supposing Henry's mother was full Amerind, would that - in the absence of note of Amerind desc in James Pinson Howell, Malinda Pemberton et al - would he be 75% Amerind? I don't think so, but so he said. With all that Amerind floating around in the family, how do I even begin to trace whether it's factual or fancy? Susan G.