Hi, My name is Mary Beth Bearden. I am in search of Indian ancestors. I am told that I am part Cherokee but was never told for sure by which ancestor, although it is believed to be Winthrop Franklin Poore. My siblings and I as well as Mom and Grandma (deceased) do have the Indian look so I believe it. Here are names and dates of family that may possibly be the ancestor: Samuel Hastings Smith, b. June 16, 1815 in Vermont. Married Jane Stone, b. September 29, 1817 in New York. Their daughter Emily Augusta Smith b. October 6, 1856 in Iowa was my great great grandmother. The other side of my family had the last name of Poore or Poore. My great grandfather was Winthrop Franklin Poore, b. Sept. 13, 1879 in Concordia, Cloud County, KS. His wife Irene Hazel Pixley, b. June 20, 1880 in Grant, Jewell County, KS. Winthrop Franklin who went by Frank - his mother was Angelia Nicea Roberts, b. Feb. 25, 1850 in Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin. Angelia's mother was Priscilla Meador and was called an OddFellow woman of which I have no idea what that means but I do know that Priscilla was born in Canada about 1825 and died in Cloud County, KS on Feb. 27, 1893. Angelia's father was Joshua Roberts, b. March 27, 1820 in Bergens, Vermont and died in Sibley, Cloud Count, KS Sept. 29, 1908. If anyone has already researched any of these folks, please let me know. And am always happy for advice in my hunting. Blessings, Mary Beth Bearden

Hello Mary Beth - Of all the 550 so tribes recognized by the United States government, according to popular belief, the Cherokees seem to be the one that left the largest number of mixed descendents. That is rather interesting since the Navaho have the highest enrollment and they require 1/4 blood to be a member of that tribe. Nonetheless, you should examine the geographical location of your ancestors and have some understanding of Cherokee history so that you have a greater chance of examining the probability that you have a Cherokee ancestor. Smith (1815) and Stone (1817) where in the distant Northeast whereas the Cherokees were located in the North Georgia, Eastern Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and northeastern Alabama at those dates. In addition at that time the Cherokee were traditional. While intermarriages with white traders who lived amongst them took place, for the most part marriages were following their traditional patterns. The possibility of a Cherokee being in Vermont or New York would be slim to non existent and the movement of their offspring to the midwest would be futher away from the Cherokee homelands. If you have an ancestress from Wisconsin and/or Canada there might be a possibility of "Indian" genes from the tribes in those areas. So many of the Canadian Indians intermarried with the French and other Europeans that a new cultural/biological group arose called the Metis. Based on what you have posted, I would not be looking for a Cherokee ancestor but examine the possibility that if there are "Indian genes" they are most likely from the northern tribes - Wisconsin or Canada. You might talk to a representative from your nearest Family History Center of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. They may be able to direct you to the appropriate documents that are held in the Library at Salt Lake City for genealogical information on wisconin and/or Canadian tribes. Much of the library's holdings are on microfilm which can be loaned to the local Family History Centers. Good luck in your search. L. Duffield ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Beth<mailto:aakede@bellsouth.net> To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: [INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS] Hello everyone Hi, My name is Mary Beth Bearden. I am in search of Indian ancestors. I am told that I am part Cherokee but was never told for sure by which ancestor, although it is believed to be Winthrop Franklin Poore. My siblings and I as well as Mom and Grandma (deceased) do have the Indian look so I believe it. Here are names and dates of family that may possibly be the ancestor: Samuel Hastings Smith, b. June 16, 1815 in Vermont. Married Jane Stone, b. September 29, 1817 in New York. Their daughter Emily Augusta Smith b. October 6, 1856 in Iowa was my great great grandmother. The other side of my family had the last name of Poore or Poore. My great grandfather was Winthrop Franklin Poore, b. Sept. 13, 1879 in Concordia, Cloud County, KS. His wife Irene Hazel Pixley, b. June 20, 1880 in Grant, Jewell County, KS. Winthrop Franklin who went by Frank - his mother was Angelia Nicea Roberts, b. Feb. 25, 1850 in Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin. Angelia's mother was Priscilla Meador and was called an OddFellow woman of which I have no idea what that means but I do know that Priscilla was born in Canada about 1825 and died in Cloud County, KS on Feb. 27, 1893. Angelia's father was Joshua Roberts, b. March 27, 1820 in Bergens, Vermont and died in Sibley, Cloud Count, KS Sept. 29, 1908. If anyone has already researched any of these folks, please let me know. And am always happy for advice in my hunting. Blessings, Mary Beth Bearden ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message