thank you I've felt much frustration of late your pep talk gave me hope. In searching 4 my grandma (roxie lamasters) Cherokee roots I fond grandpa'(Harley mayfield) Cherokee blood line.His grt grandmother (jack Brant sued James mayfield 4 paternity ,won then had 5 more kids with him, she was full blood Cherokee according to court doc.But my goal is to find grandma Mayfield's Cherokee connections.In honor of this little women whose life was very hard I keep looking Sparklineyez@aol.com wrote: In earlier times, the blood amount was calculated (guessed) by the person conducting the census. There were no documents or other records that "proved" the amount of Indian blood and individual possessed. That was'nt real scientific NOW WAS IT? mY BLUE EYES & BLONDE HAIR WOULD MEAN i'm none!! I remember my grandfather always showing me things in nature..Love for the land, animals, plants that could be used for different purposes.. Never take More than is needed.. What my great grandmother would wear & the stories she would tell him so he could retell & practice. Alot was lost but, I count my self lucky to have had some things taught to me. I don't know HOW much my blood is native.. it's nOT important for me to have an amount anymore. To me it's more what was it like back then.. the things family had to endure. It;s the connection with the past.... people we never got to meet that are a part of me. What struggles, joys they had. Don't give up on the genealogy.. someone told me once it;s like fishing.. ya never know what you'll get.. maybe a bite, nibble here & there. Full surprises... PaUla ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.