Between 1838 and 1839, the Cherokee Nation from Georgia was forceable removed from their lands and moved to the Oklahoma Territory via two routes, the northern, that did eclipes a slice of southern Illinois and the river route that was to the south. Due to the treatment they received and the fact that it was called "the trail of tears" it was not something that the govenment would want to keep accurate records on. Two main reasons why they wouldn't appear in the census records would be [a] U.S. Census are taken every ten years and those states that took census of their own took them on the fifth year between the decade. [b] Unless a female married a white male, she could not be a citizen. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 made our Native Americans citizens of the United States. For the most part, they were ignored when it came to records, especially in those times. Even today, if one cares to spend the time, drive through the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. See how the Lakota Sioux are living today and remind yourself that this is the 21st Century.If you do go there, Please, whatever you do, don't refer to them as "People of Color". Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn" <lynnrock@charter.net> To: <Martin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:58 AM Subject: [MARTIN] Native American/African MARTINs? > This is a longshot but I know thw Trail of Tears hit southern Illinois on > the way to MO and AR. Is it possible that their earlier parents or > relatives traveled west because they were of "color" and had TN-IL-MO-AR > birth places on census records? I'm open to anything after searching this > much. I've never heard of any NA or African but that doesn't mean > anything. I have looked at the Baker and Guion Miller and Freedman rolls > but still can't connect my MARTINs. > > There is a LARGE population of MARTINs in northern IL from Ireland and > England and mostly came over in the 1840s. MANY of the TN/NC/VA/KY MARTINs > have been in those areas since before the Revolution so their roots are > older. I haven't had a sound clue to go on in awhile but I'm patient! lol > > Lynn > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I definitely meant no disrespect to any NA. I believe their skin to be a BEAUTIFUL color as well as the African brown and black. Only in dealing with US government documents would I EVER refer to ANY people "of color" as "people of color". The government differentiated between the races by definitions of color. My apologies if I offended anyone. Peace. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Casa Del Luna" <sharmacvilla@comcast.net> To: <martin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [MARTIN] Native American/African MARTINs? > Between 1838 and 1839, the Cherokee Nation from Georgia was forceable > removed from their lands and moved to the Oklahoma Territory via two > routes, > the northern, that did eclipes a slice of southern Illinois and the river > route that was to the south. Due to the treatment they received and the > fact > that it was called "the trail of tears" it was not something that the > govenment would want to keep accurate records on. Two main reasons why > they > wouldn't appear in the census records would be [a] U.S. Census are taken > every ten years and those states that took census of their own took them > on > the fifth year between the decade. [b] Unless a female married a white > male, > she could not be a citizen. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 made our > Native Americans citizens of the United States. For the most part, they > were > ignored when it came to records, especially in those times. > > Even today, if one cares to spend the time, drive through the Pine Ridge > Reservation in South Dakota. See how the Lakota Sioux are living today and > remind yourself that this is the 21st Century.If you do go there, Please, > whatever you do, don't refer to them as "People of Color". > > Mac > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynn" <lynnrock@charter.net> > To: <Martin-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:58 AM > Subject: [MARTIN] Native American/African MARTINs? > > >> This is a longshot but I know thw Trail of Tears hit southern Illinois on >> the way to MO and AR. Is it possible that their earlier parents or >> relatives traveled west because they were of "color" and had TN-IL-MO-AR >> birth places on census records? I'm open to anything after searching this >> much. I've never heard of any NA or African but that doesn't mean >> anything. I have looked at the Baker and Guion Miller and Freedman rolls >> but still can't connect my MARTINs. >> >> There is a LARGE population of MARTINs in northern IL from Ireland and >> England and mostly came over in the 1840s. MANY of the TN/NC/VA/KY >> MARTINs >> have been in those areas since before the Revolution so their roots are >> older. I haven't had a sound clue to go on in awhile but I'm patient! lol >> >> Lynn >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/655 - Release Date: 1/28/2007 > 1:12 PM > >