Jan, Thanks for your response. I have a family surname that was given to me--but it would serve no purpose to include it at this point, as no real proof except hearsay anyway. Beulah Miller has two of the three books. I will ask her which one she is missing. Lois In a message dated 9/5/2006 5:40:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Sam, Ferne Buckel Beachy also told me her (great?) grandmother was a full-blooded Indian from West Virginia. Lois, I have Book III on the Descendants of Michael Beeghly and Barro Inken. Actually, the Amish in early Eastern Pennsylvania typically adopted Native American children. According to their religion, they sought to raise Native American children in their Christian faith, converting them as the Great Commission dictates in the Bible. Is anyone on this list attending the Pennsylvania Genealogical Conference Sept 29-30 in Pittsburgh? Jan Hess