In my family (Descended from Joseph Warnick) there were always stories of Indian blood but no one could prove it. One has to remember that until recently anyone who was less than white was considered a non person and so the descendents of the original east coast Indians married into white families and assimilated to rise in social class and acceptence. I believe that about 90% of the old families which reach back to the 18th century have Indian blood. Not all of the tribes moved west or died out but many married into white families. THey often took very common English names so you can't trace them by the names and the fact that they were Indian or halfbreed was covered up. There was even a movement to call people with darker skin a free person of color and with that deny them the right to vote. THis is the untold story of a large population of the Appalachian Mountain people. I can remember kids that I grew up with who had no connections to any dark skinned mediterreneans who had dark hair and dark eyes but very English sounding names and that was in PA just over the WV line in Greene Co. I am sure that they must have had Indian blood in their make up. Todd

Wonderfully written, Todd. It is also the untold story of many of our ancestors in other areas besides the Appalachian Mountains. I am so glad that alot of us our reclaiming our ancestries! I believe that my mother (b. in Oakland, 1926) has native american blood in her lines (TURNEYand/or LITTLE), and I know that my father has cherokee (GA) in his and even possibly Abenaki. I am proud to walk the red road. Beth ----- Original Message ---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:27:13 PM Subject: [MDGARRET] Indian Blood In my family (Descended from Joseph Warnick) there were always stories of Indian blood but no one could prove it. One has to remember that until recently anyone who was less than white was considered a non person and so the descendents of the original east coast Indians married into white families and assimilated to rise in social class and acceptence. I believe that about 90% of the old families which reach back to the 18th century have Indian blood. Not all of the tribes moved west or died out but many married into white families. THey often took very common English names so you can't trace them by the names and the fact that they were Indian or halfbreed was covered up. There was even a movement to call people with darker skin a free person of color and with that deny them the right to vote. THis is the untold story of a large population of the Appalachian Mountain people. I can remember kids that I grew up with who had no connections to any dark skinned mediterreneans who had dark hair and dark eyes but very English sounding names and that was in PA just over the WV line in Greene Co. I am sure that they must have had Indian blood in their make up. Todd ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html