S.K.Bane: Immigrants would have passed through the land of the Cherokees to get to MS. and many a male picked up a bride along the way. So for the Blackfoot to be a part, it would be after he left MS. if you follow this. The Ga. area was Cherokee Country as well as AL and the Carolinas. If the Cherokee became family after the trail of tears, then it would be a family secret and you may find a lot of brick walls there. When the Cherokee were resettled to Oklohoma many Cherokee hid out and passed as whites and or other nationalities. Some of these went to Florida. If they were part of the trail of tears and made it to Oklohoma suggest you check the Dawes Rolls for names to see if they are on it. This was just a brieft synopsis, not a verbatim statement of history etc. SIN