Interesting discussion. I am also reseaching my husband's family in TN. Legend says my husband is 1/64 Indian. No clue which tribe. The physical appearance supports this possibility. This is a missing piece that can drive me crazy. Thanks for a new clue to hunt! Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Deloach Elliott" <mightymare@prodigy.net> To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [MNSTLOUI] Re: mixed marriages > ok...sorry for interrupting best of luck on your research > > marilyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Pollard" <merick@cableone.net> > To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:05 AM > Subject: Re: [MNSTLOUI] Re: mixed marriages > > > > Thanks but there wasn't much to the discussion. The family member and I > were > > referring to relatives in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. > > > > Kim > > > > Marilyn Deloach Elliott wrote: > > > > > Kim...i just want to jump in here...i think i have missed some of the > > > discussion. may i ask what part of the country you are talking about > with > > > the Scots and possible indian connection? my family is from TN, NC, > KY, VA > > > and i discovered people referred to as Melungeons. most stories are > that > > > some ancestors were indian but there was no proof of that. they have > the > > > characteristics you mentions...high cheek bones...dark eyes...olive > > > complections... the subject of Melungeons is rather complicated but > very > > > interesting. if you search the word on the net you will find lots of > info. > > > just a suggestion. > > > marilyn deloach elliott > > > duluth mn > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kim Pollard" <merick@cableone.net> > > > To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:55 PM > > > Subject: [MNSTLOUI] Re: mixed marriages > > > > > > > That same topic came into a family conversation just the other day. > The > > > high > > > > cheek bones, the dark eyes, and dark hair. There is a family trait > that > > > almost > > > > looks more towards the "Oriental" > > > > features minus the eyes. The eyes are more "cat like" in shape. The > > > thing with > > > > that is to my knowledge so far I have only found one story of a > possible > > > indian > > > > marriage and that isn't even in our line! It makes one wonder.... > > > > > > > > Kim > > > > > > > > Kathie Donahue wrote: > > > > > > > > > Regarding the possibility of mixed blood Scots and Indian, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > http://www.cableone.net/jamez/family.htm > > > > > > > > Check out some of the other websites I'm running. > > > > > > > > http://drew-ms.netfirms.com/ > > > > > > > > http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/beautiful/877/ > > > > or > > > > http://nav.to/Merick > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.cableone.net/jamez/family.htm > > > > Check out some of the other websites I'm running. > > > > http://drew-ms.netfirms.com/ > > > > http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/beautiful/877/ > > or > > http://nav.to/Merick > > > > > >