Vonda, Just wanted you to know that I did read this message but won't have time to "approach" the subject<g> for a week or two. On my way tomorrow to help out with new grandson who will make his appearance on Wednesday...........supposedly.......they are inducing labor so we will see<g> Nancy J. Listowner cherokee@topica.com ************************************ Check out my eBay items by searching for "Cherokee Legacy" ************************************ http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/utsonati/legacy/cherokeeleg.htm -----Original Message----- From: Vonda Sheets <vonda@peoplepc.com> To: MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 10:48 PM Subject: Cherokee stuff >Nancy, Jackie, and others researching Cherokee families... > >Does anyone know how many bands of Cherokee there are in MO and AR, for >sure? Has any band ever been accused of not being legit? Do you recommend >a person join a band close to home, or one that is based where your people >lived? > >I recently had someone write me about some of his Cherokee ancestors; do any >bands base membership on whether a person was on any earlier rolls than >Dawes/Guion Miller? In this case, the Drennen Rolls? > >What do bands use to verify a person's ancestry? I know folks have to >submit proof of descendancy from a certain ancestor, via census records, >birth and death certs, etc. But say a person's people aren't on any of the >rolls that have been published in Bob Blankenship's "Cherokee By Blood" >Series...are there other rolls that bands other than the Western Nation, the >Eastern Nation, and the United Keetoowah tribes use? They would have to go >on something other than hearsay; after all, they don't just accept someone's >application, do they? > >There is more I need to know about this; others on this list who are >looking, and would like to learn. After all, most of us with White River >Valley ancestors have Cherokee, Shawnee, Delaware, Creek, or maybe even >Osage in us at some point... > >Would y'all consent to maybe posting some stuff about these things? I >realize that's a lot to ask, but there's a lot that people just don't learn >about the process or what to do and not do. A lot of bands now have >websites, but they aren't answering the questions I have, it seems. Or >maybe I'm not asking the right questions. > >(Maybe you could also help me figure out if I should attempt to get a grant >to study the early Cherokee in MO and AR? <G>) > >Vonda > > >==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== >Visit the White River Valley web! >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the >No. 1 Source for Family History Online. Search over 600 MILLION NAMES >and trace your family tree today. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >