my James M. Smith 1857 was ether Cherokee or Choctaw Indian, moved to a town about 100 miles up 72 highway from Alabama in 1870-1880. He came with his unknown brother and unknown father. Mt Pleasant Mississippi was its name. They, got about 40 acres, to farm. The unknown brother fell in love with a young lady, and followed her to St. Frances Arkansas with a wagon train or maybe futher west. The brother went through Memphis, to get to the mountains. The father died and was buried on kings mountain on 72 highway hill that the kings family is owned and buried on. An express way is beside it now. James married Evey Livonia Armor in 1881 and had 3 children James F Lee Dioxin Annie By his 2 ND wife  Magi Gardner, he had Jimmy Smith James Died in 1923 In later years the unknown brother (he had sandy hair) came back to Mt Pleasant on his way back to Alabama the family said peggy Memphis,Tenn