Many tribes and Native people have asked, "How are CSBG and other program funding levels determined and how can we get our allocation increased?" The answer is the 2000 Census. Current funding level is based on the results of the 1990 Census. American Indians were severely undercounted in 1990, which resulted in severe reductions in funding and services throughout the entire country. Census data is what is used to determine not only CSBG funding levels, but virtually every federal program that benefits American Indians and Alaska Natives (e.g., education, housing, health, energy assistance, job training, child care, head start). We need to make sure Indian people are not undercounted again in the 2000 Census. Make sure your tribal members understand the critical need for an accurate count. You can assure them that all answers provided are strictly confidential, with no way to connect answers or personal information to an individual. Provide the following information to your tribal members on how to answer the Census: o Check Indian as the only race listing no other admixture (white, black, etc.) o Enter the name of your tribe using only 19 letters. o Check with tribal officials to ensure everyone in the tribe is using the same tribal name with the same spelling. o Make sure that the person #1 on the Census lists as Indian, because everyone in the household will be counted as the same race as #1. Be sure to have a tribal representative attend any Inter-Tribal Complete Count Committee meetings that may be being held in your area. -------------------- The 2000 Census surveys will be mailed out on March 20 to all residential addresses. April 4 is the actual count day, when those without residential addresses will be counted. There will also be a house-to-house canvassing of homes that do not return the mail-out surveys. Let's make sure that WE are not undercounted in the 2000 Census. -- André Cramblit, Operations Director The Northern California Indian Development Council ( http://www.ncidc.org ) NCIDC is a non-profit organization that helps meet the social, educational, and economic development needs of American Indian communities. NCIDC operates a fine art gallery and gift boutique featuring the best of American Indian Artist's and their work, with emphasis placed on the work of the Tribes of N.W. California. (http://www.ncidc.org/gift/gifthome.htm#anchorgift)

Hi, I'm looking for anyone that has information on Samual PLUMMER, b 1754, married Nancy Ann Higgins. He enlisted in REV WAR in 1778 and all I have for him are daughters: Nancy Martha Rachel Sarah Mariam Emily On the info I have I show no son's. Was there any? I am following into this family to see if anyone married a SANDERS. What state and county do you have them from? Maryland? My ancestor Elias Sanders b 1775, was said to have come from Maryland eventually to Georgia. Tradition says his father was British and his mother an "Indian women from the Plumer tribe." Can't find anyone who has ever heard of the "Plumer Tribe" and several of us think that if there is not a Plumer tribe of Indians, that maybe the reference was to a large family with the last name of Plumer, or that there was a group of Indians, possibly in Maryland, that had the last name of Plumer/Plummer. Help!!! Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gale Sanders

Hello All!! I just received the death certificates in the mail for my ggrandparents today. What a break for my searches!!! I finally have Priscilla "Pricie" STILTNER Arthur's parents. Pricie was married to Lee Anderson ARTHUR. (Still searching for his father, death certificate says unknown. Mother - Mary Margaret ARTHUR) Anyone who has any info on these names please let me know. Jackson STILTNER [Pricie's father] Martha WOODS [Pricie's mother] One of my brick walls came down today!!! Now my search can expand further. Thank you, Faith blount@digital.net

Hi - Being new to the list, I would like to submit my brickwall first, perhaps then I can work further back. Looking for Ann Rebecca Boustnier BEFORE 1843 when she married Samuel Shook, in Frederick County, Maryland. Born in 1812 or 1817, unknown birthplace, unknown parents. I have all her info from 1843 forward, or the most pertinent anyway. Thank you Pam Thomas

-----Original Message----- From: Faith Blount <blount@digital.net> To: Bath County List <VABATH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:18 PM Subject: Fw: ARTHUR - STILTNER Children -----Original Message----- From: Faith Blount <blount@digital.net> To: VAROOTS <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:16 PM Subject: Fw: ARTHUR - STILTNER Children -----Original Message----- From: Faith Blount <blount@digital.net> To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com <WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 4:58 PM Subject: ARTHUR - STILTNER Children Hello all! Was wondering if any of you would have any info at all on any of these names. My ggrandparents: Lee Anderson ARTHUR married Priscilla "Pricey or Pricy" STILTNER. To my knowledge they had at least 13 children. I have no parents names for "Pricy" and Lee's mother was Mary Margaret ARTHUR. I don't know his father's name. I also found that it is a possibility that Lee was married a second time to a Amanda (COMPTON, CEPLINGER, CAPLINGER). I have yet to find any proof on this. Of the 13 children I have as follows: [In order of oldest to youngest] 1. Tilden ARTHUR b. ? d. ? 2. William Sylvester ARTHUR b. 29 Nov 1888 (Left home have no record of where he went according to rumors) 3. Essie Gay ARTHUR Ware b. 01 Jun 1892 Married Bias H. Ware 4. Blanche Mae ARTHUR Cochran b. 12 Apr 1895 d. 25 Feb 1985 Married Lawrence W. Cochran (2 children - Virginia Lee & Lawrence Willard Cochran, Jr.) 5. Hanson D. ARTHUR b. 06 Jul 1898 6. Herbert H. ARTHUR b. 04 Jun 1901 d. Jan 1979 7. Oral Pearl ARTHUR b. 14 Mar 1906 Married Ann J. COOL (3 children - Gerald Allen, James "Jim" Lee, & Joyce Loraine) 8. Cecil T. (Truman?) ARTHUR b. 13 Sep 1908 d. Nov 1985 Married Anna Bertha(Changed name from Bertha Anna) ACKERMANN m. 14 Feb 1941 (2 children - Priscilla Bertha & Gloria) [My grandparents] 9. Opal ARTHUR Goff b. 14 Apr 1912 Married W.B. "Bill" Goff 10. Goldy ARTHUR b. 23 Apr 1915 11. Wilma ARTHUR Mann b. 23 Apr 1915 d. 25 Nov 1990 Married a MANN (2 children that I know of.) Wilma and Goldy through my search have the same birth date, so I am thinking they are one in the same. [I have different dates also for both.] 12. Unknown ARTHUR b. 25 May 1924 13. Kenneth ARTHUR b. 07 Dec 1925 NOTE: If Goldy and Wilma are the same person, I am then missing two names of children. Please send any info you might have whether it is a rumor or anything, even if you think it isn't important about any of these family members listed. Anything at all will be appreciated. blount@digital.net Thank you, Faith

We have run into a dead end looking for information on my wife's great grandmother. She was Sarah Francis Davis, b abt 1870, d. 25 Mar., 1918 in Petersburg, VA. We are told that she was the Daughter of the Chief of the Wyandotte tribe. She married Thomas Lett b Sept 1870 d 1946 in 1905 in VA. Her first Marriage was to John Robert Jones. Thanks, Steve Ford sford@directlink.net

Hello, Everyone, I am new to the list and would appreciate it if someone could suggest a source for the descendants of Sitting Bull. My cousin's wife has been told by her mother that their line is descended from Sitting Bull and she would like to confirm that if it is at all possible. What does seem sure is that there is native ancestry. Here is what is known. Albert Henry BOTHAM & Kate Georgina BULL (born Alberta, Canada ( - Circa 1946) | Catherine Adelaide BOTHAM (21 Oct 1917 - ) born Saskatchewan, Canada & Frank Ernest Charles SMITH (11 Apr 1918 - ) | | Catherine Mabel Jean SMITH (11 Aug 1943 - ) | | Frank Albert Charles SMITH (6 Mar 1945 - ) | | John William Richard SMITH (26 Apr 1946 - ) | | Georgina Margaret Alice SMITH (26 May 1947 - ) | | Dianne Elizabeth Emily SMITH (1 Aug 1949 - ) & David Andrew HARDIE (22 May 1945 - ) | | Cecil Charles SMITH (15 Mar 1951 - ) | | Clifford Harrison Stanfield SMITH (7 Sep 1954 - ) | | David Robert Scott SMITH (25 Aug 1957 - ) Thanks very much and Happy Holiday Season Adrienne Adrienne Sherrin Kelowna, B.C., Canada

Hello! I am searching for my family heritage on my Fathers side of our family. My Grandfathers name was Marion Drury Collins, born in Odds,Kentucky in1887. He married Lucy Agnes Wells in Logan, WVa. Grandma Lucy said that her people were from the Spice Islands and were referred to as Black-Dutch. They were darker in skin color and had wavey dark hair. Grandpas people were Scots-Irish and Cherokee. Anyway, this is the info passed down verbally in our family, but we don't even know our Great-grandparents names! We have no real documentation of anything. My Dad knows nothing of his family and I would love to find them. If anyone has any knowledge of them please let me know! I also have some of my Grandparents siblings names. Thankyou very much for your time! JanMarie

Hello, I am new to this list, I do not know if I spelled the above correctly, but I am trying to find for a friend if there are any Wincommico descendants who are seeking to organize a formal tribal group. Any help is appreciated, Truman Adkins

I have a great grandmother named Kiziah Redman Hundley from Horse Pasture, Henry Co. VA .b 1853. She married John Quincy Crews and they lived in Stuart, Patrick Co. VA. Her ancester was John Redmon Hundley, I believe. I always have heard there was Indian blood in this line, but have not been able to prove it. Where are your Redmons from? What years?

Where are your Tuck's from? > I have a g-grandmother named Martha Elizabeth Redman (VA) who married > Richard Detrick Tuck and she is purported to be of Powathan lineage. Her > father was named German B. Redman (Redmon?) and her mother was either a > Slaughter or a Poythress. Do these names sound familiar? > > Please e-mail me at IMZADIMPR@aol.com or raymonmp@agedwards.com. > > Many Thanks!

> I have a g-grandmother named Martha Elizabeth Redman (VA) who married > Richard Detrick Tuck and she is purported to be of Powathan lineage. Her > father was named German B. Redman (Redmon?) and her mother was either a > Slaughter or a Poythress. Do these names sound familiar? > > Please e-mail me at IMZADIMPR@aol.com or raymonmp@agedwards.com. > > Many Thanks!

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I have my Puckett line through 1590 (mostly from the Henrico County, VA area) and it seems that there is native blood criss-crossing through the generations. I also know that at least 36 Pucketts are listed on the Guion Miller Roll to seek recompense from the Federal government for the Trail of Tears. My question is, does anyone know details on which nation (I'm assuming Cherokee) these Pucketts were and which ones are considered "blood"? ALSO... I have a g-grandmother named Martha Elizabeth Redman (VA) who married Richard Detrick Tuck and she is purported to be of Powathan lineage. Her father was named German B. Redman (Redmon?) and her mother was either a Slaughter or a Poythress. Do these names sound familiar? Please e-mail me at IMZADIMPR@aol.com or raymonmp@agedwards.com. Many Thanks!

Hello to all list members. My name is Katie Hull and I am currently involved in a research project that perhaps some of you would be so kind as to contribute to. I am an archaeologist interested in culture contact. I am working on a research project which explores contact between Native Americans (especially, but not limited to, the "Five Civilized Tribes") and Africans, African-Americans, or other people of African descent before the Civil War. As many of you know, there are extensive historical records which describe contact on the societal level, such as slavery, maroon settlements, and military movements. However, very little is mentioned about contact on the cultural level. By this I mean the adoption/sharing/rejection of cultural traits of one group by the other. This can include the "Indianization" of Africans, trade between the groups, the adoption of some African traits by Native groups, intermarriage or offspring, adoption, etc. I am very interested in the personalization of such contact through stories from family historians, genealogists, and other persons with such knowledge. The historical record mentions very little about the effects of contact between the Native American groups and Africans, and I believe that contact to be notable and historically important in the development of the United States. I would be very grateful to anyone with stories, pictures or genealogical information that demonstrates the effects of contact between these 2 groups. The contact DOES NOT have to have been amicable; I am equally interested in stories regarding the clash of cultures. I will not use any information that is given to me without the expressed consent of the donator. I will not publish any report without the expressed consent of the donators. I would be glad to post/mail this report to any persons who are interested, once the research is completed. I am an amateur genealogist/historian myself, and have great respect for family information. A bit about me: I am a Ph.D candidate at the University of Toronto, although I am originally a farm girl from near St. Louis, Missouri. My major research interest is in those who were "forgotten" in history; I am currently excavating a Famine-era village in Ireland. Thank you for your time. If you would like to discuss this research further, offer suggestions, or submit your stories/photos/etc., please do not hesitate to e-mail me at eire.arch@iname.com or mail your information to: 1665 Pickering Parkway, Suite 102 Pickering, Ontario L1V 6L4 Canada. Respectfully, Katie Hull

I am looking for parents and siblings of a Samuel YOUNG born in Cumberland Co PA in 1762. I have reason to believe that he was of mixed blood. His father Scotts-Irish and his mother Indian. Would anyone on this list have any good suggestions as to where I might be able to find something to prove or disprove this. Thanks J. Ray Young

Hello Everyone, I'm a new subscriber to the DelMarVa List. My interests reach just north of Delaware, into that part of South Philadelphia once known as "the Neck," near the Tinicum Marsh and present-day Philadelphia Int'l. Airport. Mary Simon was my 3xgreat-grandmother, married first to Daniel Odenheimer--a basketmaker in 1860s Philadelphia--then to Benjamin Whartnaby. From the time my mother was a little girl, her great-grandmother (Benny and Mary Whartnaby's daughter) told her there were "Indians in the family." Over the years, attempts to learn more from her own mother and grandmother were ignored or met with silence. I would love to confirm or debunk this bit of family legend, but can't seem to make much headway. Aside from the tiny hints my mother was given as a girl, our only other information comes from a related branch of the Whartnaby family unknown to us until I began digging into our roots. With regard to Mary Simon, we've been told she was "the daughter of a Blackfoot chief." Now, because I think of the Blackfoot tribe as being from Canada and the Western Great Plains, I'm wondering if there could be any truth to this--if there was ever a Blackfoot presence in the DelMarVa peninsula or up the Eastern seaboard. I would be very grateful for your insight or suggestions as to how I might further my research. Many thanks. With kind regards, Sandy Levins sandylevins@earthlink.net

Tclampo@aol.com wrote: > does any one know of any native american sites for Virginia in the early > 1800's? > Thanks > Terry > TcLampo@aol.com > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi Try Our Family History at http://www.uwf.edu/~english/Panther-Yates/famhist.htm There's also an associated list: Lost Indian Tribes Southeast mailto: AMERIND-US-SE-L-request@cultures.rootsweb.com

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does any one know of any native american sites for Virginia in the early 1800's? Thanks Terry TcLampo@aol.com