Yes Andrew Jackson is the president who sent our Native American cousins on that famous "Trail of Tears". So many of our Cherokee kin died because of what President Jackson did. This happened even though Cherokee Chief John Ross saved Jackson's life in that previous war. David S. Payne, otime1@yahoo.com : My websites: My surnames mostly in Upstate SC/GA, & Western NC: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=otime My Pictures, etc: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/a/y/David-Sheldon-Payne/?Welcome=1095014020 1. OH/Erie/Newton (Dorene Paul) 2. Re: OH/Erie/Newton (Linda Higgins) This blog entry from the Archives of the Sandusky Library discusses Daniel Newton and his wife, Eunice Clemons Newton, and their invitation to the Jackson Victory Ball in 1827: http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=victory+ball I think this "Victory Ball" was probably a political event to promote Jackson's run for presidency. He won in 1828 and was inaugurated in 1829. I'm sure, however, that his Ohio supporters were depending on his victory as the military commander in the battle of New Orleans which actually took place in 1814, but was a part of the war of 1812. I am reading a book, American Lion, by Jon Meachem about Andrew Jackson's White House Years. It is very interesting. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about Andrew Jackson. Thanks for the web site reference. Linda J. HIggins, married to a man whose mother's mother was a Newton. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorene Paul" <dorene.paul@sandusky.lib.oh.us> To: <NEWTON@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:01 PM Subject: [NEWTON] OH/Erie/Newton > > > > This blog entry from the Archives of the Sandusky Library discusses Daniel Newton and his wife, Eunice Clemons Newton, and their invitation to > > the Jackson Victory Ball in 1827: > > http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=victory+ball > >