In my opinion, you should take the "supposed" Native American connection with a grain of salt and proceed with your research in standard genealogical sources until you find actual evidence, otherwise you risk wasting a lot of time on a wild goose chase since the majority of these traditions turn out to be untrue. ----- Original Message ----- From: <saare@attglobal.net> To: <NYHERKIM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:12 AM Subject: [NYHERKIM] Re Native American research > Hi, > I'm new to Native American research. I'm looking for the parents of > Charles Lamb whose mother supposedly was a Mohawk. Son Charles Lamb was > born about 1872. Charles was living in the town of Mohawk about 1891 > where he had a son Ralph with Cora Walrath of Little Falls. How would I > locate someone of N-A ancestry? Would the mother be listed in the census > as Indian heritage? Would she have been on a reservation? Are > reservations in the census? Any leads appreciated. Thank you and happy > hunting. > Elsie > > > ==== NYHERKIM Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites: http://www.cyndislist.com/ > >