Interesting tale... "...Aunt Mahala" is a legendary Melungeon figure; popular legend portrays her as a maker of "moonshine," so obese she could not be arrested by authorities who described her as "ketchable, but not fetchable." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MelungeonOrigin/message/11 ----- Original Message ----- From: <angel42809@aol.com> To: <OHHIGHLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:16 PM Subject: [OHHIGHLA-L] Re: Melungeon Meeting > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2YB.2ACI/1225.1237.1849 > > Message Board Post: > > I read your articles and i hope you can offer me some help. My husband is native american Lumbee Tribe and we are trying to locate some of his ancestries. We know his grandfather was Moses Smiling and he married Dovey Dees. Her father's name was Thomas Dees. Can you help me? > thank you Pat