Hey, Patty Give the information again. You did say that Frank was black in the first post. If you have Heritage Quest, you put in 'indian' in place of the surname. Then it will bring up a bunch of native americans. There also is a lot of information on www.accessgenealogy.com. Just don't let it take you to Ancestry.com unless you want to go there. Use the other links. http://www.censusfinder.com/oklahoma2.htm has the native american census for Okla. Just pick which year and where you think he might be. The last two sites are free. Good luck. Gracie in Okla. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PKH5638@aol.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Looking for... > Thank you for that information. I don't remember exactly what I posted in my > inquiry. Did I mention that Frank was (according to the family's "verbal > records") American Indian? It sounds like I may have listed him as black, although, > I'm not sure of that either. I do know he was born in TENN. and I would like > to find him somewhere. Patty > > In a message dated 5/18/2005 12:23:01 PM Mountain Standard Time, > webachel@wolf.co.net writes: > > > Dear Patty - Looking for >Frank Burton for the year 1894.< > > > > Unless the marriage was performed on Indian Territory by an Indian priest, > > even then, records were not kept regularly and the chances of finding a > > marriage documentation is rare for any ethnic blends or mixes. Even Indian to a > > white person was rarely recorded. If a listing is given that they're living > > together as a husband and wife such as a Fed Census, their union was probably > > courtesy of NO ceremony. The understanding through common-law was accepted > > that they're married, with NO benefit of a legal certificate or documentation. > > > > > > It's a sad situation but all so true. I have to accept in my own family, > > having little if none over documentation and even then, with what I do have, > > it's vague ... to say the least, doesn't verify much. > > > > Good Luck, I'm interested in what or if anything pops up for you in your > > hunt. Please keep us posted if something breaks through? > > > > Shelia C. Bachelder > > Austin, MN webachel@wolf.co.net > > Meandering Minnesota Meadows > > Original Origins Oklahoma > > > > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Indian Pioneer Papers > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/pioneer/pioneer.htm >