Re: the statement about Osceola being an ancestor -could you share your proof (documentation) of that, and, please, other Indian information. It could help me sort out my sup- posed Indian ancestry. Thanks for any help. -------------- Original message from "David.E Smith" <[email protected]>: -------------- > ** Reply Requested by 5/3/2008 (Saturday) ** > > Boy, > and I thought I was unraveling a puzzle! Keep digging. David > > DAVID E. SMITH > TDOT/Reg #3/Right of Way/Excess Land > 6601 Centennial Bvld, 2nd Floor > Nashville, TN 37243 > [email protected] > (615) 350-4229 > fax (615) 350-4291/4410 > > > >>> Jecca Pow-Pow Wheels 5/1/2008 9:27 PM >>> > > Hello Everyone, > > I am new to this group and have several questions. First, the DNA and other > information is either over my head or I simply cannot grasp all of this, all at > the same time.. :) Secondly, I joined this group via the geno project from > national geographic (which I think most everyone else did?).. Okay.. soo let me > write here about why this project is important to me and my Powell family.. :) > > My father is Billy Gene Powell. Is father (my grandfather) is Hanfurd Eugene > Powell. My grandfather is Jimmie Powell from Arkansas (we believe). My > grandfather and great-grandfather were terribly secretive about our relations > and ancestory. (We had some issue with the government). So. On the census, my > great-grandfather denied having children (my grandfather does not have a birth > certificate) therefore we cannot actually prove my grandfather has a father > (anyone else confused yet?). My Great-great-grandfather's name (according to > some) was James Powell, Arkansas also. However, the water get's murky from here > on out (like it wasn't already).. According to my grandfather (who did not tell > us when he was alive, but left us a recording----serious secretiveness..) my > oldest ancestor was actually Osceola, or Billy Powell of the Florida Seminoles. > His father was William Stewart (of the England Stewarts.. and escaped > perscuetion fled to the U.S. and changed his name to William ! > Powell). Soooo... I'm a historian (graduated and by profession) and this is > clearly murky water.. However, if there are any Powell's that this story sounds > familiar and or if you have dates, names or times that may correlate.. PLEASE, > give me a holler, I'd appreciate. > > Thank You muchly, > > Jessica Powell > _________________________________________________________________ > In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_rea > ltime_042008 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message