Diane,You might want to read ZEKE AND NED by Larry Mcmurtry and Diana Ossana .It covers the Indians after the Trail of Tears.Might explain the reason somweone shot Thomas Powell in Arkansas.It is about Zeke Procter and Ned Christie who actually lived.The feds.hired outlaws to serve as marshalls and they treated Indians poorly.It is worth a read. sylvia jones ferriter a powell by dna.also a descendant on maternal side of father was Billy McIntosh chief of creeks. On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:12 PM, [email protected] wrote: > ---- diane branam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Jessica,I had a few minutes and because of the family stories I >> heard heard growing up and comparing them to what I found I thougt I >> would see if I could be of help.I think your Powell line is like my >> Powell line. It is not the Powell who was the Native American, but >> who they married.When we did our Powell DNA the Native American >> didn't show up. But it shows in the faces of descendants, so for our >> line it mustbe in the line of one of the wives. On Ancestry all of >> the records for Hanford and his father JimmyL. Powell born about 1881 >> in AL then migrates to OK before Hanfords birth about 1910 list them >> as white. Jimmy L. reportedlymarried a Dora Clifton when she was 16 >> and then lived in the Choctaw Nation,of OK. They show Jimmy Lee's >> father as as this Thomas Powell whoaccording to their site was killed >> by Federal Men for unknownreasons. They said that Thomas had >> operated a Ferry across theArkansas River. The F.C. Powell listed >> listes hisstate >> of birth as Virginia. Hope this is helpful.TTYL~Diane1860 United >> States Federal Census about Thomas Powell Name:Thomas PowellAge in >> 1860:3 Birth Year:abt 1857 Birthplace:Alabama Home in 1860:Southern >> Division, Lawrence, AlabamaGender:Male Post Office:MoultonValue of >> real estate:View ImageHousehold Members:NameAgeF C Powell47 Martha J >> Powell34 Peter Powell17 John Powell14 Cornelius Powell5 Thomas >> Powell3 James L Powell4.12 View >> Original >> Record >> View original image >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > When I first had a DNA test (or whatever it was for females) I was > notified that I had 10% American Indian ancestry. I have not been > successful in finding it yet. It is one of the mysteries Ron and I > are trying to pursue in the Powell DNA. > Claire > > ------------------------------- > 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