>There are about 20 Rich (tto many to listhere) who sued to obtain >Cherokee citizenship in the late 1800's, claiming they were of Cherokee >descent! There is a huge, complete full name index of all these people >at http://members.aol.com/rarebk/ There were about the same number of RICH individuals who filed applications in 1904 to share in a fund provided by the government to compensate Eastern Cherokee Indians and their descendants, all claiming to be descendants of a Polly Hooker Rich. All were rejected because not enough documentation was provided. Most of these filings were from residents of Clay Co., Jackson Co., Overton Co., Tenn. and Monroe Co., Ky. These can be found in the LDS Family History Library Catalogue under United States, Cherokee, as I recall. These applications contain a wealth of genealogical information. Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington email: ccason@compuserve.com