Hi, Jesse Bushyhead.s Indian heritage was from the Longhair clan of the Cherokees. Indian Agent Gen. Joseph Martin had 2 Anglo and 3 or more Cherokee wives at one time or another. Polygamy was allowed but not common in the Cherokee Nation. Some Anglo women would overlook the husband's Indian wife as it guaranteed her and her family's safety from Indian attack and they were not in the same community at the same time. Gen. Martin married Susannah Graves and her sister Mary Graves. They trace to Thpomas Graves of Jamestown. married Col. Ben Cleveland Sam Houston, Pres. of Republic of Texas welcomed Cherokee and Choctaw and Caddo and wanted all north and east of Tyler , Texas. So many intermarried came that they settled down to Cherokee County , Texas, near Livingston , where the Alabama- Coshuta Reservation today. On the Reservation in the Visitor's area is a Presbyterian Church for Tribal members. Baylor Universith held a Powwow for various tribes a few years ago. The Alabama - Coshata were the best matched and most colorful dancers there in White and Red bright Indian dress. The Buffalo River Indian Baptist church started in an auxiliary chapel and has moved up the Brazos. Several Baylor students attend it today and are working on one of three levels of degrees. Others are in various Flea Market businesses and Art and beauty shops and there is one Quala- T shirt and cap printing company . Sounds like Quala Cherokee. One from Waco was on the Tribal Council in Tahlequah. I.T. The church was in the Bellmead First Baptist Church East of Waco. The next President of Texas rejected the idea of a reservation but those who spoke and dressed Anglo style and had farms were botherred less. Those who followed Tribal customs openly were sent on a Trail of Tears out of Texas. My wife's nephew, a Tyler worker, was of that group but his grandad took the name Smith. See Page 2 as this may get too long for Rootsweb as they refuse attachments. Charles A. Wyly On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:27:00 -0500 skm <flintlock@kcnet.com> writes: > Could someone explain the difference in these? What areas did they > come > from? > and where did they go? The caddos disappeared from Ar. many years > ago. > Wonder where they went or what happened to them? > What is the difference in a muskogee and a cherokee? > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >