This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/3463.30.2.1.1.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The rub that I am feeling, is that none of the census records that indicated "race" ever listed these folks as FPC or Mulattos, both terms would have been applied to Indians as well as Blacks. However, many years ago my mother asked a historian about my father's (Lawson) family. The man replied that he didn't know much about them except they were "bad to marry up with Indians." Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.