Thank you Bob. Another bit-o-history: The trail of tears was not so named because deported Indians were crying. The trail of tears was so named after a very small rose bush with tiny petals that grew naturally along the trail (actually more than one trail) which the people called tears. source: Grandma Kelly donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Betty Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:09 AM Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Cherokee Heredity > Don: > Excellent. You are correct. In lots of cases the Cherokees were more > educated than the whites. > Sure there were a few Drgging Canoe's but for most part the Cherokes were > encouraged by the British and supplied weapson to fight us. > Bob > > "Do not go where the path may lead; Go where there is no path and leave a > trail"---Emerson > Opportunities never come to those who wait...they are captured by those > who dare to attack. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donal O'Kelly > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 1:15 AM > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Cherokee Heredity > > Perhaps lesser known facts include that they had the first written native > language and started the first newspaper for Indians. Georgia I believe. > > donkelly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Betty Hughes" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:09 PM > Subject: [TNHAWKIN] Cherokee Heredity > > >> The State of Franklin TNSSAR Chapter welcomes any member with Cherokee >> heredity to join our Chapter. I have led the chartering of Chapters in >> the Cumberland Gap, the, General Joseph Martin Chapter and the Watauga >> Chapter in Carter County, TN. Many of the GM Chapter members descend >> from >> one of Joseph's Cherokee wives. We welcome your membership. General >> Martin recognized te friendship of the Cherokees and without their >> non-support at King's Mountain, we might not have turned the tide and won >> the Amer. Rev. War. We seek the support of the Cherokee descendants that >> helped us. >> Best wishes, >> Bob Hughes, Past Pres. >> TNSSAR >> >> >> "Do not go where the path may lead; Go where there is no path and leave a >> trail"---Emerson >> Opportunities never come to those who wait...they are captured by those >> who dare to attack. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1098 - Release Date: >> 10/29/2007 9:28 AM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.15/1101 - Release Date: > 10/31/2007 10:06 AM > >