Don: Exactly! The overland trails generally followed old wagon train trails so these seed could have been planted. Then some went by steamship up the TN river to the Oh river then down the MS river to the AR river and went up it as far as they could and then went cross land to OK. 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: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Cherokee Heredity 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 > > ------------------------------- 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