I do hope by the "unfortunately" you are not wishing they were dead. Grace ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmen Forbes" <geneforbes@worldnet.att.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Melungon > Unfortunately, many of these "narrow minded" peoples are still alive and > well! If we can just "break" the barrier...then maybe we can solve the > MYSTERY". > Carmen McDaniel Forbes > GG grand-daughter of David D.Smith > > At 03:30 PM 1/23/05, you wrote: > >It's amazing that people who came to this country initially to escape > >religious persecution were then some of the most narrow minded...hmmmm. Go > >figure. > >I'm working on the Melungeon - Black Dutch - American Indian angles both > >medically and historically, as our family has claimed 2 of the 3. Thanks > >for the info. Joy > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Carmen Forbes" <geneforbes@worldnet.att.net> > >To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:35 PM > >Subject: Re: [LCT] Melungon > > > > > > > Joy: When seeing references to "Black" heritage, keep in mind that Native > > > Americans of every "tribe" were referred to as Black in the 1880 Census. > > > Native Americans were not considered "White". That is the reason so many > >of > > > our ancestors denied their heritage. And the reason so many of us can not > > > get a handle on "from whence forth" our ancestors were from. > > > Carmen McDaniel Forbes > > > > > > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > > > Register your first lines in LCT: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/family.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > >==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > >Other genealogical mailists and newsgroups: > >http://www.CyndisList.com/mailnews.htm > > > >============================== > >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, send email to George@Waller.Org > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >