There would have been numerous Cherokee's on the 1820 TN Census. You just won't find them listed as "Indian". You might find a listing as "M" for Mulatto, if the census taker thought that their skin looked dark enough. Most of them will just be listed as white. Of course, this is providing that the 1820 Census of their counties has survived. Many of the 1820 counties are missing. Many of the Cherokee had married into the European families and had assimilated into the "white" culture. Especially the females. The Cherokee Rolls of the same time period were only taken in the strictest of Cherokee territories. Reservation Rolls:1817 were those wishing to stay in the east. They, in order to avoid the pressing encroachment on their lands, had applied for a 640 tract of land in the East that would revert to the government upon their death. Others on the Emigration Rolls 1817: filed to emigrate to Arkansas country and then went on to Oklahoma after 1828. In 1835, the Henderson Roll lists over 16,000 Cherokee residing in AL, GA, TN, and NC that were to be removed to Oklahoma after 1838-1839 "Trail of Tears". Many of those listed, avoided the trip. Some hid in the NC mountains, others claimed to be white, still others were able to aquire land through white friends, and never left. -Sherry >From: "Robert Jackson" <rljddj63650@charter.net> >To: TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <000601c50659$881969b0$0200a8c0@Jackson> >Subject: Cherokee Indians on Early TN Census? >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-72407759 > >Does anyone know if full blooded Cherokee Indians would have been listed on early Tennessee census....1820-1840? > >Robert L. Jackson > Jesus is my rock! If you would like to know him also, visit: http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps.html Visit my webpage! http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com Middle TN Cousins visit: http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org Our hobby: http://www.indiancreekproductions.com Searching East TN families: ALEXANDER,ANDERSON,BRADBURN,BROOKS,BUIE,CLARK,CLAIBORNE, COLEMAN,CRONDAS,DICKSON,ELLEDGE,EVANS,FARMER,HODGE/S, INGLE,JAMES,LINN,LORD,McGHOILL,McINTIRE,McLEAN,MORECROFT, PAINE/PAYNE,RANDLES,RHODES,SANDRIDGE,TEAGUE,and THURMAN Searching Middle TN families: ALEXANDER,ALLEN,ANDERSON,BLALOCK,BOURLAND,BRENTS,BROWNE, BURNES,CLAYTON,CONNALY,CONWELL,CORDING,COX,CREIGHTON, CRITTENDEN,DAVIDSON,DAWSON,DEAL,FREEMAN,GALLAGHER, GILBERT,GLIDEWELL,GRAHAM,HARRELL,HAWKINS,HAYES,HILL, HOLLAND,KING,LAMBERT,LANDIN,LISTON,MARSH,MAXWELL, McADAMS,McCANDLESS,McKNITT,McWHORTER,MEALER,MILLINGTON, NASH,REDD,REESE,ROBERTS,RUSSELL,RYALLS,SCOTT,SIMPSON, SMITH,SORRELL/S,TOLLY,TRENT,WAGSTER,WALLACE, WHITE,WHITLOW,WHITSETT,and WILSON

Thank you Sherry for this info. This might help me to find some more clues. Robert L. Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark & Sherry Finchum" <finchums@usinternet.com> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:59 PM Subject: [LCT] Cherokees in TN 1820 > There would have been numerous Cherokee's on the 1820 TN Census. You just > won't find them listed as "Indian". You might find a listing as "M" for > Mulatto, if the census taker thought that their skin looked dark enough. > Most of them will just be listed as white. > > Of course, this is providing that the 1820 Census of their counties has > survived. Many of the 1820 counties are missing. > > Many of the Cherokee had married into the European families and had > assimilated into the "white" culture. Especially the females. > > The Cherokee Rolls of the same time period were only taken in the > strictest > of Cherokee territories. Reservation Rolls:1817 were those wishing to > stay > in the east. They, in order to avoid the pressing encroachment on their > lands, had applied for a 640 tract of land in the East that would revert > to > the government upon their death. Others on the Emigration Rolls 1817: > filed to emigrate to Arkansas country and then went on to Oklahoma after > 1828. > > In 1835, the Henderson Roll lists over 16,000 Cherokee residing in AL, GA, > TN, and NC that were to be removed to Oklahoma after 1838-1839 "Trail of > Tears". Many of those listed, avoided the trip. Some hid in the NC > mountains, others claimed to be white, still others were able to aquire > land through white friends, and never left. > > -Sherry > >>From: "Robert Jackson" <rljddj63650@charter.net> >>To: TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com >>Message-ID: <000601c50659$881969b0$0200a8c0@Jackson> >>Subject: Cherokee Indians on Early TN Census? >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; >>x-avg-checked=avg-ok-72407759 >> >>Does anyone know if full blooded Cherokee Indians would have been listed > on early Tennessee census....1820-1840? >> >>Robert L. Jackson >> > > Jesus is my rock! > > If you would like to know him also, visit: > http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps.html > > Visit my webpage! > http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com > > Middle TN Cousins visit: > http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org > > Our hobby: > http://www.indiancreekproductions.com > > Searching East TN families: > ALEXANDER,ANDERSON,BRADBURN,BROOKS,BUIE,CLARK,CLAIBORNE, > COLEMAN,CRONDAS,DICKSON,ELLEDGE,EVANS,FARMER,HODGE/S, > INGLE,JAMES,LINN,LORD,McGHOILL,McINTIRE,McLEAN,MORECROFT, > PAINE/PAYNE,RANDLES,RHODES,SANDRIDGE,TEAGUE,and THURMAN > > Searching Middle TN families: > ALEXANDER,ALLEN,ANDERSON,BLALOCK,BOURLAND,BRENTS,BROWNE, > BURNES,CLAYTON,CONNALY,CONWELL,CORDING,COX,CREIGHTON, > CRITTENDEN,DAVIDSON,DAWSON,DEAL,FREEMAN,GALLAGHER, > GILBERT,GLIDEWELL,GRAHAM,HARRELL,HAWKINS,HAYES,HILL, > HOLLAND,KING,LAMBERT,LANDIN,LISTON,MARSH,MAXWELL, > McADAMS,McCANDLESS,McKNITT,McWHORTER,MEALER,MILLINGTON, > NASH,REDD,REESE,ROBERTS,RUSSELL,RYALLS,SCOTT,SIMPSON, > SMITH,SORRELL/S,TOLLY,TRENT,WAGSTER,WALLACE, > WHITE,WHITLOW,WHITSETT,and WILSON > > > ==== 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 > >