I descend from a Cherokee ancestor that was from Rutherford Co. NC and went to Gilmer Co. GA. Cherokee research is very difficult. And having Indian blood was not something that was talked about in those days; it was kept in the closet. The series "Cherokee by Blood" is an interesting source. I suppose it you have a male line, maybe DNA genealogy would be interesting. A couple of years ago, many were searching for their Indian Roots to get college scholarship money for their children. The research is not a easy task and if I remember correctly you needed to be at least 1/16 Indian in most cases. If most of the Indian ancesty legends could be proved, one is usually greater than 1/128th Indian. It makes an interesting case but it is not something that the Indians or the government will recognize. Happy Searching, Dawn in MO Researching all Dement lines _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008

Yes very true...1/16? they've lowered it...at one time it was at least 1/4 but even that blood quantum level is getting rare....:( The Europeans started that Blood Quantum theory...and in some cases when it came to land alotments - most 1/2 blood and above wouldn't admit they were over 1/2 or listed their spouses as white, because if you were 1/2 and above blood, you had to have a guardian to have land and many didn't want that, so they fudged on their blood quantum levels...lol...sorry, but that blood quantum thing is just plain crazy...anyway, if you were less than 1/2 blood you didn't need a guardian to own land and they would put it in your name... Most Indians know that the BIA blood quantum is really skewed and don't pay much attention to it....likewise if you were say Cherokee but also intermarried into another tribe of Indians, only the blood quantum for Cherokee was counted on the Dawes... So that whole blood quantum thing is a real joke.... Char On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:43 AM, D Detring <detring@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I descend from a Cherokee ancestor that was from Rutherford Co. NC and went to Gilmer Co. GA. Cherokee research is very difficult. And having Indian blood was not something that was talked about in those days; it was kept in the closet. The series "Cherokee by Blood" is an interesting source. I suppose it you have a male line, maybe DNA genealogy would be interesting. > > A couple of years ago, many were searching for their Indian Roots to get college scholarship money for their children. The research is not a easy task and if I remember correctly you needed to be at least 1/16 Indian in most cases. > > If most of the Indian ancesty legends could be proved, one is usually greater than 1/128th Indian. It makes an interesting case but it is not something that the Indians or the government will recognize. > > Happy Searching, > Dawn in MO > Researching all Dement lines > _________________________________________________________________ > Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. > hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNWILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- A shameless plug for my web activities: Support Authentic Cherokee Art - ask for the Artist's Tribal registration number before you buy!! Cherokee Style, Cherokee Heritage and Cherokee Descent all mean non Indian! Indian Arts and Craft Act: http://nativeamericanlawus.blogspot.com Cherokee Basket Weaver's Association: http://www.cherokeebasketweaversassociation.org Cherokee Basketweaving Books: http://www.lulu.com/groups/indianbasketweaving Cherokee Artists Association http://www.cherokeeartistsassociation.org Cherokees of Orange County http://www.cherokeesoforangecounty.org Visit the Family History Store at LuLu: http://stores.lulu.com/pagesthroughtime or http://www.pagesthroughtime.us Can't find the records you need and you're a male surnamed Coats or varitation, order a DNA kit to join our DNA project: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=A59642&special=True Coats Archive http://www.coatsarchive.us