Hi, sorry about that- I did not mean Indians from India I meant the ones like The Eastern Cherokee Tribal headquarters and in the Carolinas. I know some were intermarried in the Eastern U.S. Why else would chiefs like John Jolly's dad, Jesse Bushyhead, The Ridge and JohnRidge and other descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers have been in Arkansas- Missouri-East Oklahoma Cherokee Nation some before and some after the Trail Of Tears? According to the book by that name, many were well educated as Ministers, Doctors (Dr. Peter Hurd McNair) and other professions and had plantations with mansions before they were forced out of The Georgia Gold Fields and other choice real estate. As soon as some were across the Mississippi- or on it- they came to East Texas , many useing Indian names with the encouragement of their adopted brother Sam Houston, Pres. of the Republic of Texas. Sam said all north and East of Tyler , Texas was Indian reservation when he was President of the Republic of Texas. The Texas Alabama- Coshuta Reservation and Cherokee County, Texas are far south of that. The next President said no reservations but individual settlers would not be disturbed, but tribal rights would not be respected. My wife's nephew and hundredas of others with roots in the Eastern U.S. began taking White Anglo, Irish. Scottish, or German names of kin or friends. He was a Smith of Smith, County, Texas. Remember- the Trail of Tears and Indian Policy were not the same in the Republic of Texas as in the U.S. and well educated Indian intermarrieds knew this to be a chance to escape U,S. policies. If you live in Texas anything east of the Mississippi is Eastern by a few hundred miles. Take care, Charles Wyly On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:01:47 -0500 KARLA KT SHAHAN <ktshahan@juno.com> writes: >Dear Charlies Wyly, > >I am interested to know some information regarding these early >families that you have mentioned in your >previous post: > > "More "Anglo" and German settlers in Erath County had Eastern Indian >roots not obvious or worn as a chip on the shoulder- in fact it was >mentioned only to friends. >John R. Baylor and his Central Texas Rangers (Sometimes a legal posse- >sometime Vigilantes) drove these friendly defenders to Oklahoma- >Caddo- Chickasha area via Fort Phantom Hill, Abilene, then went to >Arizona and became governor. " > >Can you tell me where these settlers came from? Virginia and >Tennessee? From Gulf ports newly arrived in the US? What were some >of the family surnames? Were these families farmers or merchants, >blacksmiths, >tinkers, tailors, or preachers? > >Were these people driven out... is that what you are saying, by the >Central Texas Rangers... the group of >ex Confederate misfits? > >Please elaborate, as you are so good at this. We really do enjoy >your posts. >Karla Shahan >ktshahan@juno.com > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, >and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: >http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== >--- Author Retains Copyright --- -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All >Rights Reserved Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com >http://www.selfroots.com Unsubscribe request To: >TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com