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    1. Re: [WA-L] RE:OTI Reservation?
    2. Bless you. Hope this doesn`t offend you but you can`t imagine how much this will mean to our friend here in Decatur, Al. His father was probably a farm laborer and may have been in prison somewhere in the west at one time. So I would say he was probably doing construction or odd jobs at the OTI devel. I tried to figure the OTI out but was "barking" up a wrong tree. I`ll go back now and digest this info. I had not found a marriage record for his mother and thought she may not have married so the divorce record is a great help. I`ll go to Limestone Co. right away and work some more on his line. He, Jimmy Webster, is an interesting character and was asked at his father`s funeral in 1979 by "two very old women from N. C." Do you know that you are Indian?" Jimmy said Well, yes,; I`ve heard that" They then said "No, we mean Do you KNOW (emphasis) that you are Indian") Jimmy has a llittle trouble reading these old records and I love to help people with their lines; I have done this for myself and others for over 40 years. There are many people in our area who are at least a 1/16 NA but can`t prove it because it was hidden due to the fact that Indians here could not buy or own property after 1835. I am also working on my beautiful little grand daughter`s lines who are definitely NA on several lineS in Cherokee co. Al. this is so exciting for an "old" genealogist. Thank you so much again. Sue Engle Drake in AL

    05/07/2006 11:45:56