Hello Rick, Don't think I can be of much help but I couldn't help noticing the spelling of your last name and the subject. There are quite a few WOOD/WOODS lines that have Cherokee ancestry as well as some from other tribes. My grandfather, Dr. Charles Franklin WOOD, b. 18 Mar 1871 in Covington, Tipton Co., TN. He was m. 27 Oct 1898 in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, (OK) to Isa Lee ROWLES b. 18 Jan 1878 or 1880 Cooper Co., MO. She was my grandmother and was part Cherokee Indian. My grandparents were separated/ divorced when my father was a small child and I've never been able to determine if the Cherokee ancestry came from her father, John S. "Joe" ROWLES, b. 3 Jan 1849 in MO or her mother, Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" MARTIN, b. 1855 in Gainsville, Cooke Co., TX. I'm curious about the spelling of your name "ROLES" since the name ROWLES has also been spelled various ways. You might try checking with Darryl ROWLES if you are interested in the ROWLES Line. He has done a lot of work on this Family and can be contacted at: <drowles@bigfoot.com>. He used to have his database on a Website but I tried the URL I had and it no longer is working. Good Luck with your research! Best regards, Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) jwood1@mindspring.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [WOODS-L] Woods / Cherokee Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 15:47:31 -0600 From: Apollo <rroles@kscable.com> To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com I have seen a number of messages lately through this list that mentions Woods and Cherokees in the same sentence. I'm pretty new to this list and was unaware of the Woods/Cherokee connection. I've been researching A Martha Elizabeth Woods that married James Rolls in Barry Co. Mo. 1838. The family is fairly certain that she was of Cheorkee descent. She lists her birth place as Ky circa 1820. She also lists her father as Irish and her mother as Ky born. Were there many Cherokee Woods in Ky in the early 1800's? Are there any good sources for invistigating along these lines? I thought I had the parents of Martha Elizabeth Woods .. that being Archibald Woods that married Frances "Fanny" Hill in Madison Co. Ky. 1806. I have spent my time trying to find the Cherokee on the Hill side.. perhaps I have the wrong parents and the Cherokee is on the Woods side. Any help or suggestions as to where to look would be greatly appreciated. Rick Roles