HiYa Kim and Mercer Listers! I.M.H.O. I'm not aware of any tribes being represented in Mercer County WV in the late 1800's and early 1900's. There may have been individuals who descended from tribes, but I don't believe any large Indian tribe was in the county during these periods. The only knowledge I have of tribes, is the SHAWNEE who used a small area around Lake Shawnee. It was very close to the site that the CLAY massacre took place. They used this site in their hunting travels and had a burial ground there. Recent archaelogical digs un- covered several items that proved their presence. The SHAWNEE, for the most part, disappeared after the white set- lers began invading the area. By the time Mercer County became a Virginia County in 1837, only one account is made of a citing of any Indian presence. =================================================== =================================================== Where there tribes in Mercer? If so what tribes? In the late 1800's and early 1900's were there any Native Americans that still lived in Mercer? If so what were the last names they went by? What nationality would they have appeared as in censuses? Mulatto? Thank you, KIM