Yes my name is Semone McAlpine I sent you a message last week about the youngblood family in MS with Indian hertiage. I was wondering did you have any more info about those families, because I am defiently come from the youngblood's in MS with Indian hertiage, also this set of Youngbloods are black and are from Hickory, MS. If you have any answers please right back AdoptWorks@aol.com wrote: > > Cousins, > Reviewing my E-mails over the past few days, I noticed that I sent the > following to Cozette and neglected to copy to the list. For what it's worth, > here 'tis. > > Reba, in her words, "compiled" her book, "The Youngblood Family" recording > mostly demographic information (names, marriages, births, deaths); there are > a limited number of actual records or letters. > I found only the following references to Indian heritage. (I include more > information rather than less in case you wish to pursue to find yet more > information. Y is Youngblood.) > > In a letter to Mrs. Eugenia CLARK OLIVER (d/o Lucy Ann Y. LAMPTON) from Mary > LAMPTON REID dated 8 Apr 1936. > "If it is not asking too much I should like to read the letter written by > a BRUMFIELD descendant telling some Indian stories, the same as had been told > us concerning the 'Granny Manning,' Susanna Youngblood and Elsie > WOODRUFF....A granddaughter of Elsie WOODRUFF, Mrs. W. A. DANIELS, lives here > (Magnolia, MS), and may possibly give some additional information. This > Elsie WOODRUFF who m: a COLLINS was a great friend of my grandmother LAMPTON." > > In a letter from Mrs. Susie BRUMFIELD WARING (gr d/o Hanna Ann Y) to Mrs. > OLIVER, dated 28 Jan 1936. > " ... but some things I do remember was what Grandmother (reference to > Hanna Ann Y) used to tell us about their troubles with the Indians. Yes, she > told us about some Indians." (She continues to relate incidents with > Indians, but nothing that would indicate a relation.) > > I can tell you that for many years, I have heard that our YOUNGBLOOD family > has some Indian heritage. However, after looking over the many records, I > just don't see it. I did have an interesting experience recently while on a > genealogy expedition in MS. My cousin and I stopped in an area near Pulaski > and struck up a conversation with the men picking peas. Told them we were > looking for ancestor connections in the area and mentioned Youngbloods (among > others). > "Oh," one said, "you looking for the Indian families?" > Surprised me! So, It seems to be common knowledge (even outside the Y > family) in the community that Youngbloods are somehow connected with Indian > heritage. I haven't found any in this Y lineage. > Regards, Joyce