Although I don't know her name my ggg-grandmother was full blooded Cherokee from Georgia. She married my ggg-grandfather John Yates(born abt 1785)
of Georgia.

My husbands surname Fields from Alcorn Co., Corinth, MS, claim Native American Ancestry, unable to locate so far His father's mother was Elizabeth Davis. His maternal surnames include, Fowler, Sweat, Davis, Heathcock/Hathcock and I think Latham

Hello everyone. I appreciate having this board. On my maternal grandmother's side, was handed down that one of her grandmother's was half white and half indian. Based on pictures of my great-grandmother, I've always assumed that if the story were true it came down this line. mtDNA is Haplogroup M which does not point to any of the native tribes. No matches in ancestery DNA database or any of the other databases I inputed the information into. My great grandmother was born in GA and the censuses I find her on (1900 and 1910) state her parents were born in GA to. Her surname as handed down our line was Henry. Could also be Henyard. She more than likely had a prior marriage / relationships before marrying my great-grandfather, Cornelius Pierce, as her surname was White when they got married. They were married in Walton County, Georgia but not sure if that is where my great-grandmother was from. My great-grandfather was from Greene County, Georgia. Great-grandmother Fannie is one of my brick walls on my maternal side.

Would als be interested in knowing if there were / are any triracial isolate groups in Georgia. Almost for to mention that on one census she is listed as Mulatto and on the other census she is listed as Black.

Please let me know if you need any other informatin. Would appreciate any advice or information of possible directions to head next. Thank you.

My great-great grandmother was Mahala Ennis b: 1820 in Burke Co., North Carolina. She was Cherokee. She is my brick wall. I can't find her parents, although I have found an Ennis family in that area I suspect she may have come from. I have a picture of her with her husband, Charles Ackles, and their youngest son (my g-grandfather), James Hamilton Ackles.

Mahala married Charles Ackles (b: 1819 in Illinois) in November of 1839 in Illinois (I have no idea what Mahala was doing in Illinois at that time, I suspect she may have been going through there during the Removal). They migrated to Iowa after their marriage.

My Native American surnames are Dobkins (Cherokee), Lewis (tribe unknown), Compton (? Cherokee) and Palmer (supposedly Choctaw). I have quite a bit on the Dobkins Cherokee line; nothing on the Lewis. My great-great grandmother's name was Jemima/Gemima Lewis; and she seemed to be somewhat of an outcast in the family at that time--known mostly as "that Lewis woman". I would like to find out anything about her parentage; and, of course, am very interested in anything on the other surnames I have listed. I'll be happy to share what little I have with anyone else researching the above surnames.

My great grandmother was suppose to be of Cherokee and/or Lenape/Delaware Indian heritage.Her name was Mary Hudson birth 1872 daughter of William Hudson and Mary Virginia.I am at a brickwall with her.

My Husbands gggrandmother was Mary LeDuc. She was half Indian and an Indianchiefin from St.Ignace Michigan and Macknic Island.

My ggggreat-grandfather was William S. TAYLOR b. circa 1770. His grandchildren submitted applications to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, Relating to the Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes under the Act of 1896. They listed Cherokee as the tribe on the application and that he was from MS. His daughter Mary "Polly" TAYLOR b. 16 May 1801 in TN d. 13 June 1887 in Wise Co, TX m. 1825 to John RAY b. 1 Jan 1800 in GA d. 16 July 1884 in Wise Co, TX. They were my gggreat-grandparents. John RAY was a Baptist preacher and he and Mary TAYLOR RAY lived in Fayette Co. AL, Itawamba Co. and Alcorn Co. MS, Johnson Co. and Wise Co. TX, and Arkansas.

Just as someone else stated my family also has an "Indian Princess". The story my Mother told was that a Cox from TN married an Indian Princess. Now I have traced that family back to GGG Grandfather Cox and I don't think that his wife is the Native American so I think it must be his mother and his father is the Cox from TN. I had my brother do the dna and the mtdna came up group H. So I was disappointed and I really do not understand the dna. I find William Cox in Sangamon County, ILL in the mid 1820's. He marries Jane Hohimer there and they then move to Southern MO. On the census William states or someone states that he was born in VA. his son Henry (my GG Grandfather) states on his census some years later that his father was born in NC. So with what my Mother said about TN, I am thinking that maybe he was born in the area where VA, NC, TN meet, which that was also Cherokee Territory. The lines of the then Territories kept changing in the late 1700's early 1800's so that may be the confusion. I know I am grasping a little. So if anyone has any information on a Cox line that married a Native American I would be eternally grateful for anything you might have. The family names I am researching on my Mother's side besides Cox are McNulty, Blakesley, Barker, Cox, Bushong, Hohimer, Harvey, Jackson, Bacon

I have traced back in the Ogle family line that some of our ancestors from the Huskey family line were Cherokee they are 7 generations back from me with family hints that there are more Cherokee roots a little closer than that. ((I had a full blood Cherokee co worker that said there had to be more recent blood than 7 gen back due to certain expressions and mannerisms and facial features.))

I am trying to figure out what tribe - these family are TABLER, SATTERWHITE, MAYLE(MALE), CORBIN, DRIGGS, BARROW, and JAMISON

They lived in Athens County, Ohio and also in Zanesville, Muskingen County, Ohio.... So what tribes were in this area... all the Federal census - mention BLACK ... I know that Native Americans can be called White, Black and Muttalo I have NOT been able to find them in Indians Census...

I was told that they were BLACKFOOT or BLACKFEET (but that out of Oklahoma) then I was told Cherokee...

Help...........

Debbie, I have Jamison in my line also. I also have a note as to what tribe they were supposed to be-whether it was in Ohio or not, I don't know; but let me look tomorrow and get back with you.

Hey Debbie, Your names do not match mine, but your story about Black Foot and then Cherokee does. My whole life my Mother told me we were Black Foot and then when my youngest daughter was doing a family tree, so it was years and years later she said you know I may have been wrong, your Uncle (her brother) said we were Cherokee. Well I was like What, but my Uncle had died by this point so I could not ask him any details and she was getting up in years and her memory was fading. So why the mix up? Well the "White" people called all Indians Black Feet because of walking barefoot in ashes. So how do we know? I don't have the answer yet, but also I ran across a site called Saponi Indians which was a mixture of larger tribes that had been nearly wiped out for one reason or another, and they nicknames Black Foot also . So that is all I know it still is a mystery and has made the search harder. The real Black Foot Indians were out of Canada and then live in the Northwestern part of the USA. Good luck and let us know what you find!

THere is a wonderful web site

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/
All the carious rolls are online... It is NOT complete..

Hi,
Thanks for having me.
My native american ancestry goes through the MAYS and GARNER lines. The Mays line appeared on the Dawes Rolls but apparently wasn't approved.
I know very little about the Garner's other than they were in MS in the 1870's. Any help on these two surnames would be appreciated.
The oldest ancestors that I've located for both lines were: George W. Mays and Thomas Garner.
Thanks, Bill Tiffee Silverton, Oregon

Bill: The Garners were thick here in Tennessee. Is there anyone in particular you are trying to find? Maybe I can help.

Hi Carol,
Thanks for the response.
Here's what I have on Thomas M. Garner, b Aug 10, 1830 SC. married Margaret Louisa Shaw, b Sept 12, 1834 AL. Married Feb 19,1851 in Winston, MS. They had six children including my maternal grandmother, Edna Maybelle Garner (the youngest), b 10 Feb 1877 in Calhoun County, MS.
I have his death date as 4 Jun 1897 Sebastian, AR. I also have a note that could be his parents: William Garner and Elizabeth Cox; no birthdays or place.
Thanks, Bill

Bill: I keep quite a database of births, deaths, marriages; and what I call "dustbunnies"-a catch-all for odd notes and tidbits of information. I will look in the Garners, Shaws, and Cox files and see what I have. I am related to probably half the country, through the Compton, Brickey, McAdams, Gregory, Thompson & Campbell lines. I'm a pack rat-never throw anything away if it is historical; that's why, if I'm rooting out something on, say, a Campbell; and run across a Garner or Cox, I keep that also. The old lady is slow and busy, but I will see if I have anything you are looking for.

Thanks Carol,
I would appreciate any light that you can shed on the Garner's or Mays families.
Bill

Carol, I am researching Cox's in TN, probably the NE area to begin with. William or Henry were the men's family name and I think maybe the Indian girl that they married might have been named or re-named Salena or Salina, this is just a guess on children's names later on, but I don't have anything else to go on. Anything sound familiar at all?

Debra & Bill: First of all, Bill, I haven't forgotten your Garners-am still "digging" on them. Debra: I don't show any marriages for any of the Cox guys with Salena. I do have a couple of Cox/Native American marriages. One is Thomas Cox, who married Susan Hall July 19, 1875 in Spencer County, KY. This was Osage Indian-but not sure if it was Thomas or Susan who was Osage. The other one I have is William Cox who married Elizabeth Foster in January of 1836 in Greene County, TN. William was supposedly part Cherokee. I'll keep looking; and when I get into my burial files and "tidbit" files, maybe I'll find more. Sorry I can't be more immediately helpful for you both, but I'll keep looking.

Carol, The TN connection could be something, but my William Cox and his brother Henry were in ILL by mid 1820's for sure. I am not sure how long they were there before I found them. My William Cox was born in 1804 I think it is his father that married the Indian maiden so maybe the William Cox that married Elizabeth Foster could be a nephew or cousin. My Mother told the story of a Cox from TN marries a Indian maiden. On William Cox 1804 his census has show VA and NC as possible birth places but with the lines changing It could cause the mix up. So it is William's parents I need or birth place. Both William and his brother Henry only had two son's and they both named them Henry and William or William and Henry. William's son Henry my GGGGGrandfather had 3 son's William, Henry, and then Samuel. I don't know if Samuel is a clue or not. William's first born daughter is named Salena that is the only clue I have to maybe it might belong to his family. William married Jane Hohimer and I have all of her information and it does not appear it came from her side. I know it doesn't have to but it is the only thing I have. Thank you for your help

Hello, I probably have Native American ancestry, although I have not been able to prove it. I have several lines with common names like Smith, Lewis, Brown, Williams, and Jackson which are hard to trace, and other lines which were out in the wilderness early. I have Huskey of Sevier County, Tennessee who is said to have been part Native. My Smith were said to have refused any Government Indian aid, although my grandfather's brother was born in Sallisaw, OK. Some of my interest in Native Americans stems from living on a reservation for several years in the western US, and my present closeness to Oklahoma. I study the history of my area.
My mother's sister married a COX. My father's sister married a Shaw. This is in the tri-state area where Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas come together.

Rosemary: Do you happen to have a Jemima/Gemima Lewis in your Lewis line? She married William Compton; and was my great-great grandmother. She was all, or almost all Native American; and we have never been able to find out who her parents were. She was born about 1830, in Madison County, MO-although some say in Madison County, TN. However, she lived in Washington/Crawford County, MO; and since Madison County, MO is that close, I feel that's where she was born.

I don't know about Jemima Lewis, but she could be related, because I do not know all the siblings of my Lewis. My Lewis lived in Phelps County, Missouri, and Franklin County before that (1850's), which is near Madison County. They came from Kentucky, but lived in Indiana also. The oldest of my line on census said he was born in Virginia 1795-1799. If I have found the correct line farther back, there were brothers and maybe uncles who went to Tennessee. I do not know if my Lewis are part Native American, but it is possible. I'll see if I can find a Jemima.
The problem with my Lewis is the siblings went different directions from Virginia, but some of them reunited with the family in Missouri. Some had the same names, so it is hard to keep track of who is who.

I think it is beautiful; and it should speak to all of us. Sherry is a talented and sweet lady; she did a real good job!

I am sharing a list of Native American links of interest:
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
http://www.kansasheritage.org/
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/
http://www.dar.org/library/speccol.cfm
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/1835census/index.htm
http://www.nativeweb.org/
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2721#id1891
http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1948/48_3_mollhaus.htm
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ok_indian_territory_1884.jpg
http://www.comanchelodge.com/chickamauga-cherokee.html
http://www.fullbooks.com/History-of-Louisisana1.html
http://www.siris.si.edu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Colony_DNA_Project
http://www.us-data.org/us/minges/keetood3.html
http://www.othermetis.net/AboGene/Gene.html
http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/guides/nativeam.shtml
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/#amerindian
http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/nativeamerican/
http://www.vincechafin.com/music.html

also type the tribe (and maybe location) in your browser or google it!

http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/native/

Avery good link for researching Native Americans

I am working on Ots Toch ( Owisto'k) Hartell or born abt 1622 Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, USA daughter of Jacques Hartel and a Mohawk woman.

Trying to locate parents of my g.g. grandmother Matilda Scott, at lest one quarther Cherokee or more. Matilda Scott was born March 14, 1828 in Indiana, possably Morgan Co but not proven. She married John Henry Young between 1843 to 1846 where is unknown .HE WAS FROM kY. They are in Pike Co. Il. by 1850 cenus. They then went to Miller townshilp Maries Co, Mo Matilda Scott Young died Dec. 28, 1888 in Maries Co. Mo. If anyone can help me I would be most grateful. This lady and my Indian ancestery has been makeing me batty for years. Thank you in advance, Miss Robin

I collect all Anishnawbe (Ottawa / Odawa, Chippewa / Ojibwa, Pottawatomi and metis) genealogies from the Great Lakes region. Will be willing to share data. Thanks, Jim

My MtDNA is an exact match to the Salish Okananga Tribe of Upper Washington State. I match Mourning Dove...Christine Quintasket 10 out of 10 markers. Is anyone researching this ?

http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/WHC/duke/. Just found this site......lots of info, not necessarily genealogical, but interesting just the same

Some sites of possible interest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6blmM30TKI&feature=related


http://www.native-languages.org/michigan.htm


http://www.aaanativearts.com/tribes-by-states/michigan_tribes.htm

http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/American-Indians-00.html. No genealogical info on this site, but beautiful pictures....have spent hours going thru them....

here's an interesting article...http://www.melungeons.com/articles/apr2004.htm

While WHISPERING WIND (V.39 #3, 2010) is mainly a "how to"/craft magazine, every once in awhile is has some interesting historical articles, this issue is no exception. Page 14 has "Montagnais & Southern New England Religion", by David A. Ezzo. I especialy like it for the maps, not only showing tribal locations but Indian towns/settlements. If you can't get this at your local bookstore/newscenter then log on to www.whisperingwind.com for more info.

I have started a LALONDE Family group on this site and in the discussions section I have posted three metis LALONDE families.

Couple of sites for metis research:

Indian/Metis Brides
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=meti...


http://www.geninfo.org/metis/metis-gen.html

Hi All, I have a 3x great grandmother who was at least partly Native American, my problem is she died in childbirth to my 2x great grandfather, James Clayborne Simmons, and no one seems to know her name. She was married to Lacy J. Simmons probably in Georgia (around Wilkinson Co.) & died in Dooley Co., Ga 2 Mar 1840. She had 4 children: John M Simmons, Susan Lucinda Simmons Doke, Anna Clifford Simmons Wills, and James Clayborne Simmons. I'm guessing she was probably Cherokee. Anyone knowing of this line, or who can give me some good suggestions as how to proceed with finding her, I will sure appreciate your help. Contact me at califmeme@yahoo.com Thanks, Lillian

I suppose this will get a few people's panties in a bunch, but that is not the intent. I just remember that my father would every once in awhile would refer to my mother as his "squaw" (he is the one who actually had Indian ancestry but did not know it & my mother said that there was a tradition that they had Indian ancestry, but I have never found it.) Anyway, when I found out it was a bad word I was surprised, having assumed, as most people I knew, that it ment woman. Here is an explanation for those interested http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2542/is-squaw-an-obscene-i... .

It is interesting that we have a group on this site referring to "Indian Princess", one hopes that is done with tongue-in-cheek as there is no such thing as an "Indian Princess."

For our Civil War buffs, Chris Czopek's book on the identification of the Native American soldiers who were in Michigan's Co. K, is now available: http://redoak1863.homestead.com/contact.html

From Eastman’s Online Genealogical Newsletter:

 

The Halifax, Nova Scotia Public Libraries has created a new Mi'kmaq Resource page, including images, a beginner guide to genealogy research, resources from the library's catalogue, digital collections, and a selection of articles from various magazines and journals.

You can find the new Mi'kmaq Resource page at

 http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/research/topics/mikmaqresources.html

 

Ojibwa / Chippewa place names:

http://www.turtletrack.org/CO_FirstPerson/CO_04052003_VerwystGeogra...

 

 

GREAT ELK 1756.

A Nuttewa (Nottowago or Nottoway) Indian who led many of his tribe to the Cherokees in 1756 Then resided with the Cherokees for over a year. Organized groups of Cherokees to go to the French in Canada.

The link to the website:

 

According to the book Shawnee Heritage I by Noel Schutz and Don Greene, Great Elk, aka Moose, Big Deer, Big Elk, was 6’6” tall and big. He was born in Pennsylvania around 1730 and died in Ohio around 1795. His community was called the Chalakatha. He was living among the Cherokee in 1756/1757 for about a year. He convinced some of them to go to Canada to support the French in their war with the British. He married a Nottoway woman around 1750. he was a great warrior being part of many raiding parties throughout VA/OH/KY and elsewhere.

Tuscarora-Nottaway of Grand River Reserve, Canada. These are the main communities and each has something to provide to the whole of the tribe to validate tribal coheasion on a continuous basis. Together, the state and the federal cannot deny that the Nottaway are a tribe, however, individually, the communities fail to meet all the requirements, except the Tuscarora-Nottaway of Grand River Reserve, Canada.

The Link

http://newkeeperofstories.com/stories/2009/08/31/famous-chiefs-cherokee/

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=28129931958&topic=6346

I'm interested in the book that James P. LaLone commented on "The Life and Times of a Chippewa Indian Medicine Woman" by Thomas Ciuthbert. The link posted seems to be out of date.  Checked Amazon and can't fine it listed there.  Any suggestions?

Marilyn, try this -

http://www.unibook.com/en/searchfunction?search=chippewa

 

New Digital Archive Will Preserve Historic Images, Documents of Virginia Indian Tribes
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-digital-archive-will-pr...

I was at the bookstore the other day and three books caught my eye because they all had Anishnawbe in the title, something not all that common. Blew my book budget for the month but I had to have them. ANISHINAUBAE THESAURUS by Basil H. Johnston, ANISHINAABE SYNDICATED: A VIEW FROM THE REZ, by Jim Northrup, and the last I had heard about, but didn’t have, THREE FIRES UNITY: THE ANISHNAABEG OF THE LAKE HURON BORDERLANDS, by Phil Bellfy. Good reading!

Some interesting sites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCQZTCbzlZk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ZzKX0ImmA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYuQy81x_KE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PCQTqAW3P4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7I2lVBKFs4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ_c1BbjNps&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOBqgKE9bL8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np-TYoZE5NM&feature=related