I have recently found out that my Great Grandfather was 100% Cherokee and he and his parents lived on a Reservation in Texas at the time of his birth in 1904. His name is Richard Marion Lee and he was born 2/24/1904 and he died on 1/23/1992.
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Cherokee Genealogy Queries Posted September 2015
Looking for information on my great grandmother
My great grandmother was Sarah Ellen York (married name was Merritt) she was the daughter of Tina Jane Danner and Thomas Huston York. She passed back in 1992. She always said we had deep Cherokee roots but I was too young to remember any details or ask questions. She always said that our ancestors were
Mayfield
Do you know anyone that married an Isaac Mayfield?
Bradshaw
Wondering if I can prove what I’ve been told of my natural heritage. Looking for Minnie Ann Bradshaw, married to James Bradshaw.
Searching for Cherokee Ancestors from VA
Searching for Cherokee Ancestors from VA, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee with the surnames of Fouch, Rose, Vance, Stallard.
Hendricks
Looking for information re: Minerva Jane Hendricks, 1865-1915, Married; Wm. I. DeWitt in 1886. Ulster County, New York, USA. Searching for her parents, siblings, where she was born. She resided in the town of Rosendale and Marbletown, NY for some time. Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Stone Ridge, NY. It’s as if she didn’t exist until
Lizzie Johnson
Trying to find out if I’m Wildcat or Bear in the Blue Clan. Maternal Lineage Sherri Houston Flores – me Christine Sam Houston – mother Lizzie Sam – grandmother See Wee Johnson (Watt Sam)- great grandmother Lizzie Johnson (Creek Sam) – great great grandmother This is as far back as my gramma can remember
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I’m trying to find out something about my husband’s family.
Bracketts
I saw my family surname by chance on Cherokee roles. My father name and some cousins was from a Howard Brackett. Howard Brackett is listed on several Cherokee roles. I also read here that there is a John Quincy Brackett who married a Cherokee. I can get back only as far as my grandfather and
Harold Brackett
Harold Brackett