Born & raised in East Tn. with the stories of a full blooded Cherokee great grandmother; Rachel Newberry; whom married a scots-irishman named John Long. They’ve lived in North Carolina, Tellico Plains, Tn.,Fannin Co. Ga.& Maryville, Tn. (where she died in 1949 @ age 86). I just want to be a member of The Eastern
Archives for December 2017
Cherokee Genealogy Queries Posted December 2017
Nancy Bird have a daughter named Gladys?
Checking a family story, my grandmother was named Gladys. Her mother was supposedly a Nancy Bird. She was adopted by a man named Isaac Bennington. Her birth certificate lists “Indian territory Oklahoma” as her birth place.
Conflicting Cherokee Heritage Evidence!
Hi! Family tradition and a regional history book claim that one of our female ancestors was half Cherokee and half Irish. However, Ancestry.com doesn’t have information on her and a 23andme report actually showed no Native American blood in my grandmother. So, I’m trying to find out if the history book is wrong or if
Descendants of Rebecca Brock
Looking for descendants of Rebecca Brock married to Soloman C Saylor or Elizabeth Brock married to Benjamin Saylor.
Blount
Can anyone tell me ancestry for Mary Patterson.