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Nervey Roark the mother of my great great grandfather Findley Roark lived with him and his wife Polly Smith Roark in Clay County Kentucky in 1830s. I believe she may have have been Cherokee as I was told by family that my great great grandmother Polly Smith Roark was Cherokee but it appears she was
I am doing research for my husband who is of maternal NC Cherokee heritage and trying to get what he needs together for Tribe enrollment. Here is his genealogy. Alfred Almond b. 4/1856 in Cherokee, NC. Alfred married Sarah E. Pressley (Cherokee Heritage) b. 2/1857 in Monroe, TN. Alfred and Sarah’s children are: Albert C.
I am searching for information on my great grandfather’s mother, Sarah or Sally King. She is by family tradition a full-blooded Cherokee. She married John King who’s birthplace was said to be North Carolina. Sally was born in Georgia. Her son, my great grandfather, was Jasper King born 1845 in Georgia. The area they originated
Do the Richardsons have any American Indians as Blood relatives?
New theory about William Alexander Heffington was that he was given to a Caucasion family to raise around 1830. Records indicate he was born in Alabama (possibly Lawrence County,Tennessee but doubtful) in 1824 but birth records cannot be found. He was married in Lauderdale County, Alabama in 1845, lived in Iuka, Mississippi in 1846. Would
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I’ve always been told that my mother is half cherokee and I’ve been trying to find that half of her family. Her father’s name was James Lark born:10/1/1932 died: 6/1979 in Kingsport, TN. His father was Jessie Lark Born: 05/4/1917 and his mother was Vinus Fields born 2/10/1910 my family appears to of come out
My Great, Great, Great Grandmother was Melinda Berry Blackberry who married John Nicholson in the early 1800’s somewhere in either TN/VA/NC. Myfamily has a long geneology documentation taking the Layman’s back into theVirginia are of mid-1700. They moved to the Sevier County TN area in thelate 1700’s then eventally to Missouri. In that documentation it
We are trying to trace Richard Bondurant also Elizabeth and her brother Isom Cloud. One on the children’s names was Soondr Rtah Nayela Powantonoma after a relative. This person went by the English name Martha. We know that Richard was French and was at a town named Manakin in Virginia. He later settled at the
I have been told that my great grandmother is Cherokee Indian. Bessie Olds born 1890 Missouri. She married Buckland Darrell an Irish immigrant around 1904. Had a son 1905 named Donovan Darrell. They relocated to Washington state.
Whether names of Rousseau and Gaines are Cherokee.
How do your prove that your native without having to spend money.
Hello, I’m trying to look into my great-grandmother, Peden was her maiden name (married Issac Newton Birdsill) it was said she was Cherokee, my father who is now 78, told me a little about her, but now that his memory is failing I can’t get all the info I can get, They had a son
Looking for more records on the “Dudley” family. Dora “Belle” Dudley married my great-great grandfather Ira Ediford Dyer. Dora’s father was Nicholas Dudley (married Frances M Johnston in GA, 1852) Nicholas is believed to be at least 1/2 Cherokee. Nicholas was born in Georgia, and later moved to Texas. I don’t have any record older
Looking for info on Biddie Scrimsher (Schrimsher). She was born around 1812 based on info from her tombstone. She married Wallace Creasman May 9, 1839 in Monroe County TN. Per info my great grandfather (Wallace Alexander Chaudoin) told my mother, Biddie (his grandmother) was Cherokee and married Wallace Creasman who was a soldier in the
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My great great grandmother Susan Pierce/Pearce 1824- 1860 is reported to be full bloodied Cherokee Indian. Her father I believe was William Pierce/Pearce. I have found evidence he tried to Enroll in the Five Civilized tribes in 1898, but it was overturned. I have also found him in the Oklahoma tribe census. If anyone can
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My great grandmother was Cherokee. She was marked to an Irish Preacher named Findley Roark. They lived in Red Bird Clay County Kentucky in 1930. She had 6 children. My grandmother Minerva 17, Mary 12, Burley 10, Matilda 8, Gilbert 6 and Fannie 3. I would like some information on her Cherokee heritage.
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My Grandmother was from Arkansas. Her maiden name was Carr or Karr, I have seen both. She has told me we are Black dutch, Welsh, Irish and Swedish. Is there any Cherokee history or her maiden name?
I am looking to learn more about my grandparent. My grandmother Lula Edna Williams married Everett “Ben” Beadman, 95, Topeka, who died Tuesday, May 8, 2001 and died in 1961. Mary Frances Young, St. Paul, Minn., Deanna C. Walker, Beaumont, Texas, and Janet L. Hathaway and Delores J. Smith, both of Topeka; two sons, James
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My grandma was named Linda Pinkerton and my mom Nola Pinkerton gers.
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Is there any Cherokee blood lines attached to these surnames?
I am searching for information on my fathers side of the family. Everyone is passed, but the information was not. Here is what I have: My great grandfather was Joseph Holloway. He met my great grandmother, Ella We-Hunt Holloway in Pawnee, Oklahoma in the late 1800’s. My fathers mother was Lela Childress Holloway from Pawnee.
Elizabeth Cloud married Richard Bundred.
My great grandmother was Cherokee Indian. Her marked name was Roark and she lived in Redbird, Kentucky before WWll. She went by the name Polly. Her son and daughter’s names were Bidge(Abidga) and Birdie Roark.
Was told that my grandfather Ananias Hinton was a full blood Cherokee Indian. My mother is said to be his only daughter. I would like to get more information about him. From my understanding he last lived in St. Louis Mo.