My great grandmother came from the Cherokee Indian reservation in North Carolina. Her name was Rebecca “Little Star” McCoy Baker.
She married Joe Baker August 17, 1893
Born August 8, 1876
Died September 10, 1952
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Rebecca was not from the eastern Cherokee reservation in North Carolina.. She was born in Pike County, Kentucky. Her parents were: Asa Peter McCoy (1833–1909) and Sarah Sally Layne (1845–1881).
All of their lineages go back to the early American colonies. Specifically, families pushed west into the KY/WV border region. There is no Cherokee ancestry in Rebecca’s family tree.