My husband, Billy Ray Chitwood, of Campbell Co., TN, was always told he had Cherokee ancestors. He has done the ancestry DNA test and it doesn’t show, but since it would be far back that isn’t surprising. Serepta Lawson married William Hiram Bridges. Recently I came across a Tye Lawson (parents: George Rogers and Sally
Genealogy Queries by region - North Carolina
1862 Birth Records
I have just found an old family record that says my maternal 2nd Great Grandmother was born “Cherokee Indian Reservation 1862” and lists her name as Mary Greene Young Forbes. Now my Ancestry dna test I took says that I have less than 1% native american dna. Just curious if there is anyway to find
Acree, Starr
My maternal grandmother (Tilly Acree or Starr) is thought to be 50% Cherokee. I was checking to see if she was on the tribal roles.
Hornbuckle
Any information on Sallie Hornbuckle who married Henry Green. She was born in 1790.
Whiteside (Agnes, Thomas Jefferson, Sarah McCreery)
Hi, I have always been told that my great great great grandmother, Agnes Whiteside Dotson, and her parents, Thomas Jefferson Whiteside and Sarah McCreery Whiteside, were Cherokee, but did not trust the government (rightfully so) and so refused to do anything that would identify them as indigenous. Family lore says that family members alive around
Ancestry
I did a check on my Cherokee heritage. I’m related to some chief who gave his daughter to a James “Jim” West then was made to walk the trail of tears. Can anyone help me with the name of the chief and the rest of the history.
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Looking for information on 6GGF Chief John Watts. His Daughter Barsheba Watts (Gulledge). I am a DNA and Anscesrty Match.
Beasley Family
Looking for any information on Parker Beasley, born 1814 in North Carolina. Our family has always been told he was half Cherokee. Hoping to determine who his parents, etc were
Alfred Lamb NC
I’m looking for information on my great-great grandfather Alfred Lamb (1800-1847) from Guilford County NC. born Abt. 1800. At the age of 5 he was taken by his older brother (possibly half brother) to Morgan County Indiana where he married in 1831 to Rebecca Tarry (Terry) b. Abt 1800, also from NC in. I am
Photo Identities
Can anyone identify who appears in this photo? I am looking for a photo of Chief William Abraham Hicks. Thank you. https://www.allthingscherokee.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/men_sitting-150×150.jpg