I was interested in your posting in which you mention Arbutus Cyrus. I have an Arbutus Cyrus in my records, daughter of James Cyrus. I feel rather sure that James was related to the Cyrus families in Wayne Co., WV, but I've never been able to learn who his parents were. If you are related to Billy Ray Cyrus as a fourth cousin, then you must know who James' parents were. I am a third cousin of Billy Ray through our common ancestor, Andrew Jackson Cyrus. I have often heard that there was Cherokee blood married into the Cyrus line, but I've never found proof of it. Please contact me at:
mahey@aol.com. Thanks. John A. Mahey