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Ghormley Ancestry

Ghormley Ancestry

Denis Muras (View posts)
Posted: 23 Mar 2000 12:10PM GMT
My grandmother-in-law is looking for more information about her ancestry, she just turned 87. Her name is Naomi Vanderslice Ghormley. Her husband was Charles Dwight Ghormley. Her in-laws were William H. (Charles) Ghormley and Elizabeth Foreman.
I have found entries for Ghormley inlaws, but no formal ancestry tree.

Thanks

Denis Muras

Re: Ghormley ancestry

Posted: 25 Mar 2000 4:29PM GMT
Edited: 12 Aug 2001 5:06PM GMT
Hi Denis,

I have some information on the Ghormley family I think will help you. Try looking on www.ancestry.com for William Ghormley, then click on what it brings up for the Ancestry World Tree, look for William Charles, click on the pedigree. His name should be William H. according to my records. The info here is fairly accurate but I don't think exact. My direct e-mail is lbrown-52@ionet.net. Let me know if you find what you are looking for.

Hope this helps,
Linda

Ghormley

Denis Muras (View posts)
Posted: 28 Mar 2000 4:29AM GMT
Linda,

Thank you for your response. From Naomi's records, it should be William H. as well.It is just that in the many placed I have seen his name, it has been William Charles.
Now I would also like to have news/data. Since there is Indian blood in this line, tha family would like to be sure that they are on the appropriate Indian Rolls.

Thanks for your assistance,

Denis Muras

Ghormley

Posted: 9 Apr 2000 1:13PM GMT
Edited: 12 Aug 2001 5:06PM GMT
Denis,
Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner. In regard to the Indian blood, you need to check on the Dawes and/or Miller Rolls. Your library should be able to help you with this. I have a book called Cherokee Roots, Vol. 2, it is just an index to the rolls but it does list an Elizabeth Foreman on the Dawes Roll #25963 and it lists two William Ghormley's on the Dawes/Miller Rolls #14526/#12116 and #32680/#12115. My grandfather, Walter F. is there so I'm sure one of these is your William.

If no one has done this yet, and wants to register as a member of the Cherokee Nation or at least get a CDIB (Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood) card, go to the Cherokee Nation page, www.cherokee.org
They have instructions there on what you need to do. Let me know if this helps you or if I can look something up for you. My direct e-mail is lbrown-52@ionet.net

Good Luck,
Linda

Ghormley Ancestry

Posted: 1 May 2000 3:12PM GMT
Edited: 9 Jul 2003 3:38PM GMT
Denis,
Naomi's husband and my father were cousins.
My father, Mike Wilson, was the son of
Michael Abram "Hooks" Ghormley and Lillie
Wilbanks Ghormley. Michael Abram and Lillie
divorced soon after my father was born and
when Lillie remarried to a Mr. Wilson, my
father took Mr. Wilson's last name. Thus
leaving me as an undocumented Cherokee
because my father denied his Cherokee
heritage.

Michael Abram Ghormley and William H.
Ghormley were brothers, both sons of Michael
Orlando and Nancy E. (Nannie) David Ghormley.
I believe that William H. Ghormley is buried
at Adair or Tahlequah, Oklahoma with other
members of the Ghormley family. Elizabeth
Foreman was 5/8ths Cherokee and Nannie David
Ghormley was Cherokee and born in the
Cherokee Nation. I am positive that William
H. Ghormley is on the Cherokee Rolls and I
may have a copy of his parents original
application.

My mother passed away before Christmas 1999
and I have not worked on this for quite some
time. I live in Houston, Texas and plan to
go to the Clayton Library this Wednesday.
Where do you live? The Clayton Library has
a Ghormley family book entitled "Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow" and a manila folder con-
taining interesting information from a Tulsa,
Oklahoma newspaper regarding Michael Orlando
Ghormley. I also have a copy of this article
and believe that this information came from
one of Naomi's brother-in-laws or sons. I
will look for this information and send it
to you if you will give me your mailing
address.

I am going to Muskogee, Oklahoma at the end
of May and plan to go to the library there.
That is where I found the Cherokee application
on Michael Orlando and Nannie David Ghormley's
family.

My home telephone is (713) 721-7723 and you
can call me collect at night or on weekends.
My e-mail at work is MHUFF@BRACEPATT.COM. I
grew up in Muskogee which is 30 miles from
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. There is a lot of mis-
information about the Ghormleys in the book
and on the Ghormley family website, but also
a lot of good information. William H. was
also a very prominent person in the Tahlequah
area.

Vanderslice ancestry

John C. Ghormley (View posts)
Posted: 23 May 2000 8:29PM GMT
Denis,

Were you ever able to trace any of the Vanderslice ancestry? I have Naomi in my records as well as her husband. Can you verify his name to be Charles Dwight rather than Dwight Charles?

Thanks,
John C. Ghormley
Bedford, Texas
ghormley@waymark.net

Ghormley history

John C. Ghormley (View posts)
Posted: 23 May 2000 8:40PM GMT
Miss Huff,

I would love to correspond with you regarding your Ghormley heritage and information you may have on the family. I have a copy of Pearl Ghormley's book, Yesterday, Today Tomorrow and am aware of it's contents. Having met Pearl before she died, I also know she used a manual genealogy system and relied heavily on conversations with living members of the family as well as some hand written genealogies and some documented sources. While I'm not in the same branch of the family as you, I am compiling all the information I can on all the descendants of Hugh I. Ghormley. With that in mind, I hope we could share information.

Thanks,

John C. Ghormley
Bedford, TX
ghormley@waymark.net

Vanderslice Ancestry

Denis Muras (View posts)
Posted: 27 May 2000 8:21AM GMT
Hello John,

Yes, I was able to place Naomi in the proper place in the Vanderslice Family. According to Naomi, it is Charles Dwight Ghormley, even though Naomi called him by Dwight.

If you have anymore on the Ghormley as well, we would be interested in it.

Denis Muras

Ghormley Ancestry

Denis Muras (View posts)
Posted: 27 May 2000 8:31AM GMT
Hello Again John,

I apologize for not responding sooner as I am not in the habit of checking the message board.

Naomi also has Pearl's book, I just have not had the chance to study it yet. Naomi and her sons have though. We are planning to take Naomi to Oklahoma this summer to meet with some of her family for some picturs and information.

Thanks

Denis Muras

Ghormley Ancestry

Denis Muras (View posts)
Posted: 27 May 2000 9:07AM GMT
Hello Michael,

Sorry for not responding sooner, it is just that I had other projects come up and had to put the geneology aside. Naomi Vanderslice Ghormley lives in Pasadena, Texas and her granddaughter, my wife, Sheryl and I live in Sealy, Texas. Our home number is 979-885-7071 and direct email is denis_muras@yahoo.com.

We had also planned to be in Oklahoma after Memorial Day. It is just that Naomi was having some problems with circulation in her legs and she felt that she could not sit for the drive. She will be excited to hear about family, as we will see her this Sunday, May 28. If you are able, you might want to call Sunday afternoon and possibly talk to her and me.

Thanks,

Denis Muras
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