Hi Everyone!
Please feel free to post your queries on Cherokee ancestors whom resided in the State of Tennessee in this system. You may also include any records or data that may help others in their research such as wills, birth/death records etc.

Many Blessings!
-Quohadi

William Hamilton Dawson married Ina Lee Rose (1/2 Cherokee) 4 March 1917. Mother of Ina Lee Rose, Matilta Rose (Full Cherokee) William Hamilton born 5 June 1883, Died 14 Nov 1954.
William Hamilton Dawson was the son of Joseph Comes Dawson b. 23 Apr 1835 and Violet Elvira Brown .

My Grandfather was supposably a full blooded Cherokee Indian. He changed his name at some point in his life. I do not know his Indian name or his tribe. His Americanized name was Thomas Franklin McGowan. He was born in Tennessee. I would like to find any information about his birth and tribe as I could, but I do not know where to start. Could you help?

My maiden name is Hicks. I have been told that I have cherokee ancestors. My Great Grandfathers name was Lorenzo Dow Hicks. He married Rebecca West. Would like to hear from anyone with informatio on the Hicks name. Thank you, Teresa

Dear Quohadi:
I am looking for a link to my 5th great grandmother, on my grandfather Sutton's side. She was supposedly a Cherokee Indian by the name of "Betsy". Accounts vary as to where she was located. One that seems to be credible is that she was removed from North Carolina to Tennessee and then died on the Trail of Tears in 1835.

Another lead is that she was born in Tennessee and removed to the Great Smokey Mountains in South Carolina, later to die on the Trail of Tears when she was moved from there. Her name, according to this account was Betsey Betsy Te Las Sha SKE ,spouse of John Sutton who was born before 1755 in Bath Co, Virginia. She was born abt. 1762 in Ooltewah Creek, Polk Co, Tennessee. She died on the "Trail of Tears" in 1837. In 1835 she was moved by the US Army to the Great Smokey Mountains, South Carolina. The children of Betsy and John Sutton were listed as : John born about 1782 in Tennessee. This birthdate ties in with the estimated birthdate of John C. Sutton, but would make Betsey the spouse of my 6th great grandfather. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Regards, MaryLynn

I am looking for any information anyone may have on Hilda Lenord born in Cherokee Village, NC relocated to Bulls Gap, Hawkins, TN. She was married to Robert or Thomas Rush in Tn, They had one son (that I know of) named David Lesley Rush (born 18 Oct 1911, died 23 Jan 1994) who married Grace Hinkle(s). Thank you.

John McDaniel was the son of Sookie Hopper and Trader McDaniel, he married a woman by the name of Mary, but i have been unable to find her last name. he was born in northeast cherokee territory, so she might have been from here also,John kept his indian heritage a secret for two generations, and information regarding him are scetchy, can you help me? I am finding that the wives of many McDaniel men came from indian backgrounds also,I am also looking for the parents of his son Allens wife Sophia Williams, she was born in 1805 in Pike co. Ga.PLEASE HELP

I have a Samuel R. (Redbird) McDaniel b. 1813 TN father John F. NC mother Mary Horn does anyone know what the Redbird stands for or is it connected to Cherokee? My sons are from John Downing Line to Wilkie. Just in case you need info, I have a whole line. Thanks

Looking for information on Sarah Jane Snell - Born 3-3-1845

Margie , I see that you have the Flowers surname listed do you have an indian connection to the Flowers ? My Flowers from Tennesse. Levi Flowers married Mary Ursley Wicks and she is said to be Indian . Linda

Most of my Flowers are from PA and WV. I will check and see if I have any that connect with yours-send an e-mail and I will get back to you asap. devmar@netease.net.

Searching for information of Henderson Cheek, father of Matilda Jane Cheek-Stafford. Mary

My grandmother's maiden name was Merchant. Her grandfather's name was James Merchant. She used to have a family tree that listed several Merchants as Cherokee plantation owners. How would I be able to find out if I am of Cherokee descent?

I have no information on the Hicks family, but my great-grandmother was a West. Maybe we are related.

Hicks is well documented on the Genform and the US Gen Project on the web.

Looking for James P.Davis born: Feb.1852 Cherokee, NC
married to MAA. unknown who was born in mississippi to supposedly parents from Switzerland. They lived in Tenn. then in Ark where they had my great grandfather Henry Edgar Davis born in 1883, any other children is unknown. They moved back to NC at Beaverdam township which today is Murphy, NC. Henry Edgar married Alice Matilda Ezell in Apalachia, NC.
We, my family, has looked for James P Davis for many years with out any success.
We are also looking for the husband of Annis Martin of Ogreeta, NC. Her son was Riley Martin.
We are also looking for Nancy Ann Hazelwood who married Lewis Carter in Hamblen Co. Tn.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Judy

I am looking for any information on America and Hedji Marlow (or maybe spelled marlowe) All I know is that they were in the state of TN and that they had a child named Zola who was born around 1901. They also had a daughter named Viola and a son. Supposedly Hedji was a Cherokee and America was a blackfoot indian. Any information is appreciated.

I am trying to validate my family native American heritage.My great great grandfather was Myles Carey (not sure abot spelling of first or surname), he was a stage coach driver for Pony Express. And may have had some run ins with the law (not sure what type of laws he might have broken). He came from the Tennessee Valley. His daughter,my great grandmother, stayed on the reservation with her children for awhile in the latter part of the 1800's. During a separation from her husband. My great grandmother's name was Mamie Carey(again not sure about spelling) born sometime around the mid-1800's. My great gradmother married, Peter Washington Ward and they had three children, Arthur, Roland, and Estell. After Mamie Ward's husband died she and family moved to Waycross, Georgia. My mother is the daughter of Roland Ward and Annie Austin. Her name is Ruth Ward she was any ophan by age three. She lived with her grandmother Mamie Ward in Rising Sun Maryland. Mamie had to other childern Vera and Leroy I don't know their father's name. In Maryland Mamie became Mamie Boddy.(not sure of spelling of name.) Mamie died in August 1937 in Rising Sun, Maryland. My mother is 87 years old and know nothing about her heritage, Mamie felt she and her sister should not know anymore than I have written . If any one can help in any way it would be greatly appreciated. There are no birth records of my mother's or her older sister birth. A birth certificate was issued on the information in an old Bible for my mother and her sister. The Bible was lost when my great grandaunt died.

Thank you,
Joyce

I've always been told my family has Cherokee blood. They originated out of North Carolina into Tennesse & Kentucky. I was told one of my great grandmother' was in the Trail of Tears.My great grandfather was Charles Herman Cole- born in 1876 died-Dec.11,1923-He married Mary Ellen Douglas-"Mandy"-born in 1872- died on Dec.15, 1928. To this union, 7 children were born--- Tilda (the oldest), William Sylvester (My grandfather), Herman (Red), Elbert, Myrtle, and possibly George.
Charles Herman Cole was the brother to Mary Ann Cole, as known as Ma Minnie or Aunt Minnie, also full blooded Cherokee. Born on January 1,1874. Died on Feb.4,1953. Mary Ann Cole married William Monroe Douglas ON June 7,1899 in McCracken Co.,Kentucky. Mary Ann Cole's father was John H. Cole from Dyersburg, TN. Mary Ann's mother is not listed but said to have been 100% Cherokee. I've always been told I was related to Jesse James. Any info would be appreciated.
thanks. Contact me at wonderful_susie@hotmail.com.

I am doing research for a friend's Cherokee branch of her family. Her great grandmother was Maude BRAZEL/BRAZZELL/BRAZIL b: June 30 1884 d: May 12 1959 in Monroe Co.but was buried in the New Hope cemetery in Loudon Co. Her death certificate shows her parents as DANIEL BRAZZELL and NETTIE BOWERS. Maude's daughter, Ella Smith Hale, told the family that her mother's Cherokee name was White Swan who had a brother named Joe that lived on a reservation all of his life in TN, but there is a possibility it may have been in NC. This is apparently all that is known about their Cherokee connection.

Maude married a man named Richard Smith, date unknown. I found them on the 1900 census in Monroe Co. Maude was 15 at the time of the census and is shown as "wife" under the relationship column, but in the column that asks number of years married it says "O" for both Richard and Maude. There is no question about the "O" and almost looks like the census taker was trying to make a point. There is a large O and a small o in the middle of it. Census also shows Maude as white as she is also shown on the 1920 census. Seems to be a common practice in those days re: their race...for obvious reasons, I suppose.

The other children of Daniel BRAZZELL and Nettie BOWERS were Joe, Amos, Ollik and Sallie. If this family sounds familiar to anyone, we sure would appreciate some help.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

BUT DOES ANYONE ANSWER? I AM LOOKING FOR A GOURLEY JAMES HORNBEAK, MARRIED TO HATTIE PARSONS IN WEAKLEY CO. TENN. IN 1903. HATTIE MOTHER WAS LOU FOX MARRIED JAMES PARSONS, HATTIE WAS BORN IN6-5-1886. LOU FOX WAS SAID TO HAVE NATIVE AMERICAN BLOOD. JAMES HORNBEAK WAS SAID TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WAS BORN ON INDIAN REV. AND DIED THERE.SAID HE LEFTED AT THE AGE OF 16. JAMES DAUGHTER JAMMIE HORNBEAK MARRIED PORTER BREWER IN TENN. PORTER DAD WAS DELI BREWER MARRIED MAGGIE HAWK, DELIE DAD WAS BEN BREWER ALL SAID HAD NATIVE AMERICAN BLOOD. THEN I HAVE A JAMES M. YOUNGBLOOD [ FATHER WILLIAM IN WILSON CO. TENN.] JAMES IS MY GG-GRANDFATHER, MY GREAT UNCLE LEFTED A DAIRY STATING HIS GRANDFATHER JAMES [ CALLED JIM ] SPOKE CHEROKEE SANGED SONGS AND TOLD THEM STORIES IN CHEROKEE. MY GREAT UNCLE COULD SPEAK CHEROKEE.HE SAID HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. I DO KNOW YELL CO. ARK WAS IN INDIAN TERR. ABOUT THE TIME THEY LIVED THERE. THEN I HAVE JOHNSON, FARRAR, HILL, LINEBERRY ALL TO HAVE HAD AMERICAN INDIAN IN THEM ANY IFO GREATLY APPER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME GOD BLESS. JUDY

Hello Judy,
I was wondering about you Nancy and Lewis Carter. My great grandparents are from Grainger County (ight next to Hamblen county) and I have found their names to be Nancy A Carter and E F Carter. I have never found what E F stands for but have been told it stands for Fletcher. Any connection you think?

Thanks
Mike

Could be. I will have to look that one up.
Email me directly . Or I can email you.
Mine is Nancy Ann Hazelwood who married
Lewis Carter of Hamblen Co. Tn. They are
buried there at Panther Creek. Now , there
are two Lewis Carter's. Relatives. The younger
one is Lewis (Louis) M. Carter. I found that
Lewis Carter who was declared dead in the
next county over , member of a church and
married to some body else. The scroundrel.
Later,
Judy C.

Hey Mike,
Did we talk back in March 2000??
About John Carters??
I found five or more of them.
I found a E.F. Carter and I don't know if the
F. is for Fletcher or not. I have never seen
a Fletcher in the family and I have tons of
them.This was Enoch F. born 1849. Is this
the one you meant??
Email me directly.
Judy

I too am decendant from Lewis and Nancy Carter.
Is your Nancy's maiden name "Hazelwood"?
I would like to know who was accepted and rejected.
evie9513@yahoo.com

We are searching for a Mollie Flowers from Tennessee. Born around 1845-1870. She married a James Thompson and had a son named William Mike Thompson born in 1884. We believe she was full blooded Cherokee. Can you help with any info? Please e-mail me at mata104@voyager.net if you can. Thank you.

Tammy , I don't have a Mollie Flowers in my data . I wish that we could find the Indian connection . Happy hunting , Linda

I am seeking information on John C. Brewer, born about 1809 CNE. He is on the 1835 Census Roll, chickamauga Co. GA. He also lived in TN. He was on the reservation rolls also.
He married Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Richard Fox Taylor and Ellen McDaniel. 1851 Drennn roll, Illinois dist CNW family group 263. 1880 CNW census roll Canadian Dist CNW, was elected 1841 District Judge Canadian Dist. elected 1867 Cherokee Senate, elected 1879 Circuit Judge was a member 1862 of Cherokee Confederate Convention-Canadian Dist. CNW. Died 1887. He is my 3rd g grandfather. I am at a brick wall, and would appreciate any help finding his parentage. Thanks in advance for any help someone may be able to offer.

I am searching for information on my Cherokee ancestry. My great grandmother Jane Spain(not sure of spelling), came down the Trail of Tears when she was 11 yrs. old. She was from Winchester Tennessee. She settled in Indian Territory and married a man with the surname Mileham. There were 3 children. My grandfather John Wesley Mileham born 1896. an older sister named Sally Mileham, and a younger brother named Pete Mileham

I am looking for an Elizabeth Litesy (maybe Litsey, Lites, or Lightsey) who married Thomas Jefferson Braswell in the 1860's. Do you have anyone by the Lites name that might be related? They were also in Panola County, Miss.

Sincerely
Elise Brewer
ebquilts@peoplescom.net

I am searching for information regarding my husbands' great great grandfather, Henry Johnson who was 1/2 Cherokee Indian. He is mentioned in the book "Song of Life in the Smokies" along with my husbands great great great grandmother from the other side of the family, Judy Valentine, whose mother was a Cherokee. We are trying to track the Cherokee Indian in our family to see if any of these ancestors were listed on a tribal roll.

Henry Johnson (b. 1846) married Peggy Carver and one of their children was Sarah Elizabeth "Sis" Johnson who married Sam McGaha, Jr. (Sam's parents were Sam McGaha, Sr. and Crecy Tittles). Sarah and Sam a daughter Isabel McGaha (b.1895) who married Milas Mathis. Milas Mathis' parents were Judy Valentine and Jeff Mathis.

Isabel and Milas had Orville "Green-eye" Mathis who married Mary Ruth Young. Orville is my husbands grandfather. Any information you may have to help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Donna (dfieldin@bellsouth.net)

Hi!. I am just beginning what promises to be a long search for a Cherokee family with the last name of Swan. I believe they lived on the reservation in Tennessee but might have been in N.C. In particular I am trying to locate Thomas Swan, whose present age, if he is still living must be around 70. Have you been able to find out any information about this family?

Yours sincerely

Jo Miller

James DAVIS Self M Male W 28 NC Farm Labor NC NC
Mollie DAVIS Wife M Female W 21 MS House Keeper MS MS
Sarah JACKSON Other W Female W 30 NC NC NC


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Census Place Harrison, White, Arkansas
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I saw Tenn.Rolls of Tenn. 9-2002 and found William Dodd,my husbands ancestor. Does anyone have any info on this family?

looking for james m. dodd family james parents were b in tenn maybe on boarder of ky his parents move to ark . james married dorthry caroline davis . they had 2 son in ark and the other children b in red river co tex james could have gotten land in ark . i have been told that they said they were black dutch instead of cherokee indian so they wouldnt have any trouble

I need to know what year he ws born and any othe info you have. I will ty to see if I can find anything in what I have.rosemarydodd@webtv.net

I have request simular information from the Cherokee Heritage Web site and this was thier reply:
The documents you mentioned of Cherokees who traveled the Trail of Tears can be located with the Northeastern State University's John Vaughn Library or the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City.

If you would like to obtain assistance from our Genealogist, we can send you a Genealogy Packet. All we need is your mailing address. Our Genealogist charges $5 per hour to members of the Cherokee National Historical Society
and $15 per hour to non-members. For more information on membership, you
can visit our web-site at www.CherokeeHeritage.org.

Hope this helps.

I have requested information from the Cherokee Heritage Web for a list of those who traveled the Trail of Tears. This was thier reply:
The documents you mentioned of Cherokees who traveled the Trail of Tears can be located with the Northeastern State University's John Vaughn Library or the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City.

If you would like to obtain assistance from our Genealogist, we can send you a Genealogy Packet. All we need is your mailing address. Our Genealogist charges $5 per hour to members of the Cherokee National Historical Society and $15 per hour to non-members. For more information on membership, you can visit our web-site at www.CherokeeHeritage.org.

Hoe this helps.

Thank you very much for the information. I am still searching with not much luck :(

I have ancestral but not descendant information on Sarah Snell - the one I have has the same birthdate as the one that you are seeking.

I AM LOOKING FOR MORE INFO ABOUT MY GGRANDPARENTS. GGRANDMOTHER SUSIE ANN HICKS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHEROKEE, MARRIED WILLIAM BROWN WHO I AM NOT SURE ABOUT. I KNOW THEY HAD AT LEAST 2 SONS. ONE OF WHICH IS CHARLES EDWARD BROWN , AND HE WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON CO, TN IN 1870. ANY FURTHER INFO OR DIRECTION WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS LISA

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR INFO ON MY GGRANDPARENTS. MY GGRANDFATHER WAS WILLIAM BROWN, HE MARRIED SUSIE ANN HICKS. I'VE BEEN TOLD SHE WAS FULL CHEROKEE, HOWEVER I ONLY FOUND OUT HER NAME A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAVE NO FURTHER YET. I DO KNOW THEY HAD A SON, MY GRANDFATHER, CHARLES E BROWN IN WASHINGTON CO, TN. IN 1870. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS WITH EITHER SIDE LET ME KNOW. THANKS LISA

I saw in one of your posts that you had two uncles named , #1 Mikajah (spelling?)Weaver and can't recall the other one right now. They were my uncles, too. Their brother, Gideon Weaver, born 1820-21 in N.C., was my 3rd great grandfather. Mikajah was born about 1838, his father Isaac, born about 1790 in Ashe or Allegheny Co., N. Carolina and mother was Mahala Reese (not certain this is her last name). Isaac and Mahala Weaver are my 4th great grandparents. Do you have their families Indian history from the Arkansas era to some that went to Oklahoma? Would appreciate any help?

Can anyone tell me if their are records anywhere that lists the names of Indian's that had changed their names at some point? Or anyone that matter.... Looking for this information in the states of Tennessee and Texas... My gg grandfather Elihue W. Hartless supposedly was nearly if not full blooded Cherokee Indian, but we can not find anything else about him as far as who his parents were, ect... We have also found his name spelt Elisu W. Hartlefs..

Can anyone tell me if their are records anywhere that lists the names of Indian's that had changed their names at some point? Or anyone for that matter.... Looking for this information in the states of Tennessee and Texas... My gg grandfather Elihue W. Hartless supposedly was nearly if not full blooded Cherokee Indian, but we can not find anything else about him as far as who his parents were, ect... We have also found his name spelt Elisu W. Hartlefs..

I am looking for a way to verify what I've been told for years by members of my family.... that I look and act exactly like my gg?grandmother, Nancy Jane, who was Cherokee. However, I have no way of verifying this information. Everyone who could have told is now long gone. She may have been from Browns, Carters, or Kents of Greene County (I think) in East Tennessee. She may have been adopted into the family ... just a guess. Someone once told me that she would help deliver babies and was once paid with a turkey for her services. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?

my grandfathers, dad was a cherokee indian out of tennessee i think the town was selmer tennessee my grandfathers name was neal hicks he married a lady by the of effie sweat from alabama her dad was indian also not sure what tribe. margie

My father always said he was Cherokee, died in Hamilton CO TN in 1996 James L. Walker do you have any information? Thank you
Cathy

hi my name is margie hicks.my grandfather and father are from selmer tennessee.my grandfathers name is neal hick.my fathers name is william hicks neals father was a cherokee indian from selmer i was told dont know his name. thanks margie

I was wondering if you had found any information on the cherokee indian connection to the name Brazel, my great grandmother was Mary Ann Brazel, before she married my great grandfather Robert Marion Cline in 1881, and according to family legend, she was supposed to be of cherokee or choctaw origin. my grandfather was from Yell county, Pope county and Little River county Arkansas before he married Mary Ann Brazel, and all I know about her is that she was born in Texas. they married in 1881 and lived in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas after their marriage, but I dont know where they met or married. if you have any information, i would really appreciate the help. thanks, emma bishop