Now I've got my hopes up...maybe this is a link we both have been looking for...my e mail address is lilypad90@peoplepc.com. Send me something directly there so I will be able to get your e mail address. That way we won't have to go thru this site and keep replying. I hope this is our lucky day on finding out some stuff.

Carol and Sue Ann,

I'm sorry you two took this off-line. It was very interesting. I'm looking for info on a woman who may be my greatgrandmother, Virginia Ruth Whitehair (may have married Sigler Phillip Cross July 21, 1907 in Tyler Co. West Virginia).

I believe she was born around abouts St. Mary's West Virginia. My grandmother is Virginia Lucrettia Cross (born 11/20/09). Her mother would have been born in the late 1800s. This may be the woman you two are also looking for.

My family has always held that my greatgrandma was Cherokee. There really isn't much dispute about this in the family.

Please let me know any info you can provide relative to this. I'm willing to share additional info as well.

Thanks,

Randy, your potential distant relative

Hi Sue An,
If you contact me directly I can give you much info on Inez's ancestors. I can tell you that she married Maxville Davis 25 Jan 1893 in Taylor County and I know nothing of their descendents.
Jim Simon
jsim@erols.com

I can give you considerable info on Mary Virginia. Contact me directly.
Jim Simon
jsim@erols.com

Sue, I can't remember who I've answered and who I haven't. I've got the Whitehairs back now to almost 1800. Found a lot of interesting info on them. Yes my grandmother was born in the mid 1870's.

Please send a reply to lilypad90@peoplepc.com, I'm with you I can't remember who I've talked to and who I haven't. I had it back to 1800 and my puter crashed and I lost it all. No copies

Randy, you can get hold of me directly at lilypad90@peoplepc.com............maybe some of these Whitehairs of mine are related....I have some information back to 1800

Randy,

I am a studier of the Whitehair families.

Sigler Cross married Bird Whitehair, Jul 18, 1889, in Ritchie County, WV.
This is the name given in the WV marriage records. I do not have a Bird Whitehair in my database tied to my known set of Whitehairs. I only have this marriage record. This could have been a pet name.

I don't believe your GGrandmother is the Virginia mentioned as the daughter of Thomas and Loula. I have her married to a Shaver.

I have another Virginia but she is in the wrong time period, being born in 1852, the d/o James and Louisa (Shadrack) WH.

Virginia C was born in 1862, the d/o Henry J and Martha J (Giles) WH.

If you have resolved anything, I would appreciate info. Also if you have anyway of ascertaining the Cherokee connection to the Whitehairs I would be very interested. I know some Whitehairs married Melungeons but have not been able to find other than folklore that there was a Cherokee connection.
Thanks,
Jim Simon

HI,
I WAS BORN IN GALLUP,NEW MEXICO AND MY FATHER AND GRANDPARENTS ARE FROM TOHATCHI,NM
MY FATHERS NAME IS ROGER CHARLES WHITEHAIR AND MY GRANDFATHERS NAME IS HENRY WHITEHAIR. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE WERE RELATED SOMEHOW
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
MELISSA

I DO KNOW THAT THE WHITEHAIRS IN MY FAMILY WERE CHEROKEES FROM MY GREAT GRANFATHER THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS MOM AND DAD AND WE NOW ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THEM WE FOUND WHEN HE DIED, HE ALSO TOLD US ABOUT OUR ROOTS BEING FROM THE CHEROKEES HIS MOTHER WAS FULL BLOODED CHEROKEE FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY HIM. HER NAME WAS ETHEL VICTORIA WHITEHAIR WITH ONE BROTHER THAT I KNOW OF LAYOR WHITEHAIR I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ON EITHER OF THEM I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING TO GET BACK TO ME ABOUT THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH - MELISSA FROM OHIO-WVA LINE