Cherokee (Georgia) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Descendants of Soldiers who Served in Companies A or B of the 43rd or Company C of the 41st Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry,

JoeBailey24 — 2015-08-20 14:35:38Z

Message: If your Civil War Ancestor served in Companies A or B of the 43rd or Company C of the 41st Regiment, we are interested in any information you can supply regarding your ancestor(s), particularly regarding where they are buried. Any other information you may have including: rank; date of birth; place of birth; date of death; & place of death would be helpful. Any letters, stories, or artifacts he may have sent, told or possessed would also be of interest.

There is a current project under way by the General Barton and Stovall History/Heritage Association(GBSH/HA) (www.generalbartonandstovall.com) to identify the place of burial of all members of the Georgia Brigade Regiments 40, 41, 42, 43 & 52 in order to honor these soldiers for their service to the cause for Southern Independence. Prior research has located over 1,500 graves of these soldiers. There were approximately 7,000 men who served in these units.

If you would like to supply any family information to this project please respond to jo.bailey@comcast.net

Thanks for your time and interest,

Joe Bailey
43rd Georgia Regimental Historian
GBSH/HA

Chenawee Bryant family and before

mattkingtut — 2015-07-15 21:49:14Z

I would be very interested if anyone has more info on this Bryant family and their ties in Northern Georgia.

I descend from a John P Bryant born about 1810 in Northern Georgia. His father is possibly a John Bryant who also resided near him in Madison County, Georgia and was probably born around 1785 or so.

I got Y DNA test results back from my uncle who is a Bryant male descendant and he matched a potential descendant of Chenawee and the recorded line that went to Tennessee. So I’m trying to find all the info I can and see where the connection might be, seems more than coincidence that my Bryant line ends in Northern Georgia in early 1800s (and late 1700s) and this line goes right in that general region.

Re: Bryant,Thomas

mattkingtut — 2015-07-15 21:48:30Z

Re: CHEROKEE VALUATION RECORDS

kathieforbes1 — 2015-04-27 21:15:01Z

I have Don Shadburn's book that has quite a few Georgia Cherokee valuations in it. What name and location are you looking for? Kathie

Re: Chief Bear Paw

Nancywood06 — 2015-03-30 16:16:39Z

I am Cherokee and Blackfoot. I am trying to find my history

Re: Citizenship VS. Ethnicity (Long Post)

sunflower_reese — 2015-03-28 06:21:13Z

Very articulate response to exclusion..

Re: Ona Landman 1890's-1960's Fulton or cobb cnty Recognize?

mlewns — 2015-03-24 16:01:09Z

Hi, I think the Alan who started this thread is my relative. My great-grandfather was adopted, and I've been told his biological mother was named Ona Landman. I have a free Ancestry account so I haven't been able to look at many records, but I'm curious about her as well.

Re: Cherokee families of Hopper

shannon_chelossi75 — 2015-03-15 00:42:00Z

Ash Hopper is my GGG Grandfather...I have just started researching my paternal blood line...Look forward to learning more about them!

Re: Bryant,Thomas

charleneboland22 — 2015-03-11 07:45:22Z

I am a descendant of Chenawee & Lucy Bryant. I did find that Chenawee was a signer of the 1805 Treaty of Tellico. His father John Bryant was hung in 1781 in Virginia as a Tory. Jere Cox had a lot of info incorrect. If anyone has any other info to share please contact me at charleneboland22@gmail.com. My maiden name is Sellers.

Re: Chaney Alfred Garrett

ubeestar — 2015-03-03 22:19:04Z

Hi Jeannie sorry been while but my Garrett's are from Ireland on my mama's side. But I did not know that you knew anything of my great grandma, Nancy Aldrich(aldridge) MorriMorriswas she born in Georgia or South Carolina?was she adopted or was Aure Aldrich messing around with my 2nd great grandma Eliza Aldrich need Nevis? Man this is interesting cause I have been trying,g to find more info on her. Can not find birth or death certificate, Charleston does not have a copy of either. Maybe you can ahead some light on this brick wall for me. Will be waiting to hear from you. My number s 708-821-6591. Please give me call thanks Pam morris

Re: Echols

nekitajacobs — 2014-11-11 22:58:09Z

I am from Elsie Mae Echols with parents Helen & Robert Echols but this is all that I know.

Re: Echols

nekitajacobs — 2014-11-11 22:57:49Z

I am from Elsie Mae Echols with parents Helen & Robert Echols but this is all that I know.

Re: Mathews

markar2008 — 2014-10-04 04:24:08Z

where in Louisiana, My husbands mother goes back to the Matthews married into the Francois family.

CHEROKEE VALUATION RECORDS

diane2756 — 2014-08-14 14:34:28Z

Wondering if anyone has access to the CHEROKEE VALUATION RECORDS who would be willing to do a look-up for me?

Thank you.

Sgt. William Brown b 1788 Alabama

mswankeller — 2014-03-11 21:01:26Z

Aloha, I am wondering if anyone has knowledge of Sgt. William Brown (b 1788 in Alabama) marrying.
If so, who was/were his wife/wives? My mom and I have been researching her family and we've hit a brick wall.

My ggggg grandfather was William Brown born cira 1788. He married Levina Bunch 1808 Hardin Kentucky.

It's a long shot, but we have been told of Cherokee Ancestry. On one of my mom's birthdays, as a child, she received a gift of a Cherokee headdress, a note welcoming her to the Cherokee and her Cherokee name that translated to Mountain Dawn.

Also, the men of the Brown family seem absent from most of the census records except as children.

If you know of any information it would help us tremendously.

Mahalo nui,
Melissa

Re: Lost Stricklands

markar2008 — 2014-02-20 03:04:51Z

Alisa, i have been trying to get in touch with you about the Beards, You had posted on gen forum about Johnny Beard.Please email me at emmachinchin36@hotmail.com.Thank you Aline

Re: Alexander Brown

wolfe1978 — 2013-10-11 21:05:11Z

Jim,
I am able to trace my roots to Richard Brown- Brother to Catherine Brown that you mention above. I ahve this book and got much of my information from it. I am curious about my Cherokee roots- is there any way to contact a tribe and/or establish one's self as Indian?
Thanks-
Carrie

Blankenship-McCoy

brendamason5259 — 2013-10-28 02:51:45Z

I am trying to find information on the families of John Buck Blankenship and wife Millie Thompson and Solomon Blankenship--John Buck's first cousin--and wife Lucinda McCoy. We know that John's wife, Millie, was Cherokee, her mother was a Fields. Lucinda's is also supposed to have been--DNA of her descendants confirms Native American heritage. Is is possible that Lucinda is a daughter of Alexander McCoy whose mother was also of the Fields family.

John Buck helped his and other families escape and avoid deportation on the Trail of Tears settling in Coosa County, Alabama. Solomon and his family lived in Henry County, Georgia.

I have seen at least one family tree that shows Alexander with a child, L McCoy in 1825 which fits with the time frame of my Lucinda's birth.

Thanks everyone for considering this.

Brenda Austin Mason

Re: Georgia Cherokee

Faye_Daniel_Sparkman — 2013-02-16 18:33:49Z

Preston,
I have been off this site for awhile and just read your reply of my gg-grandfather, John Daniel, who married the Cherokee girl in Georgia and had their first child in 1818. I did have my information wrong. He drove a wagon for the government in Georgia taking Cherokee's to government settlements and this was well before the Trail of Tears. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Re: Thomas & Mary Walker

_Nan_ — 2012-12-06 20:15:21Z

Edna,
To answer your previous question...no, I didn't find her parents. She could only have been in two previous census...possibly 1860 as infant and 1870 about 10 years.
You mentioned the name Davis...was that the name of the people who adopted her?
Let me know if you receive any info of value and we'll see what, if anything, we can find from it.
Nan

Re: Letty " Hatchet Grey" Durham

DwadeMcCommon — 2013-12-06 20:41:26Z

Lettie "Hatchet Gray" Durham: was my 6 X Great-Grandmother, she was born 13 Sep 1744 Cherokee Nation, Wilkes, Georgia, British America, she died in 1843 in Hite, Floyd, Kentucky, USA, she married Thomas Howard Sr. 8 June 1758 in Wilkes Co, Georgia, he was born the 8 June 1740 in the Cherokee Nation, Wilkes Co, Georgia, British America and he died 5 June 1822 in Floyd Co, Kentucky, USA

Re: Ona Landman 1890's-1960's Fulton or cobb cnty Recognize?

bethnin — 2013-04-23 01:59:36Z

Hi, it's been a long time since you posted this, but Ona Landman was my great-grandmother on my mom's side. I'd be happy to share what I know of their family, which isn't much, but may help. Let me know.

Re: Roy E. Hawk of GA

hbooker4 — 2012-12-07 14:50:19Z

i dont have info on roy, but was wondering about william. I am looking for info on Bill Hawk born in late 1770s. He was full blooded cherokee. Is this the same William?

Stephen Hatton/Hatten?

veronica21575 — 2013-07-03 22:34:52Z

I'm searching for any info on a Stephen Hatton/Hatten. Here's the info I have on him-

1830-born Georgia
1830 Residence Fayette TN
1832- Married Margaret McKnight in TN, but no record of marriage
1832- had 1st son Newton J. Hatton, TN: died in Civil War
1835- had 2nd Son James M Hatton, TN
Left TN after 1835?
1837- had 3rd son William Franklin Hatton in Mississippi
1838- Was in Texas as a Texas Ranger, Muster Roll card
1840- had 4th Son Jefferson Hatton, TX: died in Civil War
1841- Justice of the Peace, Texas
1842- had daughter Eliza Jane Hatton, TX
1843-died and buried in Texas

It seems he just popped up out of nowhere, only a 1830 census shows him living with "Free White People" in household, no names/neighbors or anything, saying that he was born in 1800 in Georgia.
I have strong Cherokee ties with this line in my family and it puzzles me that he just 'appeared'. And for him being a 'Lawman' here in Texas, I can't find any pictures of record of this man.

Any help on this at all would be greatly appreciated.
Veronica

Sanders-Greenway

tamlynsand — 2013-09-07 01:54:51Z

My Sanders and Greenway family is from the Hartwell, Hart/Elberton area. I am descended from Lewis Manly Sanders, son of Elias "Plummer" Sanders. I would be grateful for any information anyone has to offer. Thanks; Tammy :)

Re: Georgia Cherokee

pamwpamw — 2013-02-11 01:18:35Z

I noticed your post on ancestry.com about your Cherokee ancestry. I just finished reading a book about Cherokee history. I don’t remember the first names, but England was one of the last names in that book. The link is http://www.mocavo.com/datasets/History-of-the-Cherokee-India.... Somewhere around page 303, you will find the list of some old family Cherokees. Just scan through the pages until you come to a list of several Englands. Hope this helps.

If you ever come across information about the ancestors of Mary Ottertail, b. about 1750 m. to Henry McGee or information about Sarah Waters, probably born in the early to mid-1700s, I’d appreciate you letting me know.

Re: Uriah Hubbard and Nellie Wilkerson

josparks70 — 2013-05-07 20:52:10Z

Thanks so much for the info.I will check out the Fort Smith Criminal records. I have found info there before on Cherokee lines. My lines are through Uriah's brother John Hubbard and the Bracketts, Rapers,Duncans,Parkers, Childress, etc.I do have a large data base on Uriah's family and have the following: Zachary Taylor Parris wife Elizabeth Jane Ellenberg, was the son of George W Parris and Matilda Hubbard d/o Uriah and Nellie from Forsyth Co Ga. Zachary was the grandson of Moses Parris and Mary Langley. Please correct me if I am wrong. I have dates of births deaths and census records.

Temperance DAVIS + George WEST

KathyRoberts54 — 2012-12-09 05:58:10Z

Edna

This looks like your family.

1860 Wilkinson Co GA (June 8)
Bloodworth
Pg 87
DAVIS Clinton O 30 w m GA Teacher
DAVIS Mary A M 27 w f GA House Keeper
DAVIS Susan M 9 w f GA
DAVIS Nancy 6 w f GA
DAVIS Clinton R 5 w m GA
DAVIS May A M 3 w f GA
DAVIS Temperance 6/12 w f GA

1870 Mitchell Co GA
Pg 38A
PO : Camilla
DAVIS Clinton O 40 w m GA Lawyer
DAVIS Mary Ann 38 w f GA
DAVIS Susan 17 w f GA Attending School
DAVIS Nancy 15 w f GA Attending School
DAVIS Clinton O w m GA Attending School
DAVIS Mary Ann 13 w f GA Attending School
DAVIS Tempy 10 w f GA Attending School

In 1870 George WEST age 18 is residing nearby with his family.
Tempy and George were married Nov 17 1874 in Mitchell Co GA. It may be possible to obtain a copy of the marriage record.

There is additional information available, but it may be more appropriate to post it to the relevant surname or location board.

Kathy Roberts
VA

Wilkes County Georgia

KathyRoberts54 — 2013-12-09 13:05:53Z

Dwade

***she was born 13 Sep 1744 Cherokee Nation, Wilkes, Georgia, British America ***

***she married Thomas Howard Sr. 8 June 1758 in Wilkes Co, Georgia***

***he was born the 8 June 1740 in the Cherokee Nation, Wilkes Co, Georgia, British America***

That's interesting !
Wilkes County was not actually created until 1777, AFTER both the Cherokee and Creek Nations ceded their lands in that region.

Do you have any supporting documentation ? Where were the births and marriage recorded ?

Kathy Roberts
VA

Angeline HYDE CANTRELL/Mandy DAVENPORT CANTRELL

KathyRoberts54 — 2013-08-16 15:19:36Z

April

Could these be your folks ?

1870 Fannin Co GA
Militia District 1130
PO : Morgantown
Pg 421B
HYDE John 26 w m NC (1844)
HYDE Mary 23 w f TN (1847)
HYDE Angeline 3 w f TN (1867)
HYDE Dovy 5/12 w f GA (1870)

There is a marriage listed for John L HYDE + Mary D NELSON in Meigs County TN. Dated January 21 1865. It may be possible to obtain a copy of this marriage record from the couthouse.

1900 Fannin Co GA
Calwell
ED 24
Pg 7B
DAVENPORT David 25 w m Oct 1874 GA GA GA (Married 4 yrs)
DAVENPORT Mary J 21 w f Dec 1879 GA GA GA (2 children)
DAVENPORT Manda R 1 w f Aug 1899 GA
DAVENPORT Samuel 8/12 w m Oct 1900 GA

You may find more information and assistance by visiting the relevant surname boards.

Kathy Roberts
VA

Re: ruth roberts geiger

Kristina_McLean — 2013-07-14 22:00:08Z

Please contact me if you have any further information. Her daughter, Naomi, was my grandmother and I can share what she used to tell us about her mother and heritage.

Re: IF YOUR A BLACK AMERICAN RESEARCHING YOUR NATIVE ANCESTRY YOU CAN FIND SOME ANSWERS ON THIS FACEBOOK PAGE

prestonwashington70v — 2013-08-22 21:04:26Z

Oral history goes for naught if not confirmed by DOCUMENTATION.

preston

Re: Descendant of Elizabeth Coody seeking tribal affiliation

aliceargo1964 — 2013-02-03 04:18:44Z

She is my 7th great grandmother on my father's side. I had always been told that my great grandmother was Cherokee but was unsure of the exact lines. I would love to compare info as I am trying to verify any ancestors who might be on the Cherokee roles in Tennessee where they were living. Look forward to hearing from you. Alice

Re: Thomas & Mary Walker

edna602screven — 2012-12-08 19:12:35Z

I have had my husband (this would be his Mother's family)checking with some elderly cousins. Making very little progress. The adopting family was Judge J. O. Davis, would have been either Colquitt or Mitchell County, Georgia. County Seat of Colquitt County is Moultrie and Camilla, would be Mitchell. They are adjoining, I do appreciate you information, Thanks Edna

Re: RAY FAMILY

ubeestar — 2013-09-02 15:56:44Z

Sorry Jackie I had to go and see how far back I gotten on the RAys. I go back to my %th great grandpa Benjamin Ray b. 1763 and d. 1825, I think it was S. C. have t look again. will get back with you. My e-mail is ubeestar@yahoo.com can you help with the Cherokee for me also. Thank you ahead of time
Pam

Re: RAY FAMILY

ubeestar — 2013-09-02 15:46:54Z

Hi Jackie, I have Ray in my family also from S.C. town called Barnwell, My grandma was Daisy Mae Ray who married a baxley then my grandpa Robert ( Bob) Morris. My grandma was born in a town called slaytown which I think is on the out shirts of barnwell. My grandma told us that there was indian in the family. Her parents are Johnson Ray and Elizeranne Elizabeth Black. I have Benjamin Ray as my so many greats back I forget which one. But I am trying figure out which one. My aunt told me that my 2nd great grandma was full Cherokee,which is my grandma's, grandma. any help would be appreciated.

thank you ahead of time
Pam

Re: Georgia Cherokee

ubeestar — 2013-09-02 15:36:29Z

I have Nancy ( NanaE Croatan) Aldrich,* Aldridge), Morris. She was b. march 19, 1874 and D. Sept. 19, 1964. I think I might have 2 sets of parents for her but not sure. David Fredrick Aldrich father and Eliza Nevils, 1st set of parents. the second one is Aurelious Croatan, Aldrich, Piper father. I had talked to my 2nd cuz and in around about way this is how I came up with it. I have a copy of original letter from Aurelious aka Chief Big Eagle andSays that she was a mid wife and medicine woman to her tribe. That she took care of him in times of trouble but then she married to Morrises and lived for ever as a white woman. The first husband is Elijah Morris and can't find any information on him so we think he dies young. The second Morris is Richard John Morris, my great grandpa, sorry don't know the dates of hand. So now im trying to figure out how she could be a distant cousin to Aurelious H. Aldrich, Piper EAnglish name and Native name is Chief Big EAgle. His father was Aure Croatan, Aldrich also. so this is where I am stuck I not sure about all this part at all any help would be appreciated
thank you a head of time
Pam

Re: Moore Family History

meekn55 — 2013-09-28 18:23:54Z

Contact me. Wade Hampton Moore was the brother-in-law of my maternal grandmother, Effie Emmaline Mizell, who married Wade's brother, Adam Ervin Moore, Sr. Wade and his parents (Joseph North Moore and Celia Ann Smith) are buried in Mount Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery in Cross, Berkeley, SC. Adam is buried in Mizell Cemetery in Berkeley County. I have a list of Wade's other ancestors but don't have time right now to post them or I will be late for work. I also have a family tree on Ancestry.com with lots of names, dates, death certs, marriage info, etc. I have attached an image file of Wade's death certificate and WWII draft card.

Re: Dawes Roll & tribal membership

luickey1 — 2013-08-05 17:53:27Z

I am searchin g two different ladies....Mourning Dove Calloway, of KY possible associated with Daniel Boones family.....the other one is Mouring Dove and her mother Red Wing from the Salishan Tribe in North Washingto State...

I do not know how to trace the enrollment rolls...would someone assist me ?? thanks..

luhickey1@hotmail.com

Re: Dawes Roll & tribal membership

rev_shinetsu — 2013-09-17 11:20:16Z

However, there is a federally-recognized "Eastern Band of Cherokees" that depends on the Guion Miller rolls. By staying put in the east, my ancestors forfeited land in "Indian Territory" but kept their lands in North Carolina (the Quallah reservation. Also, some of the people accepted on the Dawes rolls didn't live in the IT but applied for membership and received it in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Although my grandparents, my mom and her siblings all spoke Cherokee at home when she was young, I had a difficult time finding proof of enrollment until I got to the correct documents and then became inundated with enrolled relatives both in North Carolina and Oklahoma. But beginning to understand how the whole process AND getting the documents to prove it can be difficult. For example, my mother, born in 1922, doesn't have a registered birth certificate and that has been a fun problem to deal with...

Re: Cherokee families of Hopper

ktrout9791 — 2013-07-08 17:11:08Z

My GGG GrandMother was Lettie Hopper AKA Lottie Im searching to locate her Marriage Lisence and Birth Certificate,Death Certificate,to Apply for my Roll Card from the Cherokee Nation,if anyone has any infomation how to receive those i would apprieciated,Benjamin H. Trout and Lettie AKA Lottie Hopper is my GGG Grandparents,Cell# 832-928-7109 leave messege ?

Re: Uriah Hubbard and Nellie Wilkerson

oquillastree — 2013-05-07 17:31:52Z

Futher research on decendant of Uriah and Nellie My G G grandfather Zachary Taylor Parris has turned up numerous Fort Smith legal issues with the Parris family - Zacharey Taylor Parris died in detroit prison and I believe these are his records they are listed under the name Taylor Parris which other have indicated as the name he went by. The records can be accessed through ancestor.com criminal records search. Be sure to arrow throuh all of the pages ajacent to his record. Some great historical records here including copies of warrants and hand written wittness accounts. Other Parris on record as well henery, John and George are all names recorded at Fort Smith. The famous hanging judge "Issac Parker" is affiliated with these records.

Searching for Cherokee connection for surnames of Cantrell, Hyde, Davenport

april_coleman123 — 2013-08-15 20:18:52Z

I am trying to solve a family mystery about our possible Indian heritage. I am looking for any connection to Mandy Cantrell line and/or the Angeline Hyde line. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
April

Re: Angeline HYDE CANTRELL/Mandy DAVENPORT CANTRELL

april_coleman123 — 2013-08-16 15:47:58Z

Thanks Kathy! Those seem to be the right ones. Now if I could only find a roll number that would be great. Your information gave me more to go on. Thanks again!
April

grandparents

virginiasweetpeataylor — 2012-12-17 15:31:21Z

my grandparents are george lewis white, son of celia jane stone white, grandmother was lorena c. lawson white, daughter of lonzo lawson and francis mericer lawson, i would like to know where our american indian came from. you can go in the family street that is posted by other members of the family and get an idea of our history. except on granddad dead certificate george lewis white sr is listed as his father and celia j. stone white is his mother. some people are saying that some one else was his father. when left home in tenn. he left behind a sixteen year old brother named william white, there is no one that has found but i can remember granddad telling me about him and one of my cousins talked to him when he was living in podgo okla. alexander was also his brother. can you help me. my email is sweetpea.ginger@gmail.com thank you since i see you are interested in this family also.

IF YOUR A BLACK AMERICAN RESEARCHING YOUR NATIVE ANCESTRY YOU CAN FIND SOME ANSWERS ON THIS FACEBOOK PAGE

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Lavinia Brown

strickland1099 — 2013-04-16 17:43:31Z

I am looking for information on my 4G grandmother who was married to John Brown and mother of Jackson Jack Brown. Lavinia(unknown maiden name; believed to be Cherokee) was born in Georgia around 1796 and possibly died in 1850 in Mississippi.

Re: BROWN / VAUGHAN/VAUGHN CONNECTION

missjendoeshair — 2013-06-23 16:00:25Z

My great grandmother was Estella Vaughn-Brown and was Cherokee! She went by "Annie". My grandpa told me the story of the Trail of Tears and how our ancestors were forced to move when I was in junior high. She married into the Christensen family of Council Bluffs, Iowa. I wish I had more information.

Re: Thomas & Mary Walker

edna602screven — 2012-12-06 19:23:56Z

Nan, She was known as Templie, and I am getting some info from a great grandson living in North GA. Keep your fingers crossed. Thanks, Edna

Re: Thomas & Mary Walker

edna602screven — 2012-12-04 23:44:27Z

Nan, Those were the things I found, however did you find a last name or parent, etc.? I think you have confirmed what I thought -- maybe I can continue gathering information. Thanks, you have been wonderful to pass your wisdom along. Edna