Hi Renee,
Thank you for the information. I checked the site out and was suprised to see the Author Donald Panther Yates. We have been coming across his genealogy information a lot while searching for one of my husband's ancestors, Jonathan Yates, whose daughter is Eliza Jemima Anna Yates (greatgrandmother). He has several Cherokee surnames that we have been trying to research, such as Fouts, Belew, Gibbons, and Zinn's. You can just look at him and see the Cherokee. (They sure are a handsome bunch). Ilene is a real sweetheart. I have family in Missouri, but was unable to stop and visit her while I was there. I also have a lot of family from Kentucky. I also found my Jones are connected to the Ellington's, and if you look in Harry Enoch's book called "In Search Of Morgan's Station, and The Last Indian Raid In Kentucky" page 60 it refers to "The Allington's (Ellington's) were always believed to have some Negro blood in them. In some it showed pretty plain." Back then, a lot of times indians were mistaken, and called negros I have been learning. Will have to check out the book your referring to. Sounds interesting. Thank you again, Julie