Hello Michael
are you a relation of his? do you know if I can get his war records? or did that just start at the civil war? and he is listed as what in 1812. "the Boots" ? I am trying to locate his children. I believe he is my gggg grandfather.
I also checked your listings from other message Boards and they have dragging canoe as chelio ( or something like that) . that is also a name
simular to the one that this new book out about shoeboots calls him ( my cousin is reading it for me) while I keep look for things that might trigger the memories of the things that where told to me by my great grandma . Chulio I think it says in this book is one of his many names. I have read on the net he takes the name welch, but I have found a thing that his kids take that name, do you know about the welch name? But anyway I am trying to remember which other great warrior he is a close relation with. My great grandma told me but I don't know for sure now who she said it was . they were all just funny names to me back then. if you are a relation of his I would love to talk to you more.
some of the names she mentioned in her stories at one time or another were, the ridge, dragging canoe, greenwood laflore, springfrog, brock, some shawnee chiefs maybe chainbreaker , but anyway I think he had a very close relation that was also a very powerful cherokee and ? war chief also.
would you know who this close relation of his is? do you understand the possible tuscarora connected to his names , and who his brother/father/ cousin or close relation anyway is ?
I know that JOhn Ridge is named as one of the excutors of his estate.
I am just trying to put names and places to the stories passed down to me, but I have forgot more than I remember I'm afraid. thanks for any leads as to more info on him and his children? renee