AboutEdward Young Expertise In the realm of genealogy, my knowledge would be limited to the following..........
1. Help with big picture approach to the Dawes, Old Settlers, and the 1835 Georgia Census rolls.
2. What is required to obtain tribal membership in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
3. How to track down ancestors in NE Oklahoma based upon scant information.
4. How to access adoption records as a Native American in Oklahoma.
5. Knowledge of the history and residents of Coosawattee village in N. Georgia 1830's.
6. Family clusters and allotments near Mayes/Cherokee county border in OK 1890-1920.
Experience Research at National Archives, family history, independent study, personal experience.
Organizations Educator, Chaffey Joint Union HSD.
Board Member-CREEC Network Region 10 California.
Tribal Citizen-Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
Member, California Native Plant Society.
First Families Member, Cherokee National Historical Society.
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Education/Credentials BS Biology, Univ Central Oklahoma
Post Bac University of Arizona
Clear Life Science Teaching Credentials in both California and Arizona
Question My ggggandmother was Hettie (cherokee ) she was with the eastern band of cherokees and I was told that she was the ggggrandaughter of chief powhatan. I can't find out any information on her. Hettie was born abt 1780-1800. Any help will very welcomed
Answer Donna,
I am afraid that my knowledge is more confined to those Cherokees in Oklahoma with connections to the old Settler's Rolls, Dawes, and specifically those family clusters around Mayes county, OK and the Georgia census clusters of 1835.
I actually had an overhill (Tennessee Cherokee) ancestor back at 1760. However, I found the trace from Emmett Starr's fameous work on "Old Cherokee Families" that really are tracing back Oklahoma Cherokees as a rule. A copy of that exists for use in the University of Tulsa library.
Your problem is that the really good records were kept on those who got the worst end of the deal and had to march the Trail of Tears. As you may know, your people are the ones who helped seal our fate and got to stay back east. For you I would only guess that there would have been a North Carolina census of those Cherokees living in those western counties.
Hitting on anything prior to the 1830's would be a real find indeed. You may ant to contact the eastern band or the Univ NC Ashville library to see what early rolls may exist. As far as Powhaton is concerned, I would let that go as everyone always wants to claim some indian princess royalty and such connections almost never exist in reality.
I don't recall ever seeing a "Hettie" on rolls that I have seen. You must painstakingly work it backwards if you ever hop to get lucky. Hope this helped.....Ed
