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From: Sharon Cobb <>
Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Duncans
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:30:11 -0400
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And this one?

Thanks again
Sharon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Woolf" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Duncans


> one last one before bed, another interesting one:
>
> Eliza Duncan,Cherokee
> Author: Lisa Hiland Date: 10 Feb 2001 2:32 AM GMT
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> My ggrandmother was Eliza Duncan and may have been born in VA ca.1873-75.
> She married William Christian at a young age, between the age of 15 to 17
my
> grandmother told us, Dec.21,1890 in Claiborne Co. TN. Eliza and William
had
> four children together; George W.,born Sept.1891, Lilly Mae ( my
> grandmother), born Sept.8,1892 in Tazwell, Claiborne Co. TN, Joseph
S.,born
> Dec.1895, and Laminde (Minnie), born Apr.10,1898 in Arthur, Claiborne Co.
> TN. My grandmother said that Eliza died, bled to death, after giving birth
> to Laminde but I have not been able to confirm this yet. My grandmother
also
> raised us with the knowledge that we are Cherokee.My grandmother
"practiced"
> medicine using herbs and making her own medicinals and she raised us with
> many Cherokee values and behaviors.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon Cobb" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:24 PM
> Subject: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Duncans
>
>
> > Hey All
> >
> > Any Native American Duncan hunters on this list? lol
> >
> > Well my Griffin line is branching off into my Grandfather's wife's
surname
> > which is Duncan.
> > Wouldn't you know, here I find yet another story of native american
> indian.
> >
> > Arlander Duncan was said to be 1/2 choctaw and 1/2 cherokee. He was
half
> > brother to Lilly Coleman Duncan.
> > Lilly Coleman Duncan was mother to Margaret Duncan. However, Margaret
> > Duncan's father was Lilly's step father, William Duncan who would have
> been
> > a full blood for Arlander to be 1/2. Yes it is confusing. The story is
> > that
> >
> > Lillys mom Margaret; full blood
> > Lilly's step Dad; William Duncan full blood
> >
> > So Lilly would have been half ( I guess that is how blood quantum
goes ).
> > William Duncan took advantage of his step daughter Lilly ( to put it
> > nicely )
> > and she became pregnant.
> >
> > The child born to this was also named Margaret.
> >
> > Lilly went by her step father's name Duncan. She married Lee Griffin
from
> > around Hale and Perry county Alabama. Her daughter Margaret Duncan
> married
> > Thomas Edgar Griffin. These are my grandparents. This would probably
> have
> > been early 1900's as my father was born in 1933 and has older siblings.
> His
> > name is Burtis Alfred Griffin ( Al ).
> >
> > At the present time I do not have any other dates but thought I'd toss
it
> > out just in case the names were familiar to someone on here.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sharon Griffin-Cobb
> >
> >
> >
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