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From: "susan smathers" <>
Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Cherokee Rolls/Matrilineal lines
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:54:17 -0500
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Thanks for the info, also do you know where I can get a copy of the
applications for the family I am looking for, where I might check to make
sure they are my family?
thanks again
susan
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
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Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:07 PM
Subject: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Cherokee Rolls/Matrilineal lines


> Something I've known for a long time, but didn't consider it regarding my
> family until recently, is that the Cherokee were matrilineal. That means
> instead of a wife taking a husband's name like we do now, the husband
> adopted the wife's family (of course, until fairly recently the Cherokee
> didn't have "last" names or surnames), but he joined the wife's clan, etc.
> Well, after almost 20 years of searching for my family of Jordans on the
> rolls, which they were supposed to have been on the Dawes per family
> history, I never could find my Jordans. Well, a few weeks ago I was
> looking at the Dawes Rolls again, and my g grandmother's maiden name
> jumped out at me! There they were! I checked the applications and it was
> them! Yeah! Darn them hiding from me that way! But, I don't know if I
> can prove the connection between Jordan and Nichols, but whether I can or
> not, doesn't matter to me, I know they were there now! ;o) Yippee!!!
> Anyway, that's another "trick" you might use is the women's surnames if
> you have any and check them. Yes, they were trying to hide, but many
> needed the benefits of being Cherokee, such as my family who had a child
> who was very ill and needed medical attention my coal mining great
> grandfather couldn't afford without the assistance of the Nation. Anyway,
> long story to say "check the women's names because sometimes they
> registered that way instead of through the male's names".
>
> Take care and good luck!
> Jana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> > In a message dated 3/11/2005 8:41:39 PM Central America Standard Tim,
>> writes:
>>
>> I have all these rumors and circumstantial evidence, but I'm having a
>> difficult time tracking back my own g-g-grandfather's ancestors because
>> he
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