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From: "susan smathers" <>
Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Cherokee Rolls/Matrilineal lines
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:54:26 -0500
References: <15.407fe3b5.2f6431a9@aol.com> <219301c52779$ca82e830$0100a8c0@kenjana> <000601c52780$54f6ba40$f6a62341@DJSTJ231> <006901c52783$d56fcc40$960510ac@Judy>


Thanks for the info. I hope one day I can find my ancestors. I may never
locate them on any rolls but I know in my heart that I am native american. I
have also been told by other native americans I do show my heritage. Thanks
again
susan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy J" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Cherokee Rolls/Matrilineal lines


> If you will look on this page
> http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/enroll/info.htm you will find
> additional sources to obtain the Dawes Packets.
>
> Judy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "susan smathers" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Cherokee Rolls/Matrilineal lines
>
>
>> 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: <>
>> To: <>
>> 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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