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From: "Linda Carter" <>
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] Blackfoot Identified Families in Clay County
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:35:25 -0400
References: <20031006010510.25524.qmail@web40302.mail.yahoo.com> <002601c38bad$ee404ba0$2b301cce@computer> <01fc01c38c3a$d00842e0$270014ac@mvdsl.com>


What surnames did you have in this line. I'm particularly interested in
their states of origin.

Linda
www.saponitown.com/blackfoot.htm


----- Original Message -----
From: "NANCY/Glenda" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] Blackfoot Identified Families in Clay County


> I was born across the South Fork of the Kentucky River from the mouth of
> Island Creek. I have been told by my mother all my life that we had
> Blackfoot in our line. My family lives in Owsley, Clay and surrounding
> areas but came from N.C., Va, Maine, Pa, Tenn. etc. Nancy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Penny Ferguson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] Blackfoot Identified Families in Clay County
>
>
> > Linda Carter said:
> > I joined this list because I belong to a group that has been researching
> > what a family tradition of Blackfoot descent
> > originating east of the Mississippi signifies
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > Linda I visited your website and I can't help with the Blackfoot people.
> I
> > have never heard of anyone in the areas I research say they were
> Blackfoot,
> > however a lot of people have a tradition in their family of an "Indian"
> > grandma, or a "Cherokee" grandma. I am speaking of eastern KY here.
In
> my
> > family my grandmother said our Indian (her word) was Quadrule Indians
and
> > they lived on Wallens Creek in Harlan County KY. I have been
researching
> > them, and have found some others who have these Quadrules in their
lines,
> > and right now my research is pointing to the Shawnee which are
Algonquian
> > instead of Siouan. These Quadrules may have been a mix of Native
> Americans,
> > research is possibly showing that they are Shawnee mixed with Cherokee.
> I
> > don't have enough evidence to write anything about their exact tribe
> > connections yet. Good luck with your research.
> > Penny Ferguson
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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