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Ancestry/Genealogy

kdmorris

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3. My father always said that my paternal grandmother's family was Blackfeet

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 08:03 PM

Mar 2012

Turns out she was a Pottawatomie. And she was quite a bit further back than my father had originally claimed. She was born in the Ohio region around 1765 and given the English name Hester Smith (which sucks).

Truthfully, all I have it written records that have been passed down in my father's family... nothing "official". Her grandson was described on his Civil War enlistment papers as having straight black hair, olive complexion and "black eyes". He was tall for the times - 5' 11.

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So My great great grandmother was Native American, & of course for YEARS I thought it was Blackfoot [View all] LaydeeBug Mar 2012 OP

It would probably be best to just work on the genealogy and see where that takes you csziggy Mar 2012 #1

Thank you so much for this...It was supposed to be near Annapolis, so maybe Nanticoke is it... LaydeeBug Mar 2012 #12

I would bet pipi_k Mar 2012 #14

Do you have the photo? Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #2

Very good advice. Most cultures had their own original clothing styles. National Archives may be jwirr Mar 2012 #7

The only problem with tracing costume is that many groups lost their heritage csziggy Mar 2012 #13

My father always said that my paternal grandmother's family was Blackfeet kdmorris Mar 2012 #3

While the English names suck they are often the only way we can trace our Native anscestors. The jwirr Mar 2012 #8

Oh, no... I meant the "Smith" part kdmorris Mar 2012 #9

Well that is a problem - I have a few Smith families in mine to and it is hard to follow them. jwirr Mar 2012 #10

Interesting case Sherman A1 Mar 2012 #4

I'm from Maryland Waiting For Everyman Mar 2012 #5

Same problem here... pipi_k Mar 2012 #6

Great picture. n/t GentryDixon Mar 2012 #11