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Ancestry/Genealogy

Little Star

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3. My maternal grandparents hail from the mountain region of North Georgia...

Reply to carolinayellowdog (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 03:21 PM

Feb 2013

On my grandmother's side there is family lore that we have cherokee blood. I have hit walls in that line so haven't found anything that would support that yet.

But I do have a suspicion that we have Melungeon roots. We have some of the names that are on those lists like Stewart, Forrester Stanley & Weaver. Many of us seem to have 'that' color blue eyes that people talk about too. Maybe some day I'll be able to solve the puzzle or at least I hope so.

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New radio documentary about last summer's Melungeon gathering and DNA discoveries [View all] carolinayellowdog Feb 2013 OP

Interesting. Here's some famous people who are thought to be melungeon... Little Star Feb 2013 #1

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My maternal grandparents hail from the mountain region of North Georgia... Little Star Feb 2013 #3

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