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I had always heard that my mother had some Native American ancestry, so I was excited to find my ancesters in my genealogy search. They include both Cherokee and Pamunky tribes. It's amazing to finally have names to put with these family stories, real identifiable individuals!
iris lilies
4-24-17, 9:44am
That's great! How far back?
The Pamunkey is real far back--back to Pocahantas cousin. The Cherokee about a hundred years later, to Moytoy of Tellico,
http://www.telliquah.com/Moytoy.htm
My great-great-grandfather was Osage. His name was Cloud. I saw it in my grandmother and my aunts and uncles bone structure in their faces. "The 19th-century painter George Catlin described the Osage as
the tallest race of men in North America, either red or white skins; there being many of them who are six and a half, and others seven feet." Which may explain why my sons are tall. It's kind of funny in my family you are either short 5'5" under or tall 6'3" or above. Not much in-between.
My great-great-grandfather was Osage. His name was Cloud. I saw it in my grandmother and my aunts and uncles bone structure in their faces. "The 19th-century painter George Catlin described the Osage as
the tallest race of men in North America, either red or white skins; there being many of them who are six and a half, and others seven feet." Which may explain why my sons are tall. It's kind of funny in my family you are either short 5'5" under or tall 6'3" or above. Not much in-between.
Wow--that is exceptionally tall!!
catherine
4-24-17, 12:16pm
It's kind of funny in my family you are either short 5'5" under or tall 6'3" or above. Not much in-between.
5'5" is short? Tall to me! (5'2").
We're of Scottish/English/Irish heritage and mostly "wee folk". DH and I looked like Tom Thumb and Thumbelina in our wedding picture with the bridal party--ALL of whom towered over us!
Tybee, that is so much fun learning about your Native American roots!!! I love these stories!
5'5" is short? Tall to me! (5'2").
We're of Scottish/English/Irish heritage and mostly "wee folk". DH and I looked like Tom Thumb and Thumbelina in our wedding picture with the bridal party--ALL of whom towered over us!
Tybee, that is so much fun learning about your Native American roots!!! I love these stories!
Catherine, the Cherokee I had always heard about, and the Pamunkey was a shock! I wish I had known when I was a kid and lived right there in Virginia--it would have been so cool. So I am making sure to tell my sons to tell their children.
My grandfather used to allude to some mysterious Native American ancestor. Turns out that was a complete fiction. My SO, on the other hand, is about 30% Yaqui and others. Also Jewish--much more interesting mix than mine. Genealogy is a trip.
BikingLady
4-24-17, 2:33pm
How wonderful for all to find pieces of your past.
Both grandfathers were orphans, one came on the Orphan Train taking the farmer family name that got him. So those sides are pretty well lost. Grandmother sides I could trace I very well imagine.
How wonderful for all to find pieces of your past.
Both grandfathers were orphans, one came on the Orphan Train taking the farmer family name that got him. So those sides are pretty well lost. Grandmother sides I could trace I very well imagine.
Your roots might be obscure, but with the ubiquity of DNA testing now, you could easily score a few relatives on Ancestry or similar.
As soon as I get a little extra money I am going to do the DNA testing thing - no one to my knowledge anywhere in my family has gotten it done. As far as I know I am 100% Jewsih, with origins from the Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Germany . I think it is so interesting!
As soon as I get a little extra money I am going to do the DNA testing thing - no one to my knowledge anywhere in my family has gotten it done. As far as I know I am 100% Jewsih, with origins from the Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Germany . I think it is so interesting!
Do it! I have done it and I am constantly getting cousin matches, and they tell you the shared ancestor from the family trees. It's neat to have the confirmation of the research.
Years ago, before Ancestry.com offered it, I had my son's DNA tested by African Ancestry, a company in Washington DC. I found it fascinating to find out his origins from the Bamileke people of Cameroon. Due to slavery the origins on his father's side of the family were shrouded in mysteries not resolvable with traditional genealogical research.
As soon as I get a little extra money I am going to do the DNA testing thing - no one to my knowledge anywhere in my family has gotten it done. As far as I know I am 100% Jewsih, with origins from the Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Germany . I think it is so interesting!
Me too. I really want to do this. We just got an email from my husband's brother who did it and said "here, now you don't have to spit!" Results came back as expected french and Jewish though a different branch of Jewish than they thought. Ashkenazi is what the report came back "you have a parent or grandparent that was 100% Ashkenazi Jew". The thing that threw off his family a bit was the 6th or 7th generations back Sardinian and North African reference.
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