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vhawkins1952
Jun 3, 20223 min read
Finding a Link to the Western Catawba Indian Association of the 1890s
Only two surnames are (at present) associated with the Western Catawba Indian Association -- Bain/Bane and Williamson. These are not...
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vhawkins1952
Dec 7, 20214 min read
Pearl Harbor Day, and Why I HATE Donald Trump
I have a personal tradition every 7th of December, where I write Dad’s Pearl Harbor story from memory. So each time I write it up from...
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vhawkins1952
Aug 11, 20217 min read
Nevil Wayland's Records from the Revolutionary War
Once I discovered I could obtain copies of Nevil's Revolutionary War papers, I wrote off for them to the state of South Carolina. They...
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vhawkins1952
Aug 7, 202126 min read
Melungeons; My Wayland's & Gibson's; and Excerpts from Dr. Carlson's PhD Dissertation
The Waylands, the Melungeons, and a Saponi Band of the Catawba Nation My research has morphed from a study of the Gist’s to the...
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vhawkins1952
Jul 3, 202122 min read
Our Family's Catawba/Saponi History
Our Ties to the Catawba DNA Test Here is a bar graph I was sent. It shows me mostly Caucasian, but with a little Native and a little...
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vhawkins1952
Jul 3, 202125 min read
Our Family's Cherokee Heritage
Do We have Cherokee Blood? Maybe . . . still? I'd like to upgrade that to "probably" because of our Brown's. Other blog entries tell this...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 30, 202120 min read
Guess/Gist Families We Are Related to in North Alabama
Gist, Guess and Guest of Lawrence County, Alabama Please know there were other Gist's in Lawrence County, Alabama at the same time. But...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 30, 20216 min read
Pioneering in Kiowa County
Pioneering in Kiowa County On my blog, at http://vancehawkins.blogspot.com/2014/03/bull-chisholm-and-goodnight.html the following comment...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 29, 202115 min read
Our Gist's in Southwestern Virginia
Mapping Nathaniel Gist to Southwestern Virginia I didn't want to place this with my "Melungeon" section because it is partly my family....
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vhawkins1952
Jun 28, 202113 min read
Help with Genealogy
Years ago I was in contact with Jerri Chasteen, former Registrar of the Cherokee Nation. We were on good terms. Then she passed away and...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 28, 202111 min read
Notes on My Wayland's
The Waylands, the Melungeons, and a Saponi Band of the Catawba Nation My research has morphed from a study of the Gist’s to the...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 27, 202127 min read
Dad's stories, Hawkins Ancestors
Most of my research to date has been to discover our American Indian ancestry. I found what I believe is both Cherokee and Catawban...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 27, 202121 min read
Finding OUR John Brown
Finding John Brown Dad used to tell a little story about a cousin of his named “Euness Hankins”, a daughter of Great Aunt Bea. Dad and...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 24, 202111 min read
My own DNA Results and Thoughts on those Results
DNA Results Well, I'm gonna sound really petty. I remember when I was a kid, people occasionally asked dad if he was an Indian. His reply...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 17, 202112 min read
Personal #1; Dad’s Generation WW2 Research
Howdy! I'm not online much anymore. Just thought I'd report in. I have said I created my last blog entry -- I know. I also have said...
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