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vhawkins1952
Jul 1, 202116 min read
Do My ancestors Intersect Sequoyah's?
The Identity of Sequoyah's Father is STILL a Mystery, Part 1 I am taking on one more writing project – the paternity of Sequoyah. I...
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vhawkins1952
Jul 1, 202117 min read
Who was Sequoyah's Father? # 1
Who Was Sequoyah's Father? There Is a great deal written about just who was Sequoyah’s father. The two best known say his father was i.]...
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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 29, 20214 min read
The "Lungeons" of Baxter County, Arkansas
The "Lungeons" of Baxter County, Arkansas From History of Baxter County, Arkansas by Mary Ann Messick Chapter II; Indian Days and Early...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 28, 202134 min read
Minutes of Stoney Creek Primitive Baptist Church; part 2
MINUTES of the STONY CREEK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, Part 2 Book Number 1, ends with July, 1811. Book Number 2, has a few faded pages...
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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, 202130 min read
Minutes of Stoney Creek Primitive Baptist Church; Part #1
Minutes of Stoney Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Part 1 Howdy! http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/scott/church/stonycrk.txt File...
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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, 202131 min read
The Catawba Tribe of Indians, 54th Congress, 2nd session, Doc. 144; 23Feb1897
The Catawba Tribe of Indians, 54th Congress, 2nd session, Doc. 144; 23Feb1897 The Catawba Tribe of Indians February 23rd, 1897 – ordered...
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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, 202165 min read
Surviving Indian Groups of the East; 1948
Surviving Indian Groups of the Eastern United States . Pp. 407-438; Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1948. Washington, DC:...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 27, 20215 min read
Melungeons as told by Lewis Jarvis
And transcribed by William Grohse, historian of Hancock County, Tennessee from the Hancock County Times; Sneedville, Tennessee, 17 April...
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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 26, 202145 min read
What Became of the Catawba and Associated Bands in “Indian Territory"?
What Happened to the Catawba and Associated Bands in “Indian Territory”? When I first started researching genealogy, I quickly realized I...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 26, 202126 min read
Small Pox and Covid 19
Short Stories and Essays # 6; Small Pox and Covid 19 There is a lot of talk today about covid 19. It got me to thinking about another...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 26, 202123 min read
The Melungeons are mixed Catawban, NOT mixed Portuguese!
The Melungeons are mixed-Catawban, NOT mixed-Portuguese! I can't format this blog entry right. Curses! Also as you can probably tell, it...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 25, 202137 min read
Sequoyah's Last Days
Sequoyah's Last Days I remember as a child there was an elderly man, a Mr. Estes, who lived across the street. He was a sort of a local...
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vhawkins1952
Jun 25, 202113 min read
Early Cultivation of Corn in Southwestern Oklahoma by the Wichita
A Partial History of Corn in Southwestern Oklahoma Corn: A Food Native to Southwestern Oklahoma More than one co-worker at a former job...
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