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Subject: Re: [NWGA] North Georgia Research
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:34:35 EDT


My Cherokees on one side were mixed by 1838 (Date of Trail of Tears train)
and they were still in Gilmer County in 1840. They later moved to AL, to AK, to
OK.
On the other side, they were mixed by 1838 and stayed in TN. After the Civil
War, they took went to MO and then to OK.
In working on County history, I have found that many families say they went
on the "Trail of Tears" but if you check the census records the families were
on the 1840 and later US Census and on the Indian rolls of Cherokees "East of
the Mississippi".
The Federal government paid families to emigrate up until the mid 1840s. One
family in Forsyth County was paid to emigrate 3 times. (Source - Microfilm
Rolls).

Donna Parrish


In a message dated 6/19/2004 9:04:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

<< Wondering if anyone lives in North Georgia and is currently working on
their Cherokee heritage, with relationship to the removal. Would like
to know what counties are involved in fellow researchers work. I am
involved with the Georgia Trail of Tears Association. We are working
towards finding descendants and the stories/legends they have regarding
their families in Georgia's Cherokee Indian Territory. We know there
were families split apart by the removal, some going some allowed to
stay behind. I have many resources and am willing to help with Gilmer
County in particular.

Leslie Thomas >>

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