| They say we've got Indian blood. . . This page is for all those stories about Indian blood. You should know that most of the families of the area have a similar story. If your family believes they have Indian blood, then we'd like to know. If you have names and dates, include them. With enough help, we may be able to track down the source. Please send your entry to me at: bobklein99@comcast.net Thanks! |
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From David Westfall Westfall@westman.wave.ca Subject: Millie Shiflett (1871/2-1916) My great-grandmother (father's mother's mother) was born Millie Shiflett in Prairie Township, Howard County, Missouri, the 8th of the ten children of William A. Shiflett (1837-1896) and Margaret Ann Powell (1835-1893). After years of alleged abuse by her first husband Chas. Blakely Hall (1854-1940), she fled and married Mr. A. Reyes. The latter couple lived for three years in Central City, Nebraska, until her tragic death by train on Aug. 25, 1917. Her burial was in the Central City Cemetery. In 1916 her daughter, my grandmother Sarah Frances Hall Westfall (1894-1954), visited her, along with my father Carroll (1915-1995) and his older Sister Ruth (deceased). They had their picture taken by a photographer, a picture that Millie's descendants treasure as the only likeness of their ancestor (attached). We would be very interested to receive pictures (scanned images) of Millie's parents, if they exist, or of her many siblings (Susan, Henry Clay, Laurie Louise, Dora, Molly, Peter, George, King and Fanny). My grandmother Frances claimed to be "part Indian" (presumably Cherokee, given the family's Blue Ridge Mts origins. We are curious to know what other cousins may have heard about it. If true, the likely "Indian" may be the first (unknown) wife of Stephen Shifflett, Millie's great-grandfather. Yours truly, David Westfall  From Lorie Nicholas Lollimae@aol.com I was told by my grandmother, ARDIS LAMB, that we have Indian blood. It is believed that the Indian blood comes from PEACHY SELF, born May, 18, 1802 in Rockingham Co., VA who married GARLAND SHIFFLETT, SR, born Nov 25, 1798. It is thought that the Indian tribe is one of the Iriquoi Nation Tribes, possibly Seneca. My grandmother also met a woman by the name of Marylou Turnbaugh. During a conversation that they had, Marylou mentioned that her ggg-grandmother was Indian and that her name was PEACHY SELF. Marylou passed away not long after so no further information was obtained. From Angela Barwick asb413@hotmail.com Have you gotten any hits on the Indian blood in the Shifflet family? I only have rumor but no proof. My grandmother (Maggie Freeman) married Theodore Shifflet- his line is from VA. She was almost full blooded Cherokee. Please let me know if you found anything out. If you care to share, it would be much appreciated. I am a Shifflet and have Indian in my line. My grandfather was Theodore Shifflet. He came from the John Wood Shifflet line which can be traced to VA. My grandmother was Indian (Maggie Freeman, Theodore's wife) and I have a picture of Clarence and Larance Shifflet (Larance appeared to be full blood Indian) From Donna Slaten donnaslaten@yahoo.com Julia, I am a descendant of Archie (Alfred) Frank Smith and Tahlula "Lula" "Annie" Shifflett. There has always been rumors of Cherokee blood in the Shifflett line. You can see it on the faces of my Grandmother and her relatives! However, the story I was told did not check out. My Great Aunt Lucille Smith Beasley told me that Archie Frank met "Annie" Shifflett on the Trail of Tears and married her. Nice story, BUT, he was born in 1865, the Trail of Tears was in 1832. His Father, William David Smith was born in 1835, so it was not him either. So, either she meant to say Archie Frank's GRANDFATHER met his Indian wife on the Trail of Tears (which would make it Smiths, NOT Shiffletts), or it was on the Shifflett side and she told me the wrong name. My line lived in Hart County, Georgia. I've been investigating this issue for 25 years and have only succeeded in refuting the little information I already had! Does this help you any? Your really, far off, distant Cousin, Donna Slaten 11 Seibold Road Guntersville, Alabama 35976 From Lee Bruce clen99@yahoo.com Just for my own amusement I have been searching on the web for information concerning what tribe of Indians would have lived in the "Shiflett area" of Virginia if there were any left at the time of colonization. The bands that were left were the Saponi, which belonged to the Monacan nation or confederacy (I don't readily recognize this name other than it being similar to Mohican). On a Saponi website I found some information regarding Orange County. There was an incident in Orange County, VA (believed to be for hog stealing) for the year 1742-43. The men were supposedly all Saponi. The names listed were: Alex Machartion John Bowling Manissa Tom Caft Isaac Henry Blind Tom Foolish Jack Charles Gibb John Collins Little Jack The reference for this incident is VMHB III:90 From Betty Miller bjkmiller@pop.desm.uswest.net I was at the Rockingham Public Library in Harrisonburg, Va when a woman struck up a conversation with me about the Knights and Shifletts. The person who told me this story was a Shiflett before she married, so I am sure that was her interest in all of this. She told me about a Shiflett who married a Cherokee Indian named Lydia. She said that the man's name was Hastings. I think she was talking about Haston Shiflett. Lydia's name before she married was "Chocahy". She said that she had made a trip to NC in 1956 and talked to the Chief, who had keep the oral records for the tribe. She said that he told her the story as I related it to you and that all records of Lydia were erased from the Tribe. When (according to her) an Indian married a white man their records were destroyed by the tribe. They are no longer one of them. Also, Lydia is buried in Bacon Hollow. Is there any truth to this story? My dad's family have always said that they were related to "Indians", however no one ever said more that that. I have not been able to find any connection. It is interesting that you say that there are stories about the Haney's etc. My first cousin was told by my grand dad Knight (Zeb) that he was related to the Indians. |
