First Americans

After much time and work, I found my mother's real family.

As for the people that adopted her (also Cherokee), they had changed their names, dates of birth, etc.

The reason was simple. They were Indian and they were on the run. Can one blame them when the Federal Indian policy was "extermination" at one time? I don't think so.

I've come across some of the strangest names I've ever seen (mostly first names). That tends to be a clue while do this reseach.

Best of luck and don't give up! I cannot tell you how happy I was when my cousin in Indiana that is almost 80 years old called me on the phone and said, "bingo, you found us!" to me on Xmas eve of 2008.