Re: Townes - Cherokee Co. NC
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Re: Townes - Cherokee Co. NC
2/07/01
I noticed your old post that you thought your g. grandmother was Sarah Townes and Cherokee.I hope you're still out there.You may be my only hope at getting to bottom of mystery in my family.I also am going to try your gen/forum email but it's been several yrs.My g. grandmother was Sophronia Townes Traylor(married to Thomas A. J. Traylor) She was born in 1856 in Rutherford Co. TN.Her father was Wm Carroll Townes (Towns) and his father was Hardy Towns(1797 NC) The mystery is this:in my family for many yrs. there were whispered rumors that Soph. had Indian blood.Only recently did I begin getting more concrete info.Some in family called her Black Dutch.I investigated and found those people were mixtures and tried to hide.Her husband took her and all children to Hugo OK where they hoped to get land because she was part Indian.She refused to sign papers, because she was not wanting to admit it.Now I'm trying to find out where the Cherokee comes into the lineage.I think I've narrowed it down to Towns ancestry, but WHERE!I hope you can shed light on it maybe.My email is [email protected]