Re: KEZIAH YON GARDNER, b. 1798 SC
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In reply to:
KEZIAH YON GARDNER, b. 1798 SC
jeanie nance 8/17/00
MyAunt, Hattie Oden Stanley, was the family genealogist of her generation. Aunt Hattie was the great grand daughter of Keziah. According to her, or the way I remember it, Keziah was full blood Choctaw Indian. I was young at the time but being a boy who loved to play cowboys and injuns it made a big impression on me. I believe she had a portrait of Keziah on her wall as well and I remember my brother John and I talking about being 1/32nd Injun. I have several photos of later generations of Gardners including one faded photo of John Winder Shelly Gardner and many of them definitely look Indian. I have doubted at times the Choctaw lineage but have never before questioned the Indian lineage.I have looked back through my research and can find nothing indicating she was Indian but .... I don't think either Aunt Hattie or I dreamed this up. Maybe Keziah was half Indian?
Donald Oden