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Hi ladies and gentlemen,

I'm of Native American and African American descent. I know for a fact that on my father's side, there is Native American :Cherokee: easternband..The problem is that both of my parents passed away when I was eleven..What are some ways that I can prove that I have Native American ancestry? In all honesty, I'm not doing it for any type of benefits..I just want a sense of belong...or Should I say completeness..traditions..and etc...I wish there could be an easy way...I want to connect with my ancestors..When I don't mention my Native American ancestry..i fill that I'm denying a part of me...that is yet to be undiscovered.....help me....If I can get birth certificates, do you think that may help on my quest??

To all that reply...Thank you for your help

God Bless

Answer 1

Hi,

Ted is very correct in his above answer. Another thing you can do too is search the census records as well. I have acess to alot of census records for many years and states.

If you like you can send an email stating the names you are searching to find. Same as my user ID at yahoo.

Answer 2

I would contact the court house and hall of records in the state they where born it should maybe get you started in the right direction good luck and may you get all the answers you are looking for.   God Bless

Answer 3

How you prove your NA ancestry is by birth certificates, marriage licenses, death certificates, obituaries, wills, funeral home records, cemetery records, draft registration records, enlistment records, Social Security applications . . .  all the paper trail that has someone&#039;s parents or children. It is just like regular genealogy except the sources have to be impeccable.

Sooner or later you get to someone who was on the Dawes Roll and the Cherokees recognize.

www.cherokee.org

has a whole section on genealogy.

This category has hundreds, if not thousands, of resolved Q with the word &quot;Cherokee&quot; in them. You can search it by clicking on &quot;Advanced&quot; at the top.

Best of luck!

Answer 4

It might help, but not a lot.  If you look up the guy that wrote ROOTS, see how he found his ancestors.  He found a lot out by his quest!

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Ted has given you some great advice.  Start with your own birth certificate.  Then get your parents&#039; death certificates.  Those should tell you where your parents were born and that will help you to know which state to ask for birth certificates.  The places where they were born, where you were born, and where they died are good guesses as to where they were married.  Sometimes in genealogy you have to make an educated guess and then prove or disprove that guess.  Work your way backward.  Also, look for documentation on your siblings and your parents&#039; siblings.  You may come across a cousin you didn&#039;t know about who can help you out.  I&#039;m in my 50&#039;s and I meet a previously unknown relative everytime I return to my ancestral home.