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Podcast 02 Are you a Descendant of a Cherokee Princess?

Supplemental and Source Materials

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Familly Tree

See how Bessie Blankenship is related to others via a family tree.

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Primary Source Documents

Here are some of the primary source documents used in the investigation.

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Genetic Breakdown

Genetic breakdown of my autosomal DNA as well as my mother's autosomal DNA. Both submitted through Ancestry DNA.

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Tertiary Source Material

Here you will find examples of tertiary evidence, mostly data from indexes.

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Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles depicting the notion of a Cherokee Princess.

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Sources, References and External Links

This has all the reference material compiled into one location along with some links of interest.

Family Tree

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DNA Analysis via Ancestry.com

Newspaper Articles

Primary Source Materials

beulah croker passport application
beulah croker passport application

Beulah Edmondson Croker's Passport Application. Click on images to view full document. Obtained from: Ancestry.com. U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Accessed 9 Sept. 2023. Original Repository Location. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 319; Volume #: Roll 0319 - Certificates: 31701-32300, 15 Aug 1916-22 Aug 1916

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1920 U.S. Federal Census edited to show the Thorn Household. Obtained from: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

1930 census Annie

1930 U.S. Federal Census edited to show the Wright Household. Obtained from: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Cherokee Roll Edmondson Beulah

Cherokee Roll that includes Beulah Edmondson. Obtained from: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Tertiary Source Materials

Thorn married Blankenship

Davis McBride Thorn and Mary Bessie Blankenship indexed marriage information. Obtained from : Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.Original data: Virginia, Marriage Registers, 1853–1935. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Sources, References, & Links

  • Ancestry.com. Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 1766; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0076. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. 

  • Ancestry.com. 1910 Census Place: East River, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1689; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375702. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006. Provo, UT.

  • Ancestry.com 1920; Census Place: Narrows, Giles, Virginia; Roll: T625_1890; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 404. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006. Provo, UT.

  • Ancestry.com Year: 1930; Census Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia; Roll: 2444; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 380.0; FHL microfilm: 2342178. [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006. Provo, UT.

  • Ancestry.com. Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 2545; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 789.0; FHL microfilm: 2342279. Ancestry.com.1930 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2022. Provo, UT.

  • Ancestry.com Year: 1940; Census Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia; Roll: T627_4264; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 36-5 Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 2012. Provo, UT. & National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States.

  • Ancestry.com. 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Narrows, Giles, Virginia; Roll: 3024; Page: 60; Enumeration District: 36-6.1950 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2022. Lehi, UT.

  • Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Accessed 9 Sep 2023. Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.

  • Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Accessed 9 Sep. 2023. Original data: Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Accessed 9 Sept. 2023. Original Repository Location. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 319; Volume #: Roll 0319 - Certificates: 31701-32300, 15 Aug 1916-22 Aug 1916

  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. - George Allen Blankenship

  • Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. – Robert Lee Blankenship

  • Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.Original data: Virginia, Marriage Registers, 1853–1935. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

  • Chapman, Ellen. Virginia Tribes: Sovereign Nations. Governments. Cultures. Communities. Neighbors [Online]. Cultural Heritage Partners. 16. January 2023. Accessed 24 August 2023. Link Here.

  • Cherokee Nation.org. The History of the Cherokee Nation [Online]. 2023 Cherokee Nation. Last Updated:10 August 2023. Link Here 

  • Cottle, George Sr. History of Forest Hill Community. West Virginia Archives and History. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History : Accessed 22 August 2023. Link Here.

  • National Archives. Guion Miller Roll, 1906–1911 "Eastern Cherokee Applications"[Online]. Accessed 22 August 2023 Link Here.

  • National Archives. Native American Heritage: Dawes Rolls [Online Article]. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed 24 August 2023.Link Here.

  • National Parks Service. The Cherokee People - 1600-1840 CE. [Online Article]. Last updated 14 June 2021. Accessed 21 August 2023 Link Here.

  • Oklahoma Historical Society. Dawes Rolls: The Final Rolls [database on-line]. Link Here.

  • Richmond Sunlight. Commonwealth of Virginia House Joint Resolution No. 559. Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state Recognition (HJ559) [Online]. 17 January 2023. Link Here.

  • Secretary of the Commonwealth. Virginia Indians [online]. Accessed 24 August 2023. Link Here.

  • Sturtevant, William C, and U.S Geological Survey. National atlas. Indian tribes, cultures & languages: United States. Reston, Va.: Interior, Geological Survey, 1967. Map. Accessed 24 August 2023. Link Here.

  • Williams, John Alexander. Cherokees [Online]. e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Revised 07 February 2023. Web. Accessed 24 August 2023. Link Here.

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