Re: Gunter Cherokee connection
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Re: Gunter Cherokee connection
5/30/00
The Cherokee connection to the Gunter family comes from John Gunter, the first white man to settle in Marshall County, AL and for whom Guntersville is named after. Gunter settled in what was called Kusa-Nunnahi (Creek Path) by the Indians. It was here that he met Chief Bushyhead of the Paint Clan. Chief Bushyhead is said to have offered his young daughter, Ghe-go-he-li, who is described as a beautiful, young princess, to Gunter in exchange for salt. Although he was already 35 years old, John Gunter nonetheless took the 15 year old Ghe-go-he-li as his wife after signing a treaty with the chief which stated "as long as the grass grows green and the water flow the Indians shall have salt." Gunter anglicized his wife's name to Catherine. Their offspring were to produce some of the most instrumental leaders in Cherokee affairs and one of this country's most beloved humorists, Will Rogers. John and Catherine Gunter's children included three sons and four daughters - Samuel, Aky (sometimes seen spelled Agy), Martha, Edward, Elizabeth, John Jr., and Catherine. A few of their sons also married Cherokee women, so you can see how the "Cherokee ancestory" spread thru out the generations. If you would like to learn anything more about this family, please visit my Marshall County, AL genealogy page at http://www.neonramp.com/pepper/marshallhttp://www.neonramp.com/pepper/marshall and take the link to John Gunter. The information on Gunter is still in the works but when it is finished will contain the family lineage, Gunter's will and many many articles and letters.
Pamela roy posted this above but made one mistake Jon and Catherine Gunter had a fourth son George Gunter whom my family is directly linked to
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