Re: liza jane mefford cherokee connection?
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liza jane mefford cherokee connection?
kaci yost 5/13/10
Hi,
I recently reviewed a packet of research by an extended family member that had paid a researcher on this very subject.There was a reference by the researcher that he had found a Dawes Roll record for Hattie Smith (daughter of Eliza Jane Mefford and James Calloway Smith) indicating that she was on the rolls as 1/8th Cherokee By Blood.However after hours of research on my own, I found that record and the Hattie Smith that was on the rolls was not the same person.The Hattie Smith in question was using her married name of Smith and it had her father's name on it which was NOT James Calloway Smith.Not to say that there was not another Eliza Jane Mefford that did have Cherokee Blood, but to date I have found nothing to substantiate that. If you have further information, I would love to hear from you!