Sizemore Families - Between Two Fires A Page of Links In the near and distant past, I've conducted several research projects for clients descended from early Sizemore families. I've marvelled at the staunch rejection of these Indian families by the Dawes Commission. In a way, that rejection provides proof that the Sizemores and their near relations, including the Osbornes, Cornetts (Cornells) and Blevins, to name a few, were Indian people. Two volumes of signed and witnessed affidavits claiming Indian blood is a resounding testimony of it. As much as some would like to say there are no Indians (no Cherokee) in Virginia and that all Indians today live on reservations, the rest having died out or been assimilated; the evidence indicates otherwise. The evidence shows the Sizemores as a tribe of Indian people successfully remaining together from the mid-1600's up through the early 20th Century in some areas of the United States. The work of Dr. Donald Panther-Yates in genealogy and genetics has helped bolster the confidence of many Sizemore descendants, relatives and researchers in the basic claim set forth by all those hopeful Indian people who applied for the Eastern Cherokee payment (Guion Miller Roll) in the early years of the 1900's: that claim being that they, as a tribe of Cherokee Indians, had been displaced and suffered losses during the Indian Removals. I admire the results and efforts of all who have worked hard and dug deep in old records to discover the truth about these Indian families. To all of you who are interested, please send links to us and we will post them as quickly as possible. Please also report any broken links. By Joy King Origins of the name and notes on the DNA History in Virginia. http://www.genpage.com/history_surname.html www.rootsweb,com List of marriages of Sizemore's in Wise County, VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawise2/marriage/SizemoreMarriages.txt Sizemore Board An MSN Group dedicated to Cherokee Heritage http://groups.msn.com/CherokeeHeritage/sizemoreboard.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Messag e=13236&LastModified=4675576948704811474 By William Shackleford Sizemore Families of Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee. A family history of Sizemore. http://www.ridgetopshawnee.com/sizemorefamily.html By William Shackleford Background of George "All" Sizemore, with a list of Descendents. http://www.ridgetopshawnee.com/sizemoreDATA.html www.globalgraffiti.com Excerpts from the Diaries of Reverend John J. Dickey that tell of Sizemore's in South Eastern Kentucky in the late 1800's. Also mentions the name Colbert. http://www.globalgraffiti.com/family/sizemore/dickey.htm The Hathcock Family, Baldwin County, Alabama *SE Creek Heritage - http://www.gulftel.com/nobles/ A family history of Sizemore and Colbert among the Creeks of Southwestern Alabama. http://www.gulftel.com/nobles/sizemore.htm Family Tree Surnames List - Sizemore Watt Genealogy Database - breeze.org This links directly to the list of Sizemore's found on this site. There are an additional 1651 surnames to also be found here. http://breeze.org/pg/wga59.html#I10470 By Don Norman List tracing the Descendance of Josiah Osborne. Shows a Marriage to a Sally Ann Sizemore and mentions there being Indian blood in the Sizemore family line, which came from North Carolina. http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/OSBORNE.htm By Ron Blevins Research on the Goarge Sizemore Family of Ashe County, NC. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~craingen/SIZEMORE1.html By Virginia DeMarce Sizemore family line located in North Carolina and Kentucky. Edward "Old Ned" Sizemore. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~appalachian/melungeons/Sizemore_Family_Data.txt By Donald Panther-Yates DNA Test for John Sizemore, direct descendant of Edward "Old Ned" Sizemore. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2002-05/1020967855 By The Cheek Family of Alleghany, NC. A list of Sizemore's within Alleghany County, NC. Notes: Also check the listing for O under Osborne http://www.moonzstuff.com/deeds/deedindex-s.html#sizemore |
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