Alice and her tribe walked that horrific trail of tears. Im not sure if that was his fathers or mothers last name. But my Great Grandfathers last name was watkins. All the info that Ive gotten from my grandmother is very spotty. He was a hobo traveling on trains at 7 years old. He was so young when he had to defend himself. My Great grandfather knew very little about his mother and father. Alice had 3 other children who were older then my Great Grandfather. He was about 7 or 8 when his mother passed. He was shunned by the tribe at a very young age. My Great Grandfather was also half Irish. My Great Grandfather was not whole Cherokee he was half. My family doesn’t know much about Alice because my Great grandfather who was Alices son, was shunned from the tribe after the death of his mother Alice. Im trying to find some information about my great- great Grandmother Alice. my great grandmas husband s name is Robert Lee “Josiah” Smith. before my dad passed, he told me that it was because of where I came from. I also Know, that there are times, that I see things like I am soaring over the earth and I see people in my family and others around them. I have been told by an Uncle and Aunt and 2 cousins that verify that we had gone to an indian burial ceremony. her moms name is Sallie Chestnut Smith Pullen.She is buried in the Princeton Cemetery i Princeton, Collin County, Texas. Was told by my dad that she was Cherokee indian. I have heard many stories about my Granny Gillard. They also help pinpoint the location of mixed-blood land holdings.
The various claims to land and claims for other reasons are found in American State Papers and offer positive identification of mixed bloods in individual cases. There can be little doubt that they were accepted as leaders and members of the tribe. Many of these land recipients are elsewhere identified as countrymen or mixed bloods. The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek contains a long list of individuals (3547) receiving land reservations and positively recognizes these people as members of the tribe in a legally binding fashion. Hopefully this information will lead you to some of your ancestors. If you read the reports listed under the 25 Congress, 3rd Session, that we’ve documented as the “ Trail of Tears Roll” you will have a better understanding of this roll and the information contained in these reports. Lending to the confusion is the fact that both lists were created in 1835. The Trail of Tears Roll is the name given by researchers to two different lists, both individually important, which provide an early glimpse into the Cherokees who went west in the early 1830’s.
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