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*Chester's spouse or mother could have been Indian. His [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSiman=1&GScid=1487908&GRid=20413047& mother's picture] looks possibly Indian. The Henry's almost certainly are not Indians, assuming [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=40&GScnty=2276&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=19445946&df=all& this] is the same line. --[[User:Elindstr|Elindstr]] 19:25, 16 November 2010 (MST) | *Chester's spouse or mother could have been Indian. His [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSiman=1&GScid=1487908&GRid=20413047& mother's picture] looks possibly Indian. The Henry's almost certainly are not Indians, assuming [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=40&GScnty=2276&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=19445946&df=all& this] is the same line. --[[User:Elindstr|Elindstr]] 19:25, 16 November 2010 (MST) | ||
| + | **Well done, on the Henry research =). I agree. Re: proving that Chester's wife/mom are Indians, the question is "how?" I've been wondering the same thing about [[Mary Sarah Burnett]]. How do you prove someone's tribal affiliation? Are there tribal censuses? -- [[User:Jim.lindstrom|Jim.lindstrom]] 04:13, 16 November 2010 (CST) | ||
| + | ***The census forms often asked "How long ago did you immigrate?". Some of the Henry census reports that you posted have no date for that question and I got excited because I thought that might mean they didn't immigrate. ;) I was also hoping for an Indian sounding name (eg, Running Fox), but that might be too hopeful. Ancestry has a category for Indian Records. We should be able to find an annotation as "Indian" for nationality on a census form or some kind of Indian record. --[[User:Elindstr|Elindstr]] 00:23, 17 November 2010 (MST) | ||
Latest revision as of 07:23, 17 November 2010
- Chester's spouse or mother could have been Indian. His mother's picture looks possibly Indian. The Henry's almost certainly are not Indians, assuming this is the same line. --Elindstr 19:25, 16 November 2010 (MST)
- Well done, on the Henry research =). I agree. Re: proving that Chester's wife/mom are Indians, the question is "how?" I've been wondering the same thing about Mary Sarah Burnett. How do you prove someone's tribal affiliation? Are there tribal censuses? -- Jim.lindstrom 04:13, 16 November 2010 (CST)
- The census forms often asked "How long ago did you immigrate?". Some of the Henry census reports that you posted have no date for that question and I got excited because I thought that might mean they didn't immigrate. ;) I was also hoping for an Indian sounding name (eg, Running Fox), but that might be too hopeful. Ancestry has a category for Indian Records. We should be able to find an annotation as "Indian" for nationality on a census form or some kind of Indian record. --Elindstr 00:23, 17 November 2010 (MST)
- Well done, on the Henry research =). I agree. Re: proving that Chester's wife/mom are Indians, the question is "how?" I've been wondering the same thing about Mary Sarah Burnett. How do you prove someone's tribal affiliation? Are there tribal censuses? -- Jim.lindstrom 04:13, 16 November 2010 (CST)