tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post2922234192928136033..comments2024-03-04T13:46:25.458+01:00Comments on Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010), first female principal chief of the Cherokee NationDag T. Hoelsethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-10503987934346980732010-04-28T23:27:57.088+02:002010-04-28T23:27:57.088+02:00Did you discover the mistake yourself, or did your...Did you discover the mistake yourself, or did your husband tell you? :-) How much do people in general know about the ancestry of their spouse anyway...Dag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-76984464836476564572010-04-28T21:51:22.636+02:002010-04-28T21:51:22.636+02:00Oh dear. Good thing I am not attempting serious h...Oh dear. Good thing I am not attempting serious history! In my correction note, I misquoted Grandma's maiden name. It was Stilley (not Starkey). Barsha Stilley Gosvenerjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393632107250863206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-38802036957052322482010-04-26T08:07:17.058+02:002010-04-26T08:07:17.058+02:00Julia, thanks for your comments! So your children ...Julia, thanks for your comments! So your children have both Norwegian and Cherokee ancestry. That's an interesting combination! Most of my ancestors are Norwegian, but one of my g-g-g-g-grandmothers was born <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappelen_(slekt)" rel="nofollow">Cappelen</a> and was thus of German and Danish descent. I haven't added that line to my <a href="http://www.hoelseth.com/genealogy/ancestry.html" rel="nofollow">ancestry table</a> yet, though.<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-85891602574705136932010-04-24T16:18:04.623+02:002010-04-24T16:18:04.623+02:00After the fact fact checking - and all my facts bu...After the fact fact checking - and all my facts but a (tall) one check out with hubbie. Evidently my 'short' memory was off; his mother was short, but not Gma Starkey.juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393632107250863206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-85046269491922874382010-04-23T15:34:18.184+02:002010-04-23T15:34:18.184+02:00All Americans say they are "half Norwegian&qu...All Americans say they are "half Norwegian" (or half Italian, German,..) goes the joke, and many claim Native American connections (esp. Cherokee it seems). So when my husband would tell of his Cherokee grandmother in Oklahoma and of her German husband, his grandfather. teaching her to make sauerkraut (but there were no family records whatsoever other than the sauerkraut crock) it was difficult give the matter much thought. His Grandmother had been extremely short, and she did live in the right area for the terminus of the Trail of Tears, but she had died years before and I could only see her in grainy photos. Recently when we wondered even more strongly due to our children, however, and we saw how far accurate DNA testing had come, we checked out the DNA evidence. From the degree of Native American heritage shown, Grandma had to be close to if not 100% Native American. So you have a blog fan with Norwegian and Cherokee connections (typical American :-).juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393632107250863206noreply@blogger.com