Thank you for asking,
Two Chinese Princesses departed China in the 1800s due to (her word) a new Female running the Great Walled City, who was killing people. They were given money and jewels by the Holy man who raised and taught them, and told to board an English Ship which would take them to London, England. They were given guards, 2 or 3 , I forget, but were dropped off in California and told to wait for a ship which would them the rest of the way.
Despite the likely hood of an Indian attack they bought a large carriage, and maps and guns and decided to cross the US. Both were young and head strong, their names which came down to me were Cherry Blossum and Lotus Blossum. They were first or second cousins. Forgive me, I am 83 and as so many before me I wondered if this could be correct, I first learned the story before my granddad Pool died. Perhaps 9 or 10, but it always was the same and very sad. My DNA confirms the story and that bothers me that I could have ever doubted their word.
They made it across America as far as the "Great River", her words passed down but the crossing was not in place and they prepared to stay there a day or two. Several Horse men appeared and took their guards out somewhere and the guards came back and got the money and gave it to the horsemen and were seen leaving.
They, alone, were tied up and taken across the river somewhere else. Both were abused, and sold and Lotus Blossum ended up in Montgomery County, NC owned by Mr. DeBerry who built a house to keep her in. DeBerry's family told him to get rid of her or else, then Robert Mills a neighbor lost his wife, while giving birth, and she was given to Robert Mills. Mills had a child by her named William Robert Mills born in 1852 who engaged to marry Jeriah Ellen Callis (sd Kellis), court records exist. Ellen's dad refused to permit the marriage to take place, but the unmarried Ellen gave birth to my grandmother Malona Abigale Callis/Kellis aka Tony, seen in 1880 census of Montgomery County, NC. I heard these facts from my grandparents Pool.
William Robert Mills went on to have 2 wives and several children whose DNA will match some of my own. A story about this was written in a newspaper in the late 1950s, and I was given a copy which was lost to time. The story was either in Stanly County, NC or in the Montgomery County, NC newspaper.
I have been told I am a descendant of Ghangis Khan by 23&me which can only come by way of my much abused and very literate ancestor from the Great Walled City. She wrote to the US Government and never got a reply. She would make wall hangings in Chinese and sold some of them and try to reach out to others to tell them where she went and what happened.
She said her mother was a Concubine, the daughter of a Chinese General. She gave her mother's name which was trodden down by time, both names gone to time.
She told her son and others she loved them very much and she loved Robert Mills.
The cowboys come into the picture as being there to save them, a movie, which never happened. She was mostly treated with respect with some exceptions.
Her blood line was mostly Finnish Ural, which is now 1/16 my own bloodline with some Asia blood. Her intellect was with out question and I think of her when I am told I was born very bright with a great memory. I think of her now and then and wish I could have been there for her. My dad looked like the Emperor Pu when a young man. I have several other Royal lines but she was the closest to me in time. IKen Kublai Khan Poole am proud of my inheritance, my IQ was about 140 and I kiss no butt, and I am American.
I, was born mostly Scot, among mostly Scots along the Great Pee Dee River with white hair, white skin, green eyes. IKen Khan
