seeking to prove my cherokee heritage

Question

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. I believe I may be related to Ransom M. Musick. He married a Cherokee Indian Kesiah. Her father was a Cherokee chief. His name is Kesiah as well. My great grandmother is Martha Elizabeth Dickey Pierce. My family is listed in Mae Gean Petit's book under Martha Elizabeth "Coon" Dickey. Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated. -Pam Kelly

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Answer 1

Identify a direct maternal line descendant of Kesiah and have him or her take the mtDNAPlus test from Family Tree DNA.   The tester's mother's mother's mother's etc. mother would need to be Kesiah.  If the mtDNA results come back as haplogroup A, B, C, D, or some types of X then it is likely Native American.  Hopefully it is you who fits the criteria as the direct maternal line descendant. Otherwise, you can then use autosomal and X-DNA testing of descendants of Kesiah to try to confirm the parent / child relationships from you back to Kesiah.

Sincerely, Peter

Answer 2

Ransom Musick

United States Census, 1860

Name:	Ransom Musick
Event Type:	Census
Event Year:	1860
Event Place:	Beat No 8, Panola, Texas, United States
Gender:	Male
Age:	42
Race:	White
Race (Original):	[Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated):	1818
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Page:	120
Affiliate Name:	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:	M653

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Ransom Musick		M	42	North Carolina
Kesiah Musick		F	41	South Carolina
Martin Musick		M	21	Alabama
Daniel Musick		M	20	Alabama
Eliza Musick		F	17	Alabama
Joel Musick		M	16	Alabama
John Musick		M	14	Alabama
Ben Musick		M	12	Alabama
Thomas Musick		M	10	Alabama
Ransom Musick		M	8	Alabama
Frances Musick		F	6	Alabama
William Musick		M	3	Texas

 

Answer 3

Ransom Musick

Find A Grave Index

Name:	Ransom Musick
Event Type:	Burial
Event Date:	2005
Event Place:	Lake Village, Chicot, Arkansas, United States of America
Photograph Included:	Yes
Birth Date:	16 Mar 1919
Death Date:	05 Jan 2005
Affiliate Record Identifier:	65499520
Cemetery:	Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery

 

 

Citing this Record

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-S8FK

Ransom Musick

Find A Grave Index

Name:	Ransom Musick
Event Type:	Burial
Event Date:	1943
Event Place:	Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, United States of America
Birth Date:	31 Jul 1850
Death Date:	21 Jan 1943
Affiliate Record Identifier:	41666088
Cemetery:	Musick Cemetery

 

Answer 4

Ransom A Musick

Find A Grave Index

Name:	Ransom A Musick
Event Type:	Burial
Event Date:	1883
Event Place:	Mixon, Cherokee, Texas, United States of America
Photograph Included:	Yes
Birth Date:	1818
Death Date:	09 Dec 1883
Affiliate Record Identifier:	19495161
Cemetery:	Mixon Cemetery

 

 

Citing this Record

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVG-1W5W

Answer 5

The only definitive answer for Cherokee's is the "Dawes Roll" you will find all Cherokees listed some may not have registered if they were off reservation in that case look for blood relatives....CAUTION the feather/bird clan may be adopted from other tribes and or adopted by the tribe and have no native genetics...this would include slaves that were adopted, they have full tribal rights but you would have to prove with documentation