My grandmother, born in 1920's was a Sizemore. Told her dad a chief of Cherokee tribe, William Sizemore of KY

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A few more details will help us help you. What is your grandmothers name and birth.

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Hundreds of Sizemore descendants filed applications for a share of the Eastern Cherokee payment in 1907, but all were rejected since they had no connection to the Cherokee.  Here is what the report issued by Guion Miller said: 

Applicant is one of the Sizemore claimants.  These applicants claim through Ned (or Edward), John (or Doctor Johnny Gourd), Joseph Sizemore and William Sizemore, and for convenience, they are designated the Sizemore claims.  These applications number about 2000, representing approximately 5000 individuals. The claimants reside chiefly in northwestern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and southern West Virginia, and northwestern and western Alabama.    The statements in the applications and affidavits filed in support of the same and in the testimony taken are not entirely consistent but substantially the same claim is made for all these individuals.    More than 80 witnesses were examined in the field and their testimony will be found in Sizemore testimony, Pages 1 to 75.    It does not appear that any one of the claimants or any one of the ancestors of any of the claimants was ever enrolled with the Eastern Cherokees, nor does it appear that any of these claimants or their immediate ancestors ever lived as Indians with the Cherokee Nation or with Eastern Cherokees.   

Here is the link to the report: www.sizemorecherokeerecords.com/ECAS/Miller_Report.php

 


Obtained from the website Sizemore Cherokee Records, maintained by Betty Thomas Finger http://www.sizemorecherokeerecords.com/ECAS/Miller_Report.php#ixzz68s3lP600
 

by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (836k points)
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Got the following 1940 US Census from familysearch.org :

William Sizemore was born 1896 KY. His wife was Rhoda and children were R J, Lina, Clyde, Pearl, and Mae.

other: Mary Sizemore. Daughter-in-law
by Frank Gill G2G Astronaut (2.5m points)
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Unfortunately it's common enough to see this same story in family after family. There are dark-complected people in family, maybe black hair, high cheekbones, that stories developed about possible Native American ancestry. Not only that but it almost always seems to be Cherokee too.

While it could be possible, it's also just as likely to be false. There are German families that fit the description, and then get stereotyped based on the look, and then a myth develops.

If you want to find out, then your best bet would be to take a DNA test. And also put together a well-researched family tree.
by Eric Weddington G2G6 Pilot (511k points)

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