From biography on his Find-a-Grave memorial page; while his descendants do carry Haplogroup Q in their DNA (a sign of Native origins), the specific tribe and the full-bloodedness of his father is in question, contrary to the Find-a-Grave memorial:
"George "Goldenhawk" Sizemore, was called Goulden in earlier times and later he went by Goldenhawk. He was born some say in North Carolina and some say Virginia, the son of George "All" Sizemore a Cherokee Indian and Agnes Cornett Shepherd. He was the brother of Henry "Hunting Shirt" Sizemore. Between 1810-1812 in Hawkins County, Tennessee he married his first wife Sarah "Sallie" Anderson the daughter of George Anderson. Their children are;
1. Elizabeth (Sizemore) Arnett,
2. John Sizemore,
3. William "BlackHawk" Sizemore,
4. Nancy (Sizemore) Hoover,
5. Susan (Sizemore) Wireman,
6. Vina Sizemore,
7. Florence (Sizemore) Wireman,
8. Sarah Sizemore,
9. Agnes "Aggie" (Sizemore) Montgomery,
10. Catherine (Sizemore) Montgomery
11. Granville Sizemore.
He married second wife, Mary Ann Womack. His daughters Agnes "Aggie" and Catherine Sizemore married brothers Silas and Samuel M. Montgomery, brothers of my [whose?] great-great grandfather, Miles Montgomery. George "Goldenhawk" is reputed to have "fathered 55 children" by his wife 1. Sarah "Sallie" Anderson, his wife 2. Mary Ann Womack, and he is said to have had an affair and lived with Alethia "Ally Jendo" Richardson, they did not marry, and "Annie Elizabeth Hart".
NOTE: Annie Elizabeth Hart was wife of a different George Sizemore and an earlier generation; see her profile.
George "Goldenhawk" Sizemore and Alethia "Ally Jendo" Richardson, children were: (NOTE: Sources are needed to Verify all children of George and Althea, except son George B. Sizemore)
1. Polly (Sizemore) Hays,
2. Betsy (Sizemore) Hunter,
3. Rachel (Sizemore) Hays,
4. Winnie (Sizemore) Martin,
5. George B. Sizemore
6. Stokley Sizemore.
There are no known photos of Goldenhawk, but he was said to be a big man and to have hair the color of gold, where he got his name from. He is buried at the Mouth of Oakley Cemetery near Royalton, in Magoffin County, Kentucky. There was found his headstone and a second stone with the initials G.S. and S.S. It appears that the stone with the initials is actually a footstone for Goldenhawk's grave. The Magoffin County Historical Society with the aid of many of his descendants, has placed a new marker for Goldenhawk in Oakley Cemetery."[1]
In 1860 he lived in the "Licking Station" district of Magoffin County. He was 77 years old, he lived by himself and had no occupation.[2]This census reported his birth location as North Carolina.
He passed away in 1864.
Research Notes
ALTERNATE PLACE OF BIRTH : Magoffin, Kentucky, United States[citation needed]
While he lived here at the end of his life, there is no evidence that he was born there. The 1860 census reports his birth location as North Carolina.[2]
George "Goldenhawk" is reputed to have fathered 55 children by Sarah "Sallie" Anderson, Mary Ann Womack, Alethia "Ally Jendo" Richardson.
The Magoffin County Historical Society with the aid of many of his descendants, has placed a new marker for Goldenhawk in Mouth of Oakley Cemetery.
Source: GoldenHawk Sizemore
Posted [where?] 29 Mar 2010 by L_BackJr on Ancestry.com
Cherokee Indian
Eastern Cherokee Applications:
The family known to have applied was another George Sizemore known as George Gullie, Goulden, or Gollden. He was also referred to as Golden Hawk Sizemore. He was born in North Carolina in 1783 and lived in Magoffin and Floyd Counties, Kentucky. He married Sallie Anderson in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The 1860, 1870, and 1880 Census lists the children of George Golden and Sallie Sizemore as having been born in Floyd and Magoffin Counties. They appear to have been related to the Leslie County Sizemores. In fact, T. C. Sizemore claims to be a direct descendant of Golden Hawk. [3]
George goldenhawk SIZEMORE 1797–1864 of Bolder Men, A History of Leslie County.
Personal family records
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27832833/george-goldenhawk-sizemore: accessed 22 April 2023), memorial page for George Goldenhawk Sizemore (1783–6 May 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #27832833, citing Mouth of Oakley Cemetery, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Sherry (Tackett) Plowman (contributor 46933002).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
George Sizemore-30 would have been born in or near Tryon Co, NC as his father is recorded in court there in 1772 and 1772.
George Sizemore-30 would have been less than 10 yrs of age when his parents lived at Hawkins Co TN (1790 voter list there)
George Sizemore-30 would have been about 18 years of age in 1800 when he parents moved to Clay, Kemtucky. The move from Hawkins Co TN is documented by the children of George's sister Winifred, Mrs. Henry Begley-30. Those Begley children stated the Begley and Sizemore families moved from Hawkins Co TN to Kentucky about 1800-1802 period (give or take).
George Sizemore-30 would have become an adult after the move to KY, and would have married likely a local girl in KY, but she could have come from anywhere with families settling as did the George All Sizemore-1198 family.
Lilly, thanks for this. How did you conclude that George Sizemore-30 was a son of George "All" Sizemore-1198? No one responded to my comment below requesting a reliable source for this relationship. Thanks.
Sizemore-1340 and Sizemore-30 appear to represent the same person because: Sizemore-30 matches the findagrave memorial whereas Sizemore-1340 does not. Birth place is in Virginia, not North Carolina and his birth year is 1783.
Sizemore-863 and Sizemore-30 appear to represent the same person because: differences in dob, but appears to be the same person. Wives and parents match.
George Sizemore-30 would have been less than 10 yrs of age when his parents lived at Hawkins Co TN (1790 voter list there)
George Sizemore-30 would have been about 18 years of age in 1800 when he parents moved to Clay, Kemtucky. The move from Hawkins Co TN is documented by the children of George's sister Winifred, Mrs. Henry Begley-30. Those Begley children stated the Begley and Sizemore families moved from Hawkins Co TN to Kentucky about 1800-1802 period (give or take).
George Sizemore-30 would have become an adult after the move to KY, and would have married likely a local girl in KY, but she could have come from anywhere with families settling as did the George All Sizemore-1198 family.