Mattie Haile (Griffin) - Cherokee descent

Started by Susan Mattie Stanfill on Sunday, May 30, 2021
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5/30/2021 at 7:10 PM

My father, Neff Haile told me my grandmother, Mattie Griffin Haile was of Cherokee descent. I’m trying to get more information?

5/30/2021 at 7:43 PM

Mattie has identified ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, England, Switzerland and Germany as well as all over America.
But she also has a lot of unknown ancestors. https://www.geni.com/list/ancestors/6000000012307455304#4

According to this article there is no way to prove a Cherokee descent via DNA testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_descent#Reasons_for_self-ide...

It's possible that one of unknown ancestors was Cherokee. It's not likely anyone on Geni will be able to prove this.
One of the known ancestors might be part Cherokee and there might be some evidence of this but finding it will not be easy. I'd suggest reaching out to other people interested in Cherokee heritage rather than limiting your enquiries to people who might be interested in Mattie.

6/2/2021 at 7:11 AM

Thank you for the suggestion!

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