Jane Isabelle Yarnell

Her parentage is uncertain. Many believe she was the daughter of Judge James Brown. Brown apparently sold his house to Dr. Yarnell when he left to lead the Ooltewah Cherokee westward. However, others, such as James Hicks, position his wife as the daughter of William Thompson. Emmett Starr clearly indicates that she was the granddaughter of Jennie Thompson Brown. So it is likely that she was Jennie's granddaughter by her first marriage but may have been raised in the Brown household with her grandparents.

See https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=12070 and the references it cites for information about the James Brown historic house in Ooltewah, Tennessee:

The James Brown Cherokee Plantation House was built between 1835 and 1841. This time period encompasses an American tragedy of the Trail of Tears. The owner of this property, James Brown, was a Cherokee Indian who was known by some to be "3/4 to full-blooded Cherokee Indian."1

James Brown was a judge for the district of Chickamauga and later for the Cherokee Supreme Court. After his election to the Cherokee National Counsel, he led Ooltewah Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma in the movement we know as the Trail of Tears in 1938.2

Although James Brown left the Cherokee Plantation house, his daughter Jane and Brainerd Missions School physician, Dr. Yarnell, continued to live there. Near the simple Federal-style brick house that is known as the James Brown house, remains of family members are buried in their graveyard.3

The James Brown Cherokee Plantation is a Certified Site on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.4 Many Native American Indians lost their lives during this forced removal. Torn from their homes and lives as they knew, they were relocated, in this case, in Oklahoma. Walking without adequate covering for their bodies and feet, journeying without traditional medicines, and lack of general sustenance, Native American Indians traveled the Choctaw Nation's description of the journey, The Trail of Tears.

When viewing this historic site, which must be done for a distance, you may reflect on the Native American journey across these local lands. Please enjoy the links provided by Clio to learn more about this part of American History and the Trail of Tears.

Sources

1. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-james-brown-house

2. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-james-brown-house

3. http://www.nps.gov/trte/planyourvisit/places-to-go-in-tennessee.htm

4. http://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/management/certified-sites-on-the-tra...

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears http://www.examiner.com/article/the-james-brown-house http://www.nps.gov/trte/planyourvisit/places-to-go-in-tennessee.htm http://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/management/certified-sites-on-the-tra... http://thepeopleofthehuntingground.com http://www.cherokeeplantation.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooltewah,_Tennessee http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/Places/EarlyCherokee...

Additional Information (need to go to original website to get links)

• This is an excellent article about The James Brown House. January 6, 2011.
• This National Park Service official site is a great place to find "Places to go in Tennessee." There is a Trail of Tears Tennessee Interactive Map.
• This official site of the National Park Service has available a list of Certified Sites on the Trail of Tears. Each has an address.
• The web site of The People of The Hunting Ground, Mixed Peoples of Our First Nations, is a great place to see the certified Sites on the Trail of Tears and other links as well.
• Learn more about Ooltewah (Owl's nest) Tennessee
• Learn more about the Cherokee Nation and their government here. You can learn more about the Trail of Tears and the Chiefs of the Cherokee Indians.

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84083336/jane-isabelle-yarnell

Some accounts say she was Jane Brown, daughter of James Brown a Cherokee chief and Judge. John L Roddy a grandson of Jane's said in an application for funds going to Cherokee descendants that Jane was the daughter of William Thompson. He said she had three brothers – Charles, William and Alexander Thompson. A William Thompson who was Irish, was a trader in this area in 1797.

The 1850 census states she was born in Alabama, 1860 census states she was born in Tennessee, 1870 census states she was born in Alabama, 1880 census states she was born in Tennessee.

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/0021-...

JENNIE ISABELLE8 THOMPSON (WILLIAM7, JENNIE6VANN, WA-LI5, SISTEROF4RAVEN, A-NU-WE-GI3MOYTOY, MOYTOY2, A-MA-DO-YA1) was born 1812 in CNE [TN], and died Aft. 1884.She married JOHN YARNALL, DR.He was born 1805, and died 1870.

More About JENNIE ISABELLE THOMPSON:

• 1851 Siler roll: Hamilton Co, TN, fam# 6, roll# 1575 as Jane T Yarnell
• 1852 Chapman roll: Hamilton Co, TN, fam# 6, roll# 1629 as Jane T Yarnell
• 1870 Fed Census: Hamilton Co, TN, fam# 89 as Isabelle J Yarnell
• 1880 Fed Census: James Co, TN, fam# 381 as Jane I Yarnell "Mother-in-law [of John L Roddy]"
• 1882-84 Hester roll: fam#756, roll# 2708 as Jane I Yarnell (wid)
• Education: December 25, 1821, Spring Place Mission School
• More About JOHN YARNALL, DR:
• 1851 Siler roll: Hamilton Co, TN, fam# 6, roll# 1574
• Blood: Non-Cherokee

Children of JENNIE THOMPSON and JOHN YARNALL are:

3562. i. _____9 YARNALL, b. Abt. 1834.

3563. ii. ZERELDA T YARNALL, b. 1836; d. July 01, 1854.