James “Jim” Nees Jr. was my 3rd Great Grandfather and my family line continues through his son Steven Guthrie Nees (1863-1881) who married Anna Eliza Neal (1863-1935). Several people from his family applied for Cherokee Citizenship in order to claim lands in the Indian Territory before it was divided up. The applications that they...
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James “Jim” Nees Jr. (1826-1904) – Affidavits for Cherokee Citizenship
The Story of Marita and the Nees Brothers, Fact or Fiction?
The story that follows was forwarded to me August of 2000, by Rosanne Cockriel a researcher on the Nees family with whom I had corresponded for some time. It was an excerpt from material written by the grandfather of Catherine Miller’s husband; Catherine had been corresponding with Rosanne. The grandfather’s name was Jackson Colby,...
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Hugh Tinnin, Austin Texas: Tinnin Ford Road
I think it’s always interesting when I discover a relative that leaves his mark on the landscape. Since I don’t have many “famous” ancestors to speak of (except my one connection to Abraham Lincoln – my relative was his mother’s step-father), it’s always nice to find visible remnants of my relatives. While looking on...
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