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James “Jim” Nees Jr. (1826-1904) – Affidavits for Cherokee Citizenship

May 4, 2010
By Brad McCall

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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The Story of Marita and the Nees Brothers, Fact or Fiction?

May 4, 2010
By Brad McCall

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

November 25, 2006
By Brad McCall
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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