How can I track my Great-grandmother's Heritage?

Question:

How can I track my Great-grandmother's Heritage?

My grandmother's family moved from the Northern Kentucky hill-country to where we now live. She died several years ago. Her mother was an Indian from that area. Is it possible to track what tribe she was from AND be able to prove our true Indian Heritage?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Eds,

It is possible. You should do your Family Tree, including birth, death, marriage certificates. Get the Obituaries too. You need each person between you and Great-Grandma. Her heritage is your's too!

If your 2ndGreat Grandmother was in the Dawes Roll, you will be lucky. Traceing from GGM to 2ndGGM will be done through birth and death certificates first. If you cannot do that, then you will have difficulty proving anything.

For your own satisfaction, you can do DNA testing to prove heritage also. But records are the best way. Start with Town Vital records - they are the cheapest. Then advance to county and then State. Call the Towns and ask for Vital Records departments and how you can get the Records.

Property, wills, pictures, bibles, are all helpful too.

Hope you persist! Good luck.