I have been told many a story about the cherokee indian heritage in the thomason/Grove/ Beaver family. knowone has been able to convince me that this isnt true? I hear alot of "yes I heard that too" "but we cant find it? I have found a marriage in Arkansas between john grove and lula beaver. The only one to my knowlege that has been seen? It was in for lula "Cherokee Nation, Indian" and john "Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory" in 5 Dec 1891. then i was just searching around not even looking for the name Davis (john's mothers name), but grove and beaver. I ran upon this name "Ah-yu-we-or" and right next to it was "or Isaac Davis" (susan davis's fathers name)This was in the Chapman rolls of the eastern Cherokee 1851 , rolls. almost all the other names except 2 are in english. It is very odd to say the least that I would run up on this? Also john and william grove did a run for land "This part of Oklahoma Territory that was opened up for homesteading in 1889 was officially named Shawnee on September 29, 1892, on January 1 the population 2, 604. The second run was made in 1891, and the last run for homestead claims on Kickapoo Reservation was made May 23, 1895. John and Samuel made the run and staked claims" again on a reservation? They were the only children from my understanding who made the run? Why is my question? I am going to keep searching. I tend to believe what was told to me by my mother and grandfather and mother and great grandmother and father and so on down the line...uncles and aunts and cousins have all heard about the cherokee heritage. I believe also there is indian on the lula Beaver side. I see a huge variation on Lula's name???? Ive never heard this name neither has my mother uncle aunt grandmother or sisters and brothers? I am wondering if edmondson really was her mother? That I havent figured out yet, yes I know it is on the death certificate. When people pass the next of kin write what they only know? (step mother maybe?) Has anyone seen the birth certificate for either of these people? i see alot of people take to a different name bieber but i have never heard of that name and that would have been significant info in a family? It might not be a english or german name but a indian name which is very common. I was told some of my family are on the cherokee and maybe even the chawtah rolls.....in my opinion if there was a significant name change in spelling or the entire name there is something even if it is a family story told , like i knew there were thomason's spelled with 2 s's in my lineage????? What do you think? COMMENT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING????? Thankyou Kellie