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I hesitated to post this when I received it yesterday, but since it is now on the Internet, I will post it here.
The woman on the left is my ggggrandmother, Nancy Agnes McLane. She is supposed to have said that she was Blackfoot and is buried beneath this tombstone. See http://dennis-william-butt.com/Andrew%20Houston.htm.
It is pretty obvious that she is native American. The woman with her is her daughter, who is the sister to James Alexander Ralston whose picture I posted on this website several years ago. His picture is also on the web page, along with that of his wife.
Techteach
I remember seeing the photo posted here, it is a beautiful picture:) The headstone inscription is remarkable!
Wow…what I wouldn’t give to have information like that. And that is a beautiful picture, you are so blessed to have it.
Sammrroq,
If you mean the photo of the two women, I just got it this week, compliments of a descendant of hers.
I see a couple of my aunts in her face. And many of us, including me, have the eyes, that is, the one smaller than the other one.
Now, if we only knew where she came from other than the nebulous Beaver County, PA. She was born around 1814 and lived to be in her 90s.
Moussini, it is an interesting feeling to finally see what she looked like. We are doing DNA now to see if we can come up with more clues about her.
Techteach
That’s cool, Techteach. The woman on the left is the elder of the two??
Visuals can mean a lot, for sure. They have inspired me to search, question, and at times not have to do either.
Yes. She is the mother to the young woman with the light shawl who would be my gggaunt (I think I put in enough g’s.)
There is a biography of her husband, John Ralston, here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pabutler/1895/95×74-1.htm.
Techteach
Yes, as I told Cindi, I see a resemblance in some of her features in my family. My mom has the same set of her eyes and brow, and width in her cheekbones. Needless to say, a very familiar face.
Techteach,
I see you have Houston/Huston in your family line, so does my husband.
This my husbands family:
James J Houston b. 1791 S.C. d. 1854 TN
married to
Delilah Bullock (100% Cherokee) b. 1807 TN d. 1894 TN
his son….
Greenberry Houston b.1820 TN d. 1896 TN
married to
Nancy Ann Presley b. 1815 TN d. 1897 TN
His son….
James Lafayette Houston b.1850 TN d. 1914 TN
married to
Keziah Sailes b. 1840 TN d. 1924 Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
their daughter…..
Minerva Houston b. 1876 TN d. 1951 Idaho
married to…..
James Baggett b. 1875 KY d. 1961 Idaho(they were Cherokee and were basket makers)
their daughter……
Rosetta Baggett b. 1901 KY d. 1997 Idaho
married to
Hugh France Clark b. 1899 ID d.1941 ID
and then it goes into his grandparents.
Techteach, does these Houstons tie in with your anywhere?
Kamama
techteach;34349 wrote: Sammrroq,
If you mean the photo of the two women, I just got it this week, compliments of a descendant of hers.
I see a couple of my aunts in her face. And many of us, including me, have the eyes, that is, the one smaller than the other one.
Now, if we only knew where she came from other than the nebulous Beaver County, PA. She was born around 1814 and lived to be in her 90s.
Moussini, it is an interesting feeling to finally see what she looked like. We are doing DNA now to see if we can come up with more clues about her.
Techteach
I thought I saw this photo posted here before:confused: I am sure I have seen that picture somewhere…maybe on old photos?? or maybe one like it…It is a beautiful picture to be treasured:) Blessings,
Shirley
Thats photo is like the treasured photo I have on here. Money can not replace something like that. I am glad its on here, because if any weather disaster happened, and I lost everything, I would be glad that it is at least somewhere posted. Though, I “should” give a copy to my brother- only thing is he is so busy with life and little ones.
Its best sums it up what Sammaroq- its a treasure!
Techteach,
What DNA program are you with? I had my father take DNA Tribes. I dont understand all the stuff, and I had him do both his mother and father.
Apart from that, I would like to have him just take his fathers side where Rebecca Morningstar is his great great grandmother.
Please let us know your results, and what program you went with.
Kamama
Kamama:
We are using familytreeDNA. We are also trying to get a Huston DNA sample, but the Hustons we have found in the direct line are reluctant to take the test.
We do not know the origin of our Hustons. Several years ago, Bill Childs found Hustons who are near the Sinkeys in PA who I believe are the family. I bought a book on vacation about early PA history. The book described a Mrs. Houston who was killed by Indians while harvesting flax. She lived right next to the Sinkeys. Since Sinkeys and Hustons intermarry, chances are really good that this is the family.
Techteach
Techteach,
In your DNA, are you just doing the Native American side? I would like to find one for my father that is understandable and not too pricey.
In my husbands family, its odd, because thye have both Hustons and Houstons. Some of the cemetery stone say “Huston” instead.
It was easy to change the wording by one letter.
It gets so confusing!
Yes, we are doing the native American group. We are trying to pinpoint the native American ancestor. We have been testing the Sinkey/Green line who are described by my great aunt’s memoir as “having Indian blood close.” We thought we were sure about who to test but it came back European. We are not sure who to test next in that line.
We have a female descendant of Nancy’s who agreed to the test. It will be interesting to see what how it comes back.
FamilytreeDNA is a little over 100 if you only test 12 markers. I then paid an extra amount to test additional markers on the test that I had done.
Our Hustons are spelled Huston, Houston, and in the stuff I picked up in PA when we were on vacation, it is also spelled Heuston. I think I also saw it in that big book of Rev War records as Hewston too. These are Rev War lists, rosters, lists of people who got paid, lists of people who apply for pensions, etc.
Techteach
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