POST 3: "Dangit Man, I've Told Everybody I Was Part Cherokee....."

Dangit, Man, I've told everybody I was part Cherokee since I was a kid.  Now I find out I'm not?
Somebody please find some Cherokee blood in my line so I dont' have to tell everybody that I was "mistaken"! I guess this is the price you pay for digging up bones! OK, I am going to let this go now and I'm going to move on.  Dangit!

I'm happy to report a very positive turn of events this past week. I met a cousin I didn't know. I think we determined we were "half-second cousins????". I was on Ancestry.com last weekend and this past Monday, I got a messsage that said, "You are my relative! My grandfather was General Jackson Sutton. He had a brother named Dallas. His father was Mitchell Sutton. My mother still lives in Dillsboro!" So,it turns out that our grandfathers were half brothers! The two of us have messaged each other all week. Even though we have never met, her mom grew up with my dad and the rest of my aunts and uncles. Her mom told her that she used to play with my aunts "when they lived on Dick's Creek." Turns out, her mom had done some work with a geneaologist in the area but had "put the geneaology bug to rest" some time ago. Friday, my newly found cousin was emailing me all morning with new tips and records.. She said her mom was "on fire"again and pulling out all kinds of records that I, in turn, was immediately sending to my case manager at Progeneaologists. And my case manager was rapidly replying, "very interesting!" and "WOW!" Dangit!

With my parents and all of the aunts and uncles gone, I'm excited to have found two more cousins (the mom and her daughter) who are also interested in our heritage plus the mom has heard the old stories! I have a first cousin in Dillsboro and we have always been very close. We are in the same boat in the way that all of the elders we knew and their recollections and stories are gone. So, it's terrific to meet a Sutton I didn't know and that her mom is also interested in this project and has been active in our family history. It's just too cool. Dangit!

 
I'm fairly certain..., no....let me correct that.....I am certain that this posting pace will not continue. I had several years of questions and frustrations over the many twists and turns in the family history I had learned as a boy. But as I've gotten all of that backlog out of my system, things will slow down now and the posts won't be as frequent. I will post as news arrives and I will post after each monthly consult with my case manager. I appreciate all of the comments and encouragement and even the occassional "are you crazy" but the bus is moving now so I'm on board for the duration. If any of you Sutton's are out there, let me hear from you! Again, I am only journaling my path here. I know many have spent hours and years digging into John Sutton's past and for that I am truly humbled and thankful. Without you, we would be nowhere! If an organization like Progeneaologists can add or deepen our understanding of our ancestor, John Sutton, then why not see where that road takes us? Dangit!

Next Time: I Miss My Aunt Effies's Cornbread!