Please help me trace my Indigenous ancestry
My 2x great-grandmother (mother of Leo Couch, G2LH-C3T) was an Indigenous American. I do not know what tribe, band, or group(s) she identified with. I have no records for this branch of my ancestry and I need help, as I know very little about this type of research. Can someone please help me?
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@SerraNola I do not know, but Kentucky is highly likely. Thank you!
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UPDATE:
I have traced a lot more of this branch and found sources thanks to a close family member. The name of the Indigenous woman in my family tree is Eva Lou (Letner) Couch. I still need help, however, but hopefully this will help all you kind researchers who are willing to help me. Thank you so much, everyone.
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@SerraNola Yes, the family member also believes the ancestor is Indigenous. The records may be incorrect, she may have had a White complexion, or we're wrong. I would like to figure this out, but I will need help as this is not my area of expertise.
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On familysearch we find Leo Couch and his parents. We also find a stillborn child of Lester and Puline Couch and it says they were both White.
When Lester applied for a Social Security number his father also stated he is white. His mother only has a delayed birth certificate for Tennessee and no indication of race, but the 1930 & and all other Census records I found indicate she is white.
All of these can be found on FamilySearch.org
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