Please help me trace my Indigenous ancestry

RylandW

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?

SerraNola

@RylandW Can you give any more information? Where did Leo Couch live? There were no dates or places in Family Tree.

RylandW

https://community.familysearch.org/discussion/comment/521621#Comment_521621

@SerraNola I do not know, but Kentucky is highly likely. Thank you!

RylandW

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.

SerraNola

@RylandW Did the family member with the sources agree that Eva Lou is indigenous? The sources attached to Eva Lou Letner (L244-L7V) seem to infer that her race is white??

RylandW

@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.

Yvonnewedgworth

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