The Starr Genealogy is a wonderful tool for
genealogists to discover their Cherokee genealogy.
Unfortunately, Starr uses a very unique and often confusing
method of showing the relationships between people. This
article hopes to shed some light on how to use the Starr
Genealogy to find your own Cherokee Roots.
Source: History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore,
Emmet Starr, 1921, The Warden Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and
then ocr'd. Minimal editing has been done, and readers can and should expect
some errors in the textual output.
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stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place.
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