All my life we were told we were of native American decent from Mississippi. After years of genealogy/ancestry work, it is my best estimate that it would have to be of Chikasha / Chickasaw heritage. My family resides in Itwawamba County. It is my understanding that during the removal in 1837, the Chikasha were completely dissolved as a tribe and had not reformed until 1956. If this is accurate, this leaves a huge gap of no records to overcome.
