Sizemore Families - Between Two Fires
A Page of Links
In the near and distant past, I've conducted several research projects for clients descended from early
Sizemore families. I've marvelled at the staunch rejection of these Indian families by the Dawes
Commission. In a way, that rejection provides proof that the Sizemores and their near relations,
including the Osbornes, Cornetts (Cornells) and Blevins, to name a few, were Indian people.
Two volumes of signed and witnessed affidavits claiming Indian blood is a resounding testimony of it.
As much as some would like to say there are no Indians (no Cherokee) in Virginia and that all
Indians today live on reservations, the rest having died out or been assimilated; the evidence
indicates otherwise. The evidence shows the Sizemores as a tribe of Indian people
successfully remaining together from the mid-1600's up through the early 20th Century
in some areas of the United States.
The work of Dr. Donald Panther-Yates in genealogy and genetics has helped bolster
the confidence of many Sizemore descendants, relatives and researchers in the basic claim
set forth by all those hopeful Indian people who applied for the Eastern Cherokee payment
(Guion Miller Roll) in the early years of the 1900's: that claim being that they, as a tribe
of Cherokee Indians, had been displaced and suffered losses during the Indian Removals.
I admire the results and efforts of all who have worked hard and dug deep in old records to discover
the truth about these Indian families.
them as quickly as possible. Please also report any broken links.
By Joy King
Origins of the name and notes on the DNA History in Virginia.
http://www.genpage.com/history_surname.html
www.rootsweb,com
List of marriages of Sizemore's in Wise County, VA
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawise2/marriage/SizemoreMarriages.txt
Sizemore Board
An MSN Group dedicated to Cherokee Heritage
http://groups.msn.com/CherokeeHeritage/sizemoreboard.msnw?
action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=13236&LastModified=4675576948704811474
By William Shackleford
Sizemore Families of Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee.
A family history of Sizemore.
http://www.ridgetopshawnee.com/sizemorefamily.html
By William Shackleford
Background of George "All" Sizemore, with a list of Descendents.
http://www.ridgetopshawnee.com/sizemoreDATA.html
www.globalgraffiti.com
Excerpts from the Diaries of Reverend John J. Dickey that tell of Sizemore's in South Eastern Kentucky
in the late 1800's. Also mentions the name Colbert.
http://www.globalgraffiti.com/family/sizemore/dickey.htm
The Hathcock Family, Baldwin County, Alabama *SE Creek Heritage - http://www.gulftel.com/nobles/
A family history of Sizemore and Colbert among the Creeks of Southwestern Alabama.
http://www.gulftel.com/nobles/sizemore.htm
Family Tree Surnames List - Sizemore
Watt Genealogy Database - breeze.org
This links directly to the list of Sizemore's found on this site. There are an additional 1651 surnames to also
be found here.
http://breeze.org/pg/wga59.html#I10470
By Don Norman
List tracing the Descendance of Josiah Osborne. Shows a Marriage to a Sally Ann Sizemore and
mentions there being Indian blood in the Sizemore family line, which came from North Carolina.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/OSBORNE.htm
By Ron Blevins
Research on the Goarge Sizemore Family of Ashe County, NC.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~craingen/SIZEMORE1.html
By Virginia DeMarce
Sizemore family line located in North Carolina and Kentucky. Edward "Old Ned" Sizemore.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~appalachian/melungeons/Sizemore_Family_Data.txt
By Donald Panther-Yates
DNA Test for John Sizemore, direct descendant of Edward "Old Ned" Sizemore.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2002-05/1020967855
By The Cheek Family of Alleghany, NC.
A list of Sizemore's within Alleghany County, NC.
Notes: Also check the listing for O under Osborne
http://www.moonzstuff.com/deeds/deedindex-s.html#sizemore
