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Scotch-Irish-Indian

Posted on September 11, 2011 by whoismygrandaddy

Dear Kinfolk, Our grandmother, Tommie Lee Boles, claimed she was Scotch-Irish-Indian.  We know her ggg grandfather, John Boles, born 1765, came to America from Ireland.  We believe that his wife, Anne Ramsey was Native American.  They lived in Laurens and Abbeville, South Carolina, which was … Continue reading →

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From outlaw to sheriff

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Empty Nest Notes

Black Bill’s bride, Tommie Lee Boles,  was born in Van Zandt, Henderson County, Texas, on October 28, 1871.  Her father, Levi Boles and his father William Boles, had migrated to Texas from the old Cherokee Nation East (Georgia and South … Continue reading →

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