My mother’s family was from Buchanan County Garden Creek district near Grundy Virginia. Her mother was a Street And she was related to the Streets and was married to Douglas Vance. Does anyone know about their Cherokee heritage

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They were related to May and Parley Meadows. Douglas Vance&rsquo;s parents lived up on the mountain above where May and Parley Meadows lived. Douglas and Molly Street Vance had 10 kids. Bertha, Charles, Victor, Frances, Christine, Donald, Roger, Oma, Carl and one Troy who passed away when he was young

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 The Bureau of Indian Affairs has a webpage on Tracing American Indian and Alaska Native Ancestry , which specifically addresses the topic of Cherokee genealogical research. Additionally, the Department of the Interior has a page on Trace Indian Ancestry to include a page on Cherokee Ancestry . 
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