Asking for information on the surnames Jiles or Giles and Parks in or near Walker county, Texas origin Cherokee tribe.
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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.
We suggest reading the web page How to Begin Genealogical Research, the History Hub blogs Suggestions and Advice for Family History Researchers and You Want to Find Out About an Indian Ancestor, and the FamilySearch Blog Beginning Genealogy: How to Get Started the Right Way. We also suggest that you review the National Archives’ web Resources for Genealogists, and American Indian and Alaska Native Records in the National Archives and our list of links to web pages relating to Native American genealogy.
Additional guidance and lists of resources are provided on the Archives Library Information Center Genealogy page, the FamilySearch Research Wiki (to include its pages on United States Indigenous Peoples and Texas, United States Genealogy), the Library of Congress pages on Frequently Asked Questions: Local History & Genealogy and Local History and Genealogy Research Guides, and the webpage of the National Genealogical Society. The Library of Congress has pages on Frequently Asked Questions: Local History & Genealogy and Local History and Genealogy Research Guides.
We hope this is helpful with your research!
