[Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"

Wed Oct 1 08:46:33 EDT 2008

I have been wondering about this. Thank you and everyone else who responded for the information.

Patricia Clark, Reference Archivist

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Texas Tech University

P. O. Box 41041

Lubbock, TX 79409-1041

library 806-742-9070

fax      806-742-0496

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Joe Garonzik
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:07 PM
To: 'Librarians Serving Genealogists'
Subject: RE: [Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"

We are the publishers of Jeff Bowen's books in the ongoing series, EASTERN CHEROKEE BY BLOOD. Here are Jeff's comments about why he undertook the series and how it differs from those of Jerry Wright Jordan.

Joe Garonzik
Genealogical.com
Clearfield Company

Ms Jordan's books are a great achievement. They contain a great deal of information not strictly found in the Guion Miller Rolls, such as the lengthy "Miscellaneous Testimonies," which mostly pertain to rejected claimants.

What I have done is to abstract information directly off the National Archives microfilm.  These abstracts are short statements explaining the conclusion of the Guion Miller Commission as to whether they were accepted or rejected.  My books are a faithful abstraction of each application.  Nothing added, nothing taken away.  Just the purest possible form of the archive record.  Painstakingly proofed, every word, as meticulously as possible.

For many years people have waited for Jerry Wright Jordan to go beyond Volume 9 of her series since the applications continue on to # 45,857.  Knowing my publisher would not accept a work starting with application # 27801, I started at the very beginning, using the title from the archive record, "Eastern Cherokee By Blood 1906 - 1910," and a format which imitates that of the microfilm.  It is my belief that within the next year I will be able to finish the pure form of the application abstracts. We are trying to make each book approx. 206 pages, plus the index.

As of September 29, 2008, I have finished abstracting Volumes 10 (Applications 34,186-38,215) and 11  (38,216-42,265),  and have started Volume 12 (42,266-45,857), the last book in the series.

I hope this helps explain the difference between the two series.  My goal is to get the series done, so that the libraries and Native American genealogists can have a complete set to work with.

If you have any more questions please don't hesitate to contact me directly at the email given below.
Sincerely,

Jeff Bowen
Transcriber of Eastern Cherokee By Blood
Jeff at nativestudy.com<mailto:NativeStudy at nativestudy.com>

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Ann Conrad
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:12 PM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"
I have noticed on Genealogical Publishing's web site that Jeff Bowen has published
Eastern Cherokee by Blood, 1906-1910 in five volumes. The records are: Applications
1 to 21,880 from the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1910. Cherokee-Related Records of Special Commissioner Guion Miller.

You may need to check out the records that are published in the nine volume set you have:
Cherokee By Blood: Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the US
Court of Claims, 1906-1910     [Applications 1 - 27800]
 by Jerry Wright Jordan, 1987

There might be a duplication.

At 11:11 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:

Hello all!

I'm a new genealogist/genealogy librarian...  I hope someone can help me with this question.

Our genealogy department recently purchased a set of books by Jeff Bowen, "Eastern Cherokee by Blood".  I see that we have already on-shelf a set of volumes entitled "Cherokee by Blood" by Jerry Wright Jordan.  Prior to purchase, I looked up each requested book in our card catalog - obviously Bowen's set was not included in our catalog, but upon review, I wonder if the two sets are identical - and if I should cancel the order of Bowen's set in order to save money for new books that include information we do not have in our collection?  If the sets are fundamentally different, or each includes some different names, or if the Bowen book is - say - better indexed...  I'd be happy for us to follow through on the order...

Any ideas?

Thank you!

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