Whats your heritage?

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There's a county library that has a book that details the history of our county, a fascinating read, IMO.

As for me my mothers side were descended from Swedish settlers and remained fairly pure in bloodline (marrying other Swedes or at least Scandinavians more often than not, especially at first as my family had a rep for being disreputable outlaws that others would have little to do with, at least publicly).

My father's side has a lot of Scots-Irish, which includes Butler, and my paternal grandmother claims to be descended from the Butlers of Kilkenny, which might help explain her snobbish attitude toward others (including me). My father was actually a Cochran which I read up on and found they were originally Northmen who carved out a place for themselves in Scotland but eventually integrated into the Scottish community (becoming Clan Cochrane), so I've got a lot of Scandinavian blood in me. It's my belief that Dad's side of the family came over to escape persecution & poverty and they settled in the town after the Swedes from my mother's side did.

No Cherokee in my ancestry.