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Author: samplessr
Surnames: catlin, jones, payton
Classification: queries
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Now this is an interesting story. William Catlin was my great great grandfather. As the
story goes, his mother was a full-blooded Cherokee woman. He was born in the Oklahoma
territory. His father was black. At some point he moved to Whistler, Alabama, married
Minnie Payton, and they had six children
Later, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to avoid some legal trouble. He changed his name
to William Jones, married, and fathered three more children.
So far, I haven't been able to find any information on William Catlin's parents. I
know it's a long shot to find anything on his mother. I have found an Alex Catlin who
was married to a woman named Ella, but I would like to know if they are actually related,
brothers maybe.
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