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Surnames: SMITH, GENEREAU, DUVERNAY
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Let me add: In 1997, Congress passed the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act to
implement distribution of several land claim awards to Michigan Indian tribal members and
descendants dating back to 1836. The deadline for application for the award passed in
1997, but living grandchildren of Otho and Erlena would have been eligible had they know
about it (based on what is known about their ancestry). I did contact 4 of their elderly
cousins about this, 6 years too late, unfortunately. There's still hope for the
future, though. My only interest in this is putting people in touch with their
heritage.