My name is David
Vann, great-great-great grandson of ‘Chief’ Rich Joe Vann of the
Old Cherokee Nation. I am a Charter Lifetime Member of the
Cherokee National Historical Society’s, First Families of the
Cherokee Nation and member of the
Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) . The
purpose of this page is to help other people connect to their
Cherokee roots. To aid in this task, I have included Native
American ancient and modern history (don’t miss the Forbidden
Archaeology section), society, religion, folklore, culture, sports,
medicine, and a large slice of VANN genealogy.
You can go to the Index above for more information, or type here
what you are looking for.
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This
saga began in 1907, when my great grandmother Sarah Vann applied
for admission to the Miller Roll. In the 1930’s, my grandfather
Joseph Daniel Vann wrote letters to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma,
seeking his ancestry. In the late 1950’s my father Joseph
Harold Vann, hired professional genealogists to construct a family
tree. This project was a failure, so my father also wrote
letters to the Cherokee Nation. In the mid 1970’s I picked
up the family ‘torch’ and began my research where the others
had left off. Please visit my Genealogy section
to see the fruits of nearly a century of loving labor. Research
your Vann ancestors here, I have nearly all of them from about
1600 to 1906.
If
you need help in finding your Cherokee ancestors, please check
the affordable services I can offer on my services
page.
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us in Yahoo, Cherokee Blood group, only for genealogy. To subscribe,
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We would love to see you there. Post and share your information
and read what others have posted. Check it out at Cherokee
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Thank
you, great-grandmother, for leaving a ‘paper trail’.
Wado
(thank you for listening)
Iron
Head
In
loving memory of my father, 1920-2003
“Cherokee
Rose, on Rivers of Golden Tears”, a historical novel,
follows the life and times of the founders of the Vann Clan,
the builders and occupants of the Chief Vann House in Chatsworth,
Georgia.
The
beginning of the end of the Old Cherokee Nation ca 1765 to 1845.
If
you need help in finding your Cherokee ancestors, please check
the affordable services I can offer on my 
