Posted on 05/08/2008 3:18:15 PM PDT by forkinsocket
My late husband was surprised when a few years before she died his mother told him she was 1/8th Cree Indian. Apparently her male ancestor was a trapper in Canada and married? a Cree woman. My husband was a very blue eyed red head, so it was a big surprise. However, both sons have dark brown eyes (mine are hazel). My older son has a heavy build and very dark hair and is in Special Forces. My younger son has high cheekbones and almond eyes. Since my background is 1/2 Prussian German, I probably have some Asiatic Tartar in there. My younger son’s wife is Puerto Rican with some Taino Indian. One son looks typically Latino, the other son much less so. Genetics is really interesting. My husband was from Iowa where in the 1950s it was illegal for Indians to buy liquor. Thus the secret from his mother.
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