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Re: Co A, Hewitt's 1st regiment Texas Partisan Ran

Hello, My great grandfather, James Harvey Vermillion married Nancy Jane Smith. James and three of his relatives were all Texas Rangers, and fought in the Indian Wars, riding down into Mexico and into Arizona, their main area to ride was the Brazo's river area I've been told. I have no infomation on Nancy Jane Smith. I know from our teeth that we have Indian in us, and we've been told that one of our grandfathers married an Indian from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma, and our other grandmother was a Hinton, who was from Chicago. She they say could have possibly had Sioux heritage. We have hit dead ends on Minnie Hinton and on Nancy Jane Smith. Perhaps with your name you might know of something, but that's like trying to find out something about the Jones and Brown lines.

James Harvey was in the Confederate army, and though from Texas he signed up with a Tennessee unit. He was shot on his first day in battle at Shiloah. I have pictures of he and Nancy Jane on their wedding day if you would like to see them, and we are also related to Texas Jack Vermillion, as all the Vermillins here in this country are somewhat directly related, all going back to Giles Vermillion who came over during Colonial times, they believe as a bond servant at the age of 13. Our family says three brothers came over, but there is only proof of Giles. The records say he is the only Vermillion to have ever come to this continent. He came sailed from GB, and is said to have lived in Wales. He was a Hugenot. This is as far as we can trace him. There are theories as to what his name may have been spelled like early on, Dutch spelling's one way. He is believed to be a Frank, and others believe him to be Dutch. All interesting, but those blank walls are all around.

I hope you might know something of the Smith connection, and then there's this, either a typo or an Indian name is tied to the Vermillions and it is High Butter. I thought it had to be typo, for say, Hugh Buttler, but I've come to believe it is an Indian name, an Indian connection, as we have Indian Teeth. I call it spoon teeth, but it's called "Shovel Teeth", it's referenced on the web in several sites. There is a convexety to the back of the front teeth, where other races (other than orientials) have convex teeth, If you take your tongue and go down from the roof of your mouth to your teeth, you will find out if you have Indian blood, you will have it if your teeth are scooped in, and not out, not rounded out, and there are also ridges on your gums etc. that point to Indian heritage.

Anyway, hope you can help me flesh a few things out.

Bye for now,

Saundra

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