A little background

My husbands family is deeply rooted in the Tug River Valley.  Some of the names that are his ancestors are: Prater, Daugherty, York, Gooslin, Looney, May, Mounts, Scott.  Further out in the family are: Wilson, Whitehead, Smith, McCoy, Cline and Hatfield. 

I can remember when we started this journey in 2008, the story his mother told us about her parents telling her she better not be getting married to one of those black Daugherty's.  Well looks like she actually did marry one of those black Daugherty's.  In the family we have Cherokee on at least 2 sides and some of them even spoke Cherokee and also one on the Daugherty side was half Cherokee and half black.  Hence the black Daugherty comment. 



This is my Hubby Keith Daugherty

When I look at pictures of my husbands family I see how strong of a family resemblance there is to the Daugherty side, but also to the side that Sarah came from.  Sometimes pictures tell the story and you can figure out just by seeing. 

Keith's Father Billy Bruce Daugherty

Keith's half brother Jason

Jack's father Jefferson Prater

Shirley's mother Sarah and Farther T.N. York

Keith's Grandfather Aaron Daugherty

Keith's Grandfather Jack Prater

Keith's Grandmother and Jacks wife Shirley York