The Melungeons, one of American's lost people, have no written history and no oral history either. The group are generally dark skinned, not black and not Indian, with straight black hair and dark eyes. They live mainly in the mountainous areas of Tennessee and western North Carolina and some parts of Virginia and Kentucky. In recent years many theories of their original have been put forward to explain their existence. Jean P. Bible, lived with the group in Hancock County, Tennessee for a number of years. She knew many of the older people and came to love them deeply. Being one of the first to write of these people, she has given us a deep insight into their background and lives today as they come to terms with who they really are. In spite of many who were skeptical about her work and many incidents was told to "Mind your own business!" she continued to research and write about these neighbors of hers.

Chapters include:

• Who are the Melungeons?
• Origin of the Term, "Mulungeon"
• Melungeon Physical Characteristics
• When, Where, and Whence Did They Come?
• Were They of Carthaginian Origin?
• Were Their Forebears Members of a Lost Tribe of Israel?
• Are They Descendants of Welsh Indians
• Are They Kin to the "Lost Colony?"
• The Myth and the Legend

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

ADAIR, ALABAMA, ALDERSON, ARMSTRONG, ASWELL.

BALL, BALTIMORE, BAR, BARR, BARTON, BAT CREEK STONE, BAZELTOWN, BEALE, BECKLER, BELL, BEREA COLLEGE, BERRY, BLACKWATER, BLOOMER, BOLAND, BOLTON, BOWLINS, BRASCH, BRAZIL, BRAZILIAN STONE, BUNCH, BURNETT.

CALDWELL, CAMBIAIRE, CARADOC, CARMEL INDIANS, CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE, CARTHAGEM, CATHEAGINIANS, CATLIN, CHATTANOOGA, CHAVIS, CHEROKEE INDIANS, CHISCA, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, CLINCH MOUNTAIN, CLINCH RIVER, COKER CREEK, COLLINS, CONNER, COSTA, CROATANS.

DADE COUNTY, DAR, DASH, DAVIDSON COUNTY, DAVIS, DEACON, DENHAN, DE SOTO, DRIVER, DROMGOOLE, DUNGANNON.

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, ENGLISH.

FARRAGUT, FAULKNER, FETTERMAN, FITZHUGH, FORT LOUDON, FORT MORGAN, FRADY.

GIBSON, GOINGS, GOINS, GOODSPEED, GORDON, GRAYSVILLE, GREENE, GROHSE.

HAKLUYT, HALE AND MERRITT, HAMBLEN COUNTY, HAMBRICK, HANCOCN COUNTY, HANCOCK COUNTY DRAMA ASSOCIATION, HAUN, HAWKINS COUNTY, HAYWOOD, HEISKELL, HENDERSON, HOPEWELLIANS, HUNTER.

IVEY.

JANTZ, JEWS, JONESVILLE.

KEITH.

LAMANITES, LAND ACTS, LAWLOR, LEONARD, LETCHER COUNTY, LEWIS AND KNEBERG, LLOYD, LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, LOWERY, LOWERYS, LUCAS, LUMBEES (LOST COLONY).

MADOC, MAHAN, MANCHESTER, MANDANS, MCGEE, MELAN, MELANGE, MELONGOS, MELUNGO, MERTZ, MINOR, MOBILE, MOORE, MORISON, MORMONS, MULBERRY GAP ASSOCIATION, MULLEN, MULLINS.

NEEDHAM AND ARTHUR, NETHERLAND, NETTO, NEWBERRY LIBRARY, NEWMAN'S RIDGE.

OCONOSTOTA, ORANGE COUNTY, OSBORN.

PHOENICIANS, POLLITZER, POLYNESIANS, PORTUGUESE, PRICE.

RAMSEY, RANKIN, RAWLINGS, RHEA COUNTY, RHEA, ROBESON COUNTY, ROYS.

SAND ISLAND, SCOTLAND COUNTY, SEVIER, SHAKERS, SHEPHERD, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SNAKE HOLLOW, SNEEDVILLE, SOUTHWEST TERRITORY, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, SPANIARDS, SPAULDING, STODDARD, STONE FORTS, STUART, SWIFT.

TENNESSEE CONSTITUTION OF 1796, TENNESSEE CONSTITUTION OF 1834, TOMAHITTANS, TRENTS, TUSCULUM COLLEGE.

VARDYU SCHOOL, VINCENT.

WALKER, WAR VETERANS, WELSHMEN, WELTON, WILKES COUNTY, WILLEM, WILLIAMS, WISE COUNTY.

YUCHIS.

ZACHARY, ZUBER.

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