Queenie: Queen Victoria Woodruff
Title | Queenie: Queen Victoria Woodruff |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Dawsey, Karen Cope |
Magazine | Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal and Newsletter |
Volume | 37 |
Issue Number | 1 |
Pages | 3-7 |
Date Published | spring |
Subjects | Cherokee Indians, Civil War, Mountain people -- Genealogy |
Description | Describes the author's great- great- grandmother, stories about her, and the process of discovering records for this "Black Dutch" woman of spirit and independence. She had several children by various men, she tricked the Union army raiders into skipping her farm, and was loved and admired by many of her descendents. Includes a photograph of Queenie with the father of some of her children. |
Notes | Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. |