-the majority of early Appalachian settlers were English or Scots-Irish. The English came as immigrants from northern England or colonists from neighboring regions. Scots-Irish immigrants formed tiny communities in the "backcountry" as early as 1718, after finding no welcome in major colonial ports. Some claim that Scots-Irish independence, resourcefulness, and emphasis on faith and family are the foundation of Appalachian cultural values.
**guide to Scots-Irish genealogy** shopfamilytree.com/product/digital-issue-family-tree-magazine-december-2010
-many Appalachian families have Cherokee heritage, but it often wasn't talked about. Cherokee who remained in Appalachia after 1838 had done so by hiding. Fear of removal and then lingering social stigma led many families to keep their heritage quiet or invisible well into the 1900s.
**cherokeeroots.com
**archives.gov/research/native-americans
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