This is the plaque at Paces West with Nancy Still.
This is the abbreviated Story of Nancy Still according to the record:
"Nancy and Sally Still, both full bloods, lived at an earlier date on Soaps Creek, but had been removed by late 1836 to Cherokee County, Ga near Canton. These Cherokee had been disposed by GA law in the spring of 1835 of several acres of improved land. Nancy's claim totaled $415 with an additional $180 for spoil on 30 acres of upland work $3.00 per acre. Sally Still $34.50 for lot and cabin, and $8 for spoil on 2 acres."
Cherokee Planters in GA 1832-1838, Don L. Shadburn, Vol 2 1989, p.108 quoting Indian valuation surveys of removal conducted by the State of Georgia.
Nancy and Sally Still were likely related to George Still of "Standing Peach Tree". married to Mary Martin, possibly sisters to. George Still was removed to West of Calhoun, Ga.. All were moved west of the "Coffee Line," and two years later in May of 1838 likely to Ft. Buffington just outside Canton for two months. The last assembly being at Ross Landing in Chattanooga, before beginning the Trail of Tears through TN, KY,IL, MO, to Oklahoma during the Winter.
If surviving the rout from home, fort retention, and Ross landing, the winter trek on the Trail of Tears may have been their demise. Roll in the Dawes Record in Oklahoma in 1839 shows some 98 Stills (not an uncommon Cherokee name), but neither Nancy, Sally, George, nor children thereof.
This summary conflicts with the place of Nancy Still keeping in mind the acreage valuation was of the property in Canton - not Soap Creek area (unknown but questionable if as large as 160 acres), but certainly not to diminish the spirit of representation at Paces West, nor being "close to" Vinings. Letter to Gov. Lumpkin was likely to her first removal from Soap Creek. unless she was fortuitous as to what would occur 2 years later-being much worse. (Theory of Nancy's Creek being named for her appears invalid.)
