Tuesday, 30 July 2019

896) George Mayfield

George Mayfield (1779−1848). Interpreter and spy for General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War of 1813 – 1814. He is most notable for his dual existence between the white and Native American peoples of North America at a pivotal moment in the history of the United States.

- "Also, George Mayfiled is said to have had flaming red hair."  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11892540/the_tennessean/

- "George had bright red hair and it was probably the Indians facination with this that prevented them from killing him as they did his father.http://www.oocities.org/bsdunagan/ancestors.htm

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