I found this on FamilySearch: Judge is justified
I heard this story from my cousin Billy Ison. He told me about my grampa "Judge", R.Z. Litteral, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBR7-PD3 being related to Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle. The word was that no-one in the area of Butcher Hollow believed him. He loaded up his car one day and took a group out to the relatives, which would be the Ramey or the Blair residence and to everyones surprise, they all knew him. "Nat" was often mentioned. This was Nathaniel's nickname, Clara Marie's father. Clara was 1st cousin to Judge. That ended the debate. I speculate if this is how grandpa got his nickname for being honest? It's funny to wonder at this point. I would love to hear what the rest of the family thought of my grampa. Clara was my 1st cousin twice removed and I never met her but she looked so much like grampa.
I grew exceptionally close to him, as he was my only living grandparent that I remember besides his first wife, Maudie. She died when I was a toddler, but I still vaguely remember her. It has been said that Minnie, grampa's mother, was full-blooded Cherokee, however, I have yet to find any evidence aside from the photos with the strong facial features and the stories that have been passed down through time. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LHM3-ZJ1
Rebecca Jane Salyer would have been the mother mentioned above.https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZL6-86P
A William Salyer, a direct grandparent, was born in France, 1 August 1631.https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ1K-SNM
The rest of the grandparents that decended were located in the East and Southeast.
Loretta's family goes all the way back to Julien SALLIER Cellier, Birth
about 1530
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Death
25 December 1588
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVZG-79W
Loretta's family history is amazing, and maybe it was a family story that was passed down that has no "proof", but it's a sweet story anyway. I didn't find any evidence of Scotch-Irish or Cherokee in the profiles, but maybe somewhere some great news awaits Loretta.