Just before the civil war, my Stone family was in Forsyth and Milton Cos, GA. By 1862 they must have moved because two of the brothers, (Wm Pitchford and Francis Asbury) were close enough to Murphree's Crossroads to join the 28th AL Inf there. By 1866 they and their two brothers (James and Wesley, who were in GA units) were all on the 1866 special census, along with father, Wiley and uncle John (Stone). James Stone on the census was likely the father of Wiley, grandfather of the boys. Wm, who was Pittsford on that census, and Francis, had married Christopher girls, Sara and Margaret. That could have been from serving in the 28th with their brother Nimrod. For some reason all these folks, except Wesley, moved to AR. (not TX) Wm P homesteaded land in Searcy Co, completing the process by 1894 per BlM records. I think James and Francis at least started the homestead process in adjacent Boone Co. One suggestion I got was that the farmers of their day wore out their land with unscientific farming methods and had to move on.. that was interesting. Some folks have suggested to me that things were tough in Blount Co post war. Some have suggested that there was a lot of northern sympathy and folks who had fought for the south were not particulary welcome. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING TO BACK THEM UP on that. Still, that was a lot of folks on the move. I do note that Francis and Margaret finally did move to Kaufman Co, TX. They were there by 1900 per census. Wm P went on to IT and OK and finally Oregon. His was an interesting life journey. From the shadow of Stone Mtn, GA to the foothills of Mt Hood, OR in 93 years as a farmer, soldier, farmer again and loyal family man. Wesley may have stayed in Blount Co. I can't prove either way yet. All speculation aside, so far I can't tell why these migrations. Was it economic or mere desire to see over the next hill? -----Original Message----- >From: Eugene Cornelius <ECORNELIUS@satx.rr.com> >Sent: Jun 30, 2006 10:23 AM >To: ALBLOUNT-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT-L] Alabama to Texas > >Most of the Alabama migration to Texas occured between the years 1860-1880. >The reasons for moving were most probably the economic conditions in Alabama >following the Civil War, land being readily available in Texas, and, as >suggested, a "spirit of adventure". However, the move to Texas did not >always work for I have found several families that moved back to Alabama. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Patricia Burton" <patriciaburton@hotmail.com> >To: <ALBLOUNT-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:29 AM >Subject: [ALBLOUNT-L] Alabama to Texas > > >> Why do you suppose so many folks moved from Alabama to Texas in the 1800s >> Could it have been for the adventure or new land opening? I was just >> wondering. >> >> >> >> ==== ALBLOUNT Mailing List ==== >> List Website - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/AL/blount.html >> Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >==== ALBLOUNT Mailing List ==== >List Website - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/AL/blount.html >Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >