Hi Bill. Glad to see you back. The knowles info most interesting. The buffalo trace was mentioned by Beth. she said her uncle or gt-uncle said there used to be one between Monticello and Warren....said it was in some places deeper than the height of two men. I figure that part was on the Warren Prairie re the peat bogs there. They were probably heading for a salt lick on the Saline. Rebecca ---------- > From: Bill White <bwhite.faculty.dc@drew.sesc.k12.ar.us> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARDREW-L] Knowles > Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 8:22 AM > > A year ago this month, I traveled the Natchez Trace Parkway from > Natchez to Nashville. I took a few detours along the way and one of > the most interesting ones was when I left the Trace to go through > Port Gibson, the Ruins of Windsor and to see the Grand Gulf State > Park. > > At the Grand Gulf State Park I went to the cemetery at the top of > the > hill and the first grave I came to was a Knowles. Of course, this > caught my attention. The marker read: FRANKLIN S. son of > J. & H.H. Knowles - Murdered by 6 Blacks in Louisiana on the Mis. > River October 29, 1819 Aged 23 years. 18 D. > > The ranger at the tourist house permitted me to read through the > burial lists and this Knowles was the only one recorded in the > cemetery. I have wondered since then if this family was related > to the old Possum Valley patriarch from Ireland - Richard Knowles? > > Also, I have wondered why Franklin's family chose to immortalize the > cause of his death in stone? And what did Franklin do to those > blacks for them to murder him - what happened? In 1819, blacks saw > judgement and execution as synonyms for minor offences - not to > mention crimes! > > The town of Grand Gulf was at that time a thriving and wealthy > cotton farm community. However, in the 1860's, Grant ordered the > town burned enroute to the battle of Vicksburg. Then, after the war > the remnants that hung on to what was left of the village were forced > out because the river changed course and forever took away what was > left except for the jail and the cemetery. > > And of traces - Cousin Rdea, where is this buffalo trace you > mentioned on the River Saline? Is it close to any of the landings we > are familiar with > or is it at the salt springs north of Benton? > > BW.