I also looked for Womack, none found. Don At 11:37 AM 28-06-01 -0400, you wrote: >Is this the group who passed through Yellville in 1838-1839? Don, Can you >tell me if the book lists the guards? Do you know where the trail they went >on? Was it beginning in or around Beech Grove, Tennessee? I am looking for >my DeShields clan and William DeShields appeared in 1839-1840. He and his >brother (my Great Great Grandfather) were said to have worked on the Trail of >Tears as guards but I have no proof of this. It was said that the economy of >the US was very bad and the banks were closing and many men hired on to make >enough money to make it through the next winter. We were told he came on the >trail from Beech Grove, Tn to Bentonville, Arkansas (approximate locations). >At that time, fresh guards were hired and he returned to Tennessee. It was >about 1839 he brought his family to Marion County. His brothers Handy and >John came with him. > >Also, do you find a listing for Nancy Womack? I was told she was Indian but >no proof of it. I always thought that Handy may have met her on the trail >but she is said to have been born in Arkansas. > >Reta DeShields Parton > > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp