Just a few more facts on Captain John Benge's Route of the Trail of Tears through Marion County Arkansas. Started from Fort Payne Alabama, 28 Sep 1838, arrived Tahlequah, Oklahoma 11 Jan 1839, on the road 106 days. The U.S. Government paid $65.88 per capita for the removal costs. (They added the cost of three pounds of soap for every 100 rations at a cost of 15 cents per pound,) Total cost per person $66.24. The U. S. Government furnished 60 Wagons and teams to Capt. Benge and 480 riding horses. Captain Page, U.S. Army was in charge of doing the head count at Fort Payne, Alabama, he counted 1079. Captain Stephenson, U.S. Army was in charge of doing the head count when they arrived in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, he counted 1132. Captain Benge reported three births on the route and thirty three deaths, no desertions or accessions. Don Ott
Don: You started your e-mail out .... more facts .... I took this little bit and set up on a web page to add to the Marion Co site. I also used your URLs that you sent in a different e-mail. Can / Will you dig out the "other facts" for me to add to this page? Thanks a million! Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <dott@centurytel.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: Trail of Tears > Just a few more facts on Captain John Benge's Route of the Trail of Tears > through Marion County Arkansas. > Started from Fort Payne Alabama, 28 Sep 1838, arrived Tahlequah, Oklahoma > 11 Jan 1839, on the road 106 days. > The U.S. Government paid $65.88 per capita for the removal costs. (They > added the cost of three pounds of soap for every 100 rations at a cost of > 15 cents per pound,) Total cost per person $66.24. > The U. S. Government furnished 60 Wagons and teams to Capt. Benge and 480 > riding horses. > Captain Page, U.S. Army was in charge of doing the head count at Fort > Payne, Alabama, he counted 1079. > Captain Stephenson, U.S. Army was in charge of doing the head count when > they arrived in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, he counted 1132. > Captain Benge reported three births on the route and thirty three deaths, > no desertions or accessions. > Don Ott > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >