Miriam, Alfred (and others) went from Clay Co., Illinois to Laclede Co., Missouri. I believe, if I read your message right you were talking about Clay Co., Missouri. Sam [email protected] wrote: > Sam, > Have you checked the MO Gen Web for Blackburn researchers in Laclede Co.? > I corresponded with someone there who had very little knowledge of the > Blackburn origins except that they came from IL. > There are some there today( I checked the phone book when we went through > there several years ago.) who have names similar to some I have seen in the > Pike Co., KY lines which makes me wonder if that is the origin. > One odd thing about the census records you sent for Alfred is that he went > from Clay Co. to Laclede Co. that is sort of a backward progression through > the state. Of course, Clay Co would have been pretty rough during the Civil > War era as it was a hotbed of the MO/KS border war. Maybe he decided to go > somewhere a little quieter. > One of my dreams is to make a chart that shows by state and county and date > which Blackburns were at a given place. Just about the time it seems that > the migration patterns age getting clear there is something that throws the > whole thing off. > Some of the Levi Blackburn tribe of Watauga area, NC did migrate to KY, > thence to IN, then ? > Thanks for passing along the info. for our files. > Miriam > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > When the subject changes, please change the Subject line.. > Searching for roots beats chasing dust bunnies! -- Samuel N. Blackburn 6706 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72908 501-649-9436 home page http://www.ipa.net/~sblackburn Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.