Hi Wanda, I have constantly asked why my grandfather Ryland Cosby would head out west, and one of the answers has always been sent as there was a fight - versions of what or why are always different. It seems to depend on which branch you're dealing with. One specualtion is that it had somehting to do with the civil war, another a fight over inheritance or lack of, another over what religion the whole group should be. Personal specualtion is that being such a warfaring family to begin with, in the absence of other clans to fight against, there was internal strife. In talking to my King cousins, they also have heard of a fight, and I will get those papers out later and look at what they were tlaking about. Apparently if my memory serves me right anyway, Daniel Lowe (my ggggrandfather) and about half of his relatives moved to Iowa after a fight over religion, when things got too rough, more of the fmaily lines followed. That included Baber, King, Lowe, Hudson, Cosby, and Robb. Daniel Lowe settled in the Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa area, and died there. Others moved on to CA, SD and TX. It is a shame that so many of the records have been destroyed, we may never get the full story. I will send out some more inquiries to ones who have many Cosby documents and see what they have to say. Unfortunately - the one who has the most it seems, in my immediate branch isn't on line, and although he does check postings occaisionally, us hard pressed to share - he does give me small amounts from time to time though and what he does send is awsome, so will try to contact him again and share what he has to say, Marie