Thought if any of your Choctaw relatives went to CA, this would be a good place to check out. A goldmind of information. Jacque in Idaho ----- Original Message ----- From: Nita <aeberlin@texhoma.net> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: [OKGEN ] Excellent research site! > There is an excellent site in California for people researching names from > the 1800's--anywhere in the U.S. or elsewhere. The address is: > www.csuchico.eud/lbib/spc/lingenfelter/mtoc.htm . You will need Acrobat > Reader to read the files. It is literally a goldmine for names and > background info. It was recommended when a cousin and I were researching one > family group who "might" have gone to California. My gggrandmother and all > her children were listed, including my ggrandfather listed as living in I.T. > in 1898--that's a thousand miles from where gggrandmother was said to have > died in Arkansas. To top the surprise, found a ggreataunt who had married > into a Cherokee family--Duncans. The family had gone west sometime in the > 1850-60's. There are other names that could relate to I.T., MO, ARK, TENN., > etc besides New England, etc. > It was astonishing to find more information about 3 generations that I > had ever hoped to find--MILES from expected places. > Try it; you will like it. > Thanks > Nita > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ > Have you visited OKGenWeb Archives? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm >