After you study your COOPER families during the first recession of this country in it`s younger days you will also need to consider the first depression period. 1796 thru 1799 for a total of 36 months of depression would definitely make the families to thing of moving westward to greener pastures.(g) This country did have more depressions other than 1929 to 1933. In fact, there were a total of ten (10) depression periods between 1788 and 1991. For all you Civil War/War of Rebellion [etc.] buffs there was a depression before AND after. There were many, many recession periods to deal with over that span of time. Many of us can still smell the red ink as well as the black ink splattering among the bookkeepers.(g) Take care and best wishes to all. John Michael O`Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net