Judy... Thanks for the info. I will write those names down. That does seem to be the migration route from the Carolinas. I have detailed information on the other side of my dad's pedigree, the Blakes. Although I believe they migrated to Alabama earlier, in the 1820s, they took the same route...from Isle of Wight Virginia in the 1700s to Wake Co., NC to Jackson Co, Ga to Hall Co, to Carroll Co. and on to Randolph Co. in Alabama. We need to get our mindset on the happenings of those days...land was opening up due to the Indian lands being ceded. Maybe there was a frequently used trail that everybody traveled on to get to the new available land. There is mention in the Blake book of the Blake family traveling in the early 1830s "50 miles over dangerous terrain from Carroll Co. to Randolph Co."I just have a feeling that my Fowlers came later, but I may be wrong. My concentrated explorings recently have been just on the net so far, except for a trip to Ranburne a few years ago to check out the cemetery. And I wasn't really that "into" this stuff yet. I am planning a trip to Heflin this spring. A friend of mine has a relative who is a retired tax assessor for Cleburne County. My great-grandfather, William Jethroe Fowler, and his brother, George Wilson Fowler, must have owned land, according to the word-of-mouth stories. There is another brother, L.C. Fowler, buried in the same cemetery (probably Luther Clarence since that was my grandfather's name), but I can't assume too much here. Maybe discovering the dates of purchase and/or transfer may help me put a time line on these guys. And maybe I'm way off...maybe William, George and L.C.'s parents (those are the ones I'm desperately trying to find) were the ones who came from the Carolinas. That would put their migration at the same time as the Blakes. Aaaghhh!!! This mystery is driving me crazy. Again, thanks again for responding. Any scrap of information at this point is greatly appreciated. Judy Fowler Kilgore [email protected]