Dade County GA lies in the extreme northwest corner of Georgia. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north and Alabama to the west. Dade County was formed in 1837 from the western portion of Walker County. It was named after Major Francis Langhorne Dade who was killed in an ambush during the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1835. The county seat is Trenton ----- Original Message ----- From: "James&Linda Sanford" <jsowlhaven@att.net> To: <GADADE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:26 PM Subject: [GADADE] Francis Dade > Hi. I may be jumping in not having a clue what your looking for. I live just two counties north of Dade in Florida.The county of Dade was named after, Major Francis Langhorne Dade. Is someone looking in the wrong Dade county? I'd be happy to help down here if I can. > > Linda Holland Sanford > > Owlhaven > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to everyone on the list, send > your email message to: GADADE-L@rootsweb.com > >