Elaine, One of the immediate reasons which may have drawn families to Meriwether County, including my Reeves line, was the land lottery about 1831, disposing of the Cherokee lands. From the Meriwether County Historical Society: December 1824, the Lower Creek Indiana ceded by the Treaty of Indian Springs, the last of their Georgia land. On 11 Dec 1826, the Legislature divided the land between the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, Newnan to Albany, into five sections, in which the lots were distributed by lottery to citizens of previously organized counties of Georgia. These five counties were too large, and on 24 December 1827 the Legislature formed Meriwether County from part of Troupe County, and it was named after Gen. David Meriwether (1755-1823), a Revolutionary War hero, legislator, congressman, who negotiated with the Indians. The first officers of Meriwether County were commissioned 7 July 1828. A site near the center of the county was agreed upon, named Greenville, after Gen Nathaniel Greene. Maybe this is the partial answer for migration. Jim At 21:10 8/16/99 -0400, you wrote: >I have just found another family line that went to Meriwether Co. in the >1800's. Does anyone know what it was that was attracting families to >this area during that time period? >Thanks, >Elaine > > >==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== >Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ >Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net