War Eagle Creek is in NW Arkansas. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - > > Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the Butler > County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of this to their > library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and bind it, write me > off-list and I will give you the person name who is the editor of the > Butler > County Historical Society newsletter - > > Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the archives > on > rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - > can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - > I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they > followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - > > wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about the > places mentioned, would like to know > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to the > | same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank you for > | posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Anne Brown" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > | > | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on the > | > list. > | > If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into smaller > portions. > | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. > | > Anne Brown > | > FL > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> > | > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> > | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > > | > > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, this is > the > | >>message that I received back. > | >> > | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > | >> > | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically posted > | >> to the list or you will be notified that it has been rejected and > why. > | >> > | >> ------------------------------- > | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > -- > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: > 10/6/2006 > | > > | > > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 > >

It is a great piece of History, and I'd like to copy what you have given and continue to give, if permissible. Too, would you know how many pages it consists of. I keep most of my material in three ring binders, should I get a crash. Kay (Fiveash) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - > > Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the Butler > County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of this to their > library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and bind it, write me > off-list and I will give you the person name who is the editor of the > Butler > County Historical Society newsletter - > > Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the archives > on > rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - > can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - > I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they > followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - > > wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about the > places mentioned, would like to know > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to the > | same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank you for > | posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Anne Brown" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > | > | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on the > | > list. > | > If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into smaller > portions. > | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. > | > Anne Brown > | > FL > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> > | > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> > | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > > | > > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, this is > the > | >>message that I received back. > | >> > | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > | >> > | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically posted > | >> to the list or you will be notified that it has been rejected and > why. > | >> > | >> ------------------------------- > | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > -- > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: > 10/6/2006 > | > > | > > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There are so many murders, deaths, and marriages given, but haven't seen any names of children being born in any of the time frames. I've especially looked for some in 1886-1888. Were they never mentioned? Kay (Fiveash)

I noticed in your post that you are a Holloway,are you related to a Catherine or Elizabeth Holloway who lived in Alabama in the 1800's?I have Holloways in my family line.Thank you. Ann Hood [email protected] Henry Holloway <[email protected]> wrote: List, I copied each of the emails in to a single word document and came up with a very nice manuscript. It's relatively small -- less than 150KB. Mom, can I or would you post to the list if there's enough interest? If not, it's really easy for each of you to make it yourselves. Hank -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay"s Email Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary It is a great piece of History, and I'd like to copy what you have given and continue to give, if permissible. Too, would you know how many pages it consists of. I keep most of my material in three ring binders, should I get a crash. Kay (Fiveash) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" To: Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - > > Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the > Butler County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of > this to their library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and > bind it, write me off-list and I will give you the person name who is > the editor of the Butler County Historical Society newsletter - > > Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the > archives > on > rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - > can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - > I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they > followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - > > wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about > the places mentioned, would like to know > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" > To: > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to > | the same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank > | you for posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Anne Brown" > | To: > | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > | > | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on > | > the list. If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into > | > smaller > portions. > | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. Anne > | > Brown FL > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "brenda" > | > To: "Georgia Roots" > | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > > | > > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, > | >>this is > the > | >>message that I received back. > | >> > | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > | >> > | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically > | >> posted to the list or you will be notified that it has been > | >> rejected and > why. > | >> > | >> ------------------------------- > | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > -- > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: > 10/6/2006 > | > > | > > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message May the warm wishes of heaven blow softly on your house,may the great spirit bless all who enter there.

The first time that I saw this it was posted on the Pope Co. Ar GenWeb page and that was about 1998 or 1999. It's been off line for several years, I had one printed copy that I had saved for back up. On the bottom of the page it says: copy taken from the Pope County Historical Society, sure hope this wasn't copyright in some way. I was very happy to have this since it had my Blackburn line mentioned in the Diary and the article saying that Lavina Blackburn was still living and one of the few left that made this trip. I had my copy in my Word file, I just hi-lighted sections and place on each piece of mail, so I would think that it could be put back onto a Word Page in the same way and saved in Documents. Brenda

List, I copied each of the emails in to a single word document and came up with a very nice manuscript. It's relatively small -- less than 150KB. Mom, can I or would you post to the list if there's enough interest? If not, it's really easy for each of you to make it yourselves. Hank -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay"s Email Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary It is a great piece of History, and I'd like to copy what you have given and continue to give, if permissible. Too, would you know how many pages it consists of. I keep most of my material in three ring binders, should I get a crash. Kay (Fiveash) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - > > Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the > Butler County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of > this to their library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and > bind it, write me off-list and I will give you the person name who is > the editor of the Butler County Historical Society newsletter - > > Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the > archives > on > rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - > can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - > I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they > followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - > > wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about > the places mentioned, would like to know > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to > | the same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank > | you for posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Anne Brown" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > | > | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on > | > the list. If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into > | > smaller > portions. > | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. Anne > | > Brown FL > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> > | > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> > | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > > | > > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, > | >>this is > the > | >>message that I received back. > | >> > | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > | >> > | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically > | >> posted to the list or you will be notified that it has been > | >> rejected and > why. > | >> > | >> ------------------------------- > | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > -- > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: > 10/6/2006 > | > > | > > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay"s Email Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary It is a great piece of History, and I'd like to copy what you have given and continue to give, if permissible. Too, would you know how many pages it consists of. I keep most of my material in three ring binders, should I get a crash. Kay (Fiveash) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - > > Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the > Butler County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of > this to their library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and > bind it, write me off-list and I will give you the person name who is > the editor of the Butler County Historical Society newsletter - > > Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the > archives > on > rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - > can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - > I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they > followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - > > wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about > the places mentioned, would like to know > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to > | the same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank > | you for posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Anne Brown" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > | > | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on > | > the list. If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into > | > smaller > portions. > | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. Anne > | > Brown FL > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> > | > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> > | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > | > > | > > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, > | >>this is > the > | >>message that I received back. > | >> > | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > | >> > | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically > | >> posted to the list or you will be notified that it has been > | >> rejected and > why. > | >> > | >> ------------------------------- > | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > | > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > -- > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: > 10/6/2006 > | > > | > > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Donal - OOPS, where is "War Eagle" - Brenda, you have a great piece of history, if you live close to the Butler County Library in Greenville, Al - why not donate a copy of this to their library, I'm sure they would print it out for you and bind it, write me off-list and I will give you the person name who is the editor of the Butler County Historical Society newsletter - Also since this was sent to the Georgia list, it will be in the archives on rootsweb if anyone ever has or finds a connection to any of these people - can you imagine traveling 1000 miles at only 16 - 20 miles a day - I wish we knew more about this 'John C. Darr" and it does seem like they followed parts of 'The Trail of Tears' - wonder if we could try to make the same route, if anyone knows about the places mentioned, would like to know ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary | Thank you Brenda. 1858 my Kelly family came from Atlanta, Georgia to the | same place in Madison County (War Eagle) these people did. Thank you for | posting the diary. Don, CC Franklin County, AR | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Anne Brown" <[email protected]> | To: <[email protected]> | Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM | Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary | | | > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on the | > list. | > If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into smaller portions. | > I am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. | > Anne Brown | > FL | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> | > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> | > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM | > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary | > | > | >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, this is the | >>message that I received back. | >> | >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB | >> | >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically posted | >> to the list or you will be notified that it has been rejected and why. | >> | >> ------------------------------- | >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message | >> | > | > | > | > ------------------------------- | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message | > | > | > -- | > No virus found in this incoming message. | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. | > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: 10/6/2006 | > | > | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As I am in my eighties, I remember mule and horse travels. Hot summers were bad on the animals pulling loads. When they were wet with sweat and breathing hard as they did in heat of summer , travel had to be broken for the animals to cool down. Also it required more water for them to drink and camping for the nights required finding streams to quench the humans' thirst and restore the water jugs. And watering the animals. Summer was never used for long trips except in emergencies. Also in summer the metal rims on the wheels expanded and every so often the wagon had to be submerged axel deep in a stream for so many hours and then moved enough to soak the other half of the wheels so that the wood expanded and the steel rims shrunk again. Yoy didn't have to worry with these things in winter. It would be my guess that this was true in 17's and 1800's as well as it was in the early 1900's. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 11:05 AM Subject: [GEORGIA] DIARY OF AN 1858 WAGON TRAIN JOURNEY > Brenda, > Please do tell the reason they left so late in the year. > Thanks, Sharon > > > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 9:16 AM > Subject: [GEORGIA] DIARY OF AN 1858 WAGON TRAIN JOURNEY > > > I have a copy of a Diary on a trip made from Lincoln Co. NC. to Pope Co. > AR in > 1858. The copy was transcribe by a Blackburn descendant which still lives > in > Pope Co. AR. > > They left 5th Oct 1858 from Lincoln co. NC and arrived in Pope Co. Ar. 2nd > Jan > 1859, this was close to 1000 miles in distance. It is a long Diary I > think > close to 20 pages and I think to long to place on this page. > > It also doesn't concern GA and their travel, but it is interesting > reading. > > Brenda > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I came upon the story of "Mother Jones" who had six boys from two marriages and she decided against the wishes of her husband to uproot from SC to ENG. She had noticed folks traveling through her neck of the woods that were going south into SC and all points to new land. Reading about this amazing woman moving her family past the frontier in GA in 1800. According to the text in WARD`s HISTORY OF COFFEE COUNTY "Mother Jones" and her sons moved to land occupied by the Creek Indians and altogether they built their log cabin about 30 miles south of the last settlement on the frontier. Thus my question about any ideas of what was the timing of travel if one managed to keep a diary that could be shared. I really enjoyed the comments received so far.

In a message dated 10/7/2006 2:50:27 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: No, we cannot connect Benjamin Kitchens to any one, sibling, mother or father. Nor can we find his wife's name. Gwen I have 4 Benjamin Kitchens from Georgia in my files. Ann Robbins

I was hesitant about posting this due to it not being from Georgia, but yes they all went through the rough roads and hard conditions. And I'm sure that many had a lot harder time that this train had. I thought it was interesting about the ferry operators and their scams that they would pull, I wonder also just how many never completed their journey due to the ferry operators and them being robbed. I'm still not sure and this I need to research more on the trails, why did they take this trail and not drop down more into GA. and go more of a southern route. I don't know about the landscape of TN. but AR, or I should say the Northern part of AR. and Southern part of Mo. is rock, and lord do I mean rock. I will never understand how they could have ever tried to raise anything in this part of the country. It's fine for cattle grazing, but to try and dig is next to impossible. I suspect that they used the trail of tears route for this journey, I do know that part of the march went through Boone Co. AR, and less than 1/4 mile from where I live, and it would be a direct line over to Tahlequah OK. It is beautiful country but would be awfully hard to try and make a living on the land. I also had at one time a Diary that left Northern Mo. in the 1870s and made the trip to Texas, I lost this one when I had my first crash over 8 years ago. The train had to turn around and return to Mo. due to them being attacked and many members of the train being killed by the Indians. Sure sorry that I don't have it any longer, it was a great Diary. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Hester" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] List Mom!!!! RE: Diary > This is such a wonderful opportunity to get to read this > diary. All our ancestors who traveled from Georgia to > all points west went through the same kind of travel > except some were not nearly as glamourous. > I live in Conecuh County, AL near the Butler County Line and our > ancestors who settled in these parts were > mainly settlers in Georgia before coming here. The land > was unsettled and frightning with "militant" Indians looking for revenge > and in some cases killing whole families. > Absolutely no one had better than wagons, mules and > horses for travel but many had worse . Many traveled > Indian paths by foot. They rolled their belongings by barrels and carried > their sick on stretchers made of poles > and skins. > We must give our ancestors credit for the hardships gone > through to make this country great. > Thanks, Mom, for allowing this first issue and I do look > forward to more. __Ruth [email protected] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Holloway" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:59 AM > Subject: [GEORGIA] List Mom!!!! RE: Diary > > >> Could you give Anne a little help? >> Thanks >> Hank >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Anne Brown >> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary >> >> >> If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on the >> list. >> If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into smaller portions. >> I >> am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. Anne Brown FL >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "brenda" <[email protected]> >> To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM >> Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary >> >> >>>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, this is >>>the >>>message that I received back. >>> >>> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB >>> >>> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically posted >>> to the list or you will be notified that it has been rejected and why. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is such a wonderful opportunity to get to read this diary. All our ancestors who traveled from Georgia to all points west went through the same kind of travel except some were not nearly as glamourous. I live in Conecuh County, AL near the Butler County Line and our ancestors who settled in these parts were mainly settlers in Georgia before coming here. The land was unsettled and frightning with "militant" Indians looking for revenge and in some cases killing whole families. Absolutely no one had better than wagons, mules and horses for travel but many had worse . Many traveled Indian paths by foot. They rolled their belongings by barrels and carried their sick on stretchers made of poles and skins. We must give our ancestors credit for the hardships gone through to make this country great. Thanks, Mom, for allowing this first issue and I do look forward to more. __Ruth [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Holloway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:59 AM Subject: [GEORGIA] List Mom!!!! RE: Diary > Could you give Anne a little help? > Thanks > Hank > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Anne Brown > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Diary > > > If you are sending it as an attachment, it will not be allowed on the > list. > If it is just too long, maybe you can break it up into smaller portions. I > am not a list manager, so I am just guessing about this. Anne Brown FL > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brenda" <[email protected]> > To: "Georgia Roots" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:25 PM > Subject: [GEORGIA] Diary > > >>I tied to post the Diary but I don't think it will be allowed, this is >>the >>message that I received back. >> >> Message body is too big: 137452 bytes with a limit of 40 KB >> >> Your message will be reviewed and will either be automatically posted >> to the list or you will be notified that it has been rejected and why. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

RULES OF THE WAGON TRAIN (GENERAL) 1. Allow 5 days for each one hundred miles. Bad days, what you can make, or stay in camp if agreed on by all. Real good days, and ground, makes it easy pulling 25 to 30 miles per day, if camp sites come right. 2. Take plenty of guns and ammunition. 3. Recommended - shave your head - Indians have no interest in bald heads. 4. Do not drink whisky or alcohol in freezing weather, or you are liable to freeze to death. 5. Do not fire rifles, only when absolutely necessary. 6. Do not stay up late - get your sleep. Guards are on duty all night. 7. Do not smoke strong pipes and cigars in close places where women and children are. 8. Keep your politics and preaching to yourself. Let the preacher do the preaching. 9. In case of a runaway of teams to wagons, get down and try to ride it out. If you jump, you are liable to get killed, or hurt badly. The horse men will pick the team up, maybe not too far off. 10. All people - young, married, or not, stay inside the circle of wagons in Indian country, or you are liable to lose your scalps. 11. The wagon master will try to pick spots so men and women and children can bathe, clean up, and wash clothes, when possible. 12. Be courteous and help others. 13. Do not be noisy, even with your musical instruments; only when it is safe. 14. When (we) can, we will have recreation and dances. 15. Do your part by all means. Church services will be held when it is considered safe from Indians, and other hazardous conditions. Contributed to the Pope County Historical Association Quarterly by Elaine Weir Cia 4200 "A" Street Little Rock AR 72205-4046

Now, this is the end of our journey, and I will now state how and where we were located, and of some family changes and happenings up to date, etc. My mothers family, consisting of herself three daughters and three sons, located and improved the farm where Warren M. Bell now lives. Two sons and two daughters still lives, two sons at Atkins, one daughter at Russellville, and one five miles S.W. of Atkins. Of the old family, my mother Anna Darr, oldest sister, Marryann Darr, Parker and James F. Darr, are dead, and they all died in Pope county and are buried there. The living members of Jno. C. Darr's family and descendants are located in Pope, Faulkner and Pulaski counties Ark. Ephrain Blackburn's family and descendants are located in various parts of the U.S. Though mostly in Johnson county Ark. John H. Blackburn's family and descendants are located in Arkansas and Texas, mostly in Pope county Arkansas. Aaron S. Robinson's and descendants are in Pope and Conway counties Ark., a majority of the family are dead. The only one of the head of the family who moved here, who is still living is Lovinia Blackburn, widow of John H. Blackburn. She is now, I believe, past her four score years. E.A. Darr's family and descendants are in Arkansas and Texas, Susan Saloma Darr, Love and her descendants are in Pope county Arkansas and Oklahoma. Jas F. Darr's family and descendants are in Pope county Ark. The balance of our company on this emigration moved. The Coon, Keistlers and others last heard of in Madison county Arkansas, and the two young men who came out with us, went back to papa in North Carolina. This closed this part of the program. How the readers of the Chronicle enjoyed reading of it I do not know, if pleased the writer will object; if not pleased all I have to say is pick your flint and try it on yourself. As this was written for a comparison between the old and the new we did not expect to interest the older people, as they had been all along there and noted the changes wrought in past 51 years, perhaps more carefully than this writer. But as the younger generation know only of the late or new changes and nothing of the old. It is hoped that they will make a comparison and thereby enjoy this narrative. Take for instance, the present mode of travel by rail, you can get on the cars at some point we start from and make the same journey we made and make it in three days, while it took us three months to make the trip. You can take the lower route by the way of Memphis and make it in two days. In taking route we traveled on for three months you can now by rail and pass through all the towns we passed through and some of them have grown to quite active cities. Then there is another matter to think over if you recognize the great changes in many respects that have taken place in 51 years. Just look all over this land and see how (many) homes you can find occupied by the same families or their descendants that occupied them fifty one years ago. The writer knows of four only and one of them was made by ourselves. Our sister, Mrs. Warren M. Bell, now lives on the same ground we settled on immediately after we came here, counting her as one, we find John B. Sinclair on the old homestead on which his father settled and some of the Sleeker family lives on the old homestead and some of Soloman Keeners family lives on the place he settled 57 years ago, one of his sons is now quite an aged man, and his oldest son is no spring chicken. I overlooked the Marcus Beeson place as well as the Prim place, and there may be others that I have overlooked, but I can only think of these six now. Think this over and see how many you can add to this number. Fifty one years ago we had no railroads here but we had plenty steam boats on the rivers when there was water enough to float one. There was not a brick house in the whole country and a few if any brick chimneys. The only one here the writer built for Sidney Robinson at the place in Atkins where Joe Jones and family now lives. There were a few stone chimneys and the balance were stick and mud. See the brick houses and brick chimneys and flues now. Why, if a man now would commence a stick and mud chimney he would be rushed at once to the Insane Asylum. But those were good old times. If a man was too lazy to work he could just loafer from place to place, get a meal here and one there, the people would feed him; they sympathized with him, but now they say he is no count and ought to starve. The end. Are you glad of it? I am. The reprinted article was accompanied with a genealogical analysis of the members of the wagon train by Mrs. James D. (Earlene) Peak, as follows: Mr. Darr mentions that sixty souls were on this wagon train. From information given in the account, from searching the 1860 censuses, and from personal knowledge I have a partial list of persons who may have been on this wagon train. Seven members of the Darr family are mentioned: Anna Darr and her children: John C.; Maryann; E.A.; James F.; Susan Saloma; and Sarah Eliza. Anna's husband, Henry Rufus Darr died in Lincoln County North Carolina ca. 1848. John H. and Lavinia Blackburn and their children: Hannah Elizabeth; Caroline A.; Harriet E.; Julius C.; and David M. settled in or near what is now Bells Chapel community. I think Eliza Blackburn and John S. Blackburn, John H.'s sister and nephew, were also on the wagon train. Eliza was living in his household in 1850 in North Carolina. Both are listed in his household in the 1870 Pope County Census. The Aaron Robinson family also settled in or near Bells Chapel. The 1860 Pope County census lists Aaron and Polly Robinson and their children: Sarah; Jane; Pinkston; Mary; Henry; Caroline; and Laura. Ephraim Blackburn was a carriage maker and led the train in a buggy he had built. The 1860 Johnson County census lists Ephraim and Lavinia Blackburn and their children: Mary; Jane; John; Benjamin; Harriett; Angeline; and Pinkney who were born in North Carolina. A child, Ephraim, was born in Arkansas. The 1860 Madison County census lists Jacob and Mary Coon and their children: John? F.; Mary C.; Elizabeth; Lawson; Susan; Josephus; Wm.; and Daniel who were born in North Carolina. Wm. and Sarah Boatright are also listed in the household. Sarah was born in North Carolina and Wm. in Arkansas. Living in the next dwelling is the Kistler family, Aron and Adaline and their children: John F. and Jacob. Aron, Adaline, and John were born in North Carolina and Jacob in Arkansas. Also on the trip were the two young men who returned to North Carolina. Anna Darr, John H., Ephraim, and Eliza Blackburn were the children of John and Mary Holman (Hallman) Blackburn.

25th Dec (1858). Our explorers having made our reports of our discoveries down South. We leave the matter with the company to dissect, and form their own conclusions as to their future course. This is Saturday and Christmas, and we again visit Huntsville, and see nothing enticing. A miserable poor Christmas with us. The principal amusements and enjoyment in Huntsville is exhibitions of drunkness and fighting like so many dogs. An outrage manner to pass such a sacred day. 26th Dec (1858). Sabbath, cloudy. Part of our original company had already selected homes on Hortons creek, of which was composed of the Coon and Keistler families, and one of the Blackburn families temporarly on account of illness in the family, but afterwards settled in Johnson county, one and half miles north of Clarksville, and the most of their descendents lives in that county now. At Huntsville we attend the funeral procession of one Mr. Keeland of that vicinity. Nothing else of note took place. 27th Dec (1858). Cloudy and warm. The remander of our party, of which the writer was one, left Huntsville for Pope county three families being represented, viz., My mother and her family, John H. Blackburn' family and Aaron S. Robinson's family. We again drove up War Eagle river and took up camp after a days drive of 15 miles. 28th Dec (1858). Continue our journey, proceed to the source of War Eagle, cross War Eagle mountains and again came to White river, pass up a small stream to its source, then ascended the mountains, where we camped on their summits, in Franklin county, on Ozark road. Traveled 19 miles. 29th Dec (1858). Left our camp, decended the mountains, crossing many small streams, and crossed Big Mulberry and ascended the mountains again, by very steep and rough roads. Traveled a distance on their summits, then decended part of the way to the foot and camped seven miles from Ozark. Days drive 13 miles. 30th Dec (1858). We left our camp crossing the county to the old Military road leading from Little Rock to Fort Smith, and proceeded eastward over a very level country, crossing some beautiful streams, and passing some nice farms. Took up camp three miles west of Clarksville, after moving 19 miles. We are all rejoiced to set our feet on level land again, and leave the rough mountain country. 31st Dec (1858). Clear and cold, mover out of camp. Passed through Clarksville, a good backwoods town, having a large trade in stock, mostly cattle, which were brought up and driven across the plains to California at the risk of the drovers losing their lives and cattle as well as wagon trains by the wild Indians and what was worse the Mormon thieves and robbers. This only proves the risks men will take to accumulate money, the root of all evil, but we are all after root. After leaving Clarksville we again cross Piney river, 13 miles from Clarksville. Take up camp after a days drive of 18 miles. 01st Jan (1859). Clear and cold. Left camp, crossed the Pine ridges between Piney and Illinois Bayou a 9 mile drive. Passed several saw mills on our way. We this time forded the Bayou as it was much lower than when we had previously ferried it, although the ferryman stood by and told us we would certainly bog up, but one of our party who was inclined to believe him, mounted a horse and road across the stream several times and found a good safe crossing for teams and vehicles. Just soon as the ferryman saw that his cake was all dough with him so far as to raking in ferry sheckels he good naturedly directed drivers the best route to the crossing. After crossing the Bayou a four miles drive brought us again to the ancient village of Russellville, a small inland village, the buildings all appeared to have been erected years before. But we found all the dwellers to be good and clever people, (a few of the descendants of the old settlers are still there, an honor to their predecessors.) We went into camp after moving 18 miles for the day. 02nd Jan (1859). We again moved on our way although it was the Sabbath. After a days drive of 8 miles we came to the spot near our latter location. We went into camp near E.S. Withers, where we were crowed with visitors, many enquiring what's the latest news from the old country, (what would you think of anyone asking a question of this sort nowadays? Why, you would want to know at once what Insane Asylums were used for in Arkansas.) Many of our callers were natives of our old county of Lincoln North Carolina. We all undertook to take a good rest, as we had now, lacking only six days of being out on the wild, rough and worst roads for three months. But the most of us enjoyed it fine, especially the girls and boys but amongst them there were a few sick kittens, and those who had left there sweethearts behind; oh, how they did whine, but it all wore off as such things will if you will only give them a little time to think and see that there are others.

16th Dec (1858). Clear and cold, start our journey, taking to the mountains again, traveling over a rough uninhabited country and lodged with an old Virginian on Horsehead in Johnson county, traveled some 30 miles. 17th Dec (1858). Clear and mild, we are again on the road, pass over a beautiful level country, in the midst of which we came to Clarksville, the seat of justice of Johnson county, a village appearantly doing considerable trade, and located four miles from the Arkansas river, we crossed Spadra creek, just at the edge of town, passed on thirteen miles on the Dover road to Big Piney, where we forded it at the Madden farm. Lodged for the night at Kie Cheynes, in Pope county. Days travel 33 miles. 18th Dec (1858). Cloudy and mild. Resumed our journey after settling our bills, which were just doubled any we had yet met with. We crossed Illinois Bayou about two miles from which we came to Dover, the county seat of Pope county, a small interior village, 13 miles north of the Arkansas river. We then moved on southeast to Gumlog valley, a very pretty country, but not very fertile, except in the valleys of streams, but it was said to be very productive in cotton, corn and wheat. Twenty miles from Dover we rested for the night at E.S. Withers, a native of North Carolina. 19th Dec (1858). Sabbath, cloudy morning. In company of several of the natives we take a trip to Galla Rock on the Arkansas river, a steamboat landing. Then travel down the river road some six to eight miles through the bottom lands which appeared to be the finest land we had yet seen. We then returned, some to our last night resting place, whilest the writer accompanied Soloman Keener to his home, where we found plenty to eat, and a big blazing fire which we needed badly as we were wet as a drounded rat. We experienced a very rainey day and night. 20th Dec (1858). Cloudy. After ridding over the uplands of Pope, we turned our course back for Huntsville, passing through Russellville, the oldest looking town we had yet seen in the west, except Van Buren in Mo. Pass some very nice farms, Ferry Ill. Bayou, pass old Dwight in charge of Rev. C. Washburn an old Indian mission, passing over a very poor pine country, where there were some stream saw mills. Ferry Piney river at its mouth where it empties into the Arkansas river, we take up camp on the banks of the river in Johnson county with the ferryman. Day travel 26 miles. 21st Dec (1858). Clear and cold and we left our lodging place and moving on to Clarksville, there we are again on our route down to this valley. We take the same mountain route by which we came, making our way back towards Huntsville. We stopped for the night with Dr. Watson, 12miles west of Clarksville, a native of Raleigh North Carolina. Days travel 25 miles. 22nd Dec (1858). Clear and cold. Left the Doctor and ascended the Horsehead and Mulberry mountains, crossed them, then crossed several small streams called Mulberry at the foot of the mountain, then crossed spurs of Buffalo and Boston mountains, then came to White river, then pass on down this stream. Took up lodging at the foot of the mountains of War Eagle. Days travel 36 miles. 23rd Dec (1858). Clear. We continued our journey across War Eagle mountains, pass on down the banks of War Eagle river on through Huntsville to our place of encampment. Some of our party having changed placed of encampment. Days travel 21 miles. 24th Dec (1858). Nothing of interest occurs or has taken place whilest we were away. Some of us took a trip to Huntsville. Cloudy and cold.

06th Dec (1858). Monday, and nothing of importance in camp occurs. Have many callers offering lands for sale. Some of the men out viewing the land, I remain with the camp contenting myself with hunting, or rather with killing game. Evening clear and mild. 07th Dec (1858). Still viewing the lands, but no purchases made yet. Some of the explorers came in and reported the land very fine, and some of the company started out to explore the head waters of the War Eagle river, your humble servant being one of this company, and reach head waters and find the land in the valleys very fertile, but in very small bodies. We commenced our return to our camps, and lodged for the night at one, Rev. Bollingers, where we fared well, except my mishap of falling through the floor. It happened this way, the house was built on the mountain side, with the upper side resting on the mountain side and the lower side was at least six feet above the ground and I stepped near that side, and when I rose in the morning, and was in the act of pulling up my pants I happened to step on the end of a puncheon, which had slipped off of the joist, and down I went under the floor, and the puncheon having nearly a center bearing, tilted back and righted itself as if it was leaving me under the floor, but I only had to just go out after getting my foot loose from that position and walk up the steps into the house where I left off. This was a puncheon floor, not nailed down, in fact none of them are nailed. These puncheons were of walnut, about 18 inches wide and the butt ends not well fitted. 08th Dec (1858). To-day is just two months since we started on this journey. We mount our beasts and start for our camps, where we arrived in the evening, meeting with nothing worthy of notice, find all in camp, weather clear and very cold. 09th Dec (1858). Remain idle, with the exception of a tramp to Huntsville. This being settling time with credit merchants and farmers, we saw more cattle and hogs than we had seen in one little town in my days. This being the way of most of the farmers paying yearly bills with merchants. One merchant had a fair size field filled with horses and mules. They were very cheap. Horses and mules as well as hog products would be sent south for a cash market, and cattle driven north. We could buy all the corn fed pork at two and half cents per pound. Good Ark. Milch cows at $10 to $12 each. Most fed pork sold at just a little more than stock hogs would bring. We paid three cents per pound for what we considered very poor flour, and corn and meal was selling at 20 to 40 cents per bushel owing to location. Weather clear and cold. 10th Dec (1858). Leave camp in company of three others of our party to examine the lands on Kings river, and after traveling up Hortons creek, a stream running on top of the mountain, lots of mountain trout in it, being between War Eagle and Kings river, several miles crossing the mountain, we came to Kings river which we crossed and passing up its banks we came to the small village of Kingston, we find the land very fertile, but in very small strips between the mountains. After traveling up this stream six or eight miles we lodged for the night with one Mr. George Neal, an old N.C. from Buncomb county, that state, where we fared sumptuously. His farm was in a pocket or cove near the head of the river, we think the richest land we expected to see though of not more than 100 acres in the body, of tillable land. But he had to go back to Kingston to get out of his place. But he had no neighbors except wild animals and turkeys and could not expect any, as he had the only location on which to live between his place and Kingston and in the other directions we do not know how far to a settlement or where one could be made; but we think not less than ten miles. All streams of any size in this part of Ark. Runs north. We name White, War Eagle and Kings river. Clear. 11th Dec (1858). Clear and mild. After taking on a splendid breakfast, we take a good look at Mr. Neals fine farm, we turn our course back towards our camp 25 miles distance. (Our entertainer had his daughters back in N.C. educating them and he said he intended to send his sons also.) We arrived on our way at a Mr. Corbs where we were invited to partake of a corn husking dinner which we were more than ready and willing to accept, after giving the inner man full satisfaction we with regret departed from our host; leaving his table loaded down with everything the country afforded, including many flasks of apple brandy, with your choice of taking it straight or sweetened with honey or sugar. We again passed Kingston, and crossed the mountain and proceeded to camp where we arrived at a late hour, finding all full of fun, healthy and frolic. This ends our career for this week. 12th Dec (1858). Clody and warm. Sabbath and all remain at camp. Heard a sermon from a Methodist minister. Nothing else worth mention. 13th Dec (1858). Clear and mild, remained idle in camp. Things now are coming to a head, few are satisfied with such a rough and mountainous country, some want to move on to Texas, and some are willing to try the mountains and the balance were in favor of taking a look at the Ark. River valley. There will be a move in a few days. The women mostly wanted to go right back to the old home. 14th Dec (1858). Warm and rainey, weremain in idleness. Nothing of importance occurs. 15th Dec (1858). Four of us, viz. John H. Blackburn, Alfred S. Robinson, John Coon and the writer started for White county, but changed our course for Arkansas river valley. Our object being to look out for satisfactory location. We traveled horseback and leaving the balance of our troops in camp near Huntsville. Our trip led us over rough lofty mountains. We came to White river, and traced it to its source, passed over other high mountains, struck branched of Mulberry, then decending the mountains into Johnson county, took up lodging with one, Mr. Jones, a good distance from Huntsville.

01st Dec (1858). Cloudy, leave our camp, traveling over the same fertile lands and rough hills, crossed the line into Madison county; 14 miles from Huntsville the point we had been so long toiling to reach. We found the ridges and mountains well timbered, seeing no very large bodies of level fertile lands, but the level lands and valleys on the streams were not only fertile but extra fertile. We go into camp 8 miles from Huntsville after a move of 19 miles, clear and windy. 02nd Dec (1858). Clear and mild morning. We leave our camp this morning for our point of destination where we arrived at about 10 o'clock in the a.m. We found a very enterprising little village of Huntsville, where we had the pleasure of again going to that part of our original company who would not accompany us by the way of the Iron Banks crossing on the Miss. River. As they had no slaves they continued the original laid out route through Illinois. Although there were several families in our party who owned no slaves these would not desert the original company. Well, we were all glad to meet particularly with girls if they were coons; not black ones however, but good looking white clever girls. As one of these families were of the name Coon, and all from N.C. We found Huntsville a very pleasant little village situated in the elevated lands of Madison county. Having eight to ten creditable stores, churches and good schools, we find the people very clever and accommodating particularly to emigrants, as nine out of ten had a good desireable farm to sell whether he could deed it or not, as many only had claims. You see settlers did not mind exchanging their improved places for a place in the woods, provided such exchange dropped a snug sum of cash into the pockets of their own pantaloons; just to accommodate our poor families who had been so long exposed to the elements you know; you might take some of them to be ignorant but they were the slickest traders you ever saw, as many emigrates found out at their cost. A young man came out with us who I will call Miles, his father was well fixed in N.C. and gave him a good education, both in literature and music, and he would boost to us that he was going west to grow up with the country and grow wealthy off the ignorance of the backwoods hoosiers. We said Miles, you won't be there three years before your daddy will take pity on you and send you money to come back home. He only lasted two years and dad sent him the money, and poor fellow got back home, and I don't know if he got the "fatted calf" or not. But he did get home by the aid of daddy. Why this poor fellow used to stretck himself up and compare himself to Daniel Webster, but we all would to his face, compare him to something much smaller than old Daniel. He was a stuck up fool, with plenty of sense had he used the and sense instead of the fool parts. We left Huntsville by the Ozark road, take up camp at Methodist E.S. camp-meeting ground where there was abundance of good shelter which we were allowed to make use of. This camp is on War Eagle river four miles South of Huntsville. We expect to remain here until we select homes, or decide to try some other location. Land is very fine but prices for improved places are very high. Our day's drive 12 miles. Appearance good for rain or snow. Number of miles traveled to date is 940, passing over portion of five states being on the road lacking only a few days of two months. 03rd Dec (1858). We remained at our camp with the teams and families, some of the men are roaming over the country looking at the lands, finding the creek and War Eagle valleys very desirable lands, as well as the mountain table lands, generally at reasonable prices. We never saw so many squirrels in our lives. And we slaughtered hundreds. The trees in the valleys were covered with winter grapes and good fat squirrels, all of which we made good use of, we also found plenty of honey, which could be had at six cents per pound fresh, right out of the bee colonies. Bee gums were scattered all over the orchards, just setting about on rocks, apparently just were they hived. The hives, on gums were a part of a hollow tree set up with a piece of puncheon or flat rock laid loose on the top end, floors in many of the dwellings were of puncheons and some had only dirt floors, tramped as slick as sin, (as many of the young people of to-day, no doubt, do not know what we mean by puncheon floors. We will tell them. They were timber from four to eight feet long, split out full diameter of the log, about two inches thick and hewed perfectly smooth on the side intended for the top side of the floor, and when neatly placed in the floor they made a splendid and neat floor, many of them there were made of walnut and cherry timber, which was abundant there.) Hailed and snowed all day, many of our company were terribly dissatisfied with the country, not being used to the mountains, as this section is very mountainous. In fact we found Madison county principally a mountainous county. Notwithstanding this we found much sickness, principally chills and fever, we find this part of the country well watered. 04th Dec (1858). Still hailing, we still hold on to our camp. Nothing of note occurs, evening, hail, stormy and raining. 05th Dec (1858). Sabbath, we heard a sermon by a blacksmith, named Smith, a Methods minister, by profession. Clear and cold, glad to see it so.

26th Nov (1858). Leave our camp our road still leading down the bayou, here the fields and woods were full of turkey, deer and sprinkled with bear. The turkey were gobbling, calling and strutting in broad day just as if they were barnyard fowls. We find a mill here that we can get some coarse meal by waiting for the grinding. Leave bayou and mill then cross north fork of White river, a beautiful clear stream of good size, steamboats running on it in the wet seasons. Then we come to very fertile ands and well timbered, much of it still to be had at government prices, subject entry at 50¢ to $1.25 per acre. In our thickly settled states these lands would command from ten to fifty dollars per acre. We go into camp after a days drive of 17 miles, raining. 27th Nov (1858). Everything seems to improve since we are in Ar-can-saw. Pass over good lands, as well as rich prairie. Abundance of deer, turkey and prarie chickens, much desirable lands still at government prices. Cross main White river a large and beautiful stream, navigable for large steam boats at some seasons of the year. Pass over rough hills and mountains, then good roads and good lands. Go into camp six miles east of Yellville in Marion co, Ark., traveled today only 13 miles. Warm and cloudy evening. 28th Nov (1858). Sabbath morning, warm and showery. Sabbath as it is we leave our camp as usual. A drive of six miles over rough cedar hills we pass through Yellville apparently a very bussy place, as some of the stores were open doing business as though it was a week day, while at the same time services were under way at the churches. The country we pass over to-day is very hilly and broken, though we passed some very fertile farms, generally located on the lowlands and small valleys. Pass on toward Carrollton. No excuses ever made for driving this Lord's day unless it was, that we were nearing our journeys end and were anxious to view the promised land, flowing with milk and honey as expected by some. We take up camp after a drive of 15 miles, cold and cloudy. 29th Nov (1858). Clear and cold, we pursue our journey. Passing over a very poor country, consisting mostly of rocky, blackjack ridges, very poorly watered. Pass a small settlement called Spring Hill or Slap Out, we saw the hill all right enough, but we failed to see the spring. Meeting with nothing of note we go into camp on Crooked Creek, after cutting off our journey 20 miles, clear and cold. 30th Nov (1858). Morning clear and mild weather, break up camp and pass over poor blackjack ridges, then strike some level and very fertile lands, reach Carrollton, a very lively little inland village appears to be improving rapidly taking its location and opportunities into consideration. It is located in a small valley surrounded by mountains. I suppose of the Ozark range or Boston mountains. Let me state that in all our camps in Mo., and Ark. When located near streams where the tress and brushes were covered with winter grapes that we could shoot all the squirrels we could eat after going into camp if it was still light enough to see them feasting on the grapes, and they were good and fat too, and made a delicious supper and breakfast. I think the squirrels remained all night in the thick vines. As we moved on west the settlement began to appear older, larger, better, and better improved by a better appearing class of people with more and better schools. In fact we met grownup people who were natives of Western Ark., even some natives with lage families. We now take the road leading on towards Huntsville in Madison county our supposed journey end but only supposed as we saw later. We passed over some of the roughest hills and country that we have yet encountered, and pitched our tents after a day's drive of 19 miles, clear and mild