I don't know what the draw was, but there was a large migration to KY about that time. I'm sure some with more knowledge could tell you. Va.Haile ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 12:45 PM Subject: Migrations > I noticed in the post about John Miller that he came from Rutherford > County, Tennessee to Caldwell County. I have a Bass ancestor who > made that same trek in the 1840s. So far, I have been unable to > identify anyone he may have traveled with. I am wondering why he > would have gone north to Kentucky from Tennessee then south to Texas. > What was going on in Caldwell County at that time? > > Heather > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== KYCALDWE Mailing List ==== > Have you tried searching for your surnames with the Surname Helper search engine? http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html You might want to limit it to USA/Kentucky or wherever. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >