Hi Listers, Saw this, Thought it might interest some.... Funny how some towns got their names.......Ken G. John A Jarboe had a daughter named Nancy Jane that married Robert Milton Marshall. In 1852 Robert Milton and Nancy joined a wagon train in Greene County Kentucky that included many families from surrounding counties. Also on that train were several Jarboes,including John A and Elmira. Their journey to Texas took three months.The trip was filled with many exciting and perilous adventures.They had problems along the way with Indians, sickness, flooding,and even a tornado. Many of them, including Robert Milton and Nancy Jane stopped in Kentucky Town, Texas [about fifteen miles from Sherman]. The remainder traveled on to Wise County Texas.Those that went to Wise County were under constant attack by Kiowa and Comanche Indians.It got so bad that several of the Kentucky Town group [including a couple of Jarboe boy's had to go to Wise County and help rescue some kinfolks surrounded by attacking Indians. During The Civil War Robert Milton and two Jarboe's joined the confederate army and served until the end of the war.In the meantime the notorious William Quantrill decided to make Kentuckytown his winter headquarters. In his group were such notable characters as Jesse and Frank Janes, some of the Youngers,and Bloody Bill Anderson. There are several old history books in this county that tells of the goings on of this rough bunch of people. Nancy Jane died at the close of the war in 1865. We found her tombstone still intact in a grove of trees in the middle of a farmers field about three miles from what's left of Kentuckytown .My ggrandfather John Thomas Marshall is the son of Robert and Nancy. We found a hill not to far from there that is still known as Jarboe Hill. ====================================================== When first settled in 1830s was known as Ann Eliza. Renamed by Kentucky emigrants in 1858.Unique layout gave town protection against Indian attacks. On freight and stage routes. "Sacred Harp", a robust frontier gospel style of singing and composition, began here. During Civil War Quantrill gang rendezvous. Kentuckytown Baptist Church. Founded 1853 by Kentuckians coming here by wagon train. ********************************************************************** \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************