Thank you so much. My family came in 1812 or so. Quite a bit earlier! I am glad I didn't have to make that trip. On Apr 1, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild wrote: > I know my mother came to Logan County in a Covered wagon in 1925 age with > her parents to visit her mothers, mother and father and uncle Bill and > family > It took them 7 days to make the trip Bailey Peyton Cassity, Callie Beatrice > Climer Cassity, 6 children, Oakley, Aline, Manson, Hester, Laura Etta and > Viola, also on the trip was William Stanton Climer and Wife Bessie and > their children and she was pregrant at the time. They visited James Manson > Climer and Viola Virgina Hughes Thomas Climer, and also visited Uncle > William Jefferson Thomas Hughes and Margaret Isabell Duke Hughes > > I know some said it would tale about 2 or three months from Jackson County > Tn by water to the red river meets the Cumberland close to Clarksville TN > and then take a covered wagon and follow the red river to Logan County. > > As far coming from PA and VA, Sometimes they would stay in a place for a > while and then move on. Other times they kept traveling and it took months. > > This is the best I can tell you from my research > Jeannie > > -----Original Message----- > From: kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Linda Holley > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:55 PM > To: kylogan@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYLOGAN] Migration > > Do you have any idea how long the trip took them? > > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild wrote: > >> I know my families from VA PA came into ky took the Cumberland river to an >> area near Clarksville tn and took the red river into logan county. I am >> sure they used the Cumberland gap and came into Logan some families. > Others >> came the Ohio andup the Cumberland and red river. Lots of familes in tn >> also followed the red river in tn to logan, and Simpson counties KY >> Jeannie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On >> Behalf Of Linda Holley >> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:54 PM >> To: KYLOGAN@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [KYLOGAN] Migration >> >> Just wondering if pioneers moving into Logan Co. in the early 1800's >> used The Cumberland Gap to travel from MD? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Linda >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Find this book! It is amazing. Will tell you all you need to know. Founding of the Cumberland Settlements, The First Atlas 1779-1804, Showing Who Came, How They Came, and Where They Put Down Roots Magnificent book. ---- Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you so much. My family came in 1812 or so. Quite a bit earlier! I am glad I didn't have to make that trip. > > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild wrote: > > > I know my mother came to Logan County in a Covered wagon in 1925 age with > > her parents to visit her mothers, mother and father and uncle Bill and > > family > > It took them 7 days to make the trip Bailey Peyton Cassity, Callie Beatrice > > Climer Cassity, 6 children, Oakley, Aline, Manson, Hester, Laura Etta and > > Viola, also on the trip was William Stanton Climer and Wife Bessie and > > their children and she was pregrant at the time. They visited James Manson > > Climer and Viola Virgina Hughes Thomas Climer, and also visited Uncle > > William Jefferson Thomas Hughes and Margaret Isabell Duke Hughes > > > > I know some said it would tale about 2 or three months from Jackson County > > Tn by water to the red river meets the Cumberland close to Clarksville TN > > and then take a covered wagon and follow the red river to Logan County. > > > > As far coming from PA and VA, Sometimes they would stay in a place for a > > while and then move on. Other times they kept traveling and it took months. > > > > This is the best I can tell you from my research > > Jeannie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > > Behalf Of Linda Holley > > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:55 PM > > To: kylogan@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [KYLOGAN] Migration > > > > Do you have any idea how long the trip took them? > > > > > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Jeannie Gregory-Fairchild wrote: > > > >> I know my families from VA PA came into ky took the Cumberland river to an > >> area near Clarksville tn and took the red river into logan county. I am > >> sure they used the Cumberland gap and came into Logan some families. > > Others > >> came the Ohio andup the Cumberland and red river. Lots of familes in tn > >> also followed the red river in tn to logan, and Simpson counties KY > >> Jeannie > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kylogan-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On > >> Behalf Of Linda Holley > >> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:54 PM > >> To: KYLOGAN@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: [KYLOGAN] Migration > >> > >> Just wondering if pioneers moving into Logan Co. in the early 1800's > >> used The Cumberland Gap to travel from MD? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Linda > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > > KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > > KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com 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 KYLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message