I'd like to know more about that, too. But here is an interesting story about settlement in Texas earlier in the 1800s. Visit these links. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/fro34.html http://lonestar.texas.net/~mdmclean/SCRCOLONY.html Ruth >===== Original Message From [email protected] ===== >Folks, > >Why did so many people late 1890s - early 1900s I believe - went to TX from >KY and TN? > >Thanks, >Rick in Louisville > > >==== KYMONROE Mailing List ==== >KYMONROE-L is the Rootsweb mailing list focusing on the history and genealogy of Monroe County, Kentucky. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237