Bobbie That's also where my branch of the Cook family tree went to. They probably went there just after the Civil War as best as I can tell. I didn't know about a train though and am very glad that you mentioned it. Thanks!! Teresa Cook Keel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sims, Bobbie A" <basims@duke-energy.com> To: "Brenda Whitfield" <jbwhitfield@e1w.com>; <mstishom@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM] Surnames - Mississippi to Texas - Sims, Hart, Harlin > > I can corroborate that several northeast Mississippi families > (Tishomingo, Alcorn, and Prentiss counties) moved to Hill County, TX. > Some of my Sims, Harts and Harlins made that move, although not until > the late 1890s. > > Family stories say that they took the train from Burnsville/Iuka and got > off in Hillsboro, Hill County, TX. The lure was supposedly good, cheap > land to raise cotton as a cash crop. > > The cemetery Brenda is referring to below may be New Woodbury Cemetery > in Hillsboro. > > If anyone has connections to the Sims, Hart, and Harlin/Harlan/Harland > families from northeastern Mississippi, I'd like to compare notes with > you. > > Thanks. > > BSims > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mstishom-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mstishom-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Whitfield > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:53 PM > To: mstishom@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM] Surnames > > Thanks for the post, Jerry! and eveybody; whew! > > Jerry, there was a whole slew of folks who left Tishomingo County and > went > to Texas way back when'; in fact, they tell me that there is a cemetery > in > Hill County, TX, that is made up mainly of folks who moved from > Tishomingo > County, > Brenda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JDEANC@aol.com> > To: <mstishom@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:44 PM > Subject: [MSTISHOM] Surnames > > > > Howdy To The List, > > > > My Tishomingo County, Mississippi kinfolk were Bottoms, Cagle, > > Elliott, > > Gober and Godsey if I remember correctly. > > Thanks for increasing the activity on the site. Its a good thing. > > > Keep > > up the good work. > > > > Take Care, Jerry from Texas > > jdeanc@aol.com > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > > http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MSTISHOM-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 > MSTISHOM-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 MSTISHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message