Is there anyone that moves to Franklin Co Arkansas?? My MITCHELL line has this in it: 1850 Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi (26 October 1850), Dwellimg 815, Family 822, Page 362, 24 Jul 1860, National Archives, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA, Microfilm # M432-R385."David Mitchel age 20 farmer born in Alabama listed under John age 24 Alabama." 1860 Census, Franklin County,Prarie Twp,Charleston P.O., Arkansas, Page 395, Family 1047, 24 Jul 1860, National Archives, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA, Micro-film #M653 R-41. "David MITCHEL farmer age 28 born Alabama." David's family returns to MS for him to enlist: Mississippi Confederate Military Compiled Service Records, Microfilm # M269-R403, 43rd Mississippi Infantry, National Archives, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA. "Died of disease at home 29 October 1862." -----Original Message----- >From: Nina Harkey <ngharkey@sbcglobal.net> >Sent: May 22, 2007 2:29 PM >To: mstishom@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM] Migrations from Tishomingo to Arkansas > >I have no tangible idea why my SMITH went to Arkansas, he married in 1858 and was found in AR after that. He was a soldier, there are write ups about him. Its a family verbal history and sounds suspect > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Pearson > To: mstishom@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM] Migrations from Tishomingo to Arkansas > > > no one knows for sure, but I have seen data and heard stories that suggests the railroad reached Burnsvillle about 4-6 years before it came to Iuka. > > There is stories of the railroad having a turntable in Burnsville. Part of the data, I seen was an old map of rail lines in 1855. The map recorded the railroad stopped at Burnsville. > > One of the stories was, a Murphy family paid 100 dollars each for 3 railroad cars to travel to Texas in 18852-54. One passenger car, one flat car for the family wagon and other items and one lifestock car. > I do know there was a mass migration westward from Tishomingo County, MS during the same time frame > > Wona Chennault <lyllye1@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'd like to know if anyone knows anything about any migrations from Tishomingo to Arkansas around about 1850 to 1860? I know that sometimes these migrations occured because of territory opening up for homesteading, Was wondering if there is anyone out there that could give me a brief history on that and if there is anything recorded that would tell more about that sort of thing? > > Hugs, Lyllye > http://360.yahoo.com/lyllye1 > Approach Love & Cooking with wreckless abandon. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > > ------------------------------- > 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