Greetings folks! A bit of shameless self promotion. Ill be speaking and sinning copies of my book on the Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops on Saturday, November 22, 2003, at the Watauga County Public Library at 11:00 am. I would love to meet many of the folks on this list that helped me with my research, so, if you live in the area, please drop by. If you do not live in the area, but would like a signed copy of the book, please drop me a line. The book is already in its second printing. What does the Thirty-seventh have to do with this list? Company A was from Ashe, Companies B and E from Watauga, Company F was from Wilkes, Company G was from Alexander, and Company K was from Allegheny. Now for my question I am currently working on a short-history of Watauga County short meaning around 75,000 words. I am far enough along to have been in contact with a publisher and they are very interested. I am looking for information on western migrations of Watauga County citizens. I read once, in an email, that in 1863 a party of 45 or so left Boone, N.C. Watauga County, to go to Washington/Oregon Territories. There were several HATLEY family members in the party. Does anyone have any more information on this, or on other large scale migrations of folks from Watauga County to the west? Regards, Michael C. Hardy _________________________________________________________________ Cheer a special someone with a fun Halloween eCard from American Greetings! Go to http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/index_msn.pd?source=msne134
I have been working on the VANDERPOOL, LEWIS and BAIRD lines that "went West" -- the children and grandchildren of Abraham Vanderpool (1766-1831) and Phoebe ISAACS (ca 1770-1833) -- and might have some material of interest to you. They went to NC to IN, IL, CA, TX , MO and AR in the 1830s-1850s. Would this be of interest? Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG [email protected]
Some of them also went to KANSAS! My Baird line and some other Baird and Hartleys. :) Sue Ellen Ash