interesting, fer shure...... I do know of MerleTravis... is he not the one that came up with a specific finger pickin' technique that is famous? my relatives are also from N.C....Duplin/Sampson counties and some Coharie Indian. Also.... I have Smith kin from Clarksville. From what I've heard,,, I'm related to just about every Smith in that area. Haven't found where they all came from but I know where they landed. paulette in sw fla usa...... another sunny day xoxoxoxo -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: askgranny@juno.com > Hubby's probably kin to them...His folks came from N Carolina, I believe > it was, on a wagon train back in the olden days, and settled over > there...HIS closest Travis relative settled near Clarksville, but later > on sold his plantation and moved over around Rosewood, where Merle Travis > was born... > > Interesting tidbit about Merle .,...Hubby's Daddy was swapping work...in > tobacco, I think, with Merles daddy on the Day he was born..All the > menfolks went in to admire the baby boy , so Mr Travis was one of the > first people to see this man that later became famous around the > world......Betcha didn't know that, now did you ? Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~ > On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:45:49 +0000 SmoochieAngelPie@comcast.net (Smoochie > Newton) writes: > > Muhlenberg Co., Ky..... had many Tanner relatives land there.... that > was back in the very olden days though... up until the mid-late 1800s. > Small world........ paulette in sw fla usa........ xoxoxoxo > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click here to save cash and find low rates on auto loans. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3ndyHv4TK6U3VWUPcg0Y7X48GDRkm4 > bCfU3NwB2kyorgPdAg/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message