My great grandfather Joshua David Coffee was in the 14th Brigade of the Orangeville Independent Home Guard in Fannin County Texas. They were known as "heel-flies" by the local people. They had the authority of unlimited search and seizure and were mainly used to round up diserters and draft dodgers from the Confederate Army. They often hung them on the spot. They were similar to a Confederate "gestapo". After the War of Southern Indepandence was over, the Federal Authorities considered these men Confederate guerillas and were to de arrested and possibly hung. The Home Guard brigade escorted a number of the prisoners to Fort Towson in the Indian Territory. This abandoned Union Army garrison was being used by the Confederate Army as a prison camp. In 1865, the Union League was formed in "Five Corners Area" of Collin, Grayson, Hunt and Fannin Counties and hostilities continued between that organization and Confederate sympathsizers until 1875. This area of Texas did not vote to secede from the Union in 1860 but was compelled to by the Texas Confederate government. My great grandfather migrated to the Texas frontier in Brown County in 1877 to avoid repriations imposed by the Federals and the contining strife in the Five Corners area. My great grandfather's older brother, Sgt. John James Coffee, maigrated to McDonald County Missouri, then back to Texas near Lubbock later in the century. My father told me that Joshua hardly spoke of his activities in the Home Guard, that is probably because he told my father that he never took the oath to The Union after the war was over. In the spring of 1863, the 14th Brigade of the Home Guard escorted William Clarke Quantrill, Bloody Bill Anderson and their 500 man regiment of irregular light cavalry out of Texas from their camp on Little Mineral Creek in Grayson County. They were in Texas after they fled Missouri following the Lawrence Kansas Raid and wintered near Holland Coffee's Trading Post on the Red River. General Henry Eustace McCullough was the cammander of the Home Guard Units in the North Texas District with Headquarters in Bonham, Texas. According to evidence found after an investigation the Butts' killing, it was determined that some of Quantrill's men robbbed and murdered Sophia Suttonfield-Coffee-Porter-Butts' husband, Colonel Butts, when he was returning from a cotton sale in Sherman, Texas. General McCullough after hearing the evidence, sent the Orangeville Independent Home Guard to arrest the murderers and return them to Sherman for trial. During the trip to Sherman, the Home Guard received a dispatch from McCullough's Bonham Headquarters to escort the men to the Indian Territory and release them on the condition that they never come back to Texas. Jerry Coffee -----Original Message----- From: Charles A. Wyly <wyly1@juno.com> To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 07, 2001 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Re: 'junk' and other things... >Hi, >there were supporters of the Union in several Confederate states, such >as the Texas German immigrants (Some of them) , those in Arkansas, and >Missouri. In Arkansas, some lived in caves to avoid the draft. Some were >forced to serve in the Partisan Rangers and some in the Union Army. Jesse > Woodson James and The Quantrills and Youngers were part of the Rebel >Army who fought abuses of the Partisan Rangers and then the Carpetbaggers >passed a new Missouri Constitution which said anyone who had served in >the Confederate Army could not vote, hold office or pastor a church or >serve as a Deacon. Jesse James's dad was a Baptist Minister. Jesse did >not smoke, chew, or drink and refused to work with drunks, as they would >"Get you killed" . Wonder how how the man buried face down in Jesse's >"Grave" in Missouri got badly stained teeth from years of chewing and >dipping tobacco??? Recent DNA tests only prove if one is descended from >that corpse without positive proof by DNA of living known survivors of >Jesse. > > Now I know why so many from Missouri such as my Great Grandad Moxley >and the Flemings, Ogans,Ponsealots, and many more, including the >families of Gov. Augustus King moved to Stephenville- Erath County. >Texas. many came by Coverred Wagon. Remember, these people had all been >pardoned by Abraham Lincoln, but that meant nothing to the Kansas >Jayhawkers and other Union supporters , who were invited to come to >Missouri and be part of the Carpetbag rule. . > >The Partisan- (Partizan) Rangers were the Confederate Home Front Guard- >in Texas they were Partizan Rangers. Some tried to protect the home front > from Roving Indians and Comancheros and did an excellent job-and tried >to stop the abuse of power - others used it in Texas as an excuse to >kill and plunder German and isolated homes and blame it on Indians or >"German Outlaw Sympathisers" and hang or shoot captives- see info on the >Old Comfort, Texas School Ground, for names of Texas German Immigrants >massacred - sometimes called the Battle of Neuces by Anglo papers- the >monument said "Trueter De Union- True to the Union".They were trying to >get to Mexico like so many Americans went to Canada in Korean & Vietnam >War- religious or Political pacificists. > >Pardon me, you asked about Florida- not sure of a direct answer. My >Double first Cousin is completing her Ph. D..in history to teach in >Florida Colleges. She has checked out Seminole tales of some being from >The Great Lakes Indian tribes, neighbors of the Algoniquins, who were >captured by deciet and sold in the Caribeans as slaves where the Africans >were dying of tropical diseases. Many escaped in or on anything which >would float and came to Florida and Joined the Seminoles. She has enough >documentation to satisfy some Grad school profs. > >Another cousin is a writer of guides for Florida Schools. > >Oh, yes the Confederate Army paid Black soldiers the same pay as Whites- >all Blacks were in integrated units. The Union Army paid "Buffalo >Soldiers: 2/3 the pay that a White got and were in segregated units until >1890's and we did not fully integrate the Army until 1950. I was in one >of the first Heavy Tank Integrated Units. Could it be that one of the 2 >Calvary you mentioned was a band of Seminole and Blacks who volunteered >as a unit? There was a unit from New Orleans , all Black, who marched in >rank to join the Confederate Army some officers did not trust them, so >they went north and joined the Union Army. Either way, it was a job and a >chance for instant freedom. - a win-win situation. > >Take care, >Charles .a, ?wyly > >On Mon, 7 May 2001 16:56:06 -0400 <breckenridge@alltel.net> writes: >> It is so sad to see someone consider the wonderful information we >> have been >> being blessed with on this site 'junk'. It takes a bit of time for >> everyone >> to get their interests mentioned. Addressing them will come >> eventually, for >> those of us who haven't found answers, as yet. In the meantime, I >> scan each >> post, save those which may have a tie-in, or which are just so >> entertaining, >> and enjoy the camaraderie. >> Enough 'junk' from me! >> My MORGAN line came from NE to Va>MD>NC>SC>GA(?)>FL. I'm reasonably >> sure >> they were of Quaker faith and am interested in the migration of >> Quaker >> families, from 1636- 1850. >> Mr. Wylie, with your vast knowledge, do you know anything about the >> guerrilla bands, or Union Men, who fought against the CSA, in >> Florida, and >> eventually became the 2nd Fl Cavalry, USA? To complicate things, >> there was >> also a 2nd Fl Cavalry, CSA! >> God bless, Carolyn >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >> > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

For Wyly and Sylvia: Only a question at this time. I read your lists of descendants of Ezekiel Buffington. You list Mary Daniel as the wife of Thomas Buffington. Can you please tell me who are Mary Daniel's parent's, here brother's and sister's and the children born to Thomas and Mary? And, do you know where the names Marmaduke and Augusta originated? I know I am reaching but I can't seem to grasp some of the information from the Sevier Family Book and connect it to my ggg-grandmother Cornelia Sevier, Smithhart, Harrison of Warren County, MS and later McLennan County, TX Perhaps I am seeing one thing and thinking another but, When Cornelia's daughter Francis Levenia Smithhart, Gibson, Bassette, two of her son's, and a grandson applied for Cherokee Citizenship in the Indian Territory she said her Grandmother's name was Nancy Daniel of the Long Swamp in Cherokee County, GA and some how the Buffington's and a Mary Daniel seem to play a part in this family puzzle. I have studied all these families and researched many different ways but I am still not completely satisfied with what I have. Do you have anything you would like to add to or ask about this information. Thank you both for your input. Armenta.....

Hi One of my ancestors appeared in MS about 1830 from England. Family tradition says he jumped ship. We know he had worked on ships in England so this appears probable for him. There was lots of shipping from southern ports to England during that time frame. At least possible this was the case with yours. It makes it very difficult because there is no record of him on a passenger ship. Judy

Hello all, Maybe this is a bit off topic but does anyone have any idea where someone would come into America in about 1830 in South Alabama?? I have an ancestor that just seems to "appear" at age 30 in the Mobile, Alabama area. He listed his place of birth as England (this is on several censuses). Thanks, Jabe Fincher Pensacola, Florida http://jabessite.homestead.com/index~ns4.html "I'm convinced God put me here to accomplish a certain number of things; right now, I'm so far behind I'll never die" -----Original Message----- From: breckenridge@alltel.net [mailto:breckenridge@alltel.net] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:56 PM To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SouthernTrails] Re: 'junk' and other things... It is so sad to see someone consider the wonderful information we have been being blessed with on this site 'junk'. It takes a bit of time for everyone to get their interests mentioned. --snip--- ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Descendants of Ezekial Buffington 1 Ezekial Buffington .. +Mary Emery ........ 2 Thomas Buffington ............ +Mary Daniel ................... 3 Joshua Buffington ....................... +Saber Lynch ............................. 4 Mary Jane Buffington ................................. +Robert Fletcher Wyly 1827 - ........................................ 5 Percy Wyly ........................................ 5 Robert Lee Wyly ........................................ 5 Julia Wyly ........................................ 5 Albert Sidney Wyly ........................................ 5 William Buffington Wyly 1875 - ............................................ +Cora McNair .................................................. 6 Lucien Wyly .................................................. 6 Robert Fletcher Wyly .................................................. 6 Sidney Mcnair (Sid) Wyly ...................................................... +Glenna Revard ............................................................. 7 III Robert Fletcher Wyly ............................................................. 7 Dr. Michael Wyly ............................................................. 7 Mark Wyly ............................................................. 7 Robert Wyly ............................................................. 7 James Clark Wyly ........................................ 5 Marmaduke H. Wyly ........................................ 5 Zoe Augusta Wyly On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 09:55:28 EDT SylviaSA@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 04/27/01 11:04:40 PM Central Daylight Time, > wyly1@juno.com > writes: > > > > > > Mary Jane Buffington probably descends from Ezekiel Buffington whose > 2nd and > 3rd wife was the granddaughter of Nan'yehi (aka Nancy Ward) a > Beloved Woman > of the Cherokee tribe. Ezekiel is my 5th g.grandfather and was an > Indian > trader much trusted by the Cherokee. Nancy Ward, along with several > other > Cherokee women rescued Ezekiel and three other Indian traders from > certain > death and torture when they were captured by the Indian Chief The > Raven. > Ezekiel and the traders is mentioned in a letter to Thomas Jefferson > that > describes the events leading up to his capture and rescue. Many of > Ezekiel's > grandchildren were on the Trail of Tears and settled in Oklahoma. > I've heard > that a lot of them were red heads, but can't say. I do know that > many of his > Georgia and Mississippi descendants have red hair. > > The Gilmore's were probably connected in some way. Mine are > originally from > Maryland, settling in Hall County Georgia sometime in the early > 1800's and > coming to Marshall County Mississippi in a caravan of covered wagons > with > about 20 other familes after the civil war. The spelling in my line > changed > from Gilmore to Gilmer with John Harlan Gilmer, great grandson of > Ezekiel > Buffington. Several of John Harlan's brothers used the spelling of > Gilmore. > > My Stone was John Stone and Malinda from SC, moving to Jefferson > County > Arkansas where they purchased 800 acres between April 1837 and June > 1838. > John died in 1841 and Malinda moved with her 7 young children to > Marshall > County Mississippi buying land there in January of 1842. I do not > know > Malinda's maiden name, nor why she moved to Marshall county > Mississippi. > Probably because she had relatives there. There are many legal > documents > concerning John and Malinda's estate but none mention her maiden > name. Any > links out there? > > Sylvia Akin > > > > > ==== Southern-Trails Mailing List ==== > This Southern-Trails list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Hi, there were supporters of the Union in several Confederate states, such as the Texas German immigrants (Some of them) , those in Arkansas, and Missouri. In Arkansas, some lived in caves to avoid the draft. Some were forced to serve in the Partisan Rangers and some in the Union Army. Jesse Woodson James and The Quantrills and Youngers were part of the Rebel Army who fought abuses of the Partisan Rangers and then the Carpetbaggers passed a new Missouri Constitution which said anyone who had served in the Confederate Army could not vote, hold office or pastor a church or serve as a Deacon. Jesse James's dad was a Baptist Minister. Jesse did not smoke, chew, or drink and refused to work with drunks, as they would "Get you killed" . Wonder how how the man buried face down in Jesse's "Grave" in Missouri got badly stained teeth from years of chewing and dipping tobacco??? Recent DNA tests only prove if one is descended from that corpse without positive proof by DNA of living known survivors of Jesse. Now I know why so many from Missouri such as my Great Grandad Moxley and the Flemings, Ogans,Ponsealots, and many more, including the families of Gov. Augustus King moved to Stephenville- Erath County. Texas. many came by Coverred Wagon. Remember, these people had all been pardoned by Abraham Lincoln, but that meant nothing to the Kansas Jayhawkers and other Union supporters , who were invited to come to Missouri and be part of the Carpetbag rule. . The Partisan- (Partizan) Rangers were the Confederate Home Front Guard- in Texas they were Partizan Rangers. Some tried to protect the home front from Roving Indians and Comancheros and did an excellent job-and tried to stop the abuse of power - others used it in Texas as an excuse to kill and plunder German and isolated homes and blame it on Indians or "German Outlaw Sympathisers" and hang or shoot captives- see info on the Old Comfort, Texas School Ground, for names of Texas German Immigrants massacred - sometimes called the Battle of Neuces by Anglo papers- the monument said "Trueter De Union- True to the Union".They were trying to get to Mexico like so many Americans went to Canada in Korean & Vietnam War- religious or Political pacificists. Pardon me, you asked about Florida- not sure of a direct answer. My Double first Cousin is completing her Ph. D..in history to teach in Florida Colleges. She has checked out Seminole tales of some being from The Great Lakes Indian tribes, neighbors of the Algoniquins, who were captured by deciet and sold in the Caribeans as slaves where the Africans were dying of tropical diseases. Many escaped in or on anything which would float and came to Florida and Joined the Seminoles. She has enough documentation to satisfy some Grad school profs. Another cousin is a writer of guides for Florida Schools. Oh, yes the Confederate Army paid Black soldiers the same pay as Whites- all Blacks were in integrated units. The Union Army paid "Buffalo Soldiers: 2/3 the pay that a White got and were in segregated units until 1890's and we did not fully integrate the Army until 1950. I was in one of the first Heavy Tank Integrated Units. Could it be that one of the 2 Calvary you mentioned was a band of Seminole and Blacks who volunteered as a unit? There was a unit from New Orleans , all Black, who marched in rank to join the Confederate Army some officers did not trust them, so they went north and joined the Union Army. Either way, it was a job and a chance for instant freedom. - a win-win situation. Take care, Charles .a, ?wyly On Mon, 7 May 2001 16:56:06 -0400 <breckenridge@alltel.net> writes: > It is so sad to see someone consider the wonderful information we > have been > being blessed with on this site 'junk'. It takes a bit of time for > everyone > to get their interests mentioned. Addressing them will come > eventually, for > those of us who haven't found answers, as yet. In the meantime, I > scan each > post, save those which may have a tie-in, or which are just so > entertaining, > and enjoy the camaraderie. > Enough 'junk' from me! > My MORGAN line came from NE to Va>MD>NC>SC>GA(?)>FL. I'm reasonably > sure > they were of Quaker faith and am interested in the migration of > Quaker > families, from 1636- 1850. > Mr. Wylie, with your vast knowledge, do you know anything about the > guerrilla bands, or Union Men, who fought against the CSA, in > Florida, and > eventually became the 2nd Fl Cavalry, USA? To complicate things, > there was > also a 2nd Fl Cavalry, CSA! > God bless, Carolyn > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

I happen to like OUR junk. It sure has given me new areas to search at times. Ann

It is so sad to see someone consider the wonderful information we have been being blessed with on this site 'junk'. It takes a bit of time for everyone to get their interests mentioned. Addressing them will come eventually, for those of us who haven't found answers, as yet. In the meantime, I scan each post, save those which may have a tie-in, or which are just so entertaining, and enjoy the camaraderie. Enough 'junk' from me! My MORGAN line came from NE to Va>MD>NC>SC>GA(?)>FL. I'm reasonably sure they were of Quaker faith and am interested in the migration of Quaker families, from 1636- 1850. Mr. Wylie, with your vast knowledge, do you know anything about the guerrilla bands, or Union Men, who fought against the CSA, in Florida, and eventually became the 2nd Fl Cavalry, USA? To complicate things, there was also a 2nd Fl Cavalry, CSA! God bless, Carolyn

Thank you, Mr Wyly, for the namesof various JOHNSONs in the Hill Co area and for the suggestion about researching at the Confederate Research Library. I have done a bit with them by mail, but mostly on other lines. I'll give them a shot. Kind regards, Barbara Schenck

In a message dated 4/30/01 1:29:55 PM Central Daylight Time, harness75@earthlink.net writes: > Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com > > > Unsubscribe, Too much JUNK!! > >

Larry, Many thanks for your response to my earlier query about Scotch-Irish immigration into Tennessee. And thanks for your encouragment that I may yet discover the origins of my elusive ggrandfather William Wood. I seem to have already tracked down and examined every document and every scrap of paper that exists for this man who was killed while still young, thereby seriously limiting the paper trail he left behind. I'm hoping to trace William's own ancestors back into the Colonial era, a time when there was indeed a distinct population of Scotch-Irish immigrants with settlements in the Mid-Atlantic region and southward. If only I could discover his own father's name, I might have success. For now, though, I hope to learn whatever I can about this population and their early movements southward. Thanks again! Sincerely, --Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

In a message dated 5/4/01 10:54:54 PM !!!First Boot!!!, SueHoward@prodigy.net writes: << SIMMONS, >> Could one of your Simmons have married Falba Moss in Mississippi? Falba was my father-in-law's sister. They lived in Myrtle, MS. I think this is in Union/Tippa County. My daughter has a lot more information. Betty.

Hi, there is a Harley Johnson who retired as school supt. at Abbott, Texas, Hill County, (Willie Nelson's childhood home) and Harley has returned out of retirement to Penelope School Dist., Hill county, Texas. He lives in Hillsboro, but he grew up in Mooreville, Bell County, Texas. Bob Johnson, my Sunday School teacher, is his brother. Bob said they were sharecroppers in Mooreville- Eddy area Hill County is not in what is commonly known as the Texas Hill Country, but is on the Brazos River and Lake Whitney- some rough Texas hills and some very fertile black land. Walter Degner of Malone- Bynum area had the natinal record for bushels of corn per acre, including all 50 States. It has a large Outlet mall on I-35, next to Hill College and its Confederate Center, which honors Hood's Texas Brigade and has the Audie Murphy Gun Museum in the front of the Col. Harold J. Simpson Confederate Research library. This might be a good place to do family history research. Some have had unexpectedly goofd luck in research there. Bob is semi retired from the Atlas Portland Cement plant in Waco. No more digging there, but they bring Mexican Gray cement there to mizx with several years supply of Texas cement. I taught with Harley at West, Texas when I had Industrial and Health occupation co-op students and he had the CVAE Cooperative ed program for lower level academic achievers. Harley is now one of the board which writes rather liberal guest editorials for the Waco Tribune- Herald, a Cox newspaper with Atlanta Ga. ownership. There is another elderly Johnson next door to our daughter in Eddy, Texas but Bob says they are not kin.(At least not enough for him to know it) This one had a coverred wagon on car wheels which he rented out for parties, , hayrides and such and he drove, His wife is now in the Rest Home and he has slowed down now. He still has his mules and hortses outside town on his farm On Sun, 6 May 2001 20:26:22 EDT JAS17@aol.com writes: > Mr. Wyly, I wonder if you know where Morris Johnson's ancestors were > from. My > 3rd g-grandmother, Anny/Amey JOHNS(T)ON had a brother called Morris. > She was > born about 1775-1780 and lived in Edgefield Co, SC. Morris was > older. There > were other Morrises in the family tree, and both Morris JOHNSONs and > Moore > JOHNSONs (also spelled JOHNSTON) in Edgefield Co in the early 1800s. > Their > father was David and their mother seems to have been Rachel (surname > > unknown). I believe they came to Edgefield from Virginia. Lots of > Scots in > this area -- Anny/Amey married one whose surnamed was HAZEL. > > I have another line of JOHNSONs who were in Hill Co. TX in the > 1860s. My > g-grandfather, William Henry JOHNSON (grandmother's side of the > family) was > born there in March 1861. Found him, I think, on the 1870 census, > age 9, > with an older bro. Jeremiah, born in Ark. before the war, and a > younger > sister, Catherine, born after the war, and a mother, Dorean. No > father > listed. Mother says she was from NC. Nearest neighbors were GUSTs > -- > (GUESTs?) also from NC. Later census records say the parents were > born in > AL, though. > > If any of these JOHNSONs sound familiar, I would love to place them > in some > sort of extended neighborhood and discover if they connect to any > of the > other JOHNSONs in Hill Co. I'd also like to find out which > "Southern trail" > they took to get there. > > Regards, > Barbara Schenck > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Mr. Wyly, I wonder if you know where Morris Johnson's ancestors were from. My 3rd g-grandmother, Anny/Amey JOHNS(T)ON had a brother called Morris. She was born about 1775-1780 and lived in Edgefield Co, SC. Morris was older. There were other Morrises in the family tree, and both Morris JOHNSONs and Moore JOHNSONs (also spelled JOHNSTON) in Edgefield Co in the early 1800s. Their father was David and their mother seems to have been Rachel (surname unknown). I believe they came to Edgefield from Virginia. Lots of Scots in this area -- Anny/Amey married one whose surnamed was HAZEL. I have another line of JOHNSONs who were in Hill Co. TX in the 1860s. My g-grandfather, William Henry JOHNSON (grandmother's side of the family) was born there in March 1861. Found him, I think, on the 1870 census, age 9, with an older bro. Jeremiah, born in Ark. before the war, and a younger sister, Catherine, born after the war, and a mother, Dorean. No father listed. Mother says she was from NC. Nearest neighbors were GUSTs -- (GUESTs?) also from NC. Later census records say the parents were born in AL, though. If any of these JOHNSONs sound familiar, I would love to place them in some sort of extended neighborhood and discover if they connect to any of the other JOHNSONs in Hill Co. I'd also like to find out which "Southern trail" they took to get there. Regards, Barbara Schenck

5/6/01 4pm EDT Mark, You posted this query way back in the early part of March....just now finding time to respond. >Dear List Members, > This is my first posting to the list, and I was wondering if anyone > could help me. I've been trying--in vain--to trace the roots of my > ggrandfather William Wood, killed while still young in a mining accident > in north Alabama in the late 1890's. In exploring all possible paths > (literally) of research, it occured to me that the family preserves a > memory that William Wood was of Scotch-Irish descent. His family > eventually ended up in Tennessee, from where he moved to north Alabama, > probably in the 1880's. Would >anyone on the list be aware of migration routes taken by Scotch-Irish >settlers into Tennessee? Is anyone aware of Scotch-Irish settlements >along such a route in Tennessee? If I can narrow my search to a specific >area in Tennessee, I may yet find the forebears of William Wood. Many thanks, >--Mark in Mobile, AL Migration patterns across the early frontiers are much easier to pinpoint than later routes across "civilization" simply because there were not that may, relatively speaking. One had limited choices of, say, crossing the Allegheny Mountains in 1750, compared to what was available 100 years later. By the mid to late 1800s (the period you are asking about), the frontiers had just about evaporated except for the Western Plains. The land east of the Mississippi River was widely populated and transportation of all sorts, including steamboat & rail were commonplace. This means that in the mid 1800s your ancestors could have arrived in Tennessee from any direction, any state. Also, by this time, it would be probably safe to say that most towns had a mixed ethnic population....I doubt if there were any "Scotch-Irish settlements" around in Tennessee at this time. Anyone know of any? Having lived in East Tennessee most of my life, I know that much of the population there before Federal programs such as Oak Ridge (Manhattan Project - atomic bomb) and TVA had Scotch-Irish ancestry. Your best bet would probably be the Census records, and Social Security Index, and have you tried the Rootsweb WOOD mailing list? No doubt the information is out there! Larry Shahan Kodak, TN

5/6/01 3:45pm EDT Following a lead posted here back in Feb, I came across a video described: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Videos. If you have never had the opportunity to attend a genealogical lecture by Dr. George K. Schweitzer, now you can - thanks to technology. Currently six titles are available on videotape ($25 each plus about $5 for shipping and handling). They are: Revolutionary War Genealogy, War of 1812 Genealogy, Civil War Genealogy, Obscure Sources, Finding Your Ancestors' Parents, and Migration Routes and Settlement Patterns 1607-1890. Videotaped at conferences and seminars, they are not glitzy Hollywood productions, but they are well done and entertaining. Schweitzer dresses in period costumes for his "war" lectures. Orders and inquiries: Ruth Schweitzer Pratt, Genealogical Sources, LLC, 1907 Stuart Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220; e-mail: ruthspratt@aol.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This was at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/syft/booksproducts/syftbs001130.htm Has anyone seen this video? Larry Shahan Kodak, TN

Hi, only Parrishes I knew of wrere of the J P M Jarvis- Parrish- Murphy grain company of Itasca, Texas or Hillsboro. They had grain elevators in Hillsboro, Waco, and I think at one time in Itasca and Grandview , Texas. Some oif these sold out to Stuart Devore of Itasca, who had the TSC- Tractor Supply store in Itasca or Grandview. This would be Hill and McLennan Counties. On Sun, 6 May 2001 11:14:06 -0500 "armenta" <armenta@brightok.net> writes: > For Hippee: > > I read your stories about hunting dogs. We have lots of people in > this area with Coon Dogs so they are all Hound Dogs to me. I have > three Beautiful Kitties to keep me company. Chadwick, Grannie Puff > and Baby John (Johnnie). > > Give me some information about your PARRISH Family. My Aunt Rosa > Lenora AKERS married Claud Elford Parrish in 1926 in Murray County > Oklahoma. His brothers were "Poss", Theodore, and Troy. His father > or grandfather's name was Harris Parrish. This family came through > Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana into Texas. From there into the > Indian Territory about 1900. I don't know of them being in South > Carolina. > > I am not searching this family for myself but my cousins live nearby > and they do not have computers so I keep my eye out for their > family. > > Sunday Morning to you, Armenta....... > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

For Hippee: I read your stories about hunting dogs. We have lots of people in this area with Coon Dogs so they are all Hound Dogs to me. I have three Beautiful Kitties to keep me company. Chadwick, Grannie Puff and Baby John (Johnnie). Give me some information about your PARRISH Family. My Aunt Rosa Lenora AKERS married Claud Elford Parrish in 1926 in Murray County Oklahoma. His brothers were "Poss", Theodore, and Troy. His father or grandfather's name was Harris Parrish. This family came through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana into Texas. From there into the Indian Territory about 1900. I don't know of them being in South Carolina. I am not searching this family for myself but my cousins live nearby and they do not have computers so I keep my eye out for their family. Sunday Morning to you, Armenta.......

hi----Phil Corder back,w/ya--remembered that "Sparky" was part coyote--from Ariz.and also I,ve been offline for a couple months(had ta get a new computer,ole one went kafooee)but I,ve been wathin this email site now since it was born,was wonderin if it,d ever take off--when I checked my email after I got back online I had over 400pieces from Southern chat alone---keep up tha good work--I,ve printed most of it off to keep.......................

How ya,ll doin? I,m Phil Corder from,SC---family connections to Parrish,Fow,Shealy,Smith,Jones,Leaphart,Bagwell,and more---anyway,my dads gone now "Felix Corder"his g.granddad was Emanuel Martin,a 5th Sarg.w/ Ridge Spring Reg. of SC,1861,along w/ bro. Morgan,CSA-----and he used ta take me huntin,here in tha sandhills of SC, back in the 1950s,we,d leave fore dark,in his pickup w/ doz. foxhounds,by dusk we,d meet up w/ my Uncle,and Granddad Parrish,maybe, back then we had plenty empty countryside full OLD dirt roads(semi-wilderness)in the lowerer midlands and low country of SC-----turn the dogs out at dark,and listen to um run FOX till daylite,whenever the barkin got sparse or to far away,GDad,d take out his fox horns and callum ta turn the fox, or we,d jump into tha pickups and try ta find a way to get closer to where they were runnin---gray fox had a habit of runin in circles,but if they jumped a red or Silver, they might head down a railroad track and wind up 50 miles away by daylite-----Dad told me many many huntin stories of them huntin before I was born,it went way on back thru the family to tha 1800s and beyond---Dad had a dog he bought from Ariz.,was part wolf,they would have challeges to see who had the fastest dog,big time hunters would bring dog packs from the upstate ,even from mtns a NC,to run,and bet on their dogs,daddys wolf dog was so fast that you could hear him tongunin way up ahead a all the pack dogs,the upstaters warned daddy to not let his wolfdog,ruin their BIG dollar dogs,but he did,their dogs ran themselfs into the ground tryin ta keep up-----a couple of um died even----daddy sold our wolfdog,(I wish I could remember his name now'''')but its been nearly 50yrs ago now---to one the upstaters,he came back down bout a year later,to run fox w/ us---daddy asked him where the wolfdog was,he said he had ta shoot him---couldn,t find any dogs that,d run w/ him,lost a couple more tryin-----