Some of my family came from Chattooga Co., GA to Hill Co., TX. A relative of mine that lived with our grandmother, who was a young girl when they came, stated that Grandma told her they came by boat all the way to TX. I've wondered about their route. Our grandmother was Eliza Jane Pledger McKinney. Her parents were Wesley Pledger and Eliza Abagail Hamilton. Several Hamilton and Pledger families came with them. They came about 1866 and Wesley Pledger died in 1868 in Hill Co. I understand he is buried at Covington, TX. Do keep the stories coming Charles, we enjoy them. Sincerely, Dortha McElroy Greenlee