Hi, Mattie was a member of the Northwest La. Society and an officer in Natchitoches. Where is your group based? One More Question: Have you studied the court records in Clinton, which coverred the return of Jemima Cleveland Wyly Edwards to Co. Ben Cleveland, s estate- early 1800.s" Mattie had Edwards records and her son Gen. James Rutherford Wyoy, Ga. Militia, , 1812 & later, his cousin Gen. Ben Cleveland , Col. Ben' s grandson raised by him, and John Cleveland, Col. Be's son, who lived at Traveller's Rest Inn, Toccoa , Ga. with the Wylys. Mattie was descended from Elizabeth Wyly, and I from her brother Gen. James R. They were present in the Cumberland Gap, 1796 when Indians scalpped Evangelist Edwards or Evan Eddards. and injured Jemima and/or a child. Elixabeth hid Edwards children in cane breaks and held them down and quiet. . The land was in East Feliciana Parrish and Amite Co. Miss. and was restored to Col. Ben's estate, not left to Daniel Edwards, jemima's 3 rd husband. Mattie sent me a few pages of it- She said there are a few volumes with questions in one book and answers in another (Two Court Scribes or clerks?) It has info on other families . Is this the same Edwards families as Gov. Edwin Edwards of La. who flew to Stephenville, Texas a few years ago where many Edwards and Wyly families live and paid cash for an Erath County ranch, as reported in Stephenville newspaper? ?? Mattie did not reply to that question. Take care, Charles A. Wyly On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:28:04 EDT [email protected] writes: >This is a note to those who do not subscribe to the SOUTHWEST >LOUISIANA >GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S magazine, "KINFOLK." (Your local genealogy >library >might/should have back copies. > >"Kinfolks and Yellowed Pages" have a lot to do with our East Texas >heritage >and loaded with information........ > >In the "Kinfolks" magazine Volume 23 No. 2 there is a lot of >information on >"Transportation and Travel" (pg. 84) that takes in Natchez Trace, >Texas Road, >Nolan Road, Old Spanish Trail routes. Such interesting reading. . . . > >"Major Overland Traveling", . . . . "Historical Events Affecting >Westward >Migration" (pg. 82-83) from 1620 - 1865. > >Also, if interested SWLGS is now on line.......PAID MEMBERS: >YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR INQUIRIES VIA EMAIL TO: > > PAT HUFFAKER.............. [email protected] > JAN CRAVENS................. [email protected] > >Hope this is helpful to you! > >Gwen Leonard > > > >==== Southern-Trails Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to >[email protected] if you are subscribed to the >list, >or [email protected] if you are subscribed to the >digest. >In the body of your message put only the word unsubscribe >