Maybe this will help. > http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/history/1816.htm CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:32 PM > Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER / 1816 > > > > The year 1816 was a year of no summer. There were massive crop failures > > worldwide. It was the "poverty year". It is believed that there were > over > > 1800 individuals that froze to death that year. As far south as > Savannah, > > GA. it was 46 degrees on the 4th of July. Our ancestors would have just > > settled in the area a few short years before. Has anyone heard of any > > stories about how they may have handled the hardships of that terrible > > year. There were no chain superstores to go and get your staples. You > > depended on the land for your livelihood. I know that my BAGLEY family > > was in the four county area by 1807 and I was wondering if anyone may > know > > of local accounts about our pioneer families that were settling in the > > area at that time. > > > > Bobby Prosser > > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >