My ancestors came to the Dallas Texas area in the late 1840's/early 1850's. Are there any lists of wagon trains for that time period? The family name is Ivy. Thank you. Lynn Blau lynnraye22@hotmail.com >From: Beverly Peavler <bp@peavler.org> >Reply-To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] 1812 Wagon Train - Entire article from BCHQ >Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 07:56:56 -0700 > >Thank you so much for doing this. > >At 08:17 PM 3/6/02 -0800, you wrote: >>The Bedford County Historical Quarterly >>Vol. 1, No. 4 >>Published by The Bedford County Historical Society, Shelbyville, >>Tennessee, Winter 1975 >> >>Pages 139-141 >> >>Wagon Train From Tennessee >>-------------------------- >> >>(Summarized from date furnished by Mrs. Woodrow Wilburn, Texarkana, >>Texas) >> >> Mrs. Wilburn's article was first published in ANSEARCIN' NEWS, >>Summer, 1975. Since this article concerned Bedford County, Mrs. >>Wilburn was contacted in an effort to learn more about (1) the source >>of her information and (2) for permission to use parts of the >>article. Mrs. Wilburn graciously responded to the request furnishing >>not only her source but supplementing the original article with >>information of a later date. >> Briefly summarizing, there were several wagon trains which left >>the >>Bell Buckle area from 1811 to 1837. Logs of the trips and diaries of >>some individuals were kept of each trip. Some of these records were >>discovered by Mrs. Wilburn in a most unusual manner and one I >>referred to the ANSEARCIN' NEWS for the account. A portion of the >>first log, covering the trip which left the Bell Buckle area April 8, >>1811 is repeated here. The destination of the wagon train was that >>portion of East Texas which was later to be known as >>Washington-on-the-Brazos. >> >>A Condensed Version of the Log >>------------------------------ >> Captain Baker was the wagon master and had either wagons. Andy >>McCoy was the first scout and Marcus Whitlo was second scout. Henry >>MdDaniel was second in charge, driving the lead wagon. He had two >>wagons and five children in the wagons. Joe Pelphry was Deputy and >>he had one wagon with four children. Jim Elliott had two wagons; >>Robert Grainger Elliot, 1 wagon and 3 minor children; J. F. McDer one >>wagon, four children; Jim Poindexter, one wagon and five children; W. >>W. Smith, one wagon and five children and his brother W. E. Smith >>with one wagon and three children. Homer G. Elliott, Dan Clovis >>Elliott, W. C. Elliott, P. C. Elliott, and LeLand G. Elliott were the >>five grown sons of Robert G. Elliott, who drove supply wagons. >> Bill Walker and his brother Sam Walker, sons of Will (or Mike) >>Walder, drove supply wagons. Sam R. Cooper, Sr. with two wagons and >>five children; Kelly Ross, Sr., one wagon and two children; K. C. >>Spike, Henry Allman, Roy Fergison, O. Lemay each with one wagon with >>no children. S. Roy Walker, one wagon, no children. He was a >>brother to Will and Mike Walker (who were) not on the train. >> Ted Morton and Jack Johnson, not train but each paid for one >>wagon's >>expense. Barney Phipps, Jim Crump, Willis Wright, John Parr, Charles >>Berry, and Thurman Utchman were all guards. Belung Brown and his >>brother Arden, each with a wagon. Arden was later kicked by a mule >>and couldn't work for a long time. Otto Payne and Jim Jones, one >>wagon each. Benny Tubbs, preacher. Dr. Crossweight, the doctor. >> There were 39 men including the doctor and the preacher and there >>were 19 women and 42 children. Ninety were in the train when they >>started from Tennessee but they picked up two wagons on April 20th. >>They had 28 wagons, 116 draft horses and mules, and 30 saddle horses. >> One-hundred dollars was paid by each family and there were 19 or 20 >>families on the train. >> >>Rules of the Wagon Train >>------------------------ >>1. Allow 5 days each 100 miles. Bad days, what you can make, or stay >>in camp if agreed by all. Real good days, and group, makes it easy >>pulling 25 to 30 miles per day, if camp sites come right. >> >>2. Take plenty of guns and ammunition. >> >>3. Recommended -- shave your head -- Indians have no interest in bald >>heads. >> >>4. Do not drink whiskey of alcohol in freezing weather, or you are >>liable to freeze to death. >> >>5. Do not fire rifles, only when absolutely necessary. >> >>6. Do not stay up late - get your sleep. Guards are on duty all >>night. >> >>7. Do not smoke strong pipes and cigars in close places where women >>and children are. >> >>8. Keep you politics and preaching to yourself. Let the preacher do >>the preaching. >> >>9. In case of a runaway of reams to wagons, get down and try to ride >>it out. If you jump, you are liable to get killed, or hurt badly. >>The hose men will pick the team up, maybe not too far off. >> >>10. All people - young married, or not, stay inside the circle of >>wagons in Indian country, or you are liable to loose your scalps. >> >>11. The wagon master will try to pick spots so men and women and >>children can bathe, clean up, and wash clothes, when possible. >> >>12. Be courteous and help others >> >>13. Do not be noisy, even with your musical instruments; only when it >>is safe. >> >>14. When can, we will have recreation and dances. >> >>15. Do your part by all means. Church services will be held when it >>is considered safe form Indians, and other hazardous conditions. >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Try FREE Yahoo! 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