I just assumed that Flat Creek and the 23rd were together. All my census have Joshua and his family living in the 23rd. I always thought he lived in the area of Flat Creek. We need a very good source of maps for TN that is easy to use and read. Alicia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Flat Creek, Bedford CO TN > ALL of Bedford County was in Rutherford County, from 1804 when Rutherford was > formed from Davidson, until 1807 when Bedford was formed from Rutherford. > The 23rd district is in southern Bedford County, not at all near the > Rutherford County line. I am not sure Flat Creek is in the 23rd district. I > hope someone who knows more about this will chime in, but I thought Normandy > was in the 23rd district and it seems as though Normandy and Flat Creek are > too far apart to be in the same district. > > Carolyn > > In a message dated 11/21/02 5:30:47 AM, Amom45@www.att.net writes: > > << > > I want to know something about the 23rd district of Bedford CO. I have > > information that my grandfather's grandparents were married in Rutherford CO > > TN 1809. One of their sons is married in 1840 in Bedford CO and settles in > > the 23rd district at Flat Creek. Was this land ever in Rutherford Co? As > > always I am searching for any information about the Coleman, Byrd, Anderson > > and Southall families. ~~AM~~ > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >