On 07/08/14, CHERYL HORNE wrote: Valerie, He probably was born in Davidson Co TN and the family moved across the river. At one time Virginia went all the way to the Mississippi River, that included Illinois and Tn.....just as North Carolina was part of Viriginia too! 2 Great books to have are: Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. and The Handy Book for Genealogists Everton Publishers., Inc. Logan, Utah. hope this helps Cheryl On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 4:43 PM, Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: Hi again, Thank you all for your replies; I'll keep your suggestions in mind. The US Genweb map for Tennessee where you click on the different years and see the formation of the counties, is very interesting, as are the other sites you all mentioned. Cheryl's idea that the ancestor was born in Tennessee and moved to Illinois is a good possibility. If you go to www.mapsofworld.com/usa/, you can see that the upper northwest corner of Tennessee is very close to Illinois. Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky meet in the northwest corner of Tennessee and Illinois reaches down almost to where these states meet. At this point, Tennessee is probably only 20-30 miles from Illinois. Another person reminded me that the birthplaces listed on the censuses can often be wrong. I'm not quite ready to accept this, as both the 1860 and 1880 censuses gave the birthplace as Illinois. An online acquaintance who is working on this same line is out of town right now, but when she returns, we'll discuss it. If she has any new ideas, I'll let you all know. Thanks again, Valerie Gibbs > Hi Folks, > --- > I am trying to figure out if the Nashville, Davidson County, or Cheatham County area in Tennessee could at one time have been considered to be in Illinois. I have looked at maps and timelines for the development of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, but it isn't clear to me. I believe Virginia at one time included land that later became Illinois, but I can't figure how Tennessee fits into the picture. > --- > The 1880 Census for Tennessee states that an ancestor was born in Illinois abt 1830, however we have other sources that state that he was born in Davidson County, Tennessee. > --- > Can someone clarify this for me or recommend a website, book, or map that would be helpful? > --- > Many thanks, Valerie Gibbs > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many Tennesseans migrated to Illinois between 1820 to 1840. Several branches of my family, from various middle TN counties, were separated by this quest for cheap land. Illinois did State Censuses in 1825, 1830, and 1835. This is very helpful in learning when our ancestors arrived in IL, (as of course are their Deed records). ancestry.com has all these IL State Census in their database. They are easier to access by selecting the Search "Card Catalog" feature. You need to check these records to find the earliest date your ancestor's father was in IL. Another source is the Davidson County Deed records to see if / when the father sold his TN land. If you do not subscribe to ancestry.com, I will be happy to do a lookup for you. Email me off line at jak.ish@verizon.net Kathleen in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dibrellion" <dibrellion@verizon.net> To: <tndavids@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Tennessee Origins ? > > > > On 07/08/14, CHERYL HORNE wrote: > > Valerie, > He probably was born in Davidson Co TN and the family moved across the > river. > At one time Virginia went all the way to the Mississippi River, that > included Illinois and Tn.....just as North Carolina was part of Viriginia > too! > 2 Great books to have are: > Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and > William Dollarhide. > and > The Handy Book for Genealogists Everton Publishers., Inc. Logan, Utah. > > hope this helps > Cheryl > > > > On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 4:43 PM, Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi again, > > Thank you all for your replies; I'll keep your suggestions in mind. The US > Genweb map for Tennessee where you click on the different years and see > the formation of the counties, is very interesting, as are the other sites > you all mentioned. Cheryl's idea that the ancestor was born in Tennessee > and moved to Illinois is a good possibility. If you go to > www.mapsofworld.com/usa/, you can see that the upper northwest corner of > Tennessee is very close to Illinois. Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky > meet in the northwest corner of Tennessee and Illinois reaches down almost > to where these states meet. At this point, Tennessee is probably only > 20-30 miles from Illinois. > > Another person reminded me that the birthplaces listed on the censuses can > often be wrong. I'm not quite ready to accept this, as both the 1860 and > 1880 censuses gave the birthplace as Illinois. > An online acquaintance who is working on this same line is out of town > right now, but when she returns, we'll discuss it. If she has any new > ideas, I'll let you all know. > > Thanks again, Valerie Gibbs > > > >> Hi Folks, >> --- >> I am trying to figure out if the Nashville, Davidson County, or Cheatham >> County area in Tennessee could at one time have been considered to be in >> Illinois. I have looked at maps and timelines for the development of >> Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, but it isn't clear to me. I >> believe Virginia at one time included land that later became Illinois, >> but I can't figure how Tennessee fits into the picture. >> --- >> The 1880 Census for Tennessee states that an ancestor was born in >> Illinois abt 1830, however we have other sources that state that he was >> born in Davidson County, Tennessee. >> --- >> Can someone clarify this for me or recommend a website, book, or map that >> would be helpful? >> --- >> Many thanks, Valerie Gibbs >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 10072 (20140709) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 10073 (20140710) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com