Thank you for the information on Limestone Creek. I am not related to Shep Thacker, but he was a neighbor of my ancestors, the Wade and Whitlow families. Samuel Allen came to live with Shep Thacker in 1840 when he was 10, married Harriet Whitlow when he was about 25 and remained in this area for the rest of his life. David ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: David Cagle Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [TNHARDIN] Re: Shep Limestone Creek Al. is between Huntsville and Decatur. It is close to Mooresville, Al and a farming comunity, Belle Mina. It is North of the TN river and emptys into TN close to Mooresville and just across the river from Decatur. Mooresville is one of the oldest settlements in North Al. N.Green -------------- Original message from "David Cagle" : -------------- > That explains what Shep Thacker was doing on the river. In those days, the > River was the railroad and the interstate thrown into one. We could tell by > what Allen said that he worked on a keel boat as well. Do you have any idea > where Limestone Creek AL is. > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herbert Perry" > To: > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:50 AM > Subject: Shep > > > > David, I'm working with William Thacker on an article > > for the Historian. He says Shep did work on the river. > > Shep was a keel boat man. William remembers nothing > > said about Allen's. Herb > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ==== TNHARDIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Hardin County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > http://www.tngenweb.org/hardin/ >