Thanks so much for your reply. The Haley-Engledow family that I descend from left Marion, VA, after 1830,went to McMinn Co., then to Knoxville, then on to Augusta, GA at the end of the Civil War. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sharonmc2002@aol.com> To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [MCMINN] McMinn Co. History > Good Land and a less crowded environment plus if they served in the war they > > often got bounty land. McMinn County had lots of good hunting, good cropland > > with rich soil and perhaps the most important for some there were minerals > that could be mined to earn money for other things. > Sharon McCormack > > > Can anyone tell me something of the history of McMinn Co.? Why were people > > leaving Virginia in the early 1800's and settling in McMinn Co.? What was > > there that attracted settlers? > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > 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 > > >