There was also slave trade between TN and TX so there was probably slave traders coming back and talking about Tx to the people in TN. Teresa Ghee Elliott --http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/ -----Original Message----- From: tnruther-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnruther-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diane Miller Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:57 PM To: tnruther@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. Susi, it would only be a guess on my part. Probably just "greener pastures". Maybe the oldest sons inherited all the father's land, who knows. Once word got back that Texas was a good deal the kinfolks and friends would follow. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: <Seg420@aol.com> To: <tnruther@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 8:28 AM Subject: [TNRUTHER] Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. > > Dear Flo and Diane, > > My Yearwood relatives moved from Rutherford Co., TN to Clarksville, > Red > River Co., TX, also! > Wish we could know what the draw was! > > Susi Godfrey > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNRUTHER-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 TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message