I live in Dyer Co. which adjoins Gibson Co. on the West. Gibson Co. was established as a county in 1823, the county seat being Trenton (formerly Gibsonport). Dyer TN is a community about 7 miles north of Trenton in Gibson Co. The county was formed from Indian lands. Homesteading and the purchase of land from the Government was probably the biggest drawing card early on. The land was very good for cultivation of all types of crops. Farming was good. Initially it was very sparsely populated. All of these factors combined pulled from Middle and East Tennessee which was by then becoming more and more populated .Finally, it was on direct route to the Mississippi (which Dyer Co. borders), Arkansas lands, and Texas. Gibson Co. also borders Madison Co., Weakley Co. Carroll Co. Crockett Co. and Obion Co. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Moore [SMTP:kevin@arizonadoves.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:15 PM To: TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNWILSON] Dyer, Tennessee I also have many Wilson County ancestors who migrated to Gibson County. Does anyone know what the push-pull factors for this migration were? Regards, Kevin Moore At 08:41 PM 5/8/2002, lynnjack wrote: >Dyer, TN is a town in Gibson Co., and many from Wilson and Rutherford Cos >migrated to Gibson. Sounds like she was taken back home for burial in the >family plot. > >Now to make things more difficult, Dyer Co adjoins Gibson Co, near the town >of Dyer. That is exactly where our families ended up...Wilson, McKnight, >Grier, Thomas. > > >Marilyn > > > From: mccutcheonw@aol.com > > Date: 8 May 2002 21:00:14 -0600 > > To: TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TNWILSON] Dyer, Tennessee > > Resent-From: TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Resent-Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 21:10:06 -0600 > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Bond/Bonds > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/846 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Does anyone know the exact locations of Dyer, Tennessee in Wilson > County. My > > great grandfathers oldest daughter was buried at Smith Cemetery in Wilson > > County. The funeral records listed her as living near Dyer all her > life. Thank > > you for any help. > > > > > > ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > > The Wilson County Genealogy Depot > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/ > > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs">The Wilson Co. Depot</A> > > > > >==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== >TNWILSON Website >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwilson/ ><A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwilson">TNWILSON</A> Blessings From Above Snow White Dove Releases... with Class! http://www.arizonadoves.com (480) 924-9377 email: kevin@arizonadoves.com ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== The Wilson County Genealogy Depot http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/ <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs">The Wilson Co. Depot</A>