Just wondering if there are any of the Bowie Co. researchers out there who have found that their ancestors came from Lincoln Co. Tenn./Madison Co. Tenn./Jackson Co. Ala. It appears that many of the requests for information on both the Lincoln Co. Tenn. and Bowie Co. Tex. Web pages are for some of the same people. What was the "event" after the Civil War that attracted the residents of Western Alabama and the residents of Lincoln Co. Tenn. to come to Bowie Co. Texas? I am a native Texan because my ancestors "found the way"! But my question is why? They sure left a beautiful part of the U.S.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Forbes" <[email protected]> . What was the "event" after the Civil War that attracted > the residents of Western Alabama and the residents of Lincoln Co. Tenn. to come to Bowie Co. Texas? I can't answer for everyone and I'm sure there are many reasons why people moved from one area to another. Our Autrey's and connected lines came to Texas from Louisiana, Alabama and other states because the land was cheap and after the Civil War, many had lost almost everything. People wanted to start over, so many times they moved west to find new opportunities, unite with other family members or former neighbors, and a lot of other reasons. Jo Autrey http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmautrey Dallas,Tx.