>From TXCOLL-N-L-request@rootsweb.com Sun Feb 14 06:20:57 1999 > Texas also had a Greer Co. till Oklahoma took it away from them. It functioned as a county for ten years with representatives to Austin. but in >1890 the government refused to acknowledge Greer Co. thus putting Greer Co. >in Oklahoma. For the period 1886-1896 people living in Greer Co.,>Texas/Oklahoma may have left marks in both states. > I thought this might be of interest to those of us doing research in>Texas. > > Lesley, Be it clear that the Supreme Court decision that made Greer County TX part of Oklahoma Territory was United States v. State of Texas, not OK v. TX <grin> The question of where it belonged went back to whether the North Fork of the Red River or the main stream of the Red River went to the headwaters. Also, many Texans from other areas migrated to Greer County OT before OK statehood, as did both my grandparental families. I used to say that was almost a Texan until someone informed me that one cannot be almost a Texan, its all or none! In any case, Thanks for the post; its good information. Lewis Browder ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com