See last paragraph for Ellis Co. arrivals... -----Original Message----- From: James Steve Sanders [mailto:sandking@usit.net] Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 1:45 PM To: TNGILES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: [TNGILES-L] Wagon Train 1879/1880 to Texas It was recently asked on this mailing list, if anyone knew about the wagon trains that left Giles County for Texas during 1879. Although I have not found anything about a specific wagon train that might have left about this time, I have come across several references to people traveling to Texas and Arkansas, either on a excursion trip or to move there during this time frame. I am posting what I have found so far. Maybe this will be of interest to someone. I will periodically post anything that I find pertaining to migration to Texas or other states if this is acceptable to those on this mailing list. Maybe someone's ancestor's will appear on the list. >Spelling and punctuation are as they appear in the newspapers. > >The Pulaski Citizen, July 8, 1880 edition. >Brick Church News > > The is some talk of an excursion train in August for points in Arkansas >and Texas, giving all who may have friends in either state, and others who >may wish to see the country ,a chance to go at a very low rate. > >The Pulaski Citizen, August 26, 1880 edition. >Milltown News > > Of the number contemplating going to Texas soon, is Mr. Frank Chapman, >the successor of Mr. William Hardeman, mail carrier on this route. We have >slight attacks of Texas fever, which Pigeon Roost water usually cures. > >The Pulaski Citizen, September 16, 1880 edition. >Brick Church News > > The Texas-fever is raging in this section to a considerable extent. Mr. >Charles Fraley and others are nearly ready to leave for the Lone Star State. >He is going overland and will be accompanied by six wagons and about 20 >persons. Mr. John Wilkes and family, of Lynnville, left for Ozark, Ark., on >an emigrant ticket Wednesday. > >The Pulaski Citizen, September 30, 1880 edition. >Brick Church News > > We regret very much to see so many of our young men going to Texas. >Messrs. W. Hardy and Guy Rutledge intend starting Monday, while G.A. Lee, >Will and Robert Anderson have already gone. > >The Pulaski Citizen, September 30, 1880 edition. >Lynnville News > > Mrs. James Wilson, who had a severe attack of paralysis slightly better. >Her son, C-ro--ett will return to Texas Monday night. A party of twenty or >more all start for Texas from Cornersville Monday night. ( It was hard >to read the name of Mrs. Wilson's son, but I checked the 1870 census for a >James Wilson household and he had a son named Carson C. Wilson.) JKS > >The Pulaski Citizen, January 6, 1881 edition. >Off for Texas > > A party of twenty five persons took the train at Pulaski Monday for >Texas. They went by the L. & N. Railroad, procuring excursion rates, from >Mr. J.C. Roller, the emigration agent here. They go to near Dallas and >Sherman. Mr. Nathan Anthony and family were the only ones from this county. >The others were from Lincoln and consisted of two families of Wrights, two >of Lesters and one of Tuckers. > On the same day a large party left the Brick Church neighborhood, going >via Lewisburg and Columbia, consisting of Mr. W.D. Fraley and family of >seven, Mrs. N.E. Hardy and daughter, two Mr. Crunks and Lee Ham. These go >to Ellis county, Texas, and also went through Mr. Roller's agency. > >Judy > > > > ==== TNGILES Mailing List ==== Got some old photos of your Giles County ancestors??? Send them to me and I will add them to the site. mailto:Giles@tngenweb.org