Does anyone know a good source that talks about the paths that families might have taken when migrating to Texas. For example was there a path from Arkansas, one from Oklahoma, and Louisiana, etc... I am hoping if I can educate myself on the path some might have taken, how they traveled, etc..., I might be able to pick up some information along the way that will help with my Genealogy Research. Any information is much appreciated! Thanks, Shon

Shon, There are probably hundreds of books that show this migration route. However, there are several topographic maps that are more interesting. These are available online from several different sources. I have found through my searches, that of the four basic families that make up my main tree, three came through AR, and one through Galveston. Most of these came by way of VA., NC., SC., GA., AL., ARK., then TX. From LA. most that I have traced came through Nacogdoches. Where they started from will determine a lot which way and when they came. At the genealogy Library here in Houston, you can look at these maps and I am sure a lot of libraries have them. Good luck in your journey Butch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 7:09 AM Subject: [TXHILL] How families migrated to Texas > Does anyone know a good source that talks about the paths that families might have taken when migrating to Texas. For example was there a path from Arkansas, one from Oklahoma, and Louisiana, etc... I am hoping if I can educate myself on the path some might have taken, how they traveled, etc..., I might be able to pick up some information along the way that will help with my Genealogy Research. > > Any information is much appreciated! > Thanks, > Shon > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I certainly don't want to take away from the Hill County mailing list, but there is a mailing list called Southern Trails that discusses the migrations. To subscribe send an email to Southern-Trails-l-request@rootsweb.com with the work subscribe in the subject line and in the body. And ask your question there. There are so good historians on the list. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shon Samples" <network.nut@verizon.net> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 9:09 AM Subject: [TXHILL] How families migrated to Texas > Does anyone know a good source that talks about the paths that families might have taken when migrating to Texas. For example was there a path from Arkansas, one from Oklahoma, and Louisiana, etc... I am hoping if I can educate myself on the path some might have taken, how they traveled, etc..., I might be able to pick up some information along the way that will help with my Genealogy Research. > > Any information is much appreciated! > Thanks, > Shon > > > ==== TXHILL Mailing List ==== > Website by Debbie: http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhill/ > Barb's Photo Page:http://members3.clubphoto.com/barbara260032/guest-1.phtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >