Since there are so many nice books written containing information about early settlers to the Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Shelby, and San Augustine Co. areas, most folks find their ancestors who were here fairly easily. What is hard is finding them where they came from before they got here. I'm sending a list of my direct line locations just before Texas. If anyone has folks in those locations, I would appreciate hearing from you. - Not surname - location and time frame. Location and Time TO FROM Cherokee Co., TX bef 1860 Benton/Calhoun Co., AL.< South Carolina Nacogdoches Co., TX 1850 Benton/Calhoun Co., AL < Franklin Co., TN <Oglethorpe Co., GA " Grundy Co., TN (formerly Coffee and Franklin) < SC " 1830s Madison Co., AL < East TN " " Haywood Co.,TN " " Hinds Co., MS " 1840s Anderson Co., TN " Newton Co., TX 1860 Claiborne Parish, LA <Perry Co., AL <Oglethorpe Co., GA San Augustine Co., TX 1870 Jones Co., MS <Sumter Co., AL <Coweta Co., GA Shelby Co., TX 1880s Coffee Co., AL <GA (prob. Columbia and Houston) " " Dale Co., AL < Emanuel Co., Ga Betty