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Subject: Re:"Wagon Trains" from N. Georgia to Texas?
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 19:54:19 -0400
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Gaila,

Which Crawford County family?

,
Patrice

At 5/8/2004 09:01 AM, "Gaila & James Merrington" <> wrote:
>I have read the story of a family from Crawford County, Ga - a prosperous
>farmer moving to Texas with his family and others including many slaves.
>Only one son and his family stayed in Georgia and two other sons had
>preceded them into Texas.
>
>On the journey, the slaves came across some clothes and blankets and took
>them. Later they realised the clothes belonged to people with small pox or
>some other dread disease and the whole family was struck down. Only a few
>survived, including only one daughter from the original family.
>
>Conditions could be shocking. The migration trails were probably taken from
>old Indian trails.
>
>I am sure you can find many books to give you more details.
>Regards,
>Gaila


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