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Dusevoir:
OK, cousin Booner........I searched a bit on the internet and found Larry Thompson (couldn't find him on this site). He has a thread going on Rootsweb. You may already know about this. It has a lot of info about Thompson families and some in Indiana. The link below is where my search took me, then I just clicked around the site. I had fun, anyway. :)
THOMPSON-L Archives
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/THOMPSON/1999-08/0934262176
Barbara:
--- Quote from: Booner on February 01, 2011, 10:36:52 PM ---Ducevoir,
I'll be your cousin!
It is amazing how some states figure in our families history. For instance Indiana seems to be a pathway for most of our families as the made their way westward. I'll have to look up the towns my family lived in in Indiana and for how long. My question is why Indiana? I have ancestors who moved from N. Carolina up to Indiana the west, Again, why through Indiana? Anybody have any thoughts on this?
Booner
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Booner, the Ohio river took people to Indiana. It was easier to travel by boat than by narrow trails through the forests. Check out this site:
http://mjcpl.org/rivertorail/beforesteam/pioneers-go-west
Cousin Barbara
Dusevoir:
--- Quote ---Booner, the Ohio river took people to Indiana. It was easier to travel by boat than by narrow trails through the forests. Check out this site:
http://mjcpl.org/rivertorail/beforesteam/pioneers-go-west
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Thanks, Barbara, that's an interesting website. My ggrandfather Alonzo, (the one I have in my photo) was a Railroad Engineer with Lake Erie, Western RR and Illinois Central (Paducah, KY, Rankin, IL and Tipton, IN). He also ran the steamboats.
Barb
Barbara:
Hi Barb, isn't it exciting to find things like that when we start researching. :D I wonder what kind of traits were passed down the line to me from my ancestors.....I know arthritis was... ::) I could have done without that gene! ;D
Another Barb
Dusevoir:
--- Quote ---I wonder what kind of traits were passed down the line to me from my ancestors.....I know arthritis was... Roll Eyes
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I've got that one, too.
I would love to know who gave me my traits. Like a poster with names on my eyes, nose, mouth, hair, body parts, illnesses, personality, etc. Is that too much to ask for? ;D
Barb
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