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From: "Mark B." <>
Subject: Scotch-Irish migration into Tennessee
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:55:28 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <20010303.201404.-425531.2.Wyly1@juno.com>


Dear List Members,
This is my first posting to the list, and I was
wondering if anyone could help me. I've been
trying--in vain--to trace the roots of my ggrandfather
William Wood, killed while still young in a mining
accident in north Alabama in the late 1890's. In
exploring all possible paths (literally) of research,
it occured to me that the family preserves a memory
that William Wood was of Scotch-Irish descent. His
family eventually ended up in Tennessee, from where he
moved to north Alabama, probably in the 1880's. Would
anyone on the list be aware of migration routes taken
by Scotch-Irish settlers into Tennessee? Is anyone
aware of Scotch-Irish settlements along such a route
in Tennessee? If I can narrow my search to a specific
area in Tennessee, I may yet find the forebears of
William Wood. Many thanks,
--Mark in Mobile, AL


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