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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1514134" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>My brother always told the story of how Arkansas and Louisiana got settled with less intelligent folks than Texas. When the settlers moved West thru Arkansas and La, they came to a sign that said "Texas ahead". Them that could read kept going and crossed the Red and Sabine Rivers...them that couldn't read, settled right there in Arkansas & La.</p><p>I've been to both lots of times and lived in La for years.</p><p></p><p>M grandmother on my mother's side told the story of leaving Alabama for Texas and some of the family were scared to go. They honestly believed the rumors that people in Texas were wild and even had horns growing on their heads. </p><p>I believe the story.</p><p>Some of that family, after riding a train as far as New Orleans, then continuing on in a wagon, and finally arriving up not far from where HurleyJD now lives, stayed only a little while, then went back to Alabama...said life was too hard, it was too hot, and there too many 'ruffians'.</p><p></p><p>My father's side also came from Tn, via Ala after the Civil War..bible entry says from 'Lauderdill Cy' but it was actually Lauderdale County. They all settled in NE Texas just SW of Texarkana in Bowie and Titus counties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1514134, member: 18945"] My brother always told the story of how Arkansas and Louisiana got settled with less intelligent folks than Texas. When the settlers moved West thru Arkansas and La, they came to a sign that said "Texas ahead". Them that could read kept going and crossed the Red and Sabine Rivers...them that couldn't read, settled right there in Arkansas & La. I've been to both lots of times and lived in La for years. M grandmother on my mother's side told the story of leaving Alabama for Texas and some of the family were scared to go. They honestly believed the rumors that people in Texas were wild and even had horns growing on their heads. I believe the story. Some of that family, after riding a train as far as New Orleans, then continuing on in a wagon, and finally arriving up not far from where HurleyJD now lives, stayed only a little while, then went back to Alabama...said life was too hard, it was too hot, and there too many 'ruffians'. My father's side also came from Tn, via Ala after the Civil War..bible entry says from 'Lauderdill Cy' but it was actually Lauderdale County. They all settled in NE Texas just SW of Texarkana in Bowie and Titus counties. [/QUOTE]
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