[Ditter]

My ancestors started their westward trek before the Revolutionary War and didn’t stop until they found Texas in the 1820’s. None of us have left since.

[decimon]

My ancestors started their westward trek before the Revolutionary War and didn’t stop until they found Texas in the 1820’s.

Not to be smartarsed but just factual, it sounds as though they kept moving out of what was the United States.

[MamaB]

I read a story on a genealogy site which said 2 brothers of my direct ancestor were leaders on the first wagon train to go through Donner Pass after that disaster. I only found it one place years ago and have not been able to find it since. What a dummy I was for not documenting where I found information in my FTM. It seems that siblings of my direct ancestors went west but mine stayed east of the MS River in NC, GA, SC, AL, TN and MS. Most lines were here in the 1600’s and 1700’s.

[AFreeBird]

My ancestors started their westward trek before the Revolutionary War

Same here. Started out in Wiltshire England way way way back. Made it as for west as Indiana, which was pretty far West when they made it here. Now it's just part of the Midwest.

Oh well. Not really missing Kalifornia.

[Rte66]

Mine mostly came west in the mid- to late 1700s, too.

Of my four grandparents

.England to VA to MS to IT/OK
.England to VA to KY to IT/OK
.Scotland to VA to AL to OK

And much later (1800s):

.Germany to PA to OH to OK

First settlement in TX was in very late 1940s. First and only child born here in my direct lineage was *moi*! Haven’t stayed here the whole time, however - I am *bi-statual* - the *other state*? You guessed it - Boomer Sooner.

One of my KY relatives introduced the bill to the US House to ratify TX’s annexation as a state in 1845. I figure that counts! (Except on the 2nd weekend in October.)