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1/7/2015

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Tarrant Co, TX Genweb

This is the Genweb website of Tarrant Co, TX.  In particular, this website includes the complete contents of Weldon Hudson’s “First Settlers” which documents the Tarrant County Land Surveyor’s book showing the early settlers there and the names of people on the survey crews.  Tarrant Co, TX was the starting point of the “Barnes” wagon train on which John H. Pyle and Amanda Barnes migrated to California.

Kaufman Co, TX Genweb

Here is the Genweb website of Kaufman Co, TX.  This is a huge, comprehensive website containing over 2100 web pages.  Kaufman Co, TX is the home of John Pyle who was John H. Pyle’s uncle.

Los Angeles Co, CA Genweb

Here is the Genweb website of Los Angeles Co, CA, the location of El Monte which was the destination of the “Barnes” wagon train and the home of John H. Pyle and Amanda Barnes in 1860  . 

Tulare Co, CA Genweb

This is the Genweb website of Tulare Co, CA.  John H. Pyle settled here after the Civil War.  He was living here when he killed a man and fled to San Francisco.

Pyle Family Research

Here is a comprehensive website created by Joe Baron of the Samuel Pyle and Charity Eason genealogy.  These ancestors were the mother and father of Nicholas E. Pyle.

John Pyle Family

Here is a comprehensive web page documenting John Pyle and his family by Doris Pyle Haynes.  John Pyle was the brother of Nicholas E. Pyle and the uncle of John H. Pyle.

Southern Migration Route

Here is an interesting and comprehensive article describing the southern migration route (aka the desert route) from Texas to California.  This is a description of the route taken by the “Barnes” wagon train on which John H. Pyle and Amanda Barnes migrated to California.

Larken Barnes

Here is the history of Larken Barnes who was on the “Barnes” wagon train.  He is presumed to be the leader of the Barnes clan and probably one of the organizers of the wagon train.  He may be Amanda Barnes’ uncle (unproven).  A biography of his son William Penn Barnes mentions the wagon train.