Do you by chance mean Elizabeth “Betty” Lyon Myrick Burrow, the daughter of T. J. Lyon and Theodocia Collins, and the granddaughter of Jasper J. Collins?

Vikki

The other Vikki

Vikki, you are so right.

Ed is indeed, a very talented researcher and writer. I love reading his submissions on your blog! Ed provides great contributions to your historical blog.

My only regret is that I’m stuck here in sunny CA and won’t be able to attend. But his subject matter (economic paths) is of considerable interest to me. One of my primary reasons for seeking my roots had to do with this very subject. As a child I had been told that my Wilburn ancestors trekked with Daniel Boone. On the morning that I turned 50, instead of tumbling out of bed rejoicing because, so far so good, I lay there pondering about those who came before me. IF, indeed, my ancestors had been around during the era of Daniel Boone, then why was it that my own paternal grandparents were hardscrabble poor lives their entire lives?

Thus, the very day that I turned 50, I began my own quest to seek answers to economic question that Ed addresses.
I’d really love to learn more.

Thanks Vikki. And thank you Ed!