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819, RE: Genealogical history...
Posted by Mike Shaffer, Thu Aug-06-20 12:18 PM
A lot of folks in that time frame herded and tended animals. They tended to be migratory as a result. One of my GrGrandfathers, for example, was a drover/cattle agent in the early to late 19th century. He spent a great deal of time out west, often staying in Drovers cottages. He worked until he got too old to sit a saddle for 8 to 12 hours a day, and moved to Baltimore, near the stockyards with his wife and family.