Today is a continuation of family history.
Thomas Ashton McLean, better known as TA, was our first ancestor to bring his family here.
He definitely didn’t take the shortest or easiest route.
He heard that he might have relatives in Texas so headed down there from his home in Minnesota.
You have to know the Civil War was still in progress so a questionable move right off the bat.
He found no relatives so turned west.
During the war, the army had pulled out for the most part and the Arizona area was pretty much owned by the Apaches.
There was no wagon train, just a crazy man of Scottish descent and his family.
He actually paused long enough to mine copper in the area.