tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post8954251126257768838..comments2024-01-24T05:19:09.805-06:00Comments on This Game Of Games: A Pioneer GallantJeffrey Kittelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-22189210081178138012011-04-25T12:17:40.429-05:002011-04-25T12:17:40.429-05:00Very nice. I went to YouTube to look for the Eddi...Very nice. I went to YouTube to look for the Eddie Arnold version but they didn't have it so I listened to Make The World Go Away. They do have a Rex Allen version.<br /><br />I'm fascinated by these pioneer folk and have been reading a ton of Illinois and Missouri pioneer history. It's amazing stuff. Betsy Pike was born when George Washington was president and married, had kids and moved to the frontier before Andrew Jackson was President. While she likely died sometime in the 1850s, it's possible that she lived to see the Civil War. That's an incredible life.Jeffrey Kittelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-55898184896580581812011-04-25T08:13:30.646-05:002011-04-25T08:13:30.646-05:00"Oh, do you remember
Sweet Betsy from Pike......"Oh, do you remember<br />Sweet Betsy from Pike..."<br /><br />This Betsy remained in Pike County, rather than heading farther west, though. She probably could not have imagined in 1817 that some of the slaves she was bringing to Missouri along with her courage and character would turn out also to be among the number of the incipient citizens.David Ballnoreply@blogger.com