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As mentioned earlier, the original intention of this book was to simply trace and list
the ancestry of the Cisco Clan, but intentions change. Attempting to identify and
learn more about the ancestors of the Cisco Clan led me to discovering the works of
several other individuals who were also tracing FOYs. Studying these other FOY
researcher’ s material led to the conclusion that most of the FOYs who came to Texas
in the 1800' s were related but apparently did not know it. Many different FOY
families lived less than a hundred miles from each other but never knew they were
cousins. Of course, one hundred miles was a far distance in those times.

For example, the FOYs who lived in Cisco, Anson, Merkel, Sweetwater, Abilene, and
Baird were all members of the same North Carolina FOY family.

The discovery of dozens of serious FOY researchers from all parts of the United
States broadened the scope and intent of this book. The intent now is to attempt to
trace ALL the FOYs who came to Texas, not just those who produced the Cisco Clan.

THIS BOOK WILL NEVER BE COMPLETED

In order to trace so many different FOY families the format of this book is going to
be different from most books you have read. This book will NEVER be completed;
its purposes will never be fulfilled. We will discuss why in the next chapter.

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