INELKHAR-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 41 Today's Topics: #1 [INELKHAR-L] Re: OH > IN - Why? [ckimes ] #2 Re: [INELKHAR-L] OH > IN - Why? ["Karen Ansley Krugman" IN - Why? ["Benjamin L. Kinsey" To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <371A9877.E05537C4@mvillage.com> Subject: [INELKHAR-L] Re: OH > IN - Why? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I ask: > >After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've >noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern >Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. > >Was there something special about this area of Indiana around the mid 1800s? > Thanks to the many folks that offered explanations; thought some of you might be interested in some of their thoughts...... 1. a movement to establish new churches 2. better farm land; flatter and richer 3. land grants given by the government ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:59:10 -0400 From: "Karen Ansley Krugman" To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <005001be8a6c$cde6ab20$66656565@krugman-laptop> Subject: Re: [INELKHAR-L] OH > IN - Why? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cindy, Glad you asked. I would like to know the same thing. Only mine came from Montgomery, Preble and Darke County OHio. (Boomershine & related). Anyone have any idea's on why the migration to northern Indiana? Thanks. Karen -----Original Message----- From: ckimes To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 6:53 PM Subject: [INELKHAR-L] OH > IN - Why? >After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've >noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern >Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. > >Was there something special about this area of Indiana ca 1850? > >Hoping someone has some ideas! >Cindy Kimes > > >==== INELKHAR Mailing List ==== >Past issues of INELKHAR-D are now archived at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/elkhlst.htm . > ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:33:23 -0400 From: "Benjamin L. Kinsey" To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <371B3EB3.8DD63226@voyager.net> Subject: Re: [INELKHAR-L] OH > IN - Why? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mine came from Logan Co. OH to Cass Co. MI and they were farmers. One came from NY to ST. Joseph Co. IN. He was a miner and became a farmer in IN. Ben Karen Ansley Krugman wrote: > Cindy, > Glad you asked. I would like to know the same thing. Only mine came from > Montgomery, Preble and Darke County OHio. (Boomershine & related). > Anyone have any idea's on why the migration to northern Indiana? > Thanks. > Karen > -----Original Message----- > From: ckimes > To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 6:53 PM > Subject: [INELKHAR-L] OH > IN - Why? > > >After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've > >noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern > >Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. > > > >Was there something special about this area of Indiana ca 1850? > > > >Hoping someone has some ideas! > >Cindy Kimes > > > > > >==== INELKHAR Mailing List ==== > >Past issues of INELKHAR-D are now archived at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/elkhlst.htm . > > > > ==== INELKHAR Mailing List ==== > Past issues of INELKHAR-D are now archived at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/elkhlst.htm .