Candace, One of the reasons for the migration from central Ohio ( Pickaway, Franklin, Ross, Pike, Madison Co.s etc) was there was a major cholera epidemic in that area in 1833. Truman ----- Original Message ----- From: "candace smith" <andace@bellsouth.net> To: <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: [ILPIKE] Clermont Co. to Pike > Does anyone know whay there seems to be so many families that migrated > from Clermont Co. Ohio to the Pike county area? I keep seeing families > list this area of Ohio in the 1840's or so as the place of residence > for their families and then they appear in Pike county. It's not really > important but I just thought there must have been some historical reason > for the migration. Thanks Candace Jeffers Smith >