----- Original Message ----- From: Melvin McAllister <melmac@cybersurfers.net> To: candace smith <andace@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [ILPIKE] Clermont Co. to Pike > Candace. > > There is not only the Clermont Co but also Harrison and Tuscarwas County > migration. Most all of these were in the same locations in Pennsylvania at > some time. It is very evident that many of these families came from the same > location in Ireland and knew each other at the migration points. Looking at > history, it was the Irish that pushed the Native Indians out of the way in > Pennsylvania (in defiance of government wishes) to make way for farming. > They must have been close knit to have done this. Also they were very > religious and maintained their Sunday worships and prayer meeting and > continued to do so even in Pike County in the 1860's. > > I have stated before on this mail list that I intend to do a migration study > at some point in time. I believe such a study will shed much light on the > relationships of people of Pike County. > > Another factor is that the land of all these places were similar. It was > valleys and dales without much extent. It was suited to sheep and small > acreage farming. Land patents were of small acreage. The farmers raised a > variety of animals and produce. (The John Cane McKinney Diary that I have > published shows the variety of farm products the Pike County farmer had in > 1860.) The land was probably similar to that in Ireland. In the 1880's there > were a great number of Pike County people that went to Nebraska (Hamilton > County and there abouts) that a greater expanse and suitable to large scale > farming. The flat land of Nebraska was difficult to cultivate a first > because of the heavy sod but it was more profitable than the valley and dale > farming of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Pike County. > > The history of the people as they migrated is fascinating and I intend to > pursue this. I have finished a book on the history of my home town and have > started research on another book and will probably get excited about the > migration book soon. > > I hope I have not bored you. I thing that the subject you have brought up is > rather exciting. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: candace smith <andace@bellsouth.net> > To: <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:41 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 > > > > >