I have a friend down in Salem, Arkansas, named Ray Romine. Any interest? -----Original Message----- From: Audrey J. Burba <aburba@mail.win.org> To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Re: question >Hello,mine left Tn for Pope County Illinois and joined the 131st Infantry >only to be sent to Tn and died there.His name was Martin M.Romine.Would >anyone have any info on a Romine line in that area.I know his sons Thomas >and Hiram moved to Hardin County then into Crittenden county Ky.where >their sister married A.B.Childress from that area but that is all I know >about them.Any in put would be most appreciated. > > > > > > > >On Tue, 15 Dec 1998 SSmith0940@aol.com wrote: > >> My folks left Bledsoe Co., TN because of the war. They didn't like the way >> things were going politically in Tennessee. He was conscripted into the >> Confederate army (per some family historians), and escaped, deserted, slipped >> off, or whatever, went to Kentucky and joined a Union unit, served his year >> and then went on up to Franklin Co., IL >> >> I don't know if this was a common reason for going to a "free state" about >> that time. >> >> Sam in KY >> >> In a message dated 12/15/98 12:59:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, >> Laura1853@aol.com writes: >> >> << Subj: [ILPOPE-L] Re: question >> Date: 12/15/98 12:59:49 PM Pacific Standard Time >> From: Laura1853@aol.com >> Reply-to: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com >> To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Hi, everyone. I was wondering if anyone knew why so many people left KY to >> go >> to >> Southern Illinois (Pope Co.) back in the 1800's. Was it for farming/land? I >> have been >> researching my ancestors and they mostly started out in NC, SC, then TN or >> KY, >> then ended in Pope Co., Illinois. >> I was just wondering from you history buffs what the attraction was? >> Please respond. >> Thanks, >> Laura >> >> >> >> ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- >> >> >> > >