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 -------------------------------- >> > >