I have a file that was collected on the migration patterns of early residents of Wayne County, IL. Before the Wayne County rootsweb group was organized as it is today, when we had an absentee coordinator, we tried to collect information about the county. Keeping in mind that the email addresses will probably be changed, I can post the data just for some direction in where you might want to start looking. Remember back in the early days, groups were formed to travel the wilderness. The safety in numbers theory. So I picture someone putting the call out to migrate west, maybe even for the great rush to get land cheap, anyway they came to Wayne County in packs. Some moved on further West, maybe some were stragglers and just couldn't move any farther, but they came and mostly with friends and relatives. If you are interested, and if I can locate it, I will be happy to post this list. Let me know. Candee Hoff

I would love to see the list. Lynda Lane Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenealogySix@aol.com> To: <ILWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 7:31 AM Subject: [ILWAYNE-L] Migration Patterns of Wayne County early residents > I have a file that was collected on the migration patterns of early residents > of Wayne County, IL. > Before the Wayne County rootsweb group was organized as it is today, when we > had an absentee coordinator, we tried to collect information about the county. > Keeping in mind that the email addresses will probably be changed, I can post > the data just for some direction in where you might want to start looking. > > Remember back in the early days, groups were formed to travel the wilderness. > The safety in numbers theory. So I picture someone putting the call out to > migrate west, maybe even for the great rush to get land cheap, anyway they came > to Wayne County in packs. Some moved on further West, maybe some were > stragglers and just couldn't move any farther, but they came and mostly with friends > and relatives. > > If you are interested, and if I can locate it, I will be happy to post this > list. Let me know. > Candee Hoff > > > ==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, > contact the listowner, ILWayne Co., Coordinator (Dianna) mailto:ilwayne@shawneelink.net > Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ > >

Yes I would like to see this list also. Bettie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Miller" <rjmillerjr@erols.com> To: <ILWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [ILWAYNE-L] Migration Patterns of Wayne County early residents > I would love to see the list. > > Lynda Lane Miller > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <GenealogySix@aol.com> > To: <ILWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 7:31 AM > Subject: [ILWAYNE-L] Migration Patterns of Wayne County early residents > > > > I have a file that was collected on the migration patterns of early > residents > > of Wayne County, IL. > > Before the Wayne County rootsweb group was organized as it is today, when > we > > had an absentee coordinator, we tried to collect information about the > county. > > Keeping in mind that the email addresses will probably be changed, I can > post > > the data just for some direction in where you might want to start looking. > > > > Remember back in the early days, groups were formed to travel the > wilderness. > > The safety in numbers theory. So I picture someone putting the call out to > > migrate west, maybe even for the great rush to get land cheap, anyway they > came > > to Wayne County in packs. Some moved on further West, maybe some were > > stragglers and just couldn't move any farther, but they came and mostly > with friends > > and relatives. > > > > If you are interested, and if I can locate it, I will be happy to post > this > > list. Let me know. > > Candee Hoff > > > > > > ==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, > > contact the listowner, ILWayne Co., Coordinator (Dianna) > mailto:ilwayne@shawneelink.net > > Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ > > > > > > > > ==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, > contact the listowner, ILWayne Co. Coordinator (Dianna) mailto:ilwayne@shawneelink.net > Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ >

Candee I think that would be great information to add to our website. I think it's frustrating for new researchers to understand why someone is one place one year of the census and disappears by the time of the next census. Understanding migration patterns might help people in where to look next. Sandy GenealogySix@aol.com wrote: >I have a file that was collected on the migration patterns of early residents >of Wayne County, IL. >Before the Wayne County rootsweb group was organized as it is today, when we >had an absentee coordinator, we tried to collect information about the county. >Keeping in mind that the email addresses will probably be changed, I can post >the data just for some direction in where you might want to start looking. > >Remember back in the early days, groups were formed to travel the wilderness. >The safety in numbers theory. So I picture someone putting the call out to >migrate west, maybe even for the great rush to get land cheap, anyway they came >to Wayne County in packs. Some moved on further West, maybe some were >stragglers and just couldn't move any farther, but they came and mostly with friends >and relatives. > >If you are interested, and if I can locate it, I will be happy to post this >list. Let me know. >Candee Hoff > > >==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >contact the listowner, ILWayne Co., Coordinator (Dianna) mailto:ilwayne@shawneelink.net >Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ > > > > -- Sandy (Whalen) Bauer http://www.whalen-family.org "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - What a Ride!"