My great great grandmother's sister Elizabeth Good Goodwin and her husband Samuel Goodwin along with members of his family migrated to DeKalb County in 1854 from Ashland County in Ohio. This portion of Ashland County was previously part of Wayne County prior to the formation of Ashland County. Elizabeth prior to her marriage to Samuel Goodwin in 1843 lived with her parents and Siblings in Liberty Township in Seneca County. Liberty Township borders Sandusky County. It is not known how the marriage of Elizabeth and Samuel came about as one was living in Seneca County and the other in Ashland. Kind of a strange coincidence. And I am also curious what made them decide to move to DeKalb. Samuel's family originated from Pennsylvania, while Elizabeth's family was from Virginia. Terry Snyder Market Builders Inc. 419-334-4035 Alban email -tsnyder@albancat.com MBI email - tlsnyder@woh.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Laurie Keller <lauriekeller@waitrose.com> Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 1:05 pm Subject: Re: [INDEKALB-L] Mass migration Stark Co, OH to De Kalb Co, IN To: INDEKALB-L@rootsweb.com > Surnames: SMITH > > Likewise. I am looking for my great grandfather's sister (who > moved > with her new husband Galen BILLINGS from Sandusky Co., OH to > LaPorte > Co. IN in 1848/9), an elder brother (Harrison SMITH) who went to > DeKalb > Co. possibly immediately after the Civil War, and the eldest > brother > (Andrew SMITH) who seems to have migrated to DeKalb Co. from > Sandusky > County, OH between 1852 (when I know he was in OH) and 1860 when I > find > him in the census in DeKalb Co. He would have taken my orphaned > great > grandfather (Charles Theodore SMITH b 1840) with him. There are a > number of other possible SMITH siblings I can't find who may also > have > ended up in DeKalb County from Sandusky Co. OH between 1845 or so > and > 1852. The SMITH family passed through Wayne Co., OH in about the > mid > 1820s (one son was born there in 1823). The family originated in > New > York (the eldest three children at least were born in New York) > and a > branch of the family remained in Sandusky Co. OH. > > Laurie Smith Keller > East Grinstead, England > > > On 4 Apr 2006, at 13:24, Caldwell wrote: > > > An excellent question. My ancestors, Timothy & Martha M. > (Swords) > > Caldwell > > along with daughter & son-in-law William Rodarmer, made the move > from > > Wayne > > County Ohio to DeKalb County Indiana about 1855. > > > > Sure would like to know the reason for the migration. > > > > Norman C. Caldwell, P.S. > > Owosso, Michigan > > > ==== INDEKALB Mailing List ==== > Please visit us at the DeKalb County, IN GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~indekalb/index.html >