Henry Jones worked in the tin mill in Gas City. He moved his family to Morgantown, West Virginia, definitely not long after the turn of the century. -----Original Message----- From: Annette DeHoff <netandmike@nni.com> To: INGRANT-L@rootsweb.com <INGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 6:54 PM Subject: Results of migration query >Hello list, here are some of the results of my query about destinations >out of Grant Co after the gas boom ended: > >Oklahoma and the oil fields were the destination of some members of the >Boxell, Stackhouse and Corey families. > >Coffeyville, Kansas was the destination of some members of the Coahran, >Hasty and Mohler families. Another list member volunteered that the >Fairmont News (which is on microfilm) had small snippets here and there >about who had traveled where and sometimes would list things like "Where >are they located". If you are in the area, the Fairmont News appears to >be good reading and possibly has helpful information. > >McClain family migrated to Maricopa Co, Arizona about the turn of the >century. > >Another list member has posted that her great-grandfather was employed >by the WPA in Grant Co. That is an interesting thought - does anyone >know where a list of workers employed by the WPA might be found? > >If anyone else has suggestions about migration patterns in Grant Co, IN >please post them to the list. Hope someone finds something useful here. > >Annette >netandmike@nni.com >