I'm interested in migration information from Rowan Co. NC to Southern IN. My Washington and Clark Co. Bennetts and Prathers were also from Rowan and Iredell Counties. Does anyone have info on resources about families migrating together and other migration patterns? Why were so many people leaving NC and VA and moving to IN? I'm really interested in learning more about the massive migrations. By the way, I live just outside of Charlotte NC, not far from Rowan and Iredell Counties. Although I work full time and trips to the courthouses during business hours will be infrequent, I can do research at the libraries. Also, the Charlotte library has a huge local history room, so if anyone wants me to check resources while I'm there doing my own research, just let me know. I'll do whatever I can to help....time permitting of course. Now if there's anyone living near Jackson and Washington Co. IN, I could sure use some local help from there...time permitting of course. I plan to make a trip back there in the spring. Herb, I took at look at your rootsweb page and noticed you have Marquis Field Bennett listed. I have information on his parents if you need it. He was a brother to my gggrandmother Delilah Bennett who married Townsend Nicholson. Regards to all... Anita (Hobson) Aldrich Hobson, Gilbert, Persinger, Wheeler, Nicholson, Bennett, Mallicott, Prather --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Marsha McWilliams" <rmmcw@effingham.net> To: INWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:42:05 -0500 Subject: RE: Amos Wright, Sr. death date Message-ID: <000f01c15cf6$81e281e0$b0b4220c@oemcomputer> Herb, The only Amos Wright I could locate on the 1850 Washington Co, IN census was Amos Wright, 45, b: KY, wife, Jane, 45, b: KY and their children. You had written and asked me once if I might know where Peter & Rachel (Wood) Wright went after their marriage. While searching the 1850 Indiana census, I found the following in Monroe Co, IN, Indian Creek twp, pg. 349: Peter Wright, 55, Farmer, b: NC, wife Rachel, 73, b: NC, Elizabeth, 55, b: NC ... this is what the census had. I believe that Rachel's age was probably 55 and Elizabeth's age was 73 (census writer's error.) IF this is the correct Peter & Rachel, then who was this Elizabeth? Peter's mother was Elizabeth (Lowe) Wright, but it is said that she was dec'd by then. Another interesting 'find' was on the Greene Co, IN census, listing a Philbert Wright, 50, b: NC with wife, Nancy, 44, b: NC and their family. Any idea if they were connected to the Rowan Co, NC Wrights? Marsha IL -----Original Message----- From: Herbert Arkin [mailto:harkin@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:47 PM To: INWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com; WRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Amos Wright, Sr. death date I have 2 sources with different dates. 1. Lillie Elizabeth Wright lane white's book gived the death date as oct 14, 1864 2. The Washington County historical society Cemetery book of Washington Township gives Oct 14, 1846. Does anyone have another source which might help or know what the tombstone or death record actually says? thank you Herb Arkin 40,000 Descendants and relatives of Richard Wright, Sr. of Rowan County, North Carolina who emigrated to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp