Bruce and all VanCleave researchers, I've missed out on a couple of days of emails, so I don't know if there has been any response to this message other than Brock's. But I think it would be interesting for Shelby Co VanCleave researchers to let others know where their group of VanCleaves went in Indiana. Mine, for example, went to Montgomery Co and settled en masse in Brown Township. Some filtered south into Parke Co, but the VanCleave name is still well-known in Montgomery Co. Sharon Mills At 02:33 PM 12/13/1999 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Brock > > > >If you do find your pages, could you also post the citation too. My Van >Cleaves made the same migration and I'd like to learn more about the >social/economic/political reasons. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Bruce > > > >------- > >Bruce L. Peterson > >Senior Strategic Information Analyst > >Strategic Information Services > >SPSS Inc. > >233 S. Wacker, 11th Floor > >Chicago IL 60606-6307 > > > >+1.312.651.3655 (Voice) > >+1.312.651.3560 (FAX) > >brucep@spss.com > > > >Visit our website at http://www.spss.com > > > >>George > >> > >> Not really sure why they moved from Ky to In however----- > >> > >> Clayton mythology says that one brother of three when he got > >> to Indiana found > >> plains of flowing grain/hay/grass up to his armpits and this > >> was why the > >> Claytons moved to Indiana. Why they went first unknown except > >> free land. I > >> found a book in the Ft Wayne Library that covered movement > >> into Indiana and > >> had the Claytons in it. I am looking for the pages I copied > >> because there > >> were other names in the article. When I find it and if there > >> are any other > >> reasons I will let you know. > >> > >> Brock > >> > > >