Eileen; Hi Cuz, it's been a while! Hope you and Joe are well. From what I gather, folks have been tricking out to California from Dade County off and on since the Gold Rush. Interest in Tulare County started in the 1880's and quite a few left during the panic of 1893 and '94. After that, folks left to join relatives. There was another big surge during the Hoover Depression. My Uncle, Harry Wilson, went out there to seek his fortune in the 30's, but he caught Scarlet Fever, which fried his mind, and Grandma and a couple of my other uncles went to bring him back. I guess the big draw to Tulare County was the big agricultural economy, which seemed to do well despite the national problems, and the fantastic weather year round. If you look at American History, you can pretty well track migrations with economic panics and depressions. It's like everybody gets the same idea; "Times are hard, lets go West for a fresh start." The first really bad depression in America was in the 1830's and early '40's, which coincides with when many of the first families of Dade County showed up. Isn't that right? Bob On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:11:11 -0500 "Joe & Eileen Cummings" <[email protected]> writes: > Well, I'm very interested in what was just said about the high tide > of Dade > Countians who went to Tulare County. My Great Grandfather was one > of them. > I knew that he moved out because other family had gone there, but > what on > earth took them out there? My GGrandfather was David Waldo > Duncan-his first > wife was Ardena Wilson. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 3:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MODADE] Re: Caroline Matilda (White) Wilson > > > > Jim; > > > > Sorry to take so long to get back with you. I've been out of town > all > > week. I have it that Bunk died in 1938 in Tulare Co, CA. > Apparently, he > > joined the high tide of Dade Countians who went to Tulare County. > I've > > read where there were so many of them there, they had a Dade > County > > Picnic there in Visalia every year. That tradition lasted into > the > > 1960's. > > > > Do you know if Caecilia is a descendant of Bunk and Caroline's? > > > > Bunk was the son of James Calvin Wilson (May 1832 - 22 Nov 1911) > and his > > unknown first wife, who died sometime between Bunk's birth in 1857 > and > > the 1860 census. James Calvin remarried to Mary E. Amos about > 1860. > > > > Thanks, > > Bob > > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > > This list is made available courtesy of Rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe send a msg. to > > MODADE-L(or -D)[email protected] > > unsubscribe in the msg. area, turn off your signature, > > if possible. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > Please no virus reports, no chain letters, no advertising! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >
What was the panic of 1893 and 94? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [MODADE] Re: Caroline Matilda (White) Wilson > Eileen; > > Hi Cuz, it's been a while! Hope you and Joe are well. From what I > gather, folks have been tricking out to California from Dade County off > and on since the Gold Rush. Interest in Tulare County started in the > 1880's and quite a few left during the panic of 1893 and '94. After > that, folks left to join relatives. There was another big surge during > the Hoover Depression. My Uncle, Harry Wilson, went out there to seek > his fortune in the 30's, but he caught Scarlet Fever, which fried his > mind, and Grandma and a couple of my other uncles went to bring him back. > > > I guess the big draw to Tulare County was the big agricultural economy, > which seemed to do well despite the national problems, and the fantastic > weather year round. > > If you look at American History, you can pretty well track migrations > with economic panics and depressions. It's like everybody gets the same > idea; "Times are hard, lets go West for a fresh start." > > The first really bad depression in America was in the 1830's and early > '40's, which coincides with when many of the first families of Dade > County showed up. Isn't that right? > > Bob > On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:11:11 -0500 "Joe & Eileen Cummings" > <[email protected]> writes: > > Well, I'm very interested in what was just said about the high tide > > of Dade > > Countians who went to Tulare County. My Great Grandfather was one > > of them. > > I knew that he moved out because other family had gone there, but > > what on > > earth took them out there? My GGrandfather was David Waldo > > Duncan-his first > > wife was Ardena Wilson. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 3:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [MODADE] Re: Caroline Matilda (White) Wilson > > > > > > > Jim; > > > > > > Sorry to take so long to get back with you. I've been out of town > > all > > > week. I have it that Bunk died in 1938 in Tulare Co, CA. > > Apparently, he > > > joined the high tide of Dade Countians who went to Tulare County. > > I've > > > read where there were so many of them there, they had a Dade > > County > > > Picnic there in Visalia every year. That tradition lasted into > > the > > > 1960's. > > > > > > Do you know if Caecilia is a descendant of Bunk and Caroline's? > > > > > > Bunk was the son of James Calvin Wilson (May 1832 - 22 Nov 1911) > > and his > > > unknown first wife, who died sometime between Bunk's birth in 1857 > > and > > > the 1860 census. James Calvin remarried to Mary E. Amos about > > 1860. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > > > This list is made available courtesy of Rootsweb.com > > > To unsubscribe send a msg. to > > > MODADE-L(or -D)[email protected] > > > unsubscribe in the msg. area, turn off your signature, > > > if possible. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > > Please no virus reports, no chain letters, no advertising! > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > Please no virus reports, no chain letters, no advertising! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >