I'm going to assume you're just kidding? I had in mind something more like why did they leave Monroe County in the first place? :) JFBJR wrote: > Maybe where they could cross the river > > R/S > Jim Benson > > -----Original Message----- > From: ohgallia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohgallia-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Beth Haney > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:57 PM > To: ohgallia@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHGALLIA] A question about migration > > I've read a number of pieces about the movement into Ohio and points > westward, but does anyone have a clue why so many people from the Monroe > County, Virginia, area moved specifically into Gallia and Lawrence > counties? I know there were early settlers in both places shortly after > Ohio became a state, but either the traffic picked up a whole lot during > the 1830s and 1840s, or my perception has been tainted by the number of > people from the lines I research who showed up around then. I'm just > wondering if there was something of particular significance I missed or > whether it was simply a matter of some of those in Monroe County > deciding to join family members who made the move before them. ???? > > I've considered all kinds of things, but I'd be interested in hearing > what others might have come up with in the way of an explanation. Or am > I the only one who's curious enough to go to this much trouble?! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ NOD32 3210 (20080623) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >