----- Original Message ----- From: <USER272272@aol.com> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 12:31 PM Subject: [OHHURON-L] migration routes > I have quite a bit of family that went from New York State to Norwalk, Ohio. > > The Hadley's in 1840-1850 from Onondago Co., NY > > The Streeter's in 1840 from NY > > The Wyatt's in 1840 from NY > > Does anyone know what drew these people from NY state to Huron Co., Norwalk, > Ohio ?? > > I also have the Hamilton's who went from Pa. to Norwalk about the same time. > None seemed to have bought land but there must have been a reason they all > ended up in Norwalk. > > Thanks in advance for any help, Pat Hi Pat, The one thing that seems to keep pulling people in my ancestry is the Railroad. Especially that time period. The RR provided jobs, and so many of my people that moved to the area [Huron, Galion, Ashland, etc] moved here following RR jobs. > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > SEARCH the OHHURON-L "archives". > All past posts to the mailing list can be found at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Just type OHHURON in the box. > Then search on any keyword(s) you wish. >