In a message dated 11/23/2001 1:03:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, OHLORAIN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Person who sent the query about those people who went from Oberlin to South > Bend: I have corresponded with an Atkins gentleman in the Oberlin area. > He > now lives in Amherst, I think, but grew up in Oberlin. There is a > possibility > he can help you. > > Patricia (Edwards) Maher > Patricia, This item was of interest to me because my Lorain Co. ancestor moved to South Bend, IN about 1855 or 1857 and then back to Lorain by 1860. He was a carpenter. I figured he went for work. Were there lots of folks making this same migration in same period, and, if so, what was the motivating factor? if you think that gentleman caould shed some light on that, I'd appreciate his address, too. Thanks for any insight you can provide. Sarah Sheffield