Hello List, I am desperately seeking information on the McGhee surname in Pickaway Co. and would appreciate hearing from anyone with that name in their line. Thank you. Sharon

Hi, My 2gr-grandfather, Thomas Bradley ROTH b. 7 Aug 1810 Berks Co. PA. married Esther D. GRIEST b. 1 Apr 1814 York Co. PA. Esther's relatives were already in Pickaway Co. in the late 1700s. Esther's parents moved the family of nine children from PA to OH in 1834. Thomas & Esther were married in or near Circleville, Pickaway Co. OH in 1836. Don't know when the ROTHs arrived there. The ROTH_GRIEST family, with 11 children moved to Brocton/Paris area of Edgar Co. IL in 1853. The last child was b. there in 1854. On the next farm was a EUBANK family from Kenton Co. KY. (also with 12 children). Three ROTH sons married three EUBANK daughters, Three other ROTH sons married three PRITCHETT daughters. From there, the families moved to points west. Two ROTH brothers, with two EUBANK sisters/wives moved to Comstock, Custer Co. NE. in 1879 in Conestoga wagons. They lived in sod homes until wooden ones could be built. My gr-grandfather, Jonas Spatch ROTH, with wife Virginia EUBANK stayed in Comstock until their deaths. Albert Maywood ROTH & his EUBANK wife moved back to IL. A brother, Edwin Dozier EUBANK was in the Douglas Grove, Comstock area in the mid-1870s as a preacher. Group moves, previously settled family members and better land prices were three motivators. Regards, Paul

I agree with Deanne that the move westward usually had to do with cheap land becoming available. The Handy Book for Genealogists mentions that the Northwest Territory was used as bounty for the soldiers of the Revolution, per the Ordinance of 1787 that established the territory. "Within 61 years five full states and part of a sixth had been created and admitted into the Union from the Northwest Territory." Further, it states that around 1800 the Virginia Military Bounty lands were opened up, and Ross County was quickly populated, to a great extent by Kentuckians and Virginians. (I should mention that some of the Pontius line came from PA to Ross County during this time.) The book goes on to list many other lands that were thrown open to settlers, and basically it indicates that land was the major draw. The chapter on Indiana indicates a similar pattern. The chapter on Kansas states that it became a state in 1861, and that the population of 110,000 was mostly southerners and New Englanders, with a sprinkling from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Another mention: Oklahoma's territorial government was established around 1890, and portions of the state were opened to white settlers in 1893. Some of the Punches line from Kansas moved on to OK. Len

----- Original Message ----- From: Glenda Argo <argo2@mindspring.com> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:48 PM Subject: Pickaway Migration > My German ancestors, Oberlander and Wultzen/Wulzen left York Co., Pa and > came to Pickaway and Crawford Co., Ohio by 1840. They moved to Livingston > Co., Illinois by 1850. Oberlander was a butcher by trade and Wultzen and > his son were stone masons. The Wesner and Defenbaugh families also made > the same journey. I have enjoyed the "Pickaway Migration" conversation. >

My great grandparents, Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth (Leist) Collins, migrated to Franklin County, Kansas from Pickaway County, Ohio in 1868. They purchased a 165-acre farm there on a land grant. The farm was passed on to a son, who farmed it until his death in 1950. Farm land in Ohio must have been as tillable as farm land in Kansas, so I'm not sure what their motivation was, unless it had to do with the opportunity to purchase land cheaply, as opposed to available land in Ohio. Moving had to be a major undertaking in those days, so something must have seemed very attractive to them. They never got rich, by any means, but managed to support themselves through perseverance and hard work. Gary C.

Hello, I can't say where they came from in Germany, but some of them seem to have come from Union County, PA and surrounding area to Circleville around 1800. Some of our line, the Pontious/Punches surnames, went from Pickaway to Moultrie County, IL and then on to Osage County, KS. Another group of several families, including Punches, left Pickaway together in the early 1830's and went to Hancock County. That group went on to Defiance County and then Henry County and on to Allegan, MI. There were 4-5 surnames represented in the group, but they all seemed to be intermarried. There were Punches, Litzenberger, Treece, Gibson, Wilson, Bookwalter, and Beard surnames, that I know about, who all seem to have originated in Pickaway and went that route, ending up in Allegan, MI. Len ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Dunlavy" <caroldun@hotmail.com> > Hi All, > I have a similar question regarding immigrants to Circleville. > Does anyone > know if there was a major towfrom? Thanks to anyone who can help. > Researching "Brown". > >

Very informative, Thanks! Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mingzmom@aol.com> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 12:33 PM Subject: Why people moved around > I really haven't been following this, but maybe I can add a bit. My > ancestors arrived in Pickaway County in the early 19th century. They were > Quakers. Apparently other Quakers came with them. Very often members of the > same religion moved together as a group. > > My ancestors settled in Salem in 1632, moved on to settle Mt Holly, NJ, then > to Pennsylvania, finally to Ohio. I believe the primary reason people kept > moving west and south was to get hold of cash money. They could "sustain" > themselves on a small farm, but not get rich. They would clear land, fence > it and grow a crop or two, then sell the "improved" land -- just as > developers do today. That gave them cash. They moved on to do the same in > the next state. Often new land was obtained through grants, or if > unimproved, at a pittance compared to what they sold. > > Most of my ancestors stayed on in Ohio for awhile. Many were still there in > 1930. My great, great grandfather moved on with his parents to Iowa. From > there, my great grandfather moved to settle in Kansas. This was a familiar > pattern. My great grandfather finally retired to Wichita, a fairly wealthy > man. He lived to be 95. > > I am speaking of the Gaskills. > > Carole Shanahan > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

What was taking them to Moultrie County ILL? My Isaac Wheeler leaves Pickaway between 1850 and 1858 to Moultrie Co. In 1898, I find my gr. uncle Thomas S. Ambrose marrying there and moving to Clarinda, IA. Isaac Wheeler would have been his grandfather, but almost 40 years later before Thomas goes there. Mary Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Niesen" <hilltop@ak.net> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: Re: Migration from Pickaway > Hello, > > I can't say where they came from in Germany, but some of them seem to > have come from Union County, PA and surrounding area to Circleville > around 1800. > > Some of our line, the Pontious/Punches surnames, went from Pickaway to > Moultrie County, IL and then on to Osage County, KS. Another group of > several families, including Punches, left Pickaway

I really haven't been following this, but maybe I can add a bit. My ancestors arrived in Pickaway County in the early 19th century. They were Quakers. Apparently other Quakers came with them. Very often members of the same religion moved together as a group. My ancestors settled in Salem in 1632, moved on to settle Mt Holly, NJ, then to Pennsylvania, finally to Ohio. I believe the primary reason people kept moving west and south was to get hold of cash money. They could "sustain" themselves on a small farm, but not get rich. They would clear land, fence it and grow a crop or two, then sell the "improved" land -- just as developers do today. That gave them cash. They moved on to do the same in the next state. Often new land was obtained through grants, or if unimproved, at a pittance compared to what they sold. Most of my ancestors stayed on in Ohio for awhile. Many were still there in 1930. My great, great grandfather moved on with his parents to Iowa. From there, my great grandfather moved to settle in Kansas. This was a familiar pattern. My great grandfather finally retired to Wichita, a fairly wealthy man. He lived to be 95. I am speaking of the Gaskills. Carole Shanahan

Mine, Imlers, Dumond, etc. came from Pa. to Circleville/Ross Counties. When more land opened up, some of family moved west. Tish Klock Mary Sue L. Wayne wrote: > Mine, the family of Hans Jacob Lutz, came to Circleville in about > 1802....too lazy to look it up right now....Hans Jacob was the third > generation in America. His grandfather came from Eschelbach/Sinsheim near > Heidelberg....don't know about anyone else. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Dunlavy" <caroldun@hotmail.com> > To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:28 PM > Subject: Re: Migration from Pickaway > > > Hi All, > > I have a similar question regarding immigrants to Circleville. Does anyone > > know if there was a major town/area in Germany where settlers immigrated > > from? Thanks to anyone who can help. Researching "Brown". > > > > > > >From: "Lund" Reply-To: "Lund" To: OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: > > >Migration from Pickaway Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:39:50 -0600 > > > > > >Dear All; > > > > > >I too had family members in Pickaway, specifically living in Circleville > > >from 1851 onwards. Few family members moved on, however - one went to > > >Columbus, OH and one to Chicago, IL. > > > > > >Can someone refer me to a good source for learning about why people moved > > >to Pickaway and Circleville? Were most of the settlers from one country > or > > >other counties in the new U.S.? > > > > > >Did people come to Pickaway as Ohio lands became available, and then > moved > > >on to greener pastures? > > > > > >Pat > > > > > > > > >============================== The easiest way to stay in touch with your > > >family and friends! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Migrated from Pickaway County OH to Cass County SHADRACH COLE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Plattsmouth, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, March 14, 1819. He resided with his parents during his youth, assisting his father on the farm, and also taught school for several years. He was married in Pickaway County, Ohio, November 29, 1846, to Nancy Killer, of that county. He came to Nebraska June 7, 1857, residing near the city of Plattsmouth for some months, locating on his present farm in Plattsmouth Precinct in the following spring, since which time he has been engaged in conducting the same, and also in raising stock, etc. He owns some 640 acres of land in Plattsmouth Precinct. Mr. Cole was President of the Precinct Board of Education for several years, and was Assessor of the precinct for a year. He was ordained a clergyman of the United Brethren Church some seventeen years ago, and has been actively identified with the church since. He was a delegate to the General Conference of his church in 1881. His wife died at his present residence January 12, 1882, leaving eight children--Zerah W., Mary E., Alice A., Shadrach O., Ida A., Alva R., Stephen B. and Ransom M. ============================== NOTE: This is the complete biography, but the book contains much historical data that may be of interest. The book in which these biographies can be found is: William G. Cutler's "History of the State of Kansas" first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. This is a HUGE book and spans two volumes that are 600+ page each. The information in the book is arranged alphabetically by county. The book has been transcribed and can be found at this website: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/

GOOD NEWS...I found some more biographies of Pickaway folks who moved to Kansas..Its exciting to actually run across the name PICKAWAY COUNTY...I got carried away with the thrill of the moment!!! BAD NEWS....I hit the wrong button...so have managed to send the previous note instead of erasing it...I am terriably sorry for the blunder! Yikes!!!

Mine, the family of Hans Jacob Lutz, came to Circleville in about 1802....too lazy to look it up right now....Hans Jacob was the third generation in America. His grandfather came from Eschelbach/Sinsheim near Heidelberg....don't know about anyone else. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Dunlavy" <caroldun@hotmail.com> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:28 PM Subject: Re: Migration from Pickaway > Hi All, > I have a similar question regarding immigrants to Circleville. Does anyone > know if there was a major town/area in Germany where settlers immigrated > from? Thanks to anyone who can help. Researching "Brown". > > > >From: "Lund" Reply-To: "Lund" To: OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: > >Migration from Pickaway Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:39:50 -0600 > > > >Dear All; > > > >I too had family members in Pickaway, specifically living in Circleville > >from 1851 onwards. Few family members moved on, however - one went to > >Columbus, OH and one to Chicago, IL. > > > >Can someone refer me to a good source for learning about why people moved > >to Pickaway and Circleville? Were most of the settlers from one country or > >other counties in the new U.S.? > > > >Did people come to Pickaway as Ohio lands became available, and then moved > >on to greener pastures? > > > >Pat > > > > > >============================== The easiest way to stay in touch with your > >family and friends! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >

Hi All, I have a similar question regarding immigrants to Circleville. Does anyone know if there was a major town/area in Germany where settlers immigrated from? Thanks to anyone who can help. Researching "Brown". >From: "Lund" Reply-To: "Lund" To: OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: >Migration from Pickaway Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:39:50 -0600 > >Dear All; > >I too had family members in Pickaway, specifically living in Circleville >from 1851 onwards. Few family members moved on, however - one went to >Columbus, OH and one to Chicago, IL. > >Can someone refer me to a good source for learning about why people moved >to Pickaway and Circleville? Were most of the settlers from one country or >other counties in the new U.S.? > >Did people come to Pickaway as Ohio lands became available, and then moved >on to greener pastures? > >Pat > > >============================== The easiest way to stay in touch with your >family and friends! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Dear All; I too had family members in Pickaway, specifically living in Circleville from 1851 onwards. Few family members moved on, however - one went to Columbus, OH and one to Chicago, IL. Can someone refer me to a good source for learning about why people moved to Pickaway and Circleville? Were most of the settlers from one country or other counties in the new U.S.? Did people come to Pickaway as Ohio lands became available, and then moved on to greener pastures? Pat

Someone asked why people were moving from Ohio to Indiana. I have found in my searches that whenever free land was opened up for homesteading, that people would move. My Rowens began in Maryland and when land opened up in Ohio in the early 1800's, a splinter group of families moved there. Then around 1840 more land was opened up for settlement in Indiana and this caused another group of people to move again. I hope I am stating this correctly.

Hi, I am rather new to Pickaway County Ohio research and just noticed the previous query about the migration from Pickaway Co. Ohio to Indiana. Can someone tell me about the reasons for these moves? My BALL family was on the 1840 Census in Pickaway County, Ohio and was on the 1850 Census Harrison County, Indiana. My BALL family is as follows: Abram Ball Esther Ball born about 1805 Amanda Ball born about 1835 married P Lapping in Harrison County, Indiana Francis Marion Ball born May 27, 1839, Pickaway County, Ohio probably Jackson Township. On the 1840 Census there are 2 males which are not identified. These males could have left home by the 1850 Census 1 age 5 to 10 1 age 10 to 15 Any assistance with this family would be greatly appreciated. Collecting & Connecting the Descendants of William & Rebecca Redfen\Redfield and the Ancestors of the Redfield Spouses in the project of the REDFIELD FAMILIES ALL ACROSS AMERICA The Updating of the Redfield Genealogy Book Published in 1860, by John Howard Redfield (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) SURNAMES: Mothers Father - Redfield Ball, Bishop, Buell, Curtiss, Dewey, Fairchild, Graves, Griswold, Harty, Hubbard, Joy, Lewis, Loomer, Lyman, Meigs, Morgan, Mower, Newberry, Parke, Redfield, Russell, Spencer, Thompson, Ward, Whiting Mothers Mother - Walker Crocker?, Dalling, Gammell, Hamlin, Mitchell, Simmens, Temple? Walker, Worthington *:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:* Fathers Father - Bradshaw Blackmore, Bradshaw Byrd, Davidson, Dryer, Gouldman?, Hicks, Kemp, Rogers, Skipwith, Solomon, Willis Fathers Mother - Warren Denman, Hackley Hale\Hales, Hamilton, Holloway, Murphy, Rhodes, Rogers, Segarent, Turner, *:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:*:~:* Sources are the heart and soul for all the names in your Family Tree. Charlotte Anne (Bradshaw) Kennedy E-Mail: charanne@3-cities.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/7019/index.html

I would appreciate information on the ROWAN/ROWEN and the TIMMONS families who moved from Pickaway County area to around Tippecanoe and Jasper County areas. Thanks.....

GEORGE E. WITTICH, retired merchant, was born in Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio, where he followed mercantile business as a clerk. In the spring of 1870, he came to Garnett, and at once established a grocery business in company with M. A. Crouse, under the style of Crouse & Wittich, in the same year, Isaac Knouff was taken in and the firm name changed to Knouff, Wittich & Co., which was dissolved in the spring of 1871, at which time George E. Wittich bought Henry Moler's stock of general merchandise, taking in M. A. Crouse, under style of Wittich & Crouse. This firm built up a large and lucrative business which they disposed of in August, 1882, to Pollard & Pierce. Mr. Wittich has considerable real estate in Kansas City, and gives the greater portion of his time to the management of the same in connection with his mining interests in Colorado, where he is interested in several different mines. He is also a stockholder in the Clay County Cattle Company, Texas, which concern has 15,000 acres of land, and over 6,000 head of cattle. He served one term in the City Council. I found this biography while researching a family line who moved to Anderson County, KS. This is the complete biography, but the book contains much historical data that may be of interest. The book in which these biographies can be found is: William G. Cutler's "History of the State of Kansas" first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.This is a HUGE book and spans two volumes that are 600+ page each. The information in the book is arranged alphabetically by county. The book has been transcribed and can be found at this website: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/

JOHN STUART WHITFORD, County Attorney, was born at Circleville, Ohio, December 20, 1852 and came with his father, Dr. J. H. Whitford, to Anderson County, in May, 1867. He attended school at Garnett for a year, and assisted his father on his farm in Jackson Township, where he resided up to 1875. During the school terms of 1874-75, and 1876, he taught district school. In 1874, he began the study of law with Judge A. Bergen. In 1876 he went to the State University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated in the class on 1878. He was admitted to the bar at Garnett in September, 1878, and was associated in the practice of law with A. Bergen until the judge removed to Topeka, in October, 1882. Mr. Whitford was elected County Attorney of Anderson County in the fall of 1880. I found this biography while researching a family line who moved to Anderson County, KS. This is the complete biography, but the book contains much historical data that may be of interest. The book in which these biographies can be found is: William G. Cutler's "History of the State of Kansas" first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.This is a HUGE book and spans two volumes that are 600+ page each. The information in the book is arranged alphabetically by county. The book has been transcribed and can be found at this website: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/