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". > >

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