Some responses came to me that the list members may want to read. See below: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sue L. Wayne" <marysuewayne@earthlink.net> To: "Lund" <lund@inxpress.net> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:07 PM Subject: Re: Migration from Pickaway > According to the Pickaway Quarterly, Summer 1974, published by the Pickaway > Co Historical Society, "...the Scioto River formed a natural boundary > between two distinctly different groups of early settlers in this area. To > the west of the river came Virginians--many of English, Scotch and Irish > descent, to settle on the Virginia Military land grants from the > Revolutionary War. They generally lived a southern life style. To the east > of the river came the German or "Pennsylvania Dutch"--an energetic, > hard-working, pious group, who operated on the old Pennsylvania Dutch > principle of building an enormous barn {the house was of far less > consequence} and then to farm so as to fill that barn to capacity! { Ed > Baynard's column in The National Stockman and Farmer now The Ohio Farmer.} > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lund" <lund@inxpress.net> > To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:39 AM > Subject: Migration from Pickaway > > > > 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 > > > > >