The country was recovering from the Civil War. There was land out west. The farm in the east were worn out and sub-divided in the family until the acreage was too small to support a family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "the Hamiltons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:58 PM Subject: [PABeav'r] Hamiltons moving to Meigs Co. OH > I think everyone must be watching the war -- all of my lists are much slower > than usual. But put your info out there and maybe someone can help you! > nancy > (not me, though......I'm too new myself, unless you gotz Hamiltons in your > line? My Milton Josiah Hamilton b. 1823 was born in Beaver Co., as was his > wife Sophia Lyons. At some point, they moved to Meigs Co., as did Sophia's > parents, Katherine Eaton and Samuel Lyons, as there is mention of them also > in Meigs Co. History. > Anyone know what was going on about 1870-80 that would have enticed > people to leave PA? > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > Uh-Oh!!! <----- Missed or deleted a post that might put a crack in > your wall? Remember, day & night, the RootsWeb Archives are usually > open to browse or search. Go to: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >