Hi Mimi, Yes, I have one family like that who moved from area to area in England, but this one is complicated with a river and an island between the two townships of Newberry & Donegal. I was hoping there might be someone on this list who is familiar with the layout of the land/river who could give me some ideas as to why several families of Baumgardner may have wanted to leave Newberry Twp, for Donegal Twp around 1820 and then went back to Newberry Twp in time for the 1830 census. Best wishes, Sherry

Hi Sherry,      Its hard to know why someone moved from one location to another.  In the early days it was usually because of cheap land, At this late date a guess would be that he got a job in Donegal.  Did you find him in the tax lists to see his occupation ?  Did he have the same occupation in Newberry Twp. ?   Moving from Newberry to Donegal probably wasn't seen as a big deal.                                                                                                                                      Jim Conestoga Area Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacahs/index.htm ________________________________ From: Sherry Shallenberger <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:15:15 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Baumgartners of West Donegal Twp Hi Mimi, Yes, I have one family like that who moved from area to area in England, but this one is complicated with a river and an island between the two townships of Newberry & Donegal.  I was hoping there might be someone on this list who is familiar with the layout of the land/river who could give me some ideas as to why several families of Baumgardner may have wanted to leave Newberry Twp, for Donegal Twp around 1820 and then went back to Newberry Twp in time for the 1830 census. Best wishes, Sherry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message