My ggg grandfather and his family migrated to Kansas in Apr 1877 from Mifflin Co. They settled in Osborn Co., Ks. I have no other info on them as yet. Thank you for the info. Jan Storey ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: YZUNNYCGP Sent: Saturday, 04 May, 2002 09:15 To: [email protected] Subject: [PA-Perry] Pa to Kansas migration There are a number of articles on this subject in the Winter 1998 edition of Cumberland County History published by The Cumberland County Historical Society. You might be able to get a copy; if there are any back issues left, they are $5.00. CCHS, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle PA 17013. 717-249-7610 The migration began in earnest after the Civil War, in the early 1870's and there was another burst in 1878-79. The biggest attraction was abundant land, and the newspapers of the day contained glowing articles about Kansas. The railroads made it easy to get there, and had lots of land for sale. Pitch men came to PA from Kansas to raise parties to make the trip. Bill ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: KYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBU To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:58 AM Subject: RE: [PA-Perry] George B. Sheaffer > I'm responding to the list on this, not because of the name involved but > because of the circumstance described. > > My ggrandfather, Joseph Wesley Huggins, also moved from Perry County, > PA, to Kansas with his family in 1879! He settled in Ellsworth County. > His brother-in-law named Hetrick also moved there. My other paternal > ggrandfather, Irvin Black, moved from Jefferson Co., PA, to the same > area in Kansas the same year. > > Does anyone have information about how these coincidental moves took > place? What attracted them to Kansas? Why the moves at that particular > time? Was there coordination? How many others did the same thing?.... ============================== 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