My Pfalz ancestor, Frederick Ertel, b. Kandel in 1816, settled in Indiana. Why? Perhaps they were following the old adage, "Go West, young man!" America had achieved a vast reputation as the land of opportunity as long as one was willing to work. These new immigrants wrote home urging their friends and relatives to join them. Perhaps, you'll find through further research, the connections you seek to Ohio. My Frederick left the SE corner of Indiana in 1860 and moved to Adams County, IL. Again, we wondered why did he move? Only a few years ago after internet contact with other researchers, did I find that many people from his father's hometown of Neuburg am Rheine settled in Adams County. There must have been communication between the immigrants which caused them to want to settle in the same areas. I have not seen them, (couldn't read if I did) but towns with considerable German settlers had newspapers published in German. There was more of a network than we realize. Nan Harvey Jackson, MS ----- Original Message ----- From: Elsa Kahler <ekahler@sympatico.ca> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 5:20 AM Subject: [PFALZ] Why Ohio > I too have ancestors that settled in Ohio. Would be very interested in > knowing why? > > Best wishes from Canada > Elsa Kahler > > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? > send your message to Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com (click and ready to go) > mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > >