Ron, Most of my family who went north initially were my mother's people. Her grandfather took his family to Taylorville, Illinois (near Springfield) about 1915. My grandfather York (from Pall Mall) later went to Illinois and married my grandmother who was a Pyle (from the Pall Mall Piles). All that family of Pyle's (my grandmother's parents and siblings) stayed in the Taylorville area and raised their families there. Then, in the mid-forties, my mother's two half-sisters and some others of their relations (mostly Yorks), went to Muncie to find work. They were joined by two half-brothers of my mother after the Korean War. All their families were raised in Muncie or New Castle area and some of my cousins still live there. Munice has a community named Yorktown, and I don't know how it got it's name, but it could have developed from Pall Mall transplants. I remember hearing people from there talk about "Hillbilly town" in Muncie but I don't know what area it referred to. It must have been a community where a lot of the southern people lived. All of my aunts and uncles who went to Indiana in the mid-forties to mid-fifties are now deceased. I attended my last remaining aunt's funeral in Muncie two years ago Mother's Day. Those great-aunts and great-uncles in Taylorville, Ill are also all gone now since my last great-aunt died in the fall of 2005. I've enjoyed reading the other posts about their families' migrations north. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Smith" <rsmith0127@yahoo.com> To: <TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:11 PM Subject: [TNFENTRE-L] Fentress County to Indiana Migration > Hi Everyone, > Over the past I've noticed many obits posted by Brenda, Willie, and > others that have MANY families from Fentress county that have migrated to > Muncie, Indiana and other areas of Indiana - mine included. Do any of you > know when this all started, the reason it started, who started it, and why > Indiana? I know my paternal Smith family all were born in Fentress county > and were farmers but ended up near Richmond, Ind. (where I was born) > shortly after World War II. Were there any others that migrated north > earlier than that? What about the Great Depression? Were there other > families that migrated during this time frame? I'm just curious as to how > everyone seemed to end up in one area so far away. I know this is > probably how many people ended up in Fentress and other surrounding areas > that migrated from VA & NC. Many families left areas together to settle > in other areas - they helped each other build homes, barns, and get the > farm land cleared. But, many of the TN > families were farmers and went north for manufacturing jobs. My dad > worked as a "Tenant farmer" for years in Indiana, bouncing from one farm > to another every few years. He eventually found a job in manufacturing > and retired as a Tool & Die Maker for Alcoa in Richmond, Ind. > > Anyone have a story they can share about their family migrating to > another area of the country and why? > > Thanks! > Ron Smith > > > ==== TNFENTRE Mailing List ==== > Don't Forget To Check The Courthouse & Bible Records For Pre 1865 Overton > and Fentress Marriages.Also, Look For Recorded Wills. > >