Ron, My Uncle Allen Newberry from Alpine went to Madison, Indiana and worked for a metal company and that is where he stayed and is buried, his brother Fred moved to Maumee, Ohio and worked for a brewery. My parents and grandparents from Alpine, moved first to Illinois working farms, and then settled in Wisconsin as farmers and paper millworkers. My grandpa Walter Smith went to Detroit to work when my moma was small and was hit by a horse drawn trolley and killed. Uncle Roy, Ernest and Aunt Ova, Viola, Zella and their moma, my Gr. granma all moved from Alpine to Frankfort, Kentucky to farm after Gr. granpa passed. None of the families ever moved back. Seems to be most of the moving with my family was after WW II. All of the families that moved were big families. 8-10 children. Patty----- 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. > >