Probably because of a woman, more than any other reason. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Re: VABEDFOR-D Digest V06 #34 > In a message dated 5/28/06 7:58:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] > writes: > > >> > Speaking of which, do any history buffs out there know why a young man >> > in >> > his early 20s would leave the Bedford county &/or Roanoke area to go >> > over >> > 200 miles over to Kanawha circa 1845? >> > >> > My great-grandfather's four brothers left Floyd County, VA for then "west" > Virginia about that time, 3 brothers to Fayette county and one to Kanawha > County.I read somewhere that the New River (in Kanawha County) had been > cleared of > snags and boulders and was opened for major river travel southward (past > Fayette County), continuing into southwestern Virginia near where they > formerly > lived. Also coal and salt mining had become major sources of employment. > If you > come to some conclusion, please let me know. The brothers lived there for > about 2-3 years then returned to Floyd County, VA.. > > J.H. Wright [email protected] > > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > The archives of this list can be searched at URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/354 - Release Date: 6/1/2006 > >