My great great grandmother's sister Elizabeth Good Goodwin and her
husband Samuel Goodwin along with members of his family migrated to
DeKalb County in 1854 from Ashland County in Ohio. This portion of
Ashland County was previously part of Wayne County prior to the
formation of Ashland County. Elizabeth prior to her marriage to Samuel
Goodwin in 1843 lived with her parents and Siblings in Liberty Township
in Seneca County. Liberty Township borders Sandusky County. It is not
known how the marriage of Elizabeth and Samuel came about as one was
living in Seneca County and the other in Ashland. Kind of a strange
coincidence. And I am also curious what made them decide to move to
DeKalb. Samuel's family originated from Pennsylvania, while
Elizabeth's family was from Virginia.
Terry Snyder
Market Builders Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Laurie Keller <lauriekeller(a)waitrose.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: [INDEKALB-L] Mass migration Stark Co, OH to De Kalb Co, IN
To: INDEKALB-L(a)rootsweb.com
Surnames: SMITH
Likewise. I am looking for my great grandfather's sister (who
moved
with her new husband Galen BILLINGS from Sandusky Co., OH to
LaPorte
Co. IN in 1848/9), an elder brother (Harrison SMITH) who went to
DeKalb
Co. possibly immediately after the Civil War, and the eldest
brother
(Andrew SMITH) who seems to have migrated to DeKalb Co. from
Sandusky
County, OH between 1852 (when I know he was in OH) and 1860 when I
find
him in the census in DeKalb Co. He would have taken my orphaned
great
grandfather (Charles Theodore SMITH b 1840) with him. There are a
number of other possible SMITH siblings I can't find who may also
have
ended up in DeKalb County from Sandusky Co. OH between 1845 or so
and
1852. The SMITH family passed through Wayne Co., OH in about the
mid
1820s (one son was born there in 1823). The family originated in
New
York (the eldest three children at least were born in New York)
and a
branch of the family remained in Sandusky Co. OH.
Laurie Smith Keller
East Grinstead, England
On 4 Apr 2006, at 13:24, Caldwell wrote:
> An excellent question. My ancestors, Timothy & Martha M.
(Swords)
> Caldwell
> along with daughter & son-in-law William Rodarmer, made the move
from
> Wayne
> County Ohio to DeKalb County Indiana about 1855.
>
> Sure would like to know the reason for the migration.
>
> Norman C. Caldwell, P.S.
> Owosso, Michigan
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