tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post2865677059019383386..comments2024-02-05T18:14:35.019-06:00Comments on Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog: Crittenden County Population StatisticsBrenda Joyce Jeromehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878338519744358017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post-38886683633299166212017-05-04T09:51:20.364-05:002017-05-04T09:51:20.364-05:00I agree with you. Several families moved from the ...I agree with you. Several families moved from the Bells Mines area to around DeKoven and Caseyville in Union County and then on to southern Illinois, including Saline and Franklin counties. Quite a few people also moved over to Rosiclare in Hardin County, Illinois as well.<br /><br />Thanks, Janet.Brenda Joyce Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878338519744358017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post-14744200540146810492017-05-04T09:50:34.341-05:002017-05-04T09:50:34.341-05:00Brenda,
Another thought: As you know, I've r...Brenda,<br /><br />Another thought: As you know, I've researched the African American community of Crittenden and Livingston counties. A few years back, a McCain descendant told me that her ancestor, who was mixed race, went to Evansville and "passed" for white in order to obtain employment in a factory there. His grandchildren begged him to take them to his work, but he always told them no for fear his employer would see the darker-skinned children and discover he was black.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467852418381600448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post-38434272833730219272017-05-04T09:32:28.116-05:002017-05-04T09:32:28.116-05:00Hi Brenda,
My great grandfather's family move...Hi Brenda,<br /><br />My great grandfather's family moved from Sturgis to Harrisburg, Illinois. In my research, I've found a lot of families moved from Crittenden County to Union County and later to Saline County, Ill., to follow the mining jobs. I'm not sure when coal and fluorspar mining declined in western Kentucky, but that seems a likely reason for the migration.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467852418381600448noreply@blogger.com