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Subject: Fwd: NC Migrations c1810
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 14:55:02 -0400 (EDT)


I thought this quite interesting, since many of the Rhea's did go on to Tenn,
from VA.

Pat
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Date: 97-04-19 17:40:58 EDT

To all:

Thought that this bit of history might explain the migration West:

Members of many NC/VA families moved to TN during the period 1815-1820.
There was a tremendous volcanic explosion near New Zealand which
affected the weather on the east coast of America. During this period,
it was too cold for families east of the mountains to bring a crop to
harvest. The description, "18 hundred-and-froze-to-death," was used to
identify this period of unusual cold.

Kit
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wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-04-18 16:48:30 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
> The Federal Census shows a 70% reduction (from 10 to 3) between 1810 and
> 1820 in the number of McKenzie families in Cumberland Co, NC. I checked
> other Scottish Surnames in Cumberland & Moore Co's during that timeframe,
> and they show simmiliar population declines. Can anyone provide an
> explanation of what was happening in this area to produce such a drastic
> emigration from the area.
> >>
>
> David, I would love to share this answer. There seems to have been a large
> westward movement from SC about this time as well. I wonder, in the case of
> Cumberland and Moor Co., if the fact that there was a large Tory population
> might have had something to do with it? These people certainly did not have
> an easy time among their Whig neighbors in SC.
>
> John Gregg

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