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*Southerners from Kentucky and Tennessee settled the southern counties.  
*Southerners from Kentucky and Tennessee settled the southern counties.  
*Overseas immigration of the 1840s and 1850s was composed mainly of '''Germans and Irish'''.  
*Overseas immigration of the 1840s and 1850s was composed mainly of '''Germans and Irish'''.  
*After the Civil War, immigrant groups included '''Austrians, Hungarians, Slovakians, Russians, Scandinavians, Italians, and Poles.'''  
*After the Civil War, immigrant groups included '''Austrians, Hungarians, Slovakians, Russians, Scandinavians, Italians, and Poles.'''
 
 
The abundance and availability of land attracted the most Swedish immigrants, especially [[Illinois, United States Genealogy|Illinois]] and [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]]. For further reading, see: [[Illinois: Swedish American|Illinois: Swedish American]].
 
SEE ALSO: [[Illinois Migration]] for information about migration routes


==In-Country Migration==
==In-Country Migration==
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