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The "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]" Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestor|Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestor]] Wiki article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | The "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]" Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestor|Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestor]] Wiki article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
=== '''Immigration''' === | === '''Immigration''' === | ||
Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of English and Ulster Scots descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from North Carolina and southwestern Virginia came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the Wilderness Road. Immigrants from Maryland and Pennsylvania came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of English and Ulster Scots descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from North Carolina and southwestern Virginia came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the Wilderness Road. Immigrants from Maryland and Pennsylvania came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | ||
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There was a large African-American population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | There was a large African-American population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | ||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||
Many settlers moved from Kentucky to areas further west. In 1816 a small army of settlers began moving to Indiana, then on to Illinois. In the following years many more people migrated westward from the state, giving Kentucky claim to the title "Mother of Western States." | Many settlers moved from Kentucky to areas further west. In 1816 a small army of settlers began moving to Indiana, then on to Illinois. In the following years many more people migrated westward from the state, giving Kentucky claim to the title "Mother of Western States." | ||
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*Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. {{FHL|976.9 W2pe}} These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | *Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. {{FHL|976.9 W2pe}} These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | ||
See | See [[Kentucky Minorities]] for sources on African American and German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL</nowiki> | KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL</nowiki> | ||
=== Migration Trails === | === Migration Trails === | ||
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There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Kentucky|Kentucky}} | {{Kentucky|Kentucky}} | ||
[[Category:Kentucky|Emigration]] | [[Category:Kentucky|Emigration]] | ||