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*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | *[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* | *Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.''' | ||
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [ | *By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Zane%27s_Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Western_Reserve The Western Reserve] in northeast Ohio was heavily settled by '''New Englanders'''. | ||
* | *https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Virginia_Military_District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from '''Virginia and Kentucky.''' | ||
*[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php '''Scotch-Irish'''] and '''Germans''' settled in the east and south part of Ohio> | *[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php '''Scotch-Irish'''] and '''Germans''' settled in the east and south part of Ohio> | ||
*The [ | *The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Irish_Ohioans '''Irish'''] most often settled in cities. | ||
*The [ | *The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/German_Ohioans '''Germans'''] tended to choose farms in rural areas. | ||
*Many immigrants from '''England''', [ | *Many immigrants from '''England''', [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/French_Ohioans '''France'''], '''Canada, Wales, and Scotland''' moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born. | ||
*Until 1914, [ | *Until 1914, [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Italian_Ohioans '''Italians'''], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jewish_Ohioans '''Jews'''], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Slovene_Ohioans Slovenes], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Hungarian_Ohioans '''Hungarians'''], and [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Polish_Ohioans '''Poles'''] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio. | ||
*Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [ | *Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/African_Americans '''African American''']. | ||
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape. | *[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape.<ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. </ref> | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | ||
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==In-country Migration== | ==In-country Migration== | ||
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [ | *By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Zane%27s_Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref> | ||
===Ohio Migration Routes=== | ===Ohio Migration Routes=== | ||