Record #:

20514

Author(s):

Wooten, Hugh Hill

Abstract:

This article looks at the heavy migration from Iredell County between 1800 and 1850. An examination of land records and wills indicates that military bounty lands in Tennessee and land sales in Kentucky were early motivators for the exodus, however the popularity of westward migrations skyrocketed as people moved towards the waters of Ohio, Tennessee and Mobile, as well Missouri, Illinois and the western states seeking land employment opportunities as population pressures in counties in NC were increasing. Some reprints of letters written by migrants to family or friends back in Iredell country are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Jan 1953, p61-71, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Migration--Internal; Iredell County--Migration