tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post3003417907563110743..comments2024-03-16T20:19:29.884-07:00Comments on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog: 52 Ancestors: #39 ~ Luther's Grave Marker in Union CemeteryJana Iverson Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-27937380123578241152014-10-07T14:58:12.641-07:002014-10-07T14:58:12.641-07:00Hi Shelley,
Thank you for following my posts abou...Hi Shelley,<br /><br />Thank you for following my posts about my Waterman ancestors! I'd love to see the names of your ancestors from Athens County. It would be so cool if we had some ancestors in common.<br /><br />I like your suggestion that the family made the trip via canals. Thank you! Also, can you tell me where I can find the map of the Ohio canal system?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-64791969367050314482014-10-01T20:48:20.359-07:002014-10-01T20:48:20.359-07:00I've been following your posts on the Waterman...I've been following your posts on the Watermans with interest, Jana, because I also have Athens County ancestors. That's a LONG trip from New York. <br /><br />In exploring how they made it, I would give strong consideration to canals. They could have taken the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, boarded a steamship to Cleveland, then taken the Ohio & Erie Canal south through Ohio. I have a map of the Ohio canal system, and there was a Hocking Valley spur off the Ohio & Erie that went straight into Athens, where it terminated. Canal travel was much faster and easier than overland travel. Anyway, that's my bet. Hope it helps!Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-62463348182728500102014-09-30T14:50:00.458-07:002014-09-30T14:50:00.458-07:00Hi Schalene,
I was doing some research about trav...Hi Schalene,<br /><br />I was doing some research about travel during that era before I published this post and I had wondered about whether the family had traveled by water. That does seem to be a likely mode of travel for them. I also didn't see any railroad travel available to them at that time either. So, yes, they must have traveled over land or by water.<br /><br />I too am impressed by Phebe's ability to travel that distance at her age. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-78134582125957931392014-09-30T14:27:00.894-07:002014-09-30T14:27:00.894-07:00I would imagine they traveled via Lake Erie as lon...I would imagine they traveled via Lake Erie as long as they could. Water travel was so much easier then. I believe the move predated most trains, especially any going to Ohio. But to make such a journey in that day and age past 70 years old! Kudos to her. It would have been the death of many.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.com