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According to the 1880 census, of Shelby
County’s 24,437 population: 19,988 were born in Ohio (81.7%)
573 " " in Pennsylvania* ( 2.3%)
331 " " in Virginia ( 1.3%)
234 " " in Indiana ( .9%)
134 " " in New York ( .6%)
123 " " in Kentucky ( .5%)
1,272 " " in German Empire ( 5.2%)
353 " " in Ireland ( 1.4%)
262 " " in France ( 1.0%)
53 " " in England/Wales ( .2%)
30 " " in British America ( .1%)
14 " " in Scotland
1,061 " " Unknown ( 4.3%)
*Of those born in other states, their nationalities are not known.
"Remember, remember always, that all of
us...are descended from immigrants and revolutionists." Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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'Immigration' segment
written in November, 1997 by David Lodge |
