1. slave who ran away from his master philemon damascus 2. disciple sent to lay hands on saul onesimus 3. place where saul was born and raised gauls 4. city and church that received the first of paul's letters epaphras 5. bearer of the epistle to the romans tarsus 6. city to which saul was going when stopped by jesus philippians 7. the epistle of joy phoebe 8. people who settled in galatia thessalonica 9. the leading city of asia minor colossae 10. sent by paul to encourage those at ephesus tychicus 11. paul's fellow-laborer among the colossians ananias 12. city located in phrygia ephesus

1. slave who ran away from his master Philemon Damascus 
 Onesimus

2. disciple sent to lay hands on Saul Onesimus 
    Paul

3. place where Saul was born and raised Gauls
     Tarsus, a city in Cilicia

4. city and church that received the first of Paul's letters Epaphras
  Colossian church
 
5. bearer of the Epistle to the Romans Tarsus
   Paul
 
6. city to which Saul was going when stopped by Jesus 
        Damascus

7.  the Epistle of Joy Phoebe
    Philippians

8. people who settled in Galatia Thessalonica
    Galatians

9. the leading city of Asia Minor Colossae
   Ephesus

10. sent by Paul to encourage those at Ephesus
      Tychicus

11. Paul's fellow-laborer among the Colossians Ananias
    Timothy
 
12. city located in Phrygia  Ephesus
     Asia Minor

I hope this helped.

In the midwest because it has more moderate climate than the north or south west which makes farming far easier.