Hi, I am looking for any and all information on the STATES in Benton Co. >From family records it is believed that my ancestor George Lewis States and his wife Eliza moved to Benton Co. IA in 1855 or 1856 from Ashland Co. OH, where they acquired a farm, possibly near the Iowa Co.line on which they lived until they removed to Nebraska in 1869-70. They were recorded in the IA 1860 Census in Marengo TWSP of Iowa Co. but family notes indicate four of their nine children were born in Blairstown of Benton Co. George may have held a school board office or related position. I need some direction in how to proceed with my search. Jack.