Not much help, but this was on the web site for the villages of van buren. Cantril In 1870, a prominent lawyer, L. W. Cantril, laid out the town of Nickleville in the southwest part of the county. In 1871, he sold land through the town to the Iowa and Missouri State Line Railroad, thus assuring the town's life. He also changed the town's name to Cantril. Connie Street ckcasey@louisacomm.net "A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension." Subject: [IAVANBUR] Cantril - Family & Town > Hello, Rich and Others: > > I'm new to the list and have joined in hopes that I may find information > on an old photograph. I have an old photo of a CANTRIL family, according > to the handwriting on the photo's back side. The photo shows a husband > and wife, Newton and Annabelle CANTRIL, and whom I presume to be four of > their children, identified as Ira, Lutie, Lulu, and Ralph. The photo was > taken at a studio in Keosauqua (L.C. Flosnot?), so I am curious whether > there's a connection between this family and the town of Cantril, Iowa, > in Van Buren County. Would like to hear from anyone with knowledge of > this CANTRIL family and/or its possible connection to the town of the > same name. Thanks much for any help. > > -- Jeff > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== IAVANBUR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Van Buren Co. GenConnect Boards > Queries - Obits - Bios - Wills - Bible - Pensions - Deeds > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/ > >