For Chancelee: In addition to your Henry Conn, I found the following persons listed with the occupation of trader in the 1850 Hancock County Census. Page 273a, Sympson, Alexander, 42, born in Kentucky Page 317b, Warner, Louis, 49, born in Massachusetts Page 318a, Johnston, John E, 38, born in Ireland Page 403b, Boulton, Hart, 54, born in New York I found one tradesman: Page 387b, Nicholson, James, 24, born in Tennessee I also found this little item regarding a trader in the 1940 Fountain Green [Hancock County] Almanac. Dr. Galland, an Indian fur trader who came to this part of the country in 1824, was the first inhabitant of Fountain Green of which [whom?] there is record or tradition. His cabin and trading post were located on section 34, now known as the Russell Meyers farm. Marcia Farina majorville@aol.com =-=-=-=-= Subj: [ILHANCOC] traders Date: 3/25/00 2:36:55 PM Central Standard Time From: jcmarch@msc.net (Chancelee) To: ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com Does anyone know if there is a list for men w/ the occupation as traders? Any trading posts established in Hancock County in the 1850's? I have a Henry Conn who is in this county of Illinois in 1850. He is listed as a trader. Story is he left Illinois around 1850 for the gold fields and he died (on his way there or where?...don't know). He left 4 children and a wife and by 1870 they are in Worth County, MO. Where were they in 1860? Don't know, but I am guessing Dekalb County, Ill. since that is where Henry's wife's (Parmelia Miles) father was living. There son attended school in Chicago...a music school. I need to check that out a little further. Anyway, can anyone help out w/ the trading thing? Thanks. Chancelee