Dear Melba, I am not related, but wanted to pass on info I received about the IL - MO Johnson county connections. It seems that a lot of the farmers in Johnson county moved back and forth from Missouri to Illinois depending on the weather and flood conditions each year. During their stay in Missouri, a few often remained and over time lost touch with their "over the river" kin. Donnell

Donnell, I'm so glad that you gave Melba that information. In researching my Mace and Vaughn families of Southern IL, I find that they did do just that, just never knew why! Thanks Sue [email protected] wrote: Dear Melba, I am not related, but wanted to pass on info I received about the IL - MO Johnson county connections. It seems that a lot of the farmers in Johnson county moved back and forth from Missouri to Illinois depending on the weather and flood conditions each year. During their stay in Missouri, a few often remained and over time lost touch with their "over the river" kin. Donnell ==== ILJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Do not send Virus warnings to this list. "Problems with Johnson Co IL Mail List email Tim Casey" [email protected]