Therr used to be a Swift family that were farmers near Leonore. I am not sure if they are still there now or not. Dick rcorri8411@aol.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <bluejay201@mchsi.com> To: <ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Old Roads in La Salle Co. > Fellow interested in family history wanted to know which road did the Civil > War soldiers take to come home to La Salle Co. from Springfield. > The Moon place, just west of Streator, accomodated many travelers, including > Lincoln. So in the 1850-1860s did they cross the Vermillion at Streator and > then on to Ottawa. Can't see them going further on the west side of the > Vermillion, even now it looks like it would be rough going. Cross > at "Streator" and it is fairly flat, muddy, but flat. And, since it was open > grass, probably a little safer? > Also heard of a man named Swift, who told someone that he remembered the > Union soldiers going by in "droves" after the war. There was a Swift farm just > south of Moon's. Moon was a very well known man at that time, and drawing of > his farm in 1870 plat book seems to show that he was well off. Maybe the > soldiers knew they would receive a warm welcome? > Would the returning soldiers gone to Ottawa, since "all" roads back then > should have gone to the county seat. > Anyone have ancestor's who might have served and recorded their return? > Thanks, Joanie > > > > -- > Streatorland Historical Society > 306 South Vermillion Street > Streator, Illinois 61364 > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx