Mine came from Pike, Pickaway, Madison and Greene predominately. However, and this is likely true for your ancestors also given the dates you have, they were only in Ohio less than one generation. They got there, were there for 10-20 years, and moved on. The Ohio Genealogical Society can be useful. They have a web site. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 6:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Research In Ohio I have begun geneology research in Ohio trying to locate the birth of my gggrandmother. According to the 1850 & 1860 Illinois Census, she was born around 1804 in Ohio and was in Lincoln, Ill by 1843. Could some of you, who know the Ohio counties your Illinois ancestors were born in, give me the names of those counties as I hope those counties may have been the more populated ones where persons migrated to Illinois in the 1830's & 40's. Thanks for your help. JaneAnn Gifford Ft. Myers, FL --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.642 / Virus Database: 410 - Release Date: 3/24/2004