I also have Macoupin County ancestors who moved to Missouri. Harrison Hodges and at least one of his brothers moved to Cass and Butler Counties after the civil war. I know Harrison received a homestead on land that was confiscated from rebel sympathizers. He later moved to Cooke County, TX. --- Diane Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > List, > Thank you all for your examples--and such variety! > I'm surprised at the > mid-Missouri counties. I thought the counties > bordering the river would be > more likely (Pike, Lincoln), although there seems to > be no direct east-west > land route. > Diane > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > ***** Great Source of Information > ****** > Illinois Regional Archives Depositories > (IRAD)Holdings For Macoupin County, IL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_irad.htm > > Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com