My Samuel DRURY and Susan (HODGES) DRURY, originally from Hart Co., KY, and up to Macoupin Co. in the later 1860s, moved to Rome, Sumner Co., KS in the early 1870s. Must have been "the place to go". In their later years after one son moved back to Virden and most of the other offspring moved further west, Samuel and Susan moved into town, Wellington, Sumner Co., KS. They are buried in the rural Atterbury-Pleasant Hill Cemetery, in or around Rome. Linda Kmiecik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Ensminger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: [ILMacoupin] Migrations (was Mary Eilzabeth Leonard) > I agree that 1835 and 1840 seem early for much rambling about (unless > dear old dad had Daniel Boone syndrome). Once railroads hit town, > however... > > I wondered for years why one of my grandfather's older brothers was > born in Kansas in 1876, while the family seemed thoroughly settled in > Madison Co. after 1860. A couple of years ago research on > G-grandmother's family provided the answer. One of her sisters had > moved to Kansas in 1875. Whether the whole family went visiting, or > just great-grandmother, I'll probably never know, but at least I now > have a reason for that one birth in "Peck, Sumner County, Kansas". > > --- Debbi Geer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know > > Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the > > court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he > > had died within a few weeks before if not just a few > > days before. > > > > I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might > > have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin > > Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary > > and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling > > relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. > > Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, > > OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just > > can't see where a family would have moved from KY to > > the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it > > been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I > > could have easily been persuaded that they were > > sisters. Although there were some families who did > > have weird migrating patterns before they finally > > settled long enough to call area "home". > > > > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend that time filing and organizing > > your genealogy papers. Work as fast as you can and try not to get > > sidetracked by reading everything. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ______________________________

In the early 1870's there was a lot of migrations into KS. The government had offered good prices for land because they wanted people to start spreading westward and had to do something to entice them. A lot stayed in KS but some did return to their previous homes. Quite a few families from Macoupin Co, Jersey Co and Greene Co IL made the trip to KS with many making themselves a new home. KS did have an 1875 state census. Some of the counties have the census online. Everyone in the household was listed as was their age and birthplace. If they were still living there and then returned to IL by 1880, you'll have an idea as to when the return trip was made. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com