Dwayne, Yes, I realize that, but the thread was about following the miners; coal miners of Macoupin County. I only pointed out that I had found some "Macoupin" people in the "other" mines in the surrounding area of Joplin, Missouri. I just happen to have a copy of the book of gravestone inscriptions for Cherokee County, Kansas (county to the immediate west of Joplin). My Macoupin County people left the Palmyra area and went to Tobias & Wilbur, Saline County, Nebraska for cheap farm land as you suggest and from there, they went to Colorado to homestead and then my direct line brought them to California. (My other farmer families left their farms in Wisconsin & northern Kansas for the mining area of Joplin & environs, then came to California to mine here in Southern California ... in the very early 1900s.) It was in my search of my "other families" that I noticed there were people from Illinois and in particular from the Sangamon/Macoupin County areas working in the mines of the area of which we are speaking. I did not mean to suggest the farm people of Macoupin left to become miners. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Linda R.F. Arnold California

Your backgrounding of this leads me to ask about my one "lost" Miller in my husband's line. We know his birth, marriage and death, but the points in between would explain a great deal. Can't find any connection between the two brothers after marriage. The name is Edward Livingston Miller. He--and younger brother William Andrew--were born in Macoupin County ,1862 and 3, lost their father in 1864, and their mother sometime between 1867--1870. Mother remarried (John M. Allen) 1867 and apparently they left the state with the 2 boys by the time of the 1870 census. The trend was to KS-NE. The boys were returned to Macoupin to be re-assigned to their previous guardian by 1870 where they later married--(Captilla Jackson and Libby Allen). Younger brother 's life we have. One brother in Christian County, IL in 1880-- uncle Andrew Miller's farm. Edward's obituary in a Macoupin County newspaper, " died Manhattan KS, February 13, 1953, buried Carlinville, IL; 1907 Texas panhandle--introduced irrigation on a large scale; Plainview, TX--operated one of the first vulcanizing plants; also wholesale auto supply business. Residing at home of daughter, Mrs. Edgar E. Puett, Manhattan, KS at the time of his death. Names of grandchildren not given. Edward married Captilla Jackson in Carlinville 1885, who died in January 1951. Both Edward and Captilla are buried in Mayfield Memorial Cemetery, Carlinville, IL. says that "he spent time in Kansas and Nebraska". this could be as a child. Obviously the mother died -- possibly the new stepfather--causing the return of the children to Macoupin County. So--do you find a listing for: John M. Allen or Elizabeth (Betty) Allen (sometime seen as Biddy) Her maiden name was Whitworth and her first marriage was to Isaac H. Miller in April 1861, second marriage 1867. This is casting a "big net" but one has to try! Thanks for spending your time on our questions! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Re: [ILMacoupin] Cemetery Inscriptions, Cherokee County, Ka... > Dwayne, > > Yes, I realize that, but the thread was about following the miners; coal > miners of Macoupin County. I only pointed out that I had found some > "Macoupin" > people in the "other" mines in the surrounding area of Joplin, Missouri. > > I just happen to have a copy of the book of gravestone inscriptions for > Cherokee County, Kansas (county to the immediate west of Joplin). My > Macoupin > County people left the Palmyra area and went to Tobias & Wilbur, Saline > County, > Nebraska for cheap farm land as you suggest and from there, they went to > Colorado to homestead and then my direct line brought them to California. > (My > other farmer families left their farms in Wisconsin & northern Kansas for > the > mining area of Joplin & environs, then came to California to mine here in > Southern California ... in the very early 1900s.) > > It was in my search of my "other families" that I noticed there were > people > from Illinois and in particular from the Sangamon/Macoupin County areas > working in the mines of the area of which we are speaking. > > I did not mean to suggest the farm people of Macoupin left to become > miners. > Sorry for any misunderstanding. > > Linda R.F. Arnold > California > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Please send questions, comments and ideas for the Macoupin County, > ILGenWeb Home Page and Mail List to: > Gloria Frazier, Macoupin County, IL GenWeb Coordinator - > [email protected] > Kathleen Mirabella, Macoupin County, ILGenWeb Mail List Manager - > [email protected] > >