Much of Kansas was settled by returning Civil War vets. A place for them to make a new start. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS > 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 > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc > >