The reference is most likely to the River Styx, a colorful and archaic way of referring to death. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 10:18 Subject: [ILMONTGO] Pioneer crossed "dark river" into Illinois > In reading a 1902 Montgomery County obituary of my ancestor, it states that > she crossed the dark river. She arrived in 1837 by oxcart from South > Carolina. Does anyone know which river that could have been? Thanks! > Polley Lawrence > > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Montgomery County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cabin/3648/montgo2.html > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > >