My family left Ogle County but ended up in Keokuk County, Iowa. Not sure which route they followed but I imagine they crossed the river where there was suitable method of crossing, such as a bridge? ferry or some type of dependable transportation. Sure interesting to think how and why they all went west. Shirley Yates Daniels ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Palmer" <darpal923@yahoo.com> To: <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Myers >I have ntoiced my family moved west along Highway 20 as well. Deitrichs, >Hawks, and Heiters went west to Ft. Dodge and then headed north to Kossuth >County. > > What prompted some of them to later head to North Dakota I'll never know > but my grand mother met Jesse Preskey from Indiana there and together they > headed to Alberta Canada. > > emueller44 <emueller44@cox.net> wrote: > Many years ago I was told a story about the railroad land for sale in > Iowa. > (My ggrandfather purchased his farm land from the RR in Sioux County, IA > about 1884.) It seems that the government gave the land to the RR's for > the > development of the West, and what they didn't use, they sold for their own > profit. Can someone add to or correct me on this? > > Ellen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:44 PM > Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Myers > > >> Flossmoior, IL >> 06.04.10 >> >> Friend: >> >> It appears that many pioneering families settled, at least temporarily, >> in >> Ogle county but their offspring moved on westward into Iowa or beyond. >> They >> almost all seem to have followed the "ridge route" that later came to be >> known >> as AYP for Atlantic Yellowstone and pacific and finally US Highway 20. >> >> There are records of Ogles, Tiltons, Thompsons across Galena, Freeport >> and >> Dubuque and into Iowa. Some seemed to settle in NE Iowa [along the trail] >> but >> my folks kept going on to NW Iowa [Cherokee County] and some kept going. >> >> I, for one, would like to know what prompted these migrations. Any clues? >> >> The soil was great as far as NW Iowa and represents some of the finest >> crop >> producing land in the world. Beyond Iowa the soil productivity becan to >> peter >> out so there was littl incentive to migrate further. >> >> 73 >> >> >> John E. Thompson >> 908 Burns Ave. >> Flossmoor IL 60422 >> [johnt6020@aol.com] >> >> >> ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== >> If you have a family genealogy site with Ogle Co., IL connections, please >> send the URL address to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com and I will >> place >> a link to it on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > If you have a family genealogy site with Ogle Co., IL connections, please > send the URL address to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com and I will place > a link to it on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >