This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F5F7D6EC8370C51B19AA735F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The train reached Rock Island in 1854. Diana Kathryn Jennings wrote: > Sharon and Merriel: > > Horse and wagon is also a consideration in 1840-50's, as families > probably had household goods they could not transport on a train > or by ship. > > My own ancestor, Ezbon ALLEN, came by horseback from Indiana in > 1842, a single man whose possessions would be scant. The KELLY > and O'MARA families came to Rock Island in 1850's from Lancaster Co, > PA. I assume they came by horse/wagon, maybe with a trip down a > river, when possible, to the next point where they could continue > land travel. > > Kathryn Jennings > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Rock Island County ILGenWeb home page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/index.html/ -- Diana J. Muir, Ph.D. ******************************************* What good is magic if it can't save a unicorn? ******************************************* Professional Educator and Genealogist http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ --------------F5F7D6EC8370C51B19AA735F Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="dmuir.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Diana Muir Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="dmuir.vcf" begin:vcard n:Muir;Diana tel;cell:319-621-5827 tel;fax:678-795-0925 tel;home:678-795-0925 tel;work:770-518-4800 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.intelligented.com/ org:Intelligent Education;Curriculum Development version:2.1 email;internet:dmuir@intelligented.com title:Dr. adr;quoted-printable:;;1175 Grimes Bridge Road=0D=0ASuite 100-A;Roswell;GA;30076;USA fn:Diana Muir end:vcard --------------F5F7D6EC8370C51B19AA735F--