Shirley D White wrote: > > >> Gone to Texas"..... > > Anyway, I found many of the Relatives, (Richards and Woodside/Woodsides), > left Illinois right after the Civil war, some followed the Railroad that > braved Westward. I found a Railway that was laid and dead ended in and > around Abilene, Texas. Some of these folks went through Oklahoma and worked > there with the railways, drilling for that new black gold, Oil, and of > course there was so much work in Oklahoma and Texas at this time because of > the expansion westward after the War. For what it's worth, I believe the Peters Colony in north Texas was founded in the late 1800s by a large group of families from Illinois. I don't have relatives that were part of that movement -- have only read about it in local history brochures -- but if any of you connect to this sort of migration, I'd be glad to see what I can look up for you off-list. Betsy in Dallas