>From: "juanita" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [IOWA] Wagon Trains >Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:19:56 -0600 > >Does anyone know more about these wagon trains? Were there >more leaving Jasper Co. during the 1860's? How long did the teams >stay in Colorado, where I presume they were heading? These men had >families in Jasper Co. and I know some of them returned and moved >elsewhere. > >Any info about them appreciated. > >juanita > >==================== >15 March 1860, JASPER FREE PRESS: > >"OFF FOR THE PEAK - THE FIRST DEPARTURE: As we go to press today, >the first train for the new gold miners is starting from our place. >There are 19 in the company, with good teams, strong wagons and >excellent outfits. The first train is composed as follows: G. W. >Chambers, Abijah Alloway, John Q. Adams and Samuel Hays, one wagon >and 4 yoke of cattle. L. E.Webster, lady and child, D. Harper, one >wagon and 3 yoke of cattle. P. M. Housel and lady and 2 children, >Rev. J. Steele, D. N. M'Cord, Wm. Hawk, James H. M'Cord, Charley >Gilman, Nathan Elliott, two wagons and 5 yoke of cattle. If strong >arms and willing hearts will accomplish the result, this company will >be successful. The best wishes of our citizens go with them. >Another train will leave here in a few days." > >(Above article extracted from JASPER COUNTY GLEANER, Vol. 9, #I, Jan >1987, Pg. 8, P. O. Box 163, Newton, IA. 50228.) > > >_____________________________________________ > >For additional information concerning how the list >works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >_____________________________________________ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message Hello list I would like to learn more about wagon trains also if any person is researching them. My ancestors left Macon Co Illinois in 1880s for NW Iowa via wagon train. It seems that one g.uncle and his spouse died along route leaveing an brother to care for 2 children. Are there any maps that survive that era that maybe could shed some light. The first bridge over the mighty mississippi was 1850s- thankyou wayne _________________________________________________________________ FREE online classifieds from Windows Live Expo – buy and sell with people you know http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwex0010000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://expo.live.com?s_cid=Hotmail_tagline_12/06