PS, Knox county IL is not that far from Tazewell co, IL. An elderly nephew of my parent says that Jerome's father lived in a county adjoining Perry co, IL but I have not located them in land sales in IL. This cousin's son Louis Knapp had done the family genealogy before his untimely death, he is the one who thought John Ira was a likely name for Jerome's parent. ??????? I have not seen his work. It wouldn't be totally unlikely that brothers would travel west and then split up on the trail, is it? do you have any allied names to your Knapps from VT? I always notice the adjoining neighbors in census and in the neighborhood. I checked out all with VT as old homes. Priscilla ----- Original Message ----- From: <WKnapp1049@aol.com> To: <KNAPP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [KNAPP] Knapp, Vt to IL > The names are also in my line, every generation. John Jacob born in VT. 1806, > married in In. 1837, lived in Knox Co. Ill. 1850. His son was James Ira, His > son Ira Emmett, His son John Ira. > >