Hello List, I've been sitting silent for awhile just listening (reading) the interesting things others have to say. This question may be for someone who lives in or is quite familiar with the area. My g-g- grandfather was Dr. Byron R. O'Connor. He arrived in Cambridge, Cowley County, Kansas in March of 1881 from Mishawaka, Indiana arriving with his son (about age 5) and his mother. His wife came a view months later with my great-grandmother. In a bit of gossip in the local newspaper I found out that he purchased the Todd Farm which was 7 miles south east of Cambridge on Otter Creek. Then a couple of years after that their address was Cloverdale, but I really don't think they had moved. In 1886 they moved to Grenola in Elk County and lived there until 1913 when they retired to California. Byron had farmed for these interim years, but went back into medical practice in Grenola. My question is: is that South East portion of Cowley county quite close to Cloverdale that their address would have changed. My understanding now is that Cloverdale doesn't have much left there to even inquire about. In another newspaper(1883) I found that his mother (Elizabeth O'Connor) was making final proof of a claim in Cloverdale of Chautauqua County in which it lists the section of land, township, etc. Can someone help me? Should I be asking these questions on another list ( is there one for Chautaugua County)? Thank you so much, Frances Anderson