This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rebecca_grundmeyer Surnames: robbins mcconells Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.mcconnell/1585.3.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hello everyone out there, my gr gr grandmother was catherine, or catharine (kate) mcconnell robbins. according to the 1850 census she was born around 1832 in pa. her mother is listed as born in pa but, there is no listing of her dad's birth. she married robert robbins, who was born in ohio, and is a couple of years older if i remember right. robert's dad was born in ohio, too, but his mother, lucy, was born in maine. in all of your records of the mcconnells being associated with pa and oh would you happen to have any references to my kate? her 1880 census, taken in hannibal, mo, lists exactly the same info. if she got everything right that would eliminate her folks coming to oh before she was born, unless her mother made the trip back to pa for some reason. could relatives of your mcconnells have come over later? oh yes, if it helps, she had 3 daughters born between 1845 and 1850 named mary, alice, and hanah. the 2 oldest were born in ohio. hanah was born in in. i'm thinking robert and his ! family may have traveled with others (perhaps relatives)back into in, then on down to mo where they lived out their lives. do you have any records of any of your mcconnells doing the same, or a robbins in their midst? thanks for any responses to my inquiry, becky Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.