To clear up the confusion: Ogle County is in the NW corner of Illinois, not far from the Iowa border. Mt. Morris and Oregon are both names of towns in this county. There many be many other reasons, but many of the early settlers of Ogle Co. and neighboring Carroll Co., IL were of the Brethren faith and migrated in large numbers from Washington Co., MD at the time the IL territory was first opening up (approx. 1830- 1840?). I believe there was another large migration from Washington Co., MD to Ogle and Carroll Co., IL after the Civil War, again many of them being of the Brethren faith. My ancestors came to Carroll Co.in 1869, after the Civil War Battle of Antietam destroyed much of their community (Keedysville and Sharpsburg, MD). Again, there were many other groups migrating to these counties for other reasons, but this may explain some of the large migrations. Later, many of these same settlers and their families moved on to Iowa and Nebraska. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Moving > Your msg. is confusing did they settle in Ill or Orgeon? > > Gordon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Mdre007@aol.com> > To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:40 PM > Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Moving > > >>I believe the Ogle Co. we are talking about is in Illinois. I have lots of >> family that came from Maryland to Illinois. They settled in Mt. Morris, >> Oregon, >> and surrounding townships. Brenda >> >> >> ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >> Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. >> The url is: >> http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Don't be afraid to speak up and ask questions! > There are no stupid questions here. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >