> In this part of the county when people "went to Pittsburg" it often meant they quit farming and came to Crystal City to work at Pittsburg Plate Galss Co. Many came from Ste. Genevieve and Desoto, from Washington Co. At it's peak Pittsburg employed about 3500 people. You may try Jefferson Co while looking for him. Mary Ann > > hi, in looking into abijah/james rigdons roots i came across that james > watched the mill while abijah went to pittsburg about 1807. am told there was > a pittsburg mo. around that time that was a trading post. can anyone confirm > this or do you think it was pittsburg pa. wondering if they could be from > pittsburg pa.????? mike > > >