Judi - I have a James C. NICHOLS b. Ireland (or England) abt 1816-1817, died 1893 in Onondaga, m. abt 1843 Minerva FIELD. Maybe one of their children (Albert, Hellen, Horace, William "Henry", and Herbert) moved to IL. Judy Schor In a message dated 1/21/2004 5:01:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I've kept a list of some families who went from Onondaga Co, NY to central Illinois. This includes individuals named MILLER, OUDERKIRK, HARRIS, MCQUEEN, MALLORY, VARNOLD, STOCKWELL, VAN HOUTEN, NICHOLS, SEWARD, JONES, BARBERO, LOOMIS, HUTTON, HOWARD, FINK, HOUSH, HART, VAN PATTEN AND SUTTON.