Several PETERSON families from Williamsburg, Clermont County migrated to Colorado in the 1860's and 1870's: Henry Clay, Fountain, Adolphus, William, and Edwin L. PETERSON. After some time in Colorado farming NE of Denver, some of these families returned to Clermont County. I am interested in finding the route that they took for this trip. Does anyone have any ancestor tales about moving west during this time period? Or can anyone point me to any websites that might have some information? Thank you, Cindy [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])

Cindy, The most probable route wasfrom Omaha, Nebraska along Overland Trai which followed the the Platte River across Nebraska and down the South Platte thru Julesburg, Colorado and into Denver. During the Civil War, the Overland Trail west of Julesburg and the Cherokee Trail nw of Denver on to Fort Bridger, Wyoming was patrolled by the 11th Ohio Cavalry (1862 - 1866). Some of the soldiers were from Clermont County and had travelled the trails to an from Omaha and their western posts. They would have been good sources of information for anyone in Clermont who traveled West after the War about what to expect and what would be needed to make the trip. Travel by wagon continued along this route even after the Union Pacific built its rail lines adjacent to the trail. Sonme of the soldiers ended back out in Wyoming and Colorado after returning home following the War. Sincerely, Kim Jeffery Torgler Headquarters, 11th Ohio Cavalry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: [OHCLER] Migration to Colorado - PETERSON, 1860-70 > Several PETERSON families from Williamsburg, Clermont County migrated to > Colorado in the 1860's and 1870's: Henry Clay, Fountain, Adolphus, > William, and > Edwin L. PETERSON. After some time in Colorado farming NE of Denver, > some > of these families returned to Clermont County. > I am interested in finding the route that they took for this trip. Does > anyone have any ancestor tales about moving west during this time period? > Or > can anyone point me to any websites that might have some information? > > Thank you, > Cindy > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >