I don't know why the McMichael's went to KS, but a lot of them did go. I believe that Thomas and Margaret arrived with their family in Lincoln, KS about 1886. I don't know exactly how they got there. They are still listed in the Crawford County Directory in 1880, and one obituary that I have says that they came to Lincoln County in 1886. Thomas Harvey, Margaret and their youngest child, Agnes are all buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Lincoln, KS. I think they went for the land. From what I have gathered, they were farmers. Alvin Ewing McMichael was a stone mason and he moved there after marrying a Dora from New York. One of the other sons, Matthew, with his wife Minnie (Brown), moved from Crawford County, PA to Highland Township in Morris County, KS. My great grandfather, Oscar Randolph McMichael, settled in Quenemo, KS, then went to MO for a while, back to KS and then to CO. My great uncle who is 94 and still alive said that they moved a lot for work that they did. Farming, carpentry and almost anything they could do to earn a living. It was a hard life. I wish I knew more about it. Some of Thomas Harvey McMichael's sisters also died in KS. Still looking for Margaret Jane Ewing McMichael.... Darla Mader in Fort Collins, CO -----Original Message----- From: Janice A. Frank [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Crawf'rd] Migration to Kansas While I do not have Darla's names, I am interested in her question because I also have Crawford County families who moved to Kansas, in the 1870s (some in the late 1860s I think). Mainly LUPHER (who mostly did not stay there but came back to Crawford Co) and COBURN (who did stay there). In fact, Kansas was where these got connected to my TAYLOR and AYRES, who were actually from Ohio but had also gone to Kansas. I guess my question is, why Kansas, what was the attraction? Do others have families from Crawford who went there around this time? Jan ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== This List is dedicated to Crawford County, Pennsylvania. If have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237