Peggy etal, While the articles I mentioned are concerned mainly with the "Great Migration to Kansas in the 1870's", earlier times are mentioned a bit, with reference to groups who went in the 1850's, and also mention of the political strife of the free vs slave state status. During the war, migration practically stopped. That is a great story that Nelson told. Few of my family went west, but the ones who did were railroad men. My ggrandfather's brother John Edward Hawk was a car builder who worked in the shops of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois at Danville Ill. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggyt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [PA-Perry] Pa to Kansas migration > Bill, does this article mention earlier migrations? ....

Bill, One of the Sulouffs from Juniata Co. who moved to Illinois married a Hawk girl in Illinois. Since I do not have the names for her parents, I would be interested in learning more about your great grandfather's Hawk family and particularly about John Edward Hawk or any other brothers who lived in Illinois. Jacob Oliver Sulouff (5/1/1897-11/17/1932) was a son of the John Edmund Sulouff who moved to Indiana and then returned to Juniata Co., about whom I told the earlier story. On 6/20/1913 Jacob married Emma Florence Hawk born 1/17/1892 (location unknown) and died 4/24/1975. Family records show their marriage as taking place in Toulon, Illinois; but one of their sons stated to me his parents were married in Sterling, Illinois, about 50 miles north of Toulon. As a resident of Sterling for some 20 years, Jacob was in the lumber business with his brother-in-law, David Hawk. Both Jacob and wife Emma are buried in Sterling. If you should happen to have ancestral information on this Emma Florence Hawk, I have information on her 37 descendants and 27 spouses of descendants to offer in exchange for her ancestral info. How's my luck on this possibility going to turn out? If you think other list subscribers will get tired of us, you can contact me at [email protected] . Nelson ///////////////////////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hawk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [PA-Perry] Pa to Kansas migration > Peggy etal, > While the articles I mentioned are concerned mainly with the "Great > Migration to Kansas in the 1870's", earlier times are mentioned a bit, with > reference to groups who went in the 1850's, and also mention of the > political strife of the free vs slave state status. During the war, > migration practically stopped. > > That is a great story that Nelson told. Few of my family went west, but the > ones who did were railroad men. My ggrandfather's brother John Edward Hawk > was a car builder who worked in the shops of the Chicago and Eastern > Illinois at Danville Ill.