Thanks Jim and Floyd-- Sounds like it is time to start ordering census records again. Between the two of you and Treece's information I no longer feel as if the aliens from outerspace dropped off my family line in 1870!! [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 11/10/00 12:18:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << William Pyle, bought land in Dade County, MO in 1859 and 1860. You can get > a > copy of these Land Patents at: www.glorecords.blm.gov/ >> > > Thanks Floyd. > > I took a look and found that "Carter S. PYLE of Dade Co MO" was granted land > neighboring that granted to William PYLE (same day in 1859) in Dade Co MO. A > William K. PYLE received another neighboring land grant. (Not sure if that's > the same William). Interestingly, a Joshua PYLE of Dade County MO was also > granted land in the same Dade County township in 1845. (Not sure where he > fits in.) There were quite a few other Missouri land grants to PYLE that I > did not get a chance to look at. > > If Carter's census records say he was born in KS, and the family oral history > is that he died in KS when Hib was about 6, maybe folks ought to be looking > for Carter or his widow Emily/Emeline in KS in 1870. > > Jim Smee > Pittsburgh PA