Rob; The second generation from Samuel Pyle were. 1. James Craven Pyle, born 11-22-1827 in Rich Hill Twp. Muskigum County, Ohio. He died 10-16-1862 in Kewanee County, IL. and is buried at Cosner's Cem. He married Eleanor Marlott on 10-10-1849. James was 5' 9" tall and had brown hair with blue eyes, light complected and was a farmer. In the 1860 census he was in Burns Twp., Henry County, IL. Their first four children were born in Ohio and the last one was born in IL. He enlisted in Captain Potters company 124 Illinois Regiment on September 10, 1862 for three years and died of typhoid fever at Kewanee company F. 124 Illinois infantry. His children were: 1. Eliza Melissa Pyle, m to Merit Meakar 2. Sarah Francis Pyle, m to John P. Heald 3. Amanda Pyle, 4. William James Pyle, m to Edith Flaharty 5 Josephus Amuzet Pyle, m to Mary Maria Campbell, they had six children; 1. Zena Pyle 2. Jesse 3. Bertha 4. Juanita, 5. Ward Crawford Pyle 6. Bernice Faustine Pyle September of 1856, Samuel Pyle and wife and two sons, James Craven and Isaac and their children traveled to Kewanee, stopping near Richmond, Indiana to visit a cousin John Pyle. They arrived in Kewanee in November of 1856 and in 1857 bought 120 acres for 1500.00 dollars References: Mrs. Mae Pyle Ingham, 520 Pleasant Street, Kewanee IL. Mrs. Fred W. Ryden, box 250, Rt. 3, Franklin, Tenn. 37064 : From: pyle@airmail.net : To: PYLE-L@rootsweb.com : Subject: MIDWEST PYLEs : Date: Saturday, October 04, 1997 7:04 AM : : This post is from Rob Gibbs. : : : I am searching for information on: : Josephus Amuset Pyle : b. 2 April 1860 Kewanee, Henry Co. Ill : m. 3 April 1879 to Mary Maria Campbell in Osceola, NEB : d. 26 Feb 1931 in Lincoln, NEB : : James Craven Pyle : b. 22 NOV 1827 : m. 10 OCT 1849 to Eleanor Marlott : d. 16 OCT 1862 in Guernsey County, Ohio : : Samuel Pyle : b. 1792 in Pennsylvania : m. 1 April 1828 : d. before 1880 in Kewanne, Henry County, Il. : : I assembling information on my mother's ancestors. I would be eager to : share information with others who are tracking Crawfords, Campbells : and/or Pyles who moved from Virginia to Maryland to Pennsylvania, then : westward to Nebraska. :