Hello Helen, I noticed that your Kelly family went to Jo Davies Co,ILLINOIS. I have a few connections to Galena,Jo Davies,IL. One is my grgrandfather Michael Flynn who left Roscommon and went to New Orleans> Galena,Jo Davies,IL> Iowa. I believe he also had an Uncle and a cousin or brother who also went to Iowa on the same route. My second connection to Galena,IL is through Julia (Boylen) Flynn (wife of Michael Flynn). Julia was born in Galena,IL in 1860 ,and her parents (from Monaghan co,Ir) had gone to Galena,IL via New Orleans. Other surnames related to Boylans in Galena are Tracy and McCormack. Are your Kellys from Galena? About Rutland,VT , I had some ancestors who came into USA via boston,and then ended up in BellowsFalls,VT. The reason for this I was told is that the railroad had a station in Bellows Falls . That meant there were jobs and Bellows Falls was just a train ride away from Boston. Possibly the same could be true of Rutland. Hope this might help. Have a good day. Cheryl Gauthier-Williams