My best guess based on my families migrations would be she knew someone out there. Family - even cousins - friends, etc. Two of my girls left Vermont, went to either Illinois or Iowa - I'd have to check - and the man who later became husband to one, followed them back to Vermont. After the wedding they went back and so did the sister.They ended in Iowa. There are many stories. M Calvin >Let me ask a general question then...why would a single, 30 yr. old >never-been-married woman head to Iowa in 1880...no family there >yet...can someone give >me their thoughts. She was not a teacher, nor a doctor, not any special >profession. >thank you for any thoughts. > > >==== VTORANGE Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb's Orange County, Vermont Mailing List >Acceptable Use Policy at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > >============================== >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