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From: "Dick Tague" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-IRISH] How early 1850s Irish travelled to Iowa
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:14:17 -0600
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Happy Turkey Liz, For starters, folks coming from their fatherlands could
have arrived at several major or minor ports on the east coast, including
Canada. Then there were the Gulf coast ports of New Orleans, Galveston and
Corpus Christi. When they arrived in North America and when they departed
for Iowa are two different things. Did they transport household goods with
them to Iowa? If so, probably by land or water or both. The mid 1850's had
trains running to Chicago and then to Davenport Iowa around the late 1850's.
So if travelling light, might have used the r.r. Have you found their port
of entry and have you found them on the 1856 Iowa state census? It indicates
how long each family member has been in Iowa. I don't know of any
publications that would help you but I'm sure a search engine request would
keep you busy. Dick
May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb
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From: "Elizabeth Slusser Kelly" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 2:55 PM
Subject: [IA-IRISH] How early 1850s Irish travelled to Iowa


> Two of my husband's ancestral families came from Ireland in the early
> 1850s. If they landed in NYC, what are likely routes they may have taken
> to get to Allamakee or Johnson County? If anyone can direct me to a source
> I should read, I would be grateful. Liz Kelly


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