1. An Analysis of Migration Patterns Following the Elston Family

2. Elston Family Migrations Map 1 122122 3 5 6 7 8 9 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 4 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929

3. 2828 2929 John Elston emigrated from England (29) to Massachusetts in 1631. He worked as a fisherman and died in Salem, MA (28) in 1685.

4. 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 John Elston Jr. was born in Massachusetts (27), married in the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam (New York City) (26), and later moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey (25) by 1672.

5. 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 William Elston (24) lived in New Jersey all of his life.

6. 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 Samuel Elston (23) lived in Elizabethtown, New Jersey all of his life.

7. 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 William Elston (22) lived in Essex County, New Jersey all of his life.

8. 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 Benjamin Elston was born on Dec. 25, 1759 in NJ (21). Served in Revolutionary War from 1777-1778 with Essex County “minutemen”. Moved to North Carolina (20) in late 1780’s, moved to, and died, in Henry County, Kentucky in 1846 (19).

9. 1818 1616 1717 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 John Elston was born in Wilkes County, NC in 1795 (18). He later fought in the War of 1812 in Canada under Gen. William Henry Harrison. He moved to Kentucky with his father (17). He moved to Lincoln County, Missouri (16) where he died in 1851.

10. 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 John Samuel Elston was born in Henry County, KY (15) in 1828 and moved to Lincoln County, MO (14) with his father. He died there in 1871

11. 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 John Andrew Elston (13) lived most of his life in Lincoln County, MO, but moved to nearby Canton, MO before his death. Birth and death dates are unclear.

12. 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 Leon Francis Elston was born in 1898 in Canton, MO (12). He moved to Mason City, IL (11) and later Rockford, IL (10) where he worked as a mechanic and later a welder at Rockford Drop Forge.

13. 9 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 My grandfather, LaVerne Leon Elston (9) was born in Rockford, IL in 1929. He worked at Barber Coleman. He died in Rockford in 2008.

14. 5 6 7 8 9 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 4 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 My father, James LaVerne Elston, was born in Rockford, IL in 1942 (4). He lived in Champaign, IL (5) to attend the University of Illinois. He married and moved to St. Louis, MO (6), then to Indianapolis, IN (7), and finally back to Rockford, IL (8). He died in Rockford in 1973.

15. 1 122122 3 5 6 7 8 9 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 4 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 I, Richard James Elston, was born in Rockford, IL (3) in 1971. I moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma (2) to attend the University of Tulsa. I came back after college and currently live in Machesney Park, IL (1).

16. Elston Family Migrations Map 1 122122 3 5 6 7 8 9 1010 1212 1 1313 1414 1515 1818 1616 1717 4 1919 2020 2121 2 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929

17. Push/Pull Factors in the Elston Migrations John Elston left England in 1931, most likely to find more opportunities Benjamin Elston moved to North Carolina most likely because he was granted land for his Revolutionary War service Benjamin Elston and his son John, moved to Kentucky because of land grants earned by John for service in the War of 1812 Leon Elston moved to Rockford, IL in the early 20 th century looking for industrial job opportunities James Elston moved to Champaign, IL to go to college, the first in his family. He later moved to St. Louis, MO, Indianapolis, IN, and back to Rockford, IL due to job transfers I moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to attend school and returned to help take care of an ill family member