Hi one and all! Just a note to say that I am now back. I am researching my wife's ancestor Henry Reckewey, who was married in St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg, IL. Henry Reckewey was a carpenter and allegedly built some houses in Schaumburg! Would there be any records to indicate such? Where is the microfilm of St. Peter's records located? TIA Dick Richard F. Strait 7810 Grover St. Omaha, NE 68124-3328 402-393-2629 rfstrait@juno.com PS: I want to take this opportunity to thank those who helped with my research in the past!

Pat, Would you have any more details? Where did they live/attend church? Where were they married, where are they buried? Do you have any (even approximate) dates of birth death? Full or other names? Have you looked at their church records? Karen Rowe .... FPSAH wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: PAuer564@aol.com<mailto:PAuer564@aol.com> >To: fpsah60194@hotmail.com<mailto:fpsah60194@hotmail.com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:46 PM >Subject: Theis > > >I have been reading all the family ties on Theis on the Cook-Schaumburg site. Does anyone have any info on Dorothea Theis born 1841 in Hannover, Germany and married to John Henry Harmening? Her parents were John and Charlotte (Trinne) Theis. Her children were Henry, Sophia, William, Mathilda, and Henry Harmening. Thank you for reading this. Pat > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: PAuer564@aol.com<mailto:PAuer564@aol.com> To: fpsah60194@hotmail.com<mailto:fpsah60194@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:46 PM Subject: Theis I have been reading all the family ties on Theis on the Cook-Schaumburg site. Does anyone have any info on Dorothea Theis born 1841 in Hannover, Germany and married to John Henry Harmening? Her parents were John and Charlotte (Trinne) Theis. Her children were Henry, Sophia, William, Mathilda, and Henry Harmening. Thank you for reading this. Pat

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I have been reading about the Theis families on this site. Does anyone have a Dorothea Theis, born 1841 in Hannover, Germany and the daughter of John Theis and Charlotte Trinne? She died in Illinois in 1924 and was married to John Henry Harmening. I found the family in the Bloomingdale 1880 census, but don't know much else. I would appreciate any help. Pat

I have Gottlieb Biesterfeld born Sept. 07, 1837. But I do have his arrival June 6, 1860 aboard the ship Elizabeth from Bremen, Germany. He died June 02, 1933. His daughter Lillie supposedly died from the flu in 1916. Jill

Karen, My ggg grandfather Ludwig Biermann was from Steimbke,Nienburg, Hannover, Germany. Also married in St. Dionysius Church. I have that Gottlieb Biesterfeld was from Osstensen, Schaumburg, Hannover, Germany arrived 1860 from Bremen, Germany. I have Henry Schuette from Benson, Bruchausen. Hannover, Germany. Ludwig and Wilhelmina's daughter Dorothea married a William Boehning, they lived in Elgin. A daughter Sophia married Nicholas Boerger, he was from Darmstadt, Hesson, Germany. Jill

From the Lindhorst, Germany church records I find this family. Heinrich Christoph Biesterfeld born 06 MAR 1811 at Lindhorst married 12 DEC 1835 at Beckedorf, Germany Engel Maria Sophia Seegers born 22 JUN 1803 at Haste #5, Germany 3 known children born at Ottensen #8 (parish of Beckedorf): Heinrich Friedrich Gottlieb Biesterfeld born 07 SEP 1837 (Schaumburger Auswanderer book - To America 12 APR 1860) Heinrich Christoph CONRAD Biesterfeld 17 FEB 1838 12 FEB 1920 (died at Leavenworth, KS Greenwood Cemetery, Wabaunsee Co., KS) married 11 MAR 1866 at Trinity Lutheran, Crete, Will Co., IL to Maria Koelling (14 APR 1841 - 30 APR 1925 daughter of Wilhelm Koelling and Ernstine Dorothea Brands from Probsthagen, Germany) Engel Sophia Biesterfeld born 24 MAY 1844 died AFT 1859 (confirmation Lindhorst). Is there a chance that someone out there has or can get a full date of birth for the Gottlieb Biesterfeld buried at Resthaven Cemetery (1837-1933)? I am not familiar with this area and available church burial records. Karen Rowe ----------------------- Karen, My ggg grandfather Ludwig Biermann was from Steimbke,Nienburg, Hannover, Germany. Also married in St. Dionysius Church. I have that Gottlieb Biesterfeld was from Osstensen, Schaumburg, Hannover, Germany arrived 1860 from Bremen, Germany. I have Henry Schuette from Benson, Bruchausen. Hannover, Germany. Ludwig and Wilhelmina's daughter Dorothea married a William Boehning, they lived in Elgin. A daughter Sophia married Nicholas Boerger, he was from Darmstadt, Hesson, Germany. Jill

Johann Heinrich Thies was born 03-07-1777 and died 03-06-1867.(my gggg grandfather.) He married Anne Catharine Dorothee Dauel 04-19-1805 in St. Dionysus, Steimbke, Germany. He is buried in St. John's Cemetery near O'Hare. Sophie Thies Scharringhausen married Johann Heinrich Friederich Scharringhausen, 12-30-1825. They are buried in Elk Grove Cemetery. His son Henry settled in Palatine. He and his family were on the same boat to America as my ggg grandma, Wilhelmina Thies Biermann and her family(1851). He married Sophie Hachmeister. Also Friederich Thies was another son of Johann Heinrich Thies. I have a page from Kane Co. History from 1888, pg. 359, stating his parents were Henry and Dora(Dowl) and his sister was Sophia Scharringhausen. Another brother to Sophie, Henry, Friederich, and Wilhelmina was Wilhelm Thies born in 1819 and married to Maria Helfers. They arrived in 1857. In 1870 and 1880 they lived in Addison, DuPage Co. IL. Johann's children: Sophie Scharringhausen (Elk Grove), Henry Thies(Palatine);a son born 9-12-1809, died 12-25-1814, Johann Heinrich Dieterich born 11-23-1813, Wilhelmina Biermann(Elk Grove), Wilhelm Thies(Addison) and Friederick Thies(Plato). Jill

Jill thanks for the added information. Did you have any place of origin for the husbands of your Biermanns or your Ludwig Biermann 1811-1865? Heinrich Schuette 06 JUN 1834 - 23 MAY 1921 (Maria Biermann and sister Emma Biermann) Gottlieb Biesterfeld 1837 - 1933 (Wilhelmine Biermann) Karen Rowe

In a message dated 1/15/2006 12:02:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, karen@karensgen.com writes: Friedrich Thies was born 04 DEC 1822 Nienburg, Germany, died 04 JUL 1890 Kane Co., IL Buried North Plato Center Cemetery his wife was Louisa Ragas. Known children: Friedrich H. Thies born 10 MAR 1851 married Caroline Everding 21 MAR 1873 Cook Co., IL ; Hermann Thies 1859-1928; and Emma Thies born 25 JUL 1865 died 10 JAN 1930 married Fred Rohrsen 29 MAY 1883. Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm FRED Rohrsen was born 28 MAR 1854 Reinsen #6, Heuerssen, Germany and died 14 SEP 1936 at Elgin, IL, son of Friedrich Christian Rohrssen and Sophia Geveke. I am pretty sure this Friedrich Thies was the brother of my ggg grandma Wilhelmina Thies Biermann, Sophia Scharringhausen and the Henry Thies who settled in Palatine.

Thanks I picked this out of all the recent messages... so are they [Sophia, Friedrich 1822-1890, Wilhelmine Thies Biermann and Heinrich] the children of Johann Heinrich Thies (1777-1867) who is buried in Elk Grove (cemetery?) and wife Dora Dowl? Any dates for daughter Sophia and son Heinrich Thies? or spouse for Sophia Thies? Karen Rowe ORION195@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 1/15/2006 12:02:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, >karen@karensgen.com writes: > >Friedrich Thies was born 04 DEC 1822 Nienburg, Germany, died 04 JUL 1890 >Kane Co., IL Buried North Plato Center Cemetery his wife was Louisa >Ragas. Known children: Friedrich H. Thies born 10 MAR 1851 married >Caroline Everding 21 MAR 1873 Cook Co., IL ; Hermann Thies 1859-1928; >and Emma Thies born 25 JUL 1865 died 10 JAN 1930 married Fred Rohrsen 29 >MAY 1883. Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm FRED Rohrsen was born 28 MAR 1854 >Reinsen #6, Heuerssen, Germany and died 14 SEP 1936 at Elgin, IL, son of >Friedrich Christian Rohrssen and Sophia Geveke. > > > I am pretty sure this Friedrich Thies was the brother of my ggg grandma >Wilhelmina Thies Biermann, Sophia Scharringhausen and the Henry Thies who >settled in Palatine. > > >

And everyone should know that there are photographs(charcoal drawings?) of Henry Thies and his wife Wilhelmina Brandes in the front room in the Clayson House. I can't wait to see them they next time I visit Illinois. He is the brother of the Fred Thies that were talking about from the 1870 Palatine census. He and his wife were buried at Salem Cemetery but were moved around 1925 to Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington. I think Kirchoff Road was widened then. I would like to say thank you to all the volunteers at the Clayson House. Preserving the history of Palatine is very important to me and my family. So keep up the good work! Jill Biermann Lawson

http://www.palatineparks.org/clayson.html hours, as i mentioned are adjustable....go the back door... park behind the house parking lot off the side street west of the building....

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: connie796 <connie796@comcast.net> Date: Jan 16, 2006 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [ILckPAL] Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL To: IL-COOK-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com I didn't read all the way to the end of this. We have some records on Engelkings and Thies's. Jill Lawson and Bev Howes (I think Jill is on this link) have done a ton of research on the Thies family from Palatine. There are Engelkings buried in the Immanuel portion of Southside Cemetery. Connie Palatine Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: ".... valentine53179" <valentine53179@hotmail.com> To: <IL-COOK-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: [ILckPAL] Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL >I am thinking that the palatine historical society JUST did something with >Immanuel Lutheran... > I will ask on the Palatine list and will report... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ChristieR57@aol.com<mailto:ChristieR57@aol.com> > To: > IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL > > > Karen (and all), > > I don't suppose you happen to know where the burial records for Immanuel > Lutheran (or any other Palatine Lutheran churches) might be? I have > looked in the > Family History Library catalog and there aren't any there, and I will > check > the Schaumburg library catalog. If they are actually at the church I > could > certainly get there. I will also look into the Civil War records. I have > done work > with Civil War pension records, but there's no evidence his widow sought > a > pension, probably because she remarried. > > One correction on the children: It was Caroline who married John George > Vehe, > not Maria. > > I suppose I should also try to find probate records for Conrad > Thies/Hanne > Schermer. That might determine whether the Conrad Thies family in Iowa is > the > son of this family... > > Christie > > > ==== IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG Mailing List ==== > _____________________________ > To post: > IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> > To Search: go to rootsweb.com, then to interactive search then enter in > il-cook-schaumburg > ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg> > . > Unsubscribe at > IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com> > or -D > If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go here: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi<http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi> > We are a list2 list.... > SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkgrove il-cook-palatine > fpsah60194@hotmail.com<mailto:fpsah60194@hotmail.com> > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> > > > > ==== IL-COOK-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > To post: IL-COOK-palatine-L@rootsweb.com > To Search: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > AND THEN you must enter in il-cook-palatine > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-palatine > Unsubscribe at IL-COOK-palatine-L-request@rootsweb.com or -D > If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go > here....http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi We are a list2 list.... > SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkGROVE il-cook-schaumburg fpsah60194@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== IL-COOK-PALATINE Mailing List ==== To post: IL-COOK-palatine-L@rootsweb.com To Search: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl AND THEN you must enter in il-cook-palatine ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-palatine Unsubscribe at IL-COOK-palatine-L-request@rootsweb.com or -D If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go here....http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi We are a list2 list.... SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkGROVE il-cook-schaumburg fpsah60194@hotmail.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

andi will say, that usually you can get into the building.... back way.... announce yourself.... someone or two are usually there.... a wonderful,but small place to research... while there, plan on looking intheir card catalog and obit log... and at their cemetery books.... bring paper, pencils all scharpened.... take the time to look at their story boards and to walk thru the museum... get a gander at city life! vs farm life... the palatine folks do a great job.... and are free with their information and time... i wish all societies would follow their lead.... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: connie796 <connie796@comcast.net> Date: Jan 16, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [ILckPAL] Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL To: IL-COOK-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com Yes, the Palatine Historical Society has Immanuel Lutheran early records indexed at the Clayson House Museum. You can come and look them up yourself. We will do a few lookups, but don't have the staff- we're all volunteers- to do a large number of searches. ----- Original Message ----- From: ".... valentine53179" <valentine53179@hotmail.com> To: <IL-COOK-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: [ILckPAL] Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL >I am thinking that the palatine historical society JUST did something with >Immanuel Lutheran... > I will ask on the Palatine list and will report... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ChristieR57@aol.com<mailto:ChristieR57@aol.com> > To: > IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [ILckSCH] Engelking-Thies at Palatine and Northfield, IL > > > Karen (and all), > > I don't suppose you happen to know where the burial records for Immanuel > Lutheran (or any other Palatine Lutheran churches) might be? I have > looked in the > Family History Library catalog and there aren't any there, and I will > check > the Schaumburg library catalog. If they are actually at the church I > could > certainly get there. I will also look into the Civil War records. I have > done work > with Civil War pension records, but there's no evidence his widow sought > a > pension, probably because she remarried. > > One correction on the children: It was Caroline who married John George > Vehe, > not Maria. > > I suppose I should also try to find probate records for Conrad > Thies/Hanne > Schermer. 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Karen (and all), I don't suppose you happen to know where the burial records for Immanuel Lutheran (or any other Palatine Lutheran churches) might be? I have looked in the Family History Library catalog and there aren't any there, and I will check the Schaumburg library catalog. If they are actually at the church I could certainly get there. I will also look into the Civil War records. I have done work with Civil War pension records, but there's no evidence his widow sought a pension, probably because she remarried. One correction on the children: It was Caroline who married John George Vehe, not Maria. I suppose I should also try to find probate records for Conrad Thies/Hanne Schermer. That might determine whether the Conrad Thies family in Iowa is the son of this family... Christie