LaVonne, Thanks for your input. I've made some corrections and pasted below is what I have. Would apprciate any other updates you could share (especially for Fred and your great-grandparents). Larry Nerge Descendants of Fredrick Thies 1 Fredrick Thies aka: Fred "Fritz" Thies b: Abt. 1826 in Hannover, Germany Occupation: Farmer d: Bef. 1910 . +Maria Pollworth aka: Mary Pollworth Thies b: Abt. 1832 in Hannover, Germany m: Abt. 1853 d: Aft. 1910 in IL ........ 2 Fred Thies b: Abt. 1854 in IL d: Aft. 1860 ........ 2 Heinrich Thies aka: Henry Thies b: Feb 21, 1856 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Jun 16, 1901 in IL @ 10 AM of heart attack Burial: Jun 19, 1901 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ............ +Sophie Fedderke aka: Sophie Fedderke Thies b: Aug 09, 1865 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL m: Jul 09, 1891 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL IL License #: 00169543 d: Apr 30, 1947 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL of old age, Cert# 0015485 Burial: May 03, 1947 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ........ 2 August Thies b: Aug 15, 1857 in IL Confirmation: Apr 06, 1873 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Feb 28, 1927 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL, Cert# 0160581 Burial: Mar 1927 ............ +Marie Sophie Justine Kastning aka: Maria Kastning Thies b: Sep 18, 1863 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Christening: Oct 11, 1863 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Mar 25, 1877 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL m: Sep 02, 1886 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Apr 28, 1911 ........ 2 Sophia Thies aka: Sophia Thies Pfingsten b: Dec 08, 1858 in Addison Township (Putten Hill), DuPage Co., IL d: Apr 05, 1947 in Palatine, Cook Co., IL @ Catherine Memorial Hospital of old age, Cert# 0015485 Burial: Apr 08, 1947 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ............ +Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Pfingsten aka: William Pfingsten b: Oct 31, 1861 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Christening: Nov 15, 1861 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 09, 1876 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL m: Apr 02, 1880 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Occupation: farmer d: Oct 18, 1919 in Bartlett, Cook Co., IL of heart stroke Burial: Oct 22, 1919 St. Peters Lutheran Cemetry, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ........ 2 Friedrich Louis Hermann Thies aka: Herman Thies b: Nov 21, 1864 in IL Confirmation: Apr 06, 1879 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Occupation: Farmer d: Mar 23, 1909 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL of pneumonia, Cert# 00018610 Burial: Mar 26, 1909 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ............ +Regina Fedderke aka: Regina Fedderke Thies b: Dec 24, 1867 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL m: Mar 24, 1892 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL IL License #: 00180816 d: Jun 18, 1946 in Mount Prospect Village, Cook Co., IL of old age and heart attack, Cert# 0022351 Burial: Jun 21, 1946 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaVonne Presley" <l.prestley@comcast.net> To: <IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [ILckSCH] Thies - Pfingsten in Schaumburg, IL > Fred and Mary (Maria Pollworth) were my great grandparents. They had four > sons and one daughter. The sons were Fred, Henry, August, and Herman. The > only daughter was Sophia. She was born in Addison Township (Putten Hill) on > Dec. 8, 1858. She married William (Wilheim) Pfingsten on April 2, 1880 at > St. Peters in Schaumburg. When her brother Henry (my grandfather) died of a > heart attack in 1901, William Pfingsten took care of the money matters and > the estate for my Grandmother (Sophie Fedderke Thies) as she was widowed > with 5 children (ages 1-9). Sophia's brother August Thies came to run the > farm for the family until Henry and Sophie's sons (Henry and William) were > old enough to farm on their own. Fred and Mary lived in a second house on > the farm that Henry and Sophie had, so Fred could advise his grandsons as > they took over the farming operation. There is a picture of the family on > Hyperion of the Schaumburg Township Library under Local History. Sophia and > William Pfingsten took in my great-grandmother Mary (Maria Pollworth) when > she was too old and frail to live by herself. Sophia Pfingsten died on > April 5, 1947 at Catherine Hospital in Palatine, IL. She is bured at St. > Peters as are two of her brothers (Henry and Herman). > > This can also be verified in the Dear Cousin 2000 book, Volume 2, page 478. > > Thank you for asking for my credentials and information. I appreciate > getting the facts correct for all future reference. > LaVonne Thies Presley > l.prestley@comcast.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen S. Rowe" <karen@karensgen.com> > To: <IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:25 PM > Subject: [ILckSCH] Thies - Pfingsten in Schaumburg, IL > > > > >From the St. Peter Schaumburg, IL church records Sophia Wilhelmine > > Karoline Thies was born 24 OCT 1858, baptised 27 OCT 1858, daughter of > > Otto and Sophia Thies... I have that she was born at Putten Hill, DuPage > > Co., IL... sponsors were Wilhelmine Bottermann and Karoline Wenthe. (My > > sources noted for this family were Larry Nerge, Family Tree Maker CD > > V-13, Tree 1709 T. Schumacher, researcher J. Malwitz and St. Peter > > Schaumburg, IL baptism records.) I am missing page 51 of the St. Peter > > baptisms to verify, Larry Nerge may have it. > > > > Sometimes names were noted differently in different sources ( Friedrich > > Otto Thies? or Maria [Mary] Sophia Pollworth?). Maybe LaVonne could > > give us her source? I am grateful for any corrections. > > > > Karen Rowe > > > > .... valentine53179 wrote: > > > > >karen > > >where did you get the statement regarding her parents? > > >specifically > > > > > >On 1/15/06, LaVonne Presley <l.prestley@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Sophia Thies who married William Pfingsten was the daughter of Fredrick > and > > >>Mary (Pollworth) Thies. Her parents were NOT Otto and Sophia. > > >>LaVonne Thies Presley > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Karen S. Rowe" <karen@karensgen.com> > > >>To: <IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:24 PM > > >>Subject: [ILckSCH] Thies - Pfingsten in Schaumburg, IL > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>There is a Sophia Wilhelmine Caroline Thies (27 OCT 1858 - 05 APR 1947) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>who married 02 ARP 1880 St. Peter Lutheran, Schaumburg, IL to Wilhelm > > >>Pfingsten (1861-1919). 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