Jill... Maria was my ggrandmother. You do have the correct birth and death dates. I don't have a copy of the death certificate, I had the dates that my father had written down and he was very accurate. If you would like to share, I would love it. L.prestley@comcast.net Larry... I will try to fill in a couple of dates for you. Jill had given the correct birth (Jan. 9, 1835)date and death ( Nov. 14, 1927) date for Maria Pollworth Thies. Her parents had a farm in Addison Township, DuPage County (Putten Hill) and attended Zion Church in Bensenville. Her parents came from the same village in Hannover as Fred Thies. Fred (Fritz) Thies was born Nov. 13, 1829 in Hannover. He came to Chicago in about 1847 and worked as a wheelwright for Joseph Schuettler, Chicago's "Wagon King." He bought lots in Chicago, both downtown and on the near south side. He later sold or traded these for farm land in Schaumburg Township between Rohlwing and Meacham Roads. WGN transmitter is on what was the east 120 acres of his land. He was purchasing this land no later than 1860. He died March 6, 1907 and is buried at St. Peter, Sch. Children of Fred and Maria (Mary): Fred Thies bd. 10/31/1853 date given by granddaughter. Died March 30, 1931. Might be buried in Park Ridge. He was born in Chicago. Henry Thies bd. Feb.21, 1856 in Chicago. .....+Sophie Fedderke Thies was born in Addison Township, DuPage County on the family farm. August Thies - those are the correct birth and confirmation dates. August moved around and I don't know where he settled. He is my missing person. I would like to know where you got the death date. There were several August Thies men in the Schaumburg area at that time. One actually lived on the farm south of the Nerge farm on Meacham Road. They were not related to My August. I know that he is not bured at St. Peter. I still have hopes of finding him. I hope that your information will be the missing link. Sophia Thies Pfingsten was married on April 2, 1880 at St. Peters, Sch. IL Herman Thies I have is date of death as 1908, but that might be wrong. I got the info from Lucile Nerge a few years ago. I did not double check with St. Peters books. I have to do that. ......+Regina Fedderke Thies was born in Addison Township, DuPage County, IL I hope this helps to fill some holes. And I would appreciate any documentation that you have for your dates Thank you. LaVonne