Jerry, York township history... Lombard is situated on section seven, being on the west side of the town, and on the site better known to old settlers as Babcock's Grove; but no plat by that name was ever recorded. DuPage and Cook Counties didn't exist for1830 Census. Both existed in 1840 Census and boundaries didn't change from then until today.. Used to go to Lombard to see the lilacs at a park in the spring when I was a kid.. probably the park was named Lilac Park.. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <OhAirtnead@aol.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:16 PM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Babcock's Grove mid 1800's > Does anyone know why an Irish immigrant would be destined for Babcock's Grove > in the mid 1800s? My gg grandfather supposedly was headed there in the late > 1840s or early 1850s. He ended up in Chicago by the late 1850s. My > understanding is Babcock's Grove is now Lombard or in Lombard. Some Lilac or > Lilaca Park is there?? Any info would be greatly appreciated. > > Jerry Hartnett > Crystal Lake, Illinois > >

What is the complete title of the book and author? Sharon N. Cincinnati, Ohio

The railroads brought many people to the Chicago area and when the railroad people's numbers grew many of the suburbs were created. The DuPage area was once in Cook County. I'm not familiar with Babcock's Grove specifically. Hope this might be at least a lead for you. Nina

Parts of Denmark became part of Germany following a war between the two. That probably explains the discrepancy between the birth and death cert. I have relatives who were Colemans but I believe them to have been Irish. Mary Coleman married Dennis Ahern and they had 4 children; one of whom was named George Coleman Colford. Any connection? Nina

Does anyone know why an Irish immigrant would be destined for Babcock's Grove in the mid 1800s? My gg grandfather supposedly was headed there in the late 1840s or early 1850s. He ended up in Chicago by the late 1850s. My understanding is Babcock's Grove is now Lombard or in Lombard. Some Lilac or Lilaca Park is there?? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Jerry Hartnett Crystal Lake, Illinois

Does anyone know what township Elk Grove is in 1860-1870? What Lutheran Church would have been in Downer's Grove 1860-1870? I am looking for Germans that came from a Lutheran Church in Downer's Grove and settled in Iroquois County - mostly Buckley. Thanks for any information you may have. Judi

Hello I am looking for any information on Gus, Christian, Christina Griiner, I know Caroline Schneider married Christ Griiner (Gruner) Oct., 4 , 1893 in Chicago, He owned property on Prospect Ave. in Downers Grove he had 2 children Arthur and Erna Griiner Coleman ( played piano and organ with her husband Carl Coleman) I know Christ Griiner visited Racine Wis., Buffalo NY, Azuza Ca (where his brother Gus lived) his sister Christina married Richard Voight(Voigt) . Arthur's father Christian F. Griiner (caroline Schneider died before 1936)died a few years after his son Arthur died in 1935 his father died a few years later. Arthur's wife Mildred Lucchesi moved in 1940 to PA with his 3 daughters, 2 have died and the one left is my mother, she is looking for any relatives she may have (her mother never told her about her father or his family. She found out when her aunt Erna died around 1980.) I know they were a musical family. On the marriage cert it said Christ was from Denmark but on his death cert it said German . Can anyone help me find information on this family, Thank you very much Sarah

Hello, I'm looking for my great grandfather, William V Hardy. I do not know positively that his middle initial is V - that's simply been "passed down" He did married my great grandmother, Lettia Luticia SNELLEN McHenry Bagby (1843-1912) December 25, 1875 in Henderson County, Illinois. I have a copy of their "marriage License" - a little sliver of paper I received from the County Clerk. My grandmother remembers that he was married before because he had his children from a previous marriage living with them. My grandmother, Ada May HARDY Robinson, was born in 1877 in Hancock County Illinois. Mr Hardy left, with his children from previous marriage, in the middle of the night when Ada was 4 or 5 years old. They never saw or heard from him again. She remembers him being tall, thin, straight, having a red beard, and proud of his Irish decent. I would love to find any info on this man! All ideas will be greatly appreciated! Kathleen Kathleen HAYES Yandell LaRose Searching : Golden, Hayes, Miller, Moore, Reid, Thompson, Woods, Bagby, Beckwith, Bumgardener, Eggleston, Floyd, Fuller, Hardy, Hayward, Hokinson, Jones, Kee, Lawson, Marple, McHenry, Robinson, Snellen, Troth, Woodford, Dugan, Glenn, Thornton, Yandell, Hicks, Stone, Robertson, and Sheldon

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I am looking for the following surnames in DuPage County: BEARDSLEY (CT, VT, OH, MI, IL) (1860's) Price, Nancy Rossetti, Hannah (Griffith) ROGERS (NY, VT, NY, IL) (1860's) Samuel, Henry Phillip, Edward, Walter, Orillia (Perry) REYNOLDS (NH, VT, IL) (1830's) Isaac, Mehitable P. (Sargent), Richard S. S., Charles R. L. SARGENT (NH, IL) (1830's) Richard Sanborn GRAVES (VT, NY, IL) (1830's) Phineas, Jesse, Amos, Juliette, Anna (Kendall) POLLARD (MA, VT, IL) (1860's) Jonathan F., Jeremiah F., Jane E. (Roach) Most of these folks lived in Warrenville, but a few were in Downers Grove. If any of these names and places ring any bells, I'd love to hear from you! Meg Shearer

Hi, I just want to mention to anyone who visited any of my web sites this week that the problem has been fixed! It never occurred to me that my server's hard drive could crash. All my remote files got corrupted, which in some cases meant scrambled eggs and in other cases meant some *very* interesting pages in place of mine! It was harrowing! The server ended up restoring all my files from their 8/03 backup, so I had to redo everything I'd added in the last five or so weeks. If you see anything strange, please let me know! Pat Sabin DuPage County History - http://patsabin.com/dupage/ North Central College - The Early Years - http://patsabin.com/NorthCentral/ Chicago Vintage Postcards - http://patsabin.com/illinois/ Joliet, Naperville and Aurora Vintage Postcards - http://patsabin.com/illinois/smtowns.htm

----- Original Message ----- From: <Familytreehist@aol.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:39 AM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Naturalization Lookup > Jeri, > > I saw that you are doing some lookups in your DuPage Naturalization book - > would you please look for: > > Henry Ahlenstorf - b. 1835, Hannover, Germany, resident of Itasca, > DuPage, IL > from 1880 to 1919. At this point I have been unable to locate any > earlier > information, but the census does indicate that he was naturalized and I > have > checked Cook Co. w/o results. > > Thank you in advance for your kind assistance, > Anne > > Researching: AHLENSTORF, ASCHE, BEAL, CZERWINSKI, LOMASNEY, JARZEMBOWSKI, > NALEPINSKI, PARCHMANN, WICHERS, more > > Hi Anne, Sorry no Henry Ahlenstorf. Have you tried the National Archives? Or maybe another spelling I could try. Jeri

Jeri, I saw that you are doing some lookups in your DuPage Naturalization book - would you please look for: Henry Ahlenstorf - b. 1835, Hannover, Germany, resident of Itasca, DuPage, IL from 1880 to 1919. At this point I have been unable to locate any earlier information, but the census does indicate that he was naturalized and I have checked Cook Co. w/o results. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance, Anne Researching: AHLENSTORF, ASCHE, BEAL, CZERWINSKI, LOMASNEY, JARZEMBOWSKI, NALEPINSKI, PARCHMANN, WICHERS, more

----- Original Message ----- From: <NOELLEHART@aol.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Naturalization Look Up > I can't thank you enough!! This is my first break-through in finding out when > my Irish Colfords came to America. I have searched for years and am thrilled. > Nina > I'm really happy for you!! Happy Hunting. Jeri

I can't thank you enough!! This is my first break-through in finding out when my Irish Colfords came to America. I have searched for years and am thrilled. Nina

If you would like the obit info, please email me privately with the line you are interested in. GOODSELL, Louisa M; 87; Downers Grove IL; Downers Grove R; 2000-7-7; redbird HEIDEL, Marian P; 82; Downers Grove IL; Downers Grove R; 2000-7-7; redbird LANGRILL, Neil E; 68; Boise ID; Downers Grove R; 2000-7-7; redbird O'BROCHTA, Helen; 82; Downers Grove IL; Downers Grove R; 2000-7-7; redbird HEIDEL, Marian P; 82; Chattanooga TN; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird SABOR, Edwin E; 75; Westmont IL; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird HECK, Frederick D; 85; Westmont IL; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird SHERK, Hazel L; 92; Marshall MO; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird O'BROCHTA, Helen; 82; Elmhurst IL; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird LANGRILL, Neil E; 68; Downers Grove IL; DG Suburban Life; 2000-7-9; redbird

While on the subject, do you find any data on: BAUER - Sebastian or George BAIER - John/Jacob K(C)ommer - John/Jacob Schom(m)er - Hienrick/Henry or John/Johann Weigand - Joseph or Johann Jim Bauer WEIGAND - SCHOMER - BAUER - BAIER - MATHIS - KARTHEISER - KELLER and more Searchable Ged-Com at http://www.my-ged.com/bauer

The DuPage County Genealogical Society has a book on DuPage County Naturalizations. John H. Stoddard

----- Original Message ----- From: "John H. Stoddard" <jhst@mediaone.net> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Naturalization Look Up > The DuPage County Genealogical Society has a book on DuPage County > Naturalizations. > > John H. Stoddard > > and also a web site with other publications available. Web address. www.dcgs.org

----- Original Message ----- From: "JackFlak" <jackflak@earthlink.net> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Naturalization Look Up > Hello, > > I also somehow missed the beginning of this, and I am wondering if the kind > soul named Jeri with the index would be so good as to look and see if there > are any BADKA family members listed? > > I do appreciate your graciousness in helping others out like this. > > Thank you, > > Jack > > << does the naturalization index show the following: >> > > Sorry no Badka's. Do you have another spelling. If there is anything I have learned about researching in the DuPage County area is that no one could spell. I have found 12 different spellings for the name Mackensworth. I would be glad to do another look-up for you. Jeri Researching: Mackensworth, Merkinswert, Machauswatts- Alsace to Illinois Giebraski, Gieborowski, Gieboroski-Poland to Illinois Leibundguth-Swizt. - Germany to Illinois Reha- ? to Illinois Owens- Wales to Canada to Illinois Edwards- Wales to Canada to Illinois