Christine, Would you do a look up of Schlomann? Thanks Paula Schlomann, Schmidt, Schoen, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Grogan" <grogan@go-concepts.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > Bonnie, > Stoos/Stoss and Kreager(looks like a misspelling to me) appear in the > "Patrons' Directory" at the end of the History of DuPage County, Illinois > (C. W. Richmond. 1877). > > > "In the following Directory are given the country in which the several > patrons were born; also their Post Office address, occupation, politics, > religion, and the year in which they came to DuPage county:" (page 220) > > "Stoss, Andrew. France. Naperville, farmer, catholic, 1853." (page 241) > > "Kreager, Valentine. Germany. Naperville, saloon, democrat, catholic, > 1841." (page 232) > > Is Richmond's book worth buying? I think it depends on how much interest you > have in the early history of the county. The book emphasizes, I think, > political rather than social history--a natural focus at the time it was > written. On the other hand, Harmon's history of Glen Ellyn was written in > the 1920s when the community was well-established and when the earliest > settlers had died. For this reason, I guess, her book reflects more interest > in what ordinary life was like then (not just who held what offices) and > stories from the early settlers whose descendants remained in the area. I > prefer her book because it allows me to better imagine what life was like > for these people, even though the book doesn't contain much specific info. > about my ancestor. Has anyone else on the list seen some of the other > county histories? > Christine > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dagen, Bonnie <Bonnie_Dagen@gbophb.org> > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 2:07 PM > Subject: RE: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > > > >Yes, thanks for doing this for me. Andrew Stoos was my > >great-great-grandfather (they have it spelled wrong in the book). (Andrew > A. > >Stoos was my great-uncle). I found out yesterday that Andrew Stoos was > >married Jennie (Jeanette?) Kreiger and I've just begun to dig around for > >links to the name Kreiger, making the assumption that they would be in Du > >Page County. > > > >Valentine Kreager may very well be related (misspelled?). Does the book > >offer any other info about people or just names? Is it worth buying? > > > >THANK YOU SO MUCH > >Bonnie > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christine Grogan [SMTP:grogan@go-concepts.com] > > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 12:07 PM > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > > > > I find entries for Andrew STOSS and Valentine KREAGER. Different > >names, but > > do these seem like possibilities? > > Christine > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dagen, Bonnie <Bonnie_Dagen@gbophb.org> > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 12:32 PM > > Subject: RE: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > > > > > > Christine- > > How nice of you to offer to do lookups! I was hoping to get to > >Naperville > > over this weekend to do some checking around. Do you see these > >names? > > > > Stoos > > Bestler > > Kreiger > > > > Thank you so much. Bonnie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Christine Grogan [SMTP:grogan@go-concepts.com] > > > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 11:04 AM > > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > > > > > > I have bought copies of the books History of DuPage County, > >Illinois > > >(C. W. Richmond, 1877) and The Story of An Old Town--Glen Ellyn > >(Ada > > Douglas > > >Harmon 1928). Both books have name indices, and I am willing to do > >lookups > > >in them. > > > Christine Grogan > > > grogan@go-concepts.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >