Bonnie, I'm glad the information was helpful. Isn't it interesting what a difference Andrew Stoos made for you when he subscribed as a patron? Thank goodness for lucky genealogical hits! Christine -----Original Message----- From: Dagen, Bonnie <Bonnie_Dagen@gbophb.org> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 5:02 PM Subject: RE: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer >Christine, >Wow, you don't know what you've just done for me! Thanks a million for this >info....I've suspected that Andrew Stoos immigrated from France but this >assures it. I'll bet that Valentine Kreager was my >great-great-great-grandmother's father! Now I can set about to prove this. >When I joined this list, I thought I might be of use to someone, but I never >suspected that I'd get so much myself. >Thanks again! >Bonnie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christine Grogan [SMTP:grogan@go-concepts.com] > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:30 PM > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com > 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 ><mailto:Bonnie_Dagen@gbophb.org> > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> ><ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <mailto: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] ><mailto:[SMTP:grogan@go-concepts.com]> > > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 12:07 PM > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com ><mailto: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 ><mailto:Bonnie_Dagen@gbophb.org> > > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com ><mailto:ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com ><mailto: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] <mailto:[SMTP:grogan@go-concepts.com]> > > > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 11:04 AM > > > To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com ><mailto: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 ><mailto:grogan@go-concepts.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >