Paula, No Schlomann or Schoen in either book, but I do see entries for D. Schmidt, Edward Schmidt, and John Paul. Are you interested in these? Christine -----Original Message----- From: Paula A. Goettl <goettlp@win.bright.net> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer >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 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > >