Christine, Thank you for checking. I am not familiar with those names. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Grogan" <grogan@go-concepts.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] History Look-up Offer > 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 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >