My mom's family is mostly all from the Aurora, West Chicago, Geneva areas. If anyone knows of any of these people, or could help me out by finding their birth/death/marriage licenses, I would be greatful. Please email if there are any connections. The Kronings: My Grandfather was Clifford Herrman Kroning, born in 1923 in West Chicago. Clifford died in 1996 in Soldiers Grove, WI. His father was Harry Emil Kroning born 1892 in Winfield Twp and died in 1968, maybe in Aurora. Clifford's mother was Erna Lena Gaede. Harry's parents were Herrman Kroning and Emma Seehafer, both born in Germany, and immigrated to this area of Illinois. The Gaedes: Erna Lena Gaede was born 1897 in Wayne Twp, and died in 1990 in Jennings Terrace Nursing Home in Aurora. Her parents are John Gaede, born in 1866 in Ontarioville, IL. He died in 1947. Her mother was Louise Dorothea Schuett, born in 1868 in Sarmstorf, Mecklenberg, Germany. She died in 1960. The Frisks: My grandmother's father was Nils Conrad "Connie" Johansson Frisk. He was born in 1890 in Sondrom, Halland, Sweden and died in 1990 in Jennings Terrace Nursing Home in Aurora. He came here from Sweden in about 1905. His birth father had died in Sweden, and his mother remarried here. He used the name Frisk, but I don't know if anything was ever done legally to change it, or if he just used it. His mother was Hannah Mathilda Svensdotter, born 1867 in Sweden, and died in 1950 in Geneva. In Geneva, she married John Lucas Leopold Frisk. Her brothers came to America before her, and used the name of Skoglund. They owned a furniture business and a funeral home in Geneva. The Cassidy's My grandmothers mother was Letita May Cassidy. She was born in 1891 in Aurora and died in 1969 in Aurora. Her parents were George Cassidy and Margaret Tenney/Tinney. I know nothing else of them. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.