on 1/20/03 9:04 AM, howard/laura at hfreeman@sktc.net wrote: > I am adding my information about the Linden's to this post. I am at a brick > wall looking for Peter Linden b. Jan 1835/36. I am aware that most of the > immigrants in the Aurora area were from Luxembourg and I am trying to find the > area of Lux. that my GGrandfather Peter Linden was from. Any info will be > appreciated. > Laura Linden Freeman > I realize this is not quite what you asked for...but it may be of interest to you anyway. Hope so. Kristy JOHN LINDEN, plumber, steam and gas fitter, Aurora, was born in the town of Wald Billech, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, June 12, 1847, to Peter and Margarita (Flammang) Linden, natives of that country, who came to America with their family in 1861,locating at Aurora, Ill., in May of that year. The father, who was by trade a millwright, died at Aurora January 26, 1883, of pneumonia, and in full communion with St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church; his widow still survives (i.e., 1888) in Aurora. He and his wife had the following named children: John, Henry, Susan, Maggie and John W. Susan is the wife of Nick Linster, a cabinet maker in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad shops; Maggie is the wife of Peter Wagner, in the transfer business, Aurora. Soon after his arrival in this city, Mr. Linden began working in Stolp's woolen mill, thoroughly learning the trade of woolen manufacturing, with which he was connected until 1884, part of the time as general foreman of the mill. In the year last named he established his present buisiness, and has conducted it successfully to date. As a business man Mr. Linden is energetic and prompt in all his dealings, his word being "as good as his bond," and in an eminent degree he enjoys the respect and confidence of all classes of citizens. He is an official member of the Germania Benevolent Society, and of the German Catholic Church. He was married, September 22, 1870, to Miss Lena Reckinger, a native of Aurora, and a daughter of Matthias Reckinger, a native of Germany. ....from "Commemorative Portrait and Biographical Record of Kane and Kendall Counties, Ill., Chicago, Beers, Leggett & Company, 1888. (Available at the Kendall County Historical Association Genealogical Library, Yorkville, Illinois; and various other local libraries.)

HI, Kristy and thank you for the post. I have seen this info before and have checked out the town of Waldbillig as it was know then. I appreciate you time to give me this. Warm Regards, Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristy Gravlin" <hannah@teleport.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Linden's > on 1/20/03 9:04 AM, howard/laura at hfreeman@sktc.net wrote: > > > I am adding my information about the Linden's to this post. I am at a brick > > wall looking for Peter Linden b. Jan 1835/36. I am aware that most of the > > immigrants in the Aurora area were from Luxembourg and I am trying to find the > > area of Lux. that my GGrandfather Peter Linden was from. Any info will be > > appreciated. > > Laura Linden Freeman > > > > I realize this is not quite what you asked for...but it may be of interest > to you anyway. Hope so. Kristy > > JOHN LINDEN, plumber, steam and gas fitter, Aurora, was born in the town of > Wald Billech, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, June 12, 1847, to Peter and > Margarita (Flammang) Linden, natives of that country, who came to America > with their family in 1861,locating at Aurora, Ill., in May of that year. > The father, who was by trade a millwright, died at Aurora January 26, 1883, > of pneumonia, and in full communion with St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church; > his widow still survives (i.e., 1888) in Aurora. He and his wife had the > following named children: John, Henry, Susan, Maggie and John W. Susan is > the wife of Nick Linster, a cabinet maker in the Chicago, Burlington & > Quincy Railroad shops; Maggie is the wife of Peter Wagner, in the transfer > business, Aurora. > > Soon after his arrival in this city, Mr. Linden began working in Stolp's > woolen mill, thoroughly learning the trade of woolen manufacturing, with > which he was connected until 1884, part of the time as general foreman of > the mill. In the year last named he established his present buisiness, and > has conducted it successfully to date. As a business man Mr. Linden is > energetic and prompt in all his dealings, his word being "as good as his > bond," and in an eminent degree he enjoys the respect and confidence of all > classes of citizens. He is an official member of the Germania Benevolent > Society, and of the German Catholic Church. He was married, September 22, > 1870, to Miss Lena Reckinger, a native of Aurora, and a daughter of Matthias > Reckinger, a native of Germany. > > ....from "Commemorative Portrait and Biographical Record of Kane and Kendall > Counties, Ill., Chicago, Beers, Leggett & Company, 1888. (Available at the > Kendall County Historical Association Genealogical Library, Yorkville, > Illinois; and various other local libraries.) > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. >