Have you check the Peru Cemetery, my husbands relatives, Wenzels and Hunley's came from Peru town and both are buried there. Candy ----- Original Message ----- From: "martha" <restless13@foresitewireless.com> To: <ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:48 AM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Grajkowski(a)/Haraburda > Dear List, > I could sure use some suggestions, thoughts and information for I am > not familiar with this area of Illinois. > My gg grandparents came to the U.S. in April 1892. They seem to have > settled in Peru. They were farmers. Two or three of 10 of their children > were born there. One of their children that was born there (poss 1892) > had died there. I was told she was about 2 yrs old. Her name was Marie > (her first name so I am told) Grajkowski(a). They were Polish and I am > assuming that they were Catholic. Another of their daughter's married > there (my g grandfather-Klemens Haraburda was also a farmer). I have > emailed "The LaSalle Co. Gen. Guild of IL" and am waiting for a reply in > regards to the marriage cert. I am hoping the marriage cert tells me more > as to their religion so that I may contact whomever for records, if there > are any. Would I go through "The LaSalle Co. Gen. Guild of IL" for all > birth, death and marriage certs? > The thought that keeps going through my mind is...they sure did make a > beeline to Peru to live which makes me think that they may have known > someone already there. I was told that my gg grandfather had two sisters > but I have no clue as to their last names and I know nothing of relatives > to my gg grandmother nor any of my > g grandfather's relatives (he came to the U.S. alone in 4/1891) that may > have lived in Peru. They weren't there long (1892-1896?) for in 1900 they > were in another state. > > Martha S. > . > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >