Subject was: William Williams & Retta Howe. Sorry I changed the subject but it may help Roos family members find this info. Hi George, I lied, didn't I? I've had contact with 1 relative in Logan County, George Irwin! We share Stoll ancestors. I updated my records with the info on the Roos brothers. Thank you much. What is the title of your Aunt's work? How about this grouping? I have them sittng in my file as a group but without further linkage: Jacob Roos d. 1859 in Illinois m. Anna Rosina Hafele | Johannes Roos m. Eva Katherine Stoll (b. 1830, Maisenbach, Neuenbuerg) all children - no dates but born Beason, Logan Co., Illinois | | Christian 2 Roos | | J. "Frederick" Roos | | George Roos | | Carl Otto Roos | | Ernest Roos | | Catherine Roos | | Rosina Roos | Christian Roos Then I have a Carl Otto Roos b. 1873, d. 1929, married an Alvina Danner I suspect the 2 Carls are the same but since he could be "Jr." I don't want to make a connection. Anyone have any input? Thanks, again, George. Penny (Richner) Husler - ----------------------------------------------------- George Irwin wrote: > Turns out that Richard J. (1890) and Elmer > Matthew (1895) Roos were the > first and third sons of Christian Gottleib Roos > (1870) and Anna > Christina Rentschler. They had 5 other children. > > Christian's father was John Roos, born in > Germany, and Mary Stoll. He > had about 9 brothers and sisters. > > I have a bit more detail from notes left me by > an aunt, who tracked > local families as a hobby (copies in the > Lincoln, Il. Library). She has > some errors, but it is a good place to start. > > By now, it must be obvious to you that half a > dozen German immigrant > Lutheran families in the Chestnut area > immigrated at about the same > time, and their large families commonly > intermarried over the succeeding > generations.