This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/715 Message Board Post: Johann MARTEN, MARTIN, aka MADEN, aka Martin MARTENS, Catharina BANTES, (aka BANTAS, BANTUS, and possibly BANDERS ) Church records show the above living in McHenry Co., IL in 1853 (originally from Germany). By the 1870 census they are living in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. -------------------------------------------------- Johann MARTEN, married Catharina BANTES September 29, 1853 St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, IL (McHenry County) --------------------------------------------------- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois Baptismal Records: parents: Johann MARTIN & Catharina BANTES daughter: Elizabeth MARTIN, b. 22 Sept 1855 *parents: Johann MADEN & Catharina BANTES son: Nicolaus MADEN, b. 15 Oct 1856 (*The 1880 John Martin census shows a son Nick, age 24. I wonder if this baptismal entry is wrong, and this Nicolaus is possibly the son of John Martin and Catharina.???) parents: Johann MARTIN & Catharina BANTES son: Joseph MARTIN, b. 11 Apr 1858 parents: Johann MARTEN & Catharina BANTES daughter: Antonette, b. 18 Jan 1862 *parents: Martin MARTENS & Catharina BANTES son: Matthias MARTENS, b. 26 Apr 1864 (*The 1880 John Martin census shows a son Mathew, age 16. I wonder if this baptismal entry is wrong, and this Matthias is possibly the son of John Martin and Catharina.???) ------------------------------------------------------- 1860 Census Dorr Township (McHenry County-Woodstock, IL) MARTIN, John 42, Brewer, GER Catherine (maiden name BANTES), 25, GER Mary, 6, IL Elizabeth, 5, IL Michael, 4, IL (or possibly Nicolas, Mathias, or Mathew) Joseph, 3, IL Mary, 7 months, IL (she is Mary Ann, my Great Grandmother who married Peter DUB) Also living with this family: FULTON, William, 14, ENG -------------------------------------------------- 1860 census McHenry Township (McHenry County, IL) BANTUS, Stephen, 45 Farmer, GER Anonetti, 38, GER John, 22, Farmer, GER -------------------------------------------------- 1870 Chicago, IL, Census, Ward: 6, Roll: 210, Page: 319 Johann MARTIN 52 M, W, Bavaria Catherina 36 F (maiden name BANTES) Elizabeth 15 F Nicholas 14 M (? or Michael, or Mathias, or Mathew) Joseph 13 M Mary Ann 12 F Antonette 10 F ? 7 M ? Mary 6 F ------------------------------------------------- Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 1880 Source: FHL Film 1254187 National Archives Film T9-0187 Page 322D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace occupation, Father's birthplace, Mother's birthplace John MARTIN Self M M W 63 BAY. Occ: Watchman Fa: BAY. Mo: BAY. Kate MARTIN Wife F M W 45 PRU. (Kate is Catherina, maiden name BANTES) Occ: Keeping House Fa: PRU. Mo: PRU. Nick MARTIN Son M S W 24 IL Occ: Work In Lard Factory Fa: BAY. Mo: PRU. Antonetta MARTIN Dau F S W 18 IL Occ: Work In Lard Factory Fa: BAY. Mo: PRU. Mathew MARTIN Son M S W 16 IL Occ: Work In Ham House Fa: BAY. Mo: PRU. Kate BOYCE Dau F S W 7 IL Occ: At School ------------------------------------------------- www.familysearch.org shows two census records for 1880 in their online records. Census Place: Burton, McHenry, IL FHL film 1254228 NA Film: T9-0228 Page Number 50B Leonard BANTAS, self, Married, Male, W, 39, Prussia, Peddler, F born Prussia, M born Purssia Catherine, Wife, M, F, 33, Prussia, Keeps House Pru, Pru, Pru Mary Bantas, dau, S, F, W, 12 IL, at home, Pru, Pru Ann, dau, S, F, W, 10, IL, at home, Pru, Pru Mary A., dau, S, F, W, 8, IL, at home, Pru, Pru John, son, S, M, W, 6, IL, at home, Pru, Pru Peter, son, S, M, W, 4, IL, at home, Pru, Puru Stephen, son, S, M, W, 2, IL, at home, Pru, Pru ------------------------------------------------ 1880 Census Place, Mchenry, McHenry, IL FHL film: 1254228 NA Film Number: T9-0228 Page Number: 227D John BANTUS, self, Married, Male, W, 69, Prus, Farmer Prus, Prus Maria, wife, M, F, W, 68, keeping house, Prus, Prus -----------------------------------------------------------