Tom The 1880 Monroe Co., IL census, page 1: Schroder, Adam, W, M, 33, farmer, W, IL, GER, GER Schroder, Josephine, W, F, 28, wife, M, IL, BAV, BAV Schroder, Barbara, W, F, 2, dau, S, IL, IL, IL Krusse, John, W, M, 10, son, S, IL, IL, IL Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Groll Jr. To: Janet Flynn Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Ancestor Search Thanks so much for that information. I was at St's Peter and Paul Cemetery today and found her son's grave---Joseph, but that was unable to find her gravesite besides it was damp, muddy, and cold! I will review the books that I got from the Genealogical Society and see what I come up with. My sister keeps talking about my grandmother's blind sister with her own name Barbara that lived in St. Louis, and I was wondering how that was possible since I could only verify Anna and Joseph as the daughter and son of Josephine Schroeder ( my great-grandmother). Thanks again...very much! Tom Groll ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet Flynn To: Thomas Groll Jr. Cc: Monroe County Genealogical Society Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:43 AM Subject: Re: Ancestor Search Tom: Yes, it means she was married before. Per Marriage records, a Josephine SCHALLOM m. John KRUSE on May 18, 1869 and a Mrs. Josephine KRUSE m. Adam Schroeder on Feb. 11, 1874. As she was born in 1850, she could have had children in both marriages. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Groll Jr. To: jflynn11@htc.net Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 10:25 AM Subject: Ancestor Search Hi Janet, I was looking through the Index of Waterloo Area Catholic Cemeteries and noticed that behind my great-grandmother's name is her husband's name Adam and then a +1. Does this mean that she was married before? In the Census of 1900, it lists her as being the head of household but does not mention a husband or father of her children except to say that the birth father of her children was born in Germany. Thanks! Tom Groll Schroeder, Josephine 11-18-1850 01-31-1922 Adam + 1 nee Schallom