I'm guessing that these were German people? >From my very limited view of Ogle County, there were two areas where Germans concentrated. One around Lindenwood and the other aroundForreston and Leaf River. You should be able to get the marriage license from Ogle County Clerk. My ggrndparents were married there in 1872. The license did not have any parents names, but it is something you should collect. Have you checked the federal and state census for 1870, 1875? I don't suppose they would show up on the Platt maps if they didn't own the land. I've used a combination of Platt books and census data to plot within a mile of where my ancestors lived while in Ogle. My ancestors were with a group of families that they knew before comming to Ogle Co. They immigrated in 1864, and some left for Calhoun County Iowa in 1874. Then others followed in 1882. I've never found any of my immigrants on the ships passenger lists. From what I hear, the list wouldn't have given the original town anyway. Have you checked the local paper for obituaries of these people? That is where I have found all the towns of these immigrants. Sometimes it is spelled strange, but it is a place to start. Gary Ramthun Aurora, CO -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Stulken <mstulken@ns1.rli-net.net> To: ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 10:18 AM Subject: [ILOGLE-L] STULKEN? >According to an Adams County, Nebraska, history book, my >great-grandfather, Johann Friedrich (Fred John) STULKEN came to America >around 1870 and settled first in Ogle Co IL, where he worked as a farm >hand. The book also states that he was married in Illinois in 1875 to >Helene LAMMERS. I know they were in Adams Co NE by 1876 because their >oldest daughter was born there. I've never been able to locate him on >any of the appropriate microfilmed passenger lists. I just tried >"Germans to America" last Tuesday to see what I'd find there, although I >did find Helene LAMMERS arriving in March of 1875, listed as "wife." >I've checked with all the Lutheran churches in the area, but haven't >found any record of him. > >If possible, I'd like to learn where he lived and for whom he worked >while in Ogle County. If anyone has any info, I'd be grateful. > >Thanks. >Marilyn Stulken >Racine, Wisconsin