Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10933 Surname: Gassenschmidt ------------------------- In the 1900 Census, In Ward 3, Rock Falls, Coloma Twp., Whiteside County, IL was: 487/507 Gassenschmidt, Michael M 71 M Daylaborer/Delivery GR GR GR Caroline F 73 M Wife PA PA PA Charles M 34 S Son Daylaborer/Delivery IL GR PA In 1880 the family was in Coloma Twp. (not within what was then the village of Rock Falls) 256/256 Gassenschmidt, M. M 53 M Fireman GR MD GR Caroline F 57 M Wife PA PA PA Ambros M 20 S Son IL GR PA Cassie F 18 S Dau IL GR PA George M 16 S Son IL GR PA Charles M 14 S Son IL GR PA Clow, Sarah F 77 W(idow) Mother IL GR PA Note: The census taker apparently just wrote down the same birth information for Sarah Clow as for the children. Unfortunately, at this point she could either be Michael's mother who remarried a Clow, or Caroline's Mother which could indicate Caroline's maiden name. The family was NOT in the 1870 census in Whiteside, so with the children born in Illinois, I would check other counties. Checked the statewide (but doesn't cover ALL counties) online marriage index and found: GASSENSCHMIDT, FRANK HALMEYER, FLORA ST. CLAIR 07/27/1901 / 00000031 DEITZ, PHILIP GASSENSCHMIDT, AGNES ST. CLAIR 12/26/1905 / 00002548 STERTHMANN, FRED GASSENSCHMIDT, MARIE M ST. CLAIR 05/25/1893 / 2153 Good Luck!