For Robin, Have you gotten mormon microfilms and microfiche that have Scot records: 1.-marriage of James to Helen HERCULES 12 Dec 1829 Abbey(Paisely)Renfrew 2.-marriages of Helen HERCULES BRAIDWOOD to Andrew DUNSMORE 25 Oct 1836 (Parish registers of Abbey,Paisely,Renfrew,film#1041090 marriages 1819-1836,fiche # 0889472 and BIRTHS BRAIDWOOD,Father James,mother Helen RALSTON film #6035516 births 1855-1875 Abbey,Paisely,Renfrew register 1.-John 29 Mar 1856 2.-Helen 5 Feb 1858 3.-Andrew 8 Jun 1859 4.-Robert 21 Sep 1861 5.-Ann 18 Oct 1863 And marriage James to Helen RALSTON 10 Nov 1854 Abbey,Paisely,Renfrew-marriages 1845-1855 film#1041091 1880 census shows BRAIDWOOD Reed twp,will county ELLEN,48,widow,b.scotland Ann,daughter,18,b. Scot. Peter,son,13,b.Il Alexander,son,11,b.IL Jennett,daughter,6,b.IL and Cook County,IL both under Samuel SMITH(no relation claimed) BRAIDWOOD Andrew,boarder,21,b.Scot.,laborer Robert,boarder,20,b.Scot.,laboer 1880 cook,chicago,page 128D illinois state marriage index BRAIDWOOD,Annie,will county,6 Dec 1883 to Peter HOWAT " ,Ellen, " ,1 Jun 1876 to John R. MEADER BRAIDWOOD,E(female),cook county,24 Jan 1877 Eli J. CARPENTER " ,John D(?DUNSMORE),cook county,15 Oct 1873 Maria S. GOLDSMITH " ,John,will county,3 May 1877 Jamet HAMILTON " ,James G.,Carroll county,11 Oct 1886,Minnie L. SNOW illinois state death index BRAIDWOOD,Andrew,died 20 May 1930 Cook County,Chicago Good Hunting,Liked your biography on will county site. Very nice. Kathy _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Dear Art, Are there any entries and/or information for the surname BRAIDWOOD. My Great Grandfather founded the town of Braidwood in Will County. He died in 1879, but had a dozen children, some of whom died in Braidwood area. A couple daughters and a son should have married in the time span mentioned earlier for this book. Even a little information could be a clue to more searches to make. Thanks, Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: Art H. [mailto:aehutch@erols.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:51 AM > To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILL] Will Co. D, B, M. & index > > > In 1998, the book could be purchased for $20 from the author. Becki > Leucht, 403 N. Nappanee Point, Peoria, IL 61604-4219. It is spiral bound > and contains a 1-page prologue, a 1-page table of abbreviations, 161 > numbered pages (deaths from 1 to 110; marriages 111-148; births > 149-161) and an unnumbered 16-page index. I do not know if the book is > still in print or if a later version has been done. <snipped>

Hi Robin, Saw this email to Art and thought you might be interested in the bios on James and John Braidwood in the "1878 History of Will Co. IL". It's very lengthy, so I would prefer to email you directly. You can reach me at rbbtfarm@charter.net . Tricia M. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin F Woods To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:16 PM Subject: RE: [ILWILL] Will Co. D, B, M. & index Dear Art, Are there any entries and/or information for the surname BRAIDWOOD. My Great Grandfather founded the town of Braidwood in Will County. He died in 1879, but had a dozen children, some of whom died in Braidwood area. A couple daughters and a son should have married in the time span mentioned earlier for this book. Even a little information could be a clue to more searches to make. Thanks, Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: Art H. [mailto:aehutch@erols.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:51 AM > To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILL] Will Co. D, B, M. & index > > > In 1998, the book could be purchased for $20 from the author. Becki > Leucht, 403 N. Nappanee Point, Peoria, IL 61604-4219. It is spiral bound > and contains a 1-page prologue, a 1-page table of abbreviations, 161 > numbered pages (deaths from 1 to 110; marriages 111-148; births > 149-161) and an unnumbered 16-page index. I do not know if the book is > still in print or if a later version has been done. <snipped> ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm

Rbbtfarm <rbbtfarm@charter.net> Rbbtfarm, Thanx for the info on "1878 History of Will Co. IL" originals on websites, etc. Any similar Will Co. histories info will be appreciated. Walter God Bless, Walter (& Joan) McElligott Historical Society Greater Peotone, IL Chairman Grantwriting Committee P. O. Box 452, Beecher, IL 60401-0452 ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Thanks Art. I will look into this. My Aunt is in Peoria. I might add that if anyone is interested in having a copy of the "1878 History of Will Co. IL", there are some originals on websites....Barnes & Noble, Albris, etc. I stumbled on them searching for another out of print book. They are expensive and I assume they don't contain the index. ----- Original Message ----- From: Art H. To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [ILWILL] Will Co. D, B, M. & index In 1998, the book could be purchased for $20 from the author. Becki Leucht, 403 N. Nappanee Point, Peoria, IL 61604-4219. It is spiral bound and contains a 1-page prologue, a 1-page table of abbreviations, 161 numbered pages (deaths from 1 to 110; marriages 111-148; births 149-161) and an unnumbered 16-page index. I do not know if the book is still in print or if a later version has been done. I do not know if the compiler has e-mail. According to the compiler's prologue, "I decided to write down all births, deaths & marriages that appeared in the various Grundy co. newspapers ... When I finished, my findings were quite small. For all the Grundy county marriages, I went to the courthouse and added the dates from the marriage records. A word of caution, not nearly all Grundy county marriages are included, just those that were in the newspapers." She mentions extracting Grundy residents from Wilmington papers, Braidwood papers, newspaper extracts of Will co. marriages of non-residents, deaths of those over 10 and non-residents from Yorkville & Ottawa newspapers. She notes that if a cite is not "documented," it is more than likely from a Morris or Wilmington paper. No source is specifically cited (in any remotely acceptable form that I could find) for any of the extracts. The nearest you will find is the town where a newspaper was published, not the masthead title and certainly not which issue date, whole number or page number. There is no indication of which newspapers were searched or what issues or years were reviewed. The compiler mentions going back to try to "document" her earliest extracts, but that she was unable to find them again. <sigh> The bottom line on this one is, even if you receive the information in the book, you won't have any idea of what newspapers were searched, how thorough the review was, what is available that was not included, etc. For the marriages, you will not know if the information is from newspapers or the courthouse. All that being said, I'll try to answer specific questions out of my copy. Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rbbtfarm" <rbbtfarm@charter.net> To: <ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:57 PM Subject: [ILWILL] Veloyce S. - Will Co. D, B, M. & index > By any chance, is this book still in print? I could really use it. I would love the information to hunt it down. I am unclear, though, does this tell you where the info is located? > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm

Patsy....the Day in my family if Lucy Day daug. of John Day (Eng) Lucy first married a John Patrick and had daug. Nellie....then married my great-uncle Septimus Southern...in Joliet, Will, ILL. I do know that her family were farmers.....Marcie

Marcie...There is a John Day born in Lincolnshire England April 2 1836 coming to America when he was 18. He married a Catherine Stratton.He farmed in Du page county and also lived in Plainfield.Do you think he is related? Patsy

Thanks Julie, I have been remissed not to have responded sooner. Tricia M. ----- Original Message ----- From: JulieBskt@aol.com To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: [ILWILL] 1880 Sellinger I checked the 1880 LDS transcription of the 1880 census and found the following: Herman Sellinger Butcher age 25 Prus Prus Prus Eva wife 28 Prus Prus Prus Herman other 4 months Ill Prus Prus Normally, I would expect little Herman to be the son of Herman Sr and wife, Eva. However, his relationship to the head of household is listed as ~other~. Since he is evidently named after the head of household, he surely would either be his son...OR...an orphaned nephew named after Herman Sr. But...he could just as well have been an orphaned baby they took in and renamed...and weren't officially yet calling him their son. If little Herman was a Nephew, or step son, the designation should have said that instead of ~other~, which was given to unrelated outsiders in the household. Still...mistakes happened in all census data...so he could still have been their blood son, and the census taker just got it wrong. This was the only entry in Will Co for Sellingers...though there were several in Cook Co, nearby....and there were a good amount scattered around the state...some down in St. Clair Co , across from St. Louise...and Montgomery Co as well as a few other locations. Hope this helps. Julie Bissell Tupker ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm

Patsy, I am researching the Southern Family in Will Co. ILL. Are any Southern's or Day Family members in the book? Thanks Marcie Pope (Southern)

For Mike, Will County death index(1877-1915) SWARTZ Karolina age 51yrs 1mo 4 days died 22 Feb 1912 Braidwood buried Bohemian Nat'l Cem.,Braidwood Samuel H.(Rev) age 68yrs 9mo 11 days died 16 Feb 1910 New Lenox buried Morris,Grundy County Bohemian National Cem.,has been transcribed by Will Grundy Genealogy Society(WGGS). In their collection at Coal City Public Library. Also have obit newspaper clippings in ring binders of Grundy County residents. Reference librarian Amy Cooper her email amcooper@htls.lib.il.us. Also has will county marriage licenses on microfilm(indexed)among many other Grundy and Will county references. Grundy county death index is up on the net as well as Kankakee Death index(from approx. 1877-1915 for both). Will county death index is NOT on the net. It is in the collection of WGGS at the Coal City Public Library. Wilmington Public Library,201 South Kankakee St.,Wilmington,IL 60481 Has BOTH newspapers obits indexed from mid 1860's to current. BOTH newspapers on Microfilm there also. Three Rivers Library,Channahon-reference librarian Michele Houchens will do look ups of Will and Grundy genealogy references in their collection. Her email mhouchens@three-rivers-library.org or can fill out request form at http://www.three-rivers-library.org Among references is Becki Leuchts book Joliet Public Library-reference librarian-Roger. Also has copies of Becki Leuchts book also. 1880 US census-fairly complete every name-up for free on the net. Mormon site www.familysearch.com Hope this helps, Good Hunting, Kathy _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

1880 Fed census, Troy Twp, WIll Co, IL Dist 213 P9 (book page 492) swartz, August, 73, retired farmer Germany catherine, wife, 73 Germany Just found on 1880 census Braidwood, Will Co, IL ED 212 P2 P.476(book page Swarts, James 25 coal miner B. Bohemia Veronika, 32 B IL John, 13 IL Frank IL Mary IL James, 8 IL Joseph,7 IL Annie, 5 IL Anton (?) 2 Il

>From Ancestry.com Wenberg, Alvin     Age: 42 Year: 1920   Birthplace: Sweden Roll: T625_415   Race: White Page: 4A   State: Illinois ED: 180   County: Will Image: 1123   Township: Joliet

mike here is Swartz No Swarz Swart or Svarc Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders Will and Southern Cook Counties Illinois  Will County Farmers' Directory Name: W. H. Davis Relative: Sp: Mabel M. Swartz Child: Cecille Plainfield R5 Lockport S6 Comments: T186a; J. Brossman; 1905; Tel. Plainfield Name: August Fritz Relative: Sp: Louise Swartz Child: *George Peotone R3 Will S32 Comments: *not at home; O80a; 1897; Interstate Tel. Peotone Name: Fred Swartz Relative: Sp: Lydia Blott Child: Joliet R6 New Lenox S3 Comments: T80a; A. Kercheval; 1884 Name: Gotlib Rutz Relative: Sp: Gusta Swartz Child: Albert; Harry; *Ernest; Gustie; Martha; Annie Worth R2 Palos S36 Comments: *not at home; T80a; Mrs. Einhorn; 1889 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tricia M. This listing is from Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders Will and Southern Cook Counties Illinois Will County Farmers' Directory 1918 From Ancestry - Note - Michelle Houchens of Three Rivers Library does have this book Found no Selingers or Wenbergs Name: Philip Arnold Relative: Sp: Clara Becker Child: Alice; Milton Monee R1 Monee S20-21-17 Comments: O102a; 1877; Chicago Tel. Monee Name: Albert Assinger Relative: Sp: Minnie B. Becker Child: * Clyde G.; Elmer R. Joliet R1 Plainfield S24 Comments: *not at home; O76 1/2a; 1859; Interstate Tel. Plainfield Name: Arthur Becker Relative: Sp: Emma Meier Child: Crete R2 Crete S13-24 Comments: T160a; Martin Becker; 1890; Interstate Tel. Crete Name: Edward Becker Relative: Sp: Hilka Janssen Child: Agnes Beecher Washington S5W-8W Comments: T193 1/2a; Philip Kurz; 1891; Bell Tel. Beecher Name: Fred Becker Jr. Relative: Sp: Amalia Piepenbrink Child: Alice; Elfrieda Beecher R2 Washington S11 Comments: T220a; F. C. Becker and Mrs. W. Piepenbrink; 1883; Bell Tel. Beecher Name: George Becker Relative: Sp: Elizabeth Stolzenbach Child: Catherine; Louis; George Jr. Beecher R1 Washington S32W Comments: T160a; J. Kurtz; 1886; Bell Tel. Beecher   Name: Henry Becker Relative: Sp: Amanda Paul Child: Arnold; Norbert Crete R2 Crete S24 Comments: T83a; Martin Becker; 1883; Interstate Tel. Crete Name: John Becker Relative: Sp: Elizabeth Arnold Child: Leslie Sylvester Monee R1 Monee S35 Comments: Becker homestead; O240a; 1872; Chicago Tel. Monee Name: Otto Becker Relative: Sp: Minnie Blume Child: Gertrude; Agnes; Paula; Clarence Monee R1 Monee S9 Comments: O120a; 1871; Chicago Tel. Monee Name: William Becker Relative: Sp: Katie Foster Child: George; *William Jr.; Minnie; Mary; Emma; Katie Wilmington R3 Wilmington S10 Comments: *not at home; T140a; M. Tierney; 1885; Northwestern Tel. Wilmington Name: William Becker Relative: Sp: Talitha Hack Child: Cynthia Beecher R3 Washington S26 Comments: T160a; H. Hack; 1893; Bell Tel. Beecher Name: William M. Becker Relative: Child: Monee R2 Green Garden S21 Comments: Farm Hand; John Rehberg; 1908 Name: James Findlay Relative: Sp: Katie Becker Child: John; Dorothy Elwood R1 Wilmington S2 Comments: T220a; Florence Rodgers; 1891; Northwestern Tel. Wilmington Name: Henry Oldendorf Relative: Sp: Minnie Becker Child: Malvin; Donald Crete R2 Crete S18E Comments: O160a; 1911; Interstate Tel. Crete Name: John C. Ruthenbeck Relative: Sp: Albertine Becker Child: Alice; Walter; Francis; John Joliet R1 Troy S9 Comments: T80a; John Ruthenbeck; 1873; Chicago Tel. Plainfield View Full Context ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders Will and Southern Cook Counties Illinois  Will County Farmers' Directory Name: William H. Schrader Relative: Sp: Augusta Becker Child: Hattie; Luella; Walter; Lydia; William Jr.; *Alvin; Lottie Lemont R3 DuPage S15 Comments: *not at home; Pleasant Lawn Farm; O80a; 1872; Bell Tel. Lemont Name: Albert Siefker Relative: Sp: Rose Becker Child: Melvin Monee R1 Monee S24 Comments: T160a; Wm. Siefker; 1892; Interstate Tel. Crete Name: George Stuenkel Relative: Sp: Ida Becker Child: Ruby; Celia; Clara; Elda; Erna Monee R1 Monee S4 Comments: O160a; 1894; Chicago Tel. Monee   Name: Bernard Tierney Relative: Sp: Mary Becker Child: Charles R.; Evelyn K. Joliet R2 Troy S20 Comments: O74a; 1851; Chicago Tel. Minooka Name: Charles Becker Relative: Sp: Friedricka Burow Child: Lillie; George; *William Chicago Heights R1 Bloom S18 Comments: *not at home; O191a; 1863; Tel Chicago Heights Name: Jacob Bartz Relative: Child: Orland R2 Orland S6 Comments: Prairie View Farm; O40a; T40a; 1864; Bell Tel. Orland Name: Edgar W. Mitchell Relative: Sp: Edith Becker Child: Orval; Dorothy; Irene Orland R2 Orland C5 Comments: O80a; 1874; Bell Tel. Orland Name: Ernst Stuenkel Relative: Sp: Louisa Becker Child: Otto; Adelia Monee R1 Rich S32 Comments: O120a; 1861; Tel. Monee

SWARTZ, GEORGE   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 796   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWARTZ, JOHN   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 605   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWARTZ, JOHN   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 789   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index > Tricia, > > See my post to the list re general information on the index and availability > of the book and copies. > > Barz, Bartz - None > > Becker-2,70,130,146 > > Selinger - None > > Wenberg- None > > Check this site for libraries in Chicago IL area that hold the book > > > http://nsls-iol2.auto-graphics.com/wp2000/signin.asp?cid=nsls&lid=NSLS&mode= > P > > Good luck, Ve > > > Hi Ve, > > > > By any chance, is this book still in print? I could really use it. I would > love the information to hunt it down. I am unclear, though, does this tell > you where the info is located? > > > > Would you be kind enough to check some names for me. I am desperate !!!!! > I am at a loss on my maternal line, German and Swede. I will be glad to > supply all the additional info I have. I visited Joliet and found gravesites > of some of these families with my Aunt. She also provided as much as she > could with documents and memories. Have leads in the Joliet Directories of > the 1880s and 1890s. I just can't make connections or find the immigrants. > > > > The German lines are Barz/Bartz, Becker, and Selinger. > > The Swede line is Wenberg and some form of Soderlund or Suderland. All > should be in Joliet about 1880. I know the Barz were members of St. Peters > Lutheran in Joliet and have some dates from them. At least some of the > Wenbergs were members of a Methodist Church. > > > > I have the "1878 History of Will County" that is index and I do look-ups > in it. It has many bios, real estate list, plus many neames of the clergy, > politicians, and county officials and much more. Both of my parents and > their lineage is from Will county. On my father's side, it goes back to > Mokena in the 1830s. Thanks for any leads. > > > > Best Regards, Tricia M. > > > > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm > > > > > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm >

to MIke in AZ Listing for Illinois Census from 1810-1890 from Ancestry SWARTZ, GEORGE   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 796   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWARTZ, JOHN   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 605   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWARTZ, JOHN   State: IL Year: 1860   County: Will County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule   Township: Joliet Page: 789   Database: IL 1860 Federal Census Index > Hi Ve ! > > Might I please request a lookup in your index? > For Will and Grundy Co, the SVARC or SWARTZ surname please. > > Thx > Mike in AZ > SWARTZ~SVARC / CERNY / HAJEK / HOSEK / KREISSINGER > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm >

To Mike in AZ These are Swartz found for 1850 Fed. Census on Ancestry. Anyone you know? Swartz, Wiley     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Adams Roll: M432_97   Township: Camp Point Page: 31   Image: 63     Swartz, George     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Bureau Roll: M432_99   Township: Unknown Townships Page: 251   Image: 134     - Swartz, Martin     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Cook Roll: M432_102   Township: Chicago 6Th Ward Page: 332   Image: 466     Swartz, Michael   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Du Page Roll: M432_105   Township: Du Page Page: 11   Image: 24 Swartz, Benjamin   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Fulton Roll: M432_107   Township: Vermont Page: 92   Image: 46     Swartz, Jacob     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Fulton Roll: M432_107   Township: Vermont Page: 96   Image: 54     Swartz, James     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Fulton Roll: M432_107   Township: Vermont Page: 97   Image: 56 Swartz, James     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Fulton Roll: M432_107   Township: Vermont Page: 99   Image: 60     Swartz, Almira   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Hancock Roll:     Township: Unknown Townships Page: 0      Age: 8M Birth State: PA   Month: MAY Cause of Death: LUNG FEVER Swartz, Abram   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Hancock Roll: M432_109   Township: Unknown Townships Page: 342   Image: 148 Swartz, Adam     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Hancock Roll: M432_109   Township: Unknown Townships Page: 342   Image: 148     Swartz, Bernard   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Jo Daviess Roll: M432_111   Township: Galena Page: 288   Image: 577    - Swartz, Alston   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Livingston Roll: M432_116   Township: N Side Vermilion R Page: 160   Image: 168     Swartz, Zephinar   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Livingston Roll: M432_116   Township: S Side Vermilion R Page: 159   Image: 166     Swartz, Joseph     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Madison Roll: M432_119   Township: Alton 3Rd Ward Page: 354   Image: 44     Swartz, Adam   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Mc Lean Roll: M432_117   Township: Randolph Grove Page: 84   Image: 548     Swartz, Philip   View Image Online   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: St. Clair Roll: M432_126   Township: American Bottom Page: 327   Image: 290     Swartz, George   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: St. Clair Roll: M432_126   Township: American Bottom Page: 335   Image: 306     Swartz, Fredrick     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: St. Clair Roll: M432_126   Township: High Prairie Page: 374   Image: 386     Swartz, Andrew     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Stark Roll: M432_129   Township: Unknown Townships Page: 206   Image: 24     Swartz, Andy     State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Stephenson Roll: M432_129   Township: Oneco Page: 285   Image: 180     Swartz, B. C.   State: Illinois Year: 1850   County: Tazewell Roll: M432_129   Township: Perkin City Page: 121   Image: 628 A.Nelson         > Hi Ve ! > > Might I please request a lookup in your index? > For Will and Grundy Co, the SVARC or SWARTZ surname please. > > Thx > Mike in AZ > SWARTZ~SVARC / CERNY / HAJEK / HOSEK / KREISSINGER > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm >

I looked here & found 300 Soderlunds (that did include other counties though). There were lots of Barz also. www.library.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html You might also check with Michelle Houchens at Three Rivers Library, PO Box 370, Minooka, IL 60447 (815-467-1600) THIS IS AN OLDER EMAIL mhouchens@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us Wilmington Library has all obituaries for the Wilmington Advocate indexed by name & microfiched 201 S. Kankakee Street, Wilmington, IL 60481. The South suburban Geneology society has the cemetery indexes for the south suburbs and I do remember it having Mokena. You could also check with them. There seemed to be only 2 men who worked there and they have limited hours but were also very helpful and nice. There is a link to them thru rootsweb. They are in South Holand, IL Mokena is just west & south. I don't know if they will do lookups on the microfiche, but they were very nice & might give you the info off the card. Usually the cards showed the date the article was in the paper and sometimes showed the spouse's name. Good luck A. Nelson > Hi Ve, > > By any chance, is this book still in print? I could really use it. I would love > the information to hunt it down. I am unclear, though, does this tell you where > the info is located? > > Would you be kind enough to check some names for me. I am desperate !!!!! I am > at a loss on my maternal line, German and Swede. I will be glad to supply all > the additional info I have. I visited Joliet and found gravesites of some of > these families with my Aunt. She also provided as much as she could with > documents and memories. Have leads in the Joliet Directories of the 1880s and > 1890s. I just can't make connections or find the immigrants. > > The German lines are Barz/Bartz, Becker, and Selinger. > The Swede line is Wenberg and some form of Soderlund or Suderland. All should be > in Joliet about 1880. I know the Barz were members of St. Peters Lutheran in > Joliet and have some dates from them. At least some of the Wenbergs were members > of a Methodist Church. > > I have the "1878 History of Will County" that is index and I do look-ups in it. > It has many bios, real estate list, plus many neames of the clergy, politicians, > and county officials and much more. Both of my parents and their lineage is from > Will county. On my father's side, it goes back to Mokena in the 1830s. Thanks > for any leads. > > Best Regards, Tricia M. > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm >

from genealogical and biographical record of Will co 1900 Alfed Wenberg born near Boros,Sweden April 25 1858 came to America in 1880. His brother John came to America in 1869 but returned in 1874. He was one of 5 sons and three daughters,of whom all the sons and one daughter came to America.The oldest brother ,on coming to America,adopted the name of Wenberg,which the others assumed. The father,Andrew Johnson,owned an estate in Sweden,where he died.The mother Britta,was a daughter of Lars Hessleholmer,a large farmer.She is now living in Joliet,where she is known as Mrs. Wenberg,the name taken by her sons. P Tait

I have the 1900 History book of Will co. and it has a bio of Alfred Wenberg on page 596. Patsy Tait