All, I'm asking if SKS could double check the genealogy info I've compiled in reviewing the RATHJE family in the Village of Peotone, Will County, Illinois: I note that (possibly) Frederick, Sr., Frederick, wife, Lotta (Narges), 2d wife Marguetha (Fink), Frederick & Lotta's kids Henry, Louis, Sophia, & offspring w/ Marguetha, Clara & Lydia, all attended Peotone's Lutheran (later Evangelical & Reformed) Church, ca 1864 thru __? Also attending Peotone's Lutheran Church were Henry & his wives, 1st Willhelmina (Luhman), & children, Edward, Anna, Walter & Herman, & 2d Catherine (Koenecke), & their offspring, Emma, Otto, Paul, Ester. Is this data correct according to your research? I didn't find any mention of the Lutheran, or Evangelical & Reformed Church, which I believe was the 1st or 2d church built in Peotone ca 1859. Do you know where it was, when the name was changed to Evangelical & Reformed? Many Thanx for your help, & we have to get together this spring, Wally God Bless America Walter (Joan) X. McElligott P. O. B. 452, Beecher, Illinois 60401-0452 (42 mi S. of Chicago's Loop)

Hello Walter: I don't have any info on the Rathje genealogy but I can tell you that in 1855 was organized the Zion Evangelical Church. It is now the Zion Lutheran Church of Peotone, 108 W. Main St., Peotone, IL. 60468 - 708-258-9136; and also, in 1866 was organized the St. John's German Evangelical Church. It is now the Immanuel United Church of Christ, 311 W. Corning Ave., Peotone, IL. 60468 - 708-258-6966. Hope this helps. Sheila S-K Walter X McElligott wrote: > All, > > I'm asking if SKS could double check the genealogy info I've compiled in > reviewing the RATHJE family in the Village of Peotone, Will County, > Illinois: > > I note that (possibly) Frederick, Sr., Frederick, wife, Lotta (Narges), > 2d wife Marguetha (Fink), Frederick & Lotta's kids Henry, Louis, Sophia, > & offspring w/ Marguetha, Clara & Lydia, all attended Peotone's Lutheran > (later Evangelical & Reformed) Church, ca 1864 thru __? > > Also attending Peotone's Lutheran Church were Henry & his wives, 1st > Willhelmina (Luhman), & children, Edward, Anna, Walter & Herman, & 2d > Catherine (Koenecke), & their offspring, Emma, Otto, Paul, Ester. > > Is this data correct according to your research? > > I didn't find any mention of the Lutheran, or Evangelical & Reformed > Church, which I believe was the 1st or 2d church built in Peotone ca > 1859. > > Do you know where it was, when the name was changed to Evangelical & > Reformed? > > Many Thanx for your help, & we have to get together this spring, > Wally > > God Bless America > Walter (Joan) X. McElligott > P. O. B. 452, Beecher, Illinois 60401-0452 > (42 mi S. of Chicago's Loop) > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > To contact the listowner, send mail to WillCoIL@bigfoot.com > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/