Sanowaczyk@aol.com wrote: > My g-g-grandparent's marriage license was issued in Naperville, DuPage > County, IL and shows a Rev. H. Liesmann, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran > (illegible), married them in July 1858. > > I have not been able to locate the name of the church or where the records > are. I would like to search the church's baptismal records for their > children. Any suggestions? I already contacted Eden Seminary and the > Missouri Synod and struck out with both, and the county birth records were > destroyed in a fire. > > Gratefully, > > Sharon N. > Cincinnati, OH > > There are also another six (ELCA) Lutheran churches in Naperville. I would think that there would be a conference of sorts established there that would enable you to narrow down the field. Surely not all of them were around in 1858 but one of them might be a remnant. John Dornheim