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Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cemetery records, Hillside, Proviso Township, IL
1850 Census, Proviso Township (See note below)
1860 Census, Proviso Township (See note below)
Walter Flower's Map of 1861, showing Proviso Township from the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
1854 deed between Henry Degener (spelled Degner) and "Widow Harriet H. Hogan of the Country of Grundy, State of IL" -- a photostat copy of the original November 20. This deed states the purchase was for the "north half (1/2) of the north east quarter (1/4) section thirty (30), township thirty-nine (39) north range number twelve (12)".... This was for 80 acres.
Shirley Slanker, Compiled Family History Genealogy. Information gathered from research and/or direct descendants.
"Chronicles", Reaves Translation: From the Immanuel Lutheran Church, begun by Pastor Johannes Strieter, third Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Patricia and Drew Reaves Translation, 2001.
"Fifty Years of Grace: The Story of Zion Lutheran Church at Addison, DuPage County, Illinois", written by Reverend Johannes Grosse, 1888. Reverend Grosse was the pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church in Bensenville, Illinois. The translation was performed by E. F. Rittmueller, Local Historian Frankenmuth, Michigan, March 1, 1974. The document was found in the Addison Historical Society Archives, Addition, Illinois.
Proviso Township Records
"History of Cook County Illinois, History of Proviso", Andreas, 1884
"Progress, Pride and Growth, 1905-1980, Village of Hillside, IL", Lommatzsch and Hoogstra.
LaGrange Area Historical Society, LaGrange, Illinois, "Meyer Family Files"
Original "Meyer Family Info" as related to Jim Arbuthnot by Kathy MacKenzie, August 2002.
"American Genealogical Research and Monograph #7", ISSN 0094-7806 GE, Smith, Clifford, Neal, from page entitled "19th Century Emmigration of Old Lutherans", from Eastern Germany (mainly Pomerania and Lower Silesia to Australia, Canada and U. S.) fund in Newberry Library, Chicago
"Family History and Family Register", courtesy of Lora Klem (nee Puscheck)
"Germans to America" Series
Several graves are located in front of the current Immanuel Lutheran school. Through the ravages of time and vandalism many grave markers have been lost.
It should be noted that key information was garnered from the Census of 1850 and 1860. In those days the Census takers recorded information in the order as they moved from house to house following the roads of their day. This 'path' of interviews has helped us clarify the location of each residence. When correlating this information with other sources such as land ownership maps, we have been able to (in some cases) differentiate between similarly named people, sometimes even between parent and child with identical names. Also, names changed as time marched on. Friedrich's became Fred's, Heinrich's became Henry's, Wilhelm's became William's; middle names became the commonly used (first) names. We have endeavored to correctly interpret the information.
We welcome any comments, questions and corrections. In accumulating this information we have found conflicting evidence. We have endeavored to use the most reliable sources available BUT we can not be sure we have all of the facts completely accurate. We need your help. More information from the families of these nine "Founding Fathers" would be of great value to this ongoing project in order to maintain accuracy. At this time, we are especially interested in photos, journals, letters, etc., which would describe the southeast corner of 22nd Street (Cermak) and Wolf Road in Hillside, prior to the 1860's. This will help us now, as we work on the restoration.
Please feel free to contact me at j.arbuthnot@sbcglobal.net. I will route your email through our other researchers.
The primary compiler of this information was Lana Gits with:
Jim Arbuthnot
Larry Godson
Drew Reaves
Patricia Reaves
Shirley Slanker
Last Modified: 10/07/2002