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From: "K&D Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] John and Rosina Schick
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:22:00 -0800
References: <KLEDIEMFOMKJDGBMEEOCEEMPCFAA.tthomas@pro-links.com>


Sorry, that should have been John SCHICK not SCHRICK.
- Karen

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From: Tom Thomas <>
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Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: [ILLASALLE] John and Rosina Schick


> Hello,
>
> I am new to this list. Perhaps someone can help me find out a bit more
> about two of my ancestors who lived in LaSalle County, Illinois around
1880.
>
> I am looking for information about John Schick and his wife, Rosina
(Fisher)
> Schick, both of whom are listed in the 1880 U.S. Census as living in Peru,
> Illinois. The census records list their address as 77 Main St., Peru,
> Illinois, and they are shown as having 7 children:
>
> Theresia, daughter, age 15
> Mathilda, daughter, age 13
> Katherine, daughter, age 11
> Frank, son, age 9
> Clara, daughter, age 7
> Mary, daughter, age 2
> Faronica, daughter, age 3 months
>
> At the time of the 1880 census, John Schick was 36 years old and his wife
> Rosina was 34 years old. Both of them were born in Germany; the census
> records indicate Bavaria, but my father has told me John Schick was from
> Baden-Wurtemberg. All the children listed in the 1880 census were born in
> Illinois.
>
> John and Rosina Schick were my great-great grandparents on my father's
side.
> Their daughter Mary, was my great-grandmother. She grew up and married a
> William Beyers, and they lived on the South Side of Chicago on Normal Ave.
> Mary Schick was also known as Amelia, and her death certificate (she died
in
> May, 1948), lists her full name as Mary Elizabeth Beyers.
>
> I could not find the Schick family listed in Peru, Illinois in the 1860
> census records, nor could I find them listed in the 1900 census records.
>
> I'd really like to find out when they came to Peru, if they were married
> there, how long they lived in Peru, and if they died there, where they are
> buried.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Tom Thomas
>
> 95 Wind Ridge Circle
> The Woodlands, TX 77381
> 832-483-8995
>
>
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