Casper Francis Schlick was my great great grandfather. He was the son of Joseph Schlick of Burlington Illinois in Kane County. Casper grew up during the first part of his life in Burlington. He was born 17 August 1878 on his father’s farm located in Burlington Township in Kane County, Illinois.
Casper Schlick and his bride Susan (Daleiden) Schlick on their wedding day 1906.
Casper’s father was born December 1, 1855 in Prospect Park (now Glen Ellyn), Milton Township in DuPage County Illinois. His grandparents were both born in Bavaria, Casper Schlick and Margaret Weidner.
He had several brothers and sisters in his family.
The children of Joseph and Mary Anne (Armbrust) Schlick in 1906. This photo was taken at the Schlick home located at Main and Water Street in Burlingon Illinois.
Casper married Susan Daleiden on October 10, 1906. Susan was the daughter of Christopher and Margaret Weidner.
Joseph Schlick home in a 2023 photograph at the corner of Main and Water Street in Burlington, Kane County Illinois. The older photo above this photograph shows the family on the north facing porch.
Casper and Susan gave birth to their first child (a girl) on 20 February 1909 at 12:10 a.m. They were living on their farm northwest of Burlington in Kane County Illinois. However, I surmise that Susan may have given birth at her Mother and Father In-laws home (Joseph and Mary Anne Schlick) located at the corner of Main and Water Street in the Village of Burlington Illinois. The infant lived for only a half-hour. Apparently the baby died due to a “contracted pelvis of mother“. C.P. Reid was the attending Doctor and Undertaker. The baby was buried on 21 February 1909 at the St. Charles Barromeo Catholic Cemetery located on hill on Getzelman Road in Hampshire Illinois.
Casper and Susan’s infant daughter death certificate (Source: Kane County Clerk’s office Geneva Illinois).
Dr. C. P. (Charles Patrick) Reid, M.D. of Hampshire Illinois was the Schlick’s physician. He was “recognized as of the best physicians in the north part of Kane County. Dr. Reid was present during the birth of the infant child of Susan and Casper. Dr. Reid was born near Kingston, Frontenac County in Canada on 16 October 1848 and came with his parents to Kane County Illinois. His father was born near Glascow Scotland and hsi mother was born in Pennslyvania. Dr. Reid attended the Bennett Medical College in Chicago. He worked in Elgin for Dr. Kelly. (Source: The Biographical Record of Kane County Illinois. S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1898. page 28 – 29.)
In the next post I will cover Casper and Susan’s move to DuPage County and into Winfield Township on Mack Road.
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Kevin Davis is a retired Public Library Director. He is a Board member of the Winfield (IL) Historical Society. Davis has over 35 years experience working in public libraries. He is deeply interested in local Chicagoland, Dupage, and Kane County History. Davis earned a BA in History and an MA in Library Science from Dominican University. He is a volunteer researcher for the St. James Farm Forest Preserve part of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County in Illinois. His work includes extensive writing and research on the McCormick family line who were former owners of St. James Farm. He is an avid family historian / genealogist and has done extensive research on the Schlicks and Daleidens of DuPage and Kane County Illinois.
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