Author Archives: Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

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About Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Kevin Davis is a retired Public Library Director. He is Board President (since June 2024) 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.

Germans in America: New Book by Walter D. Kamphoefner

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

I just received this book yesterday in the mail. It offers a great overview of German immigration to America and in particular during the nineteenth century when the Schlicks and Daleidens immigrated to the country. I will post my reading … Continue reading →

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REVISED: Property Tax Rolls for 1864 Reveals Property Ownership for the Daleidens.

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Property Tax Rolls are another source for genealogists to tap into for family history research. The Dupage County Tax Accessors Office, for example, has all Tax Roll records available on line at this link. I turned to the Tax Roll … Continue reading →

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The Pleasant Hill Settlement of the Armbrusts: A Ghost Town of Dupage County.

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The Armbrust family of Bloomingdale and Wheaton in DuPage County Illinois have contributed a great deal to the development and business life of the City of Wheaton Illinois. The family is intermarried with the Schlick family many times! Mary Anne … Continue reading →

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German Family Naming Conventions: How Many Caspers, Williams and Marys Can One Family Have?

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

In the course of my research many questions keep coming into my mind. One article I read online this past month is titled “German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know by Diane Haddad on the Family Tree Magazine website. The one … Continue reading →

Posted in Casper F. Schlick, Casper Schlick (First in America 1852), Genealogy Sources, German Immigration History, Schlicks, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

What Is In a Name? Schlick

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

This past week I was at the Wheaton (Illinois) Public Library poking into their genealogy print collection. At one time the Wheaton Library was known as having one of the best genealogical collections of any public library in the Chicagoland … Continue reading →

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German Immigration to American: Historical Context of the Voyage Part 1

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The Daleidens arrived from the port of Antwerp in Belgium in the late 1850s to New York. According to Genealogist Steve Szabados in his book German Immigation to America: The Who, Why, How and Where ( 2020), “. . . … Continue reading →

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St James Farm History (Featuring Yours Truly)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

St James Farm was central to the family history of Frank and Mae Schlick and then the George and Louise Davis family. I went every Sunday to St James Farm to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Schlick. I rode bikes … Continue reading →

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Forest Preserve District of DuPage County History Blog

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

I try to keep up with new materials being published (in print and online) covering local history for both Dupage and Kane County. The Dupage County Forest Preserve District has a blog that it adds information to on a regular … Continue reading →

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1906 St Johns Church Fire Destroys a Building But Not the Resolution and Faith of a Congregation

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Casper and Susan Schlick were married in 1906, however this was the same year that St. John church was burned due to a summer storm. Here is how the Wheaton Illinoian reported the fire on the front page of the … Continue reading →

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Chicagoland History Books of Note.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The surrounding suburbs of Chicago are dependent on the city of Chicago for its economic wellbeing. They are interconnected. We as family historians need to read information on the large cities located near our family farms and suburban residences. Here … Continue reading →

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