Category Archives: Winfield History

Burlington, Hampshire, Winfield and Wheaton Illinois: Towns with Connections to the Schlicks and Daleidens

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

In researching the Schlick and Daleidens family lines in DuPage and Kane County we begin to see strong patterns and interconnectedness of these people and how certain town names keep appearing in this research: Winfield Illinois in DuPage County and … 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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William T. Daleiden: A Life Filled with Tragedies

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

William T. Daleiden was the only son of Christopher and Margaret Daleiden of Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois. As I researched William’s life several tragedies occurred within his lifetime emerged from my research. William was born on the 17 November … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael Daleiden, St Johns Catholic Church Winfield Illinois, Uncategorized, William T. Dalieden, Winfield History | 1 Comment

The Winfield Cooperative Creamery in Winfield Illinois

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

In Winfield Illinois on the east end of Beecher street at 27W359 is the former location of the Winfield Cooperative Creamery. This site was once the location of a major company that operated in Winfield. Here is a brief history … Continue reading →

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Schlick Family of Beecher Street in Winfield

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

My grandparents Frank J. and Mae C. Schlick build a home at 27w356 Beecher in Winfield Illinois Winfield Township Winfield Illinois. My mother Louise (nee Schlick) Davis was only three years old when the U.S. Census was recorded on 6 … Continue reading →

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The German Immigrants of Winfield, Illinois.

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Winfield, Illinois is located in Winfield Township DuPage County Illinois. Today (2022) it contains a population of 9,700 people. In reviewing the growth of this community in the mid -1850s it contained a handful of German farmers and merchants. In … Continue reading →

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Schlick Family Landholdings Revealed in Farm Bureau Plat Map Book

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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1904 DuPage Atlas Reveals Michael and Christopher Daleiden’s Farms on Mack Road

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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The Mack Road Homestead Farm of the Daleiden and Schlick Families- Revealed in Photos

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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