Source Documentation
Below we have provided all the sources and documentation we used to uncover our family ancestry.
Becker Family
Note: In addition to the sources provided in the links above, the book entitled: The First 100 Years, 1835 - 1935, Historical Review of Blue Island, IL, the Mt. Hope Cemetery located in Worth Township and the First Lutheran Cemetery located in Alsip, IL were all used as sources for the Becker Family.
Werner Family
Rusch Family
Note: In addition to the sources provided in the links above, the Dornbirn City Archives accessed using at the following site: http://lexikon.dornbirn.at/Dornbirn-Lexikon.3839.0.html. Furthermore, we obtained some information from the Ellis Island Archives at: https://www.ellisisland.org/.
Bauer Family
Note: Kathrin Bauer and Gertrud Bauer accessed the Wildberg, Germany City Hall Archives and translated 'Old German' to obtain information on the Bauer ancestors.
Additional Sources
A great deal of information has come from personal accounts and memories. Additionally, some documentation was discovered using the following sites: