Germans -- Illinois
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Höfeln Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Höfeln
Abstract
Chiefly letters from Germany to Charlotte Fischer, both before and after her emigration to Illinois in 1851 and her marriage to Andreas von Höfeln in 1852. Also includes correspondence with their son, Alexander Andrew Heflin, who worked for railroads in Kansas, and between Heflin and his wife, teacher Jessie Beathard Heflin.
Dates:
1831-1897
Hoffmann family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hoffmann
Abstract
Correspondence and documents relating to the immigrant Hoffmann family, especially John A. Hoffmann of Illinois and Franz Joseph Hoffmann in Dubuque, Iowa. By 1901, the family had established a feed and fuel company in Wilmette, Illinois.
Dates:
approximately 1789-1901