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St. Peters Luthern Church in Schaumburg, Illinois is a great part of the Schaumburg, Illinois History and dates back to being over 100 years old. This Church houses next door to it, a historical cemetary with some of schaumburg's past settlers resting in it. One of Schaumburg's first Large Businesses, Woodfield Shopping mall, started the village of Schaumburg's growth. Over the last several years Schaumburg has continued to expand its Community with large Corporations and Many great area Businesses, being the newest addition of the Woodfield Convention Center. For additonal Schaumburg, Illinois History Information visit the History & Genealogy of Schaumburg, illinois Township,Cook County,Illinois.
Trumball Kent from Oswego, New York
is supposed to have been the earliest settler in the area. He came here in 1835. The first "recorded"
settler was Johann Sunderlage. He was a member of the survey team that divided Cook County into townships
about 1833. After surveying the area, he found he liked it and returned with his family from Germany around 1836.
In 1842, the federal land sale allowed the family to purchase the land they lived on. By 1840 56% of the town were
from the eastern US and about 28% were from Germany. Within ten years, the percentages had reverse themselves
with the German people having about 48%. By 1870, the area was almost completely German and remained so under
the Great Depression of the 1930's.
This area was first known as Sarah's Grove. It was named this for a grove of trees nearby and three young women
who lived near the grove. They were all named Sarah - a Miss McChesney, Frisbe and Smith. Though known as Sarah's Grove,
it was not officially named that. The official name was simply Township 41. In 1850, several names were discussed for
the township, among them were Lutherville and Lutherburg.
At the township meeting a German man named Frederick Nerge yelled out,
"Schaumburg ichall et heiten!" This is translated as "It will be called Schaumburg!. - and so it was. Everyone agreed
for Schaumburg to be the official name.
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