LEO BOOK FAMILY

In 1847, the first ancestors that we know of, the Jean Boud's came to this country from Klein Villas, Maulbron, and Wicertenburg, Germany. His second wife Margaret, two of their children and four of his children from his marriage came to this country. His fist wife, also named Margaret, died in Germany in 1841. John Peter Book, the first son of this marriage was 16 when he came with his father and stepmother from Germany.

The first farm the family owned was located in Wheatland Township. Son, John Peter went on the own three farms in Naperville Township. His son Henry later purchased one, which at this writing is located on Book Road. This is where Leo H. Book was born and raised. He was born December 25, 1902.

Leo married Adra Matter, March 1, 1930. They had one son, Kenneth, born November 8, 1934, and one daughter Joan, born November 13, 1937. 

In 1941, the Leo Book family moved to 280-acre farm southeast of Naperville, which is now known as University Heights. Located at 77th St. and Wehrli Road.

Leo and Adra retired and moved to Marion, Illinois in 1969. In 1979 Leo died, and Adra died April 15th of 1980.

The Reno brothers, Mark, Timothy, and Robert Reno, sons of Joan and Wayne Reno are the sixth generations on both the Book and Matter sides in the Naperville area.