Nancy In the IGI , is recorded that They married in St. Louis , MO as follows; Search Results | Download -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES FRIDERIC BLATTAU Pedigree Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARIE CHRISTINE KAISER Family Marriage: 05 OCT 1847 Saint Louis, St Louis, Missouri -------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Form submitted by a member of the LDS Church. The form lists the submitter's name and address and may include source information. The address may be outdated. Details vary. To find the form, you must know the batch and sheet number. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch Number: 7625902 Sheet: 69 Source Call No.: 1058753 Type: ========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Cruse" <ncruse@socket.net> To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:51 PM Subject: [A-L] Searching BLATTAU > Hi, > > I just joined the group. I live in Hannibal, Missouri, USA. In case > you are not familiar with Hannibal that is the town that Mark Twain > wrote about in his stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. > > I have an ancestor named Charles Fredrick BLATTAU. He married in 5 Oct > 1847 Anna Christina KAISER. I am not sure if they married in St. Louis, > Missouri or before they arrived. They had a daughter, Augusta BLATTAU > who was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1861. In the US census it states > that Augusta's Father was born in France, but in another source it > states that he was from Germany. BLATTAU sounds more French than > German, so I thought maybe the Alsace-Lorraine region might be the > answer to both since it has been part of both countries at one time or > another. > > I do not know when either Charles or his wife were born, but if I have > to guess I would say sometime in the late 1820's since they were married > in 1847. I am also thinking that there were more children before > Augusta since she was not born until 1861, about 14 years after > marriage. So, I am also looking for possible children with the name > BLATTAU being born in the 1850's. > > Is BLATTAU a familiar name to anyone doing research in Alsace-Lorraine > area, or is it still an existing name to anyone that is living there > right now? > > Any help or direction would be appreciated> > > Nancy Cruse > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

With this date you should be able to view the actual record via te Family History Center microfilms. There may be additional info regarding their place of birth. Title: Marriage records of St. Louis and St. Louis Co., 1806-1965 Authors: St. Louis (Missouri). City Recorder (Main Author) Notes: Microfilm of original records in the St. Louis City Hall. Includes index. Format: Manuscript (On Film) Language: English Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967-1968 References: (Part Indexed) Index to St. Louis marriages, [1804-1876] Marriage records, v. 3 1843-1848 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 469562 ] - Giliane -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karl Roussin Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:43 AM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Searching BLATTAU Nancy In the IGI , is recorded that They married in St. Louis , MO as follows; Search Results | Download -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES FRIDERIC BLATTAU Pedigree Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARIE CHRISTINE KAISER Family Marriage: 05 OCT 1847 Saint Louis, St Louis, Missouri