It is Otto Tair. He was the Priest at St. Boniface. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison K Douglas" <alisond@attglobal.net> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Herbst-Schneider Marriage > Hi LOUBOY Bill! > > I just so happens that I've got all 18 rolls of the microfilmed Jefferson Co. Marriage Records > on loan at my local friendly Family History Center, and I found that in fact, your g-grands > were hitched as indicated: > > Vol. 5, page 100 > Herbst, Adam to > Schroerder, Mary Eve married 14 Oct 1851 by Otto Lair [may be "Sair"] > "she the widow of James as proved by Andrew Nichlas" > license procured 1 Oct 1851 > > Her name was spelled as above, which might clarify things. That doesn't necessarily help > prying the records out of the Church, but at least you do have the date right. If this was my > problem, I think I'd check out the Louisville City Directory for 1851 (or the closest date > available) to see where they lived and which Catholic Church was closest to them (and also > double-check to make sure that Lair/Sair wasn't the Presbyterian minister or something!) If > you're sure they were Catholic, you could consider checking to see if the Archdiocese of > Louisville has any archives or if any of St. Boniface's records have been microfilmed. (My > Louisville lot were all Methodists & Baptists, so I can't be of more specific help to you on > this.) > > Anyhow, good luck and happy hunting, > > Cheers! > > LOUBOY22@aol.com wrote: > > > <PRE>The records at the County Archives say that my great grandparents, Adam > > Herbst and Mary Eve Nicholas Schneider, were married Oct. 14, 1851 at St. > > Boniface Catholic Church. So, I wrote a letter to St. Boniface and enclosed a > > check to cover their expenses in locating their marriage certificate and some > > info on their children. The Church wrote back and said they had no info on > > any members of the Adam Herbst family. Does anyone have the 1851 Jefferson > > County marriage records and would they check to see if I made a mistake on > > the date or church or both? Any help appreciated. Bill Brinly > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > http://www.usgenweb.org > > Home of the oldest and largest volunteer not-for-profit genealogy organization on the web. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genealogy project. See http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html for information on how to submit. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >