Hi Melinda, I saw you post to the Freeborn Co. message boards looking for this family. Unfortunately Diane Oldfather, who married a Yost descendant herself, just passed away about a year ago. Diane loved doing genealogy and was a dedicated volunteer. Skip Murray checks the boards for both Freeborn and Faribault Counties periodically. If she has info, she'll respond. There's also a third person, Valerie, that researches Yost. I can try to dig up her contact info, if you want to get a hold of her. I think Valerie is trying to work on a book about those Yosts in Freeborn Co. I tend to follow the Yost threads a bit because my great great granduncle, August Hintz, married Louisa Yost and they were also in Freeborn Co. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melinda Kohler, Kerri and Paula Kohler-Saunders Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:20 AM To: minnesota@rootsweb.com Subject: [MINNESOTA] Yost and Howe Families in Minnesota Can anyone help me with my search for relatives. My Grandfather and his family are very hard to trace. I believe that my Grandfather (Joseph Frank Snitske) may have had sisters Anna (Schnitzka/Schmitzke) and Elisabeth (Schnitzka) who married a Yost and a Joseph Howe b. approx 1894 in Mn - respectively. Anna and Ben Louis Yost may have sired at least three children. One was Lucille Gertrude Yost born 1914 another Roy Benjamin Yost born approx 1916. Elizabeth and Joseph Howe may have sired at least 2 children. One was Frances Lillian Howe born approx 1909. I am wanting to find some living descendents of these two families in the hope that someone may have more info they can give me on the Snitska/Schnitzka family. Kind Regards Melinda Kohler ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message