This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iIB.2ACI/948.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Joanne, I would bet you might be right about death records somewhere else than Faribault County. In fact, with your discovery of a Harriet Sweet in Freeborn County in 1900, I do wonder if this might be her. I found this entry on Heritage Quest: 1900 US Census, Carlston Twp., Freeborn Co MN (This is just to the east of Faribault County) SWEET, Fidello/b.July 1854/age45/b.NY/marr10yr/farmer SWEET, Sofie/b.May1872/age28/marr10yr/b.Austria/3ch,3liv. SWEET, Blaine son/b.Dec 1891/age8/bMN SWEET, Ballard son/b.July 1894/age5/bMN SWEET, Luby dau/b.Dec 1896/age3/bMN SWEET, Harriet mother/wid/5ch,4liv/b.Aug1828 The Harriet Sweet buried in Rice Lake Cemetery in Faribault Co MN was 74yo at death, which occurred Nov 11, 1902. This would calculate to a birthyear of 1828. So, I would bet her death record is in Freeborn County.....too bad the online Minnesota Death Certificates don't begin until 1904! Thanks for your clue.