This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MugsJenstad Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.faribault/67.392.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Michal, Your search piqued my interest....and so I saw your post from 2004 regarding inability to find death records before 1906. I believe that the 1906 date is just the date of when the STATE began to keep the records on a state level, since I do know that Faribault Co has death records starting about 1880 (I think. It is close to that date, anyway). I grew up in Fari. Co, and spent many afternoons in the county courthouse recorder's office looking up records, when I'd travel back to visit. Since you have birth/death dates on your Baldwins, perhaps you can request a record directly: Faribault Co Recorder's Office, 415 No. Main, Blue Earth MN 56013. (this is the TOWN of Blue Earth, not the county of Blue Earth.) Also, just in case the Baldwins did not die in Faribault County....for example, if they moved to Mankato MN with their son Charles....then they could have died in Blue Earth County, where Mankato is the county seat. (As you can see, town of Blue Earth is not in Blue Earth County....why did they do that stuff, anyway?). Blue Earth County is just north of Faribault County, so it's a possibility. And I know the death records existed in Mankato by 1891, because I found my gr-gr-gr-grandmother's 1891 death record there a couple years ago. Have you traveled to Wells and seen the graves of your Baldwins? Margaret Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.