Hello, list!! In a result of finding a lost relative Thomas Clohessy in the Minnesota Death Index, I was able to have an obit sent to me, discovering the married names of his children. Now it is on to discovering what may of happened to them: I am hoping that again you will be able to help me, you all have really been great:) Here is what I know: Thomas Clohessy d. 08/23/1952 He is buried in Resurrection Cemetery and listed Church of the Visitation (Catholic) as where services would be held. Does anyone have a phone number or a way to contact this church? m. Helen C. Polcyn and lived in Minnesota They had two daughters (twins) b. 1921 names: Mary and Helen In obit, states survivors as: Mrs. Robert D. Semsch, Hopkins and Mrs. George R. Murphy, Chicago. The problem is I don't know which daughter married who, since their first names aren't listed. And finally, my last request: Could someone help me find them in phone directories? Any other help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!! Jennifer (Polcyn) Rogers

mjleahy Go to the Hennepin County GenWeb site and check out the volunteers page for death and obituary lookups, as well as many other helpful lookups. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/lookup.htm Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "mjleahy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:34 AM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Need help with emerging mystery > Recently, I learned that my grandmother died in Minneapolis City Hospital on > February 10, 1920 following the birth of my mother the previous day. She > was entered into the hospital as "Mrs. Fred Rubow" and her Minnesota death > certificate lists her as "Mary Rubow." However, she was born Mary Elizabeth > Ames and at the time of her death was divorced from Edward C. Berg. > Can you help me find her Hennepin County burial site? I believe she was > buried as "Mary Elizabeth Rubow" however, any of the above options are > possible. An obituary published in a Stanley, North Dakota, newspaper gives > this clue: "...funeral and burial services were provided by a Minneapolis > minister." Another clue may be in her Norwegian heritage and her family's > Norwegian Lutheran religion. > > M. Joseph Leahy > Auke Bay, Alaska >

JB, I'd be willing to help out. I get to the Minnesota Historical Society about once a month. I would ask for expense reimbursement, though, as I currently have no research of my own over there. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "JB Wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 1:57 AM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Minneapolis Obit Look Up > Hello list, > Is there anyone who would be able to look up an obituary for a death > that occurred in Minneapolis in 1957? > > Mathilda PETERSON, died Oct. 31, 1957 at University Hospital, > Minneapolis. Her normal residence was at the Green Acres Rest Home in > Minneapolis; she was the widow of Malkus Peterson. She was buried > Nov. 2, 1957 at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis. Her previous > residence had been in Embarrass, Minnesota from approx. 1931 through > at least 1948. > > Any help or pointers to get the obituary information would be greatly > appreciated. > > Regards, JB Wilson :-) >

After my latest update my genealogical homepage shows a family branch which extends from Germany to Australia/South Africa and to Northern America - see the "Klein Henstedt - Lueke Ordemann" genealogy. "Germans to America" can also be found in other genealogies on the page, especially in the small new branch "Siedenburg". Nikolaus (Ordemann) http://www.genealogienetz.de/privat/ordemann The (German language) genealogical Ordeman(n) Homepage

Recently, I learned that my grandmother died in Minneapolis City Hospital on February 10, 1920 following the birth of my mother the previous day. She was entered into the hospital as "Mrs. Fred Rubow" and her Minnesota death certificate lists her as "Mary Rubow." However, she was born Mary Elizabeth Ames and at the time of her death was divorced from Edward C. Berg. Can you help me find her Hennepin County burial site? I believe she was buried as "Mary Elizabeth Rubow" however, any of the above options are possible. An obituary published in a Stanley, North Dakota, newspaper gives this clue: "...funeral and burial services were provided by a Minneapolis minister." Another clue may be in her Norwegian heritage and her family's Norwegian Lutheran religion. M. Joseph Leahy Auke Bay, Alaska

Hello list, Is there anyone who would be able to look up an obituary for a death that occurred in Minneapolis in 1957? Mathilda PETERSON, died Oct. 31, 1957 at University Hospital, Minneapolis. Her normal residence was at the Green Acres Rest Home in Minneapolis; she was the widow of Malkus Peterson. She was buried Nov. 2, 1957 at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis. Her previous residence had been in Embarrass, Minnesota from approx. 1931 through at least 1948. Any help or pointers to get the obituary information would be greatly appreciated. Regards, JB Wilson :-)

The following biographies have been added to the Hennepin County Biography pages http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm Subject: Henn. Bios JOHNSON, Luther Gage JOHNSON, Cornelia E KINGSBURY, David Lansing KINGSBURY, Anna B KNICKERBOCKER, Sarah ( Moore ) KELLY, Anthony LAYMAN, Elizabeth (Mrs. Martin) Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

Someone on the list sent me an e-mail and offered to do lookups in several scandinavian record books, I believe they were from Norway, to post on our volunteer list on the Hennepin County Gen Web site. I've been in the middle of changing servers and trying forward all my e-mails over to my new address and can't find the e-mail. So, if whoever sent it would please resend that e-mail I'd appreciate it and will get it posted online. My new address is [email protected] Thanks!! Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

Thanks for the info on county birth records, Claudia, but I am wanting to find a death record. How early did Hennepin Co. start keeping death records? Thanks! Marilyn

Marilyn, Sorry about that. Birth & Death records go back to 1870 in Hennepin County. There is a form on the site that I gave you the link to for requesting birth and death records . You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print it. You can download Adobe from the site as well. http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/taxsvcs/gstxctr.htm#death_filings Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Death records > Thanks for the info on county birth records, Claudia, but I am wanting to > find a death record. How early did Hennepin Co. start keeping death records? > > Thanks! > Marilyn >

hello list- I am seeking a marriage of my GGG-grandparents, their names were Thomas Elmer Young and Sarah Ellen Mulholland( nickname Nellie) They were married April 9,1876. What I hope to find is their record, or date in Minneapolis City for that year, if marriage records do not go back that far. Thomas Elmer Young was born Jan29.1848 in Portland. Maine ( Nellie) Sarah Ellen Mulholland was born Jan 17, 1856 in Machias, Maine. I would like to rule Minnesota out before seking their marriage in Maine, They had 2 daughters Amanda Brown Young( Nicknme Pearl) she was born July 14,1878( Minneapolis) and Harriet May Young ( Ruby) March 20,1882. Their dad, Thomas Elmer Young dies October 10,1890., I hope there is a marriage record or marriage register that could be located, Can anyone advise?? Thanks Melodee Slaney [email protected]

Subject: Henn. Bios The following biographies have been added to the Hennepin County Biography pages. More to come! http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm ALDRICH, Clara Adelia Heaton ARMSTRONG, Moses K. BAUSMAN, Abner Laycock BOSTWICK, Lardber BERKEY, Peter BENSON, Jared BURBANK, Henry Clay BELL, John Edson BERRISFORD, Enoch F BERRISFORD, John BERRISFORD, Paul J BERRISFORD, Thomas BERRISFORD,Thomas Sr BUTLER, Nathan CAREY, John R CARPENTER, Clarence Palmer CLARK, Edwin CLARK, Ellen Frances CLEMENT, Andrew A CLEMENT, Emily M COBB, Harrison J COBB, Mary F. ( Morrill ) COLLINS, Loren Warren COOK, Franklin COOK, Rufus COOPER, John COOPER, Malinda COUPER J.C CROWLEY, Philip CUSHMAN, Charles M CUSHMAN, Emeline S. DEAN, Cordelia R DEAN Joseph DEAN, Nancy H. ( Stanley ) DEAN, William J DECKER, Jacob S DORR, Celestia A. ( Ricker ) DORR, Caleb D DORAN, Michael DUNHAM, John DUNHAM, Nancy Catherine DURANT, Edward W Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

Marilyn, Birth records are available through the County for the year 1888. Here is the link to the Hennepin County Vital Records website with information on requesting birth records. Just click below. http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/taxsvcs/gstxctr.htm#Certified_Copies_Birth_Deat h_Records Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:26 PM Subject: [MNHENNEP] MN death record > I would like to find a death record for my gr-gr-grandfather, Friederich > KRECH, who died Aug. 18, 1877 & was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, then was > reinterred in Hillside Cemetery in 1891. Was Hennepin Co. keeping death records > that early? > > Thanks for any help. > Marilyn >

I would like to find a death record for my gr-gr-grandfather, Friederich KRECH, who died Aug. 18, 1877 & was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, then was reinterred in Hillside Cemetery in 1891. Was Hennepin Co. keeping death records that early? Thanks for any help. Marilyn

Ever wonder who built and lived in some of the beautiful homes and mansions around Lake of the Isles and Park Avenue in Minneapolis, and who own them today? The "Walk on the Wild Side Thursday Night Hikes" is an unincorporated unstructured aggregation of hikers that has been in existence as a group for about a decade, does not charge for any interested hiker to participate in a hike, and is wholly unprofitable. Larry Martin has written a perspective of these structures to be seen on a hike for hike participants designed solely to shed light on the character of a building and a neighborhood rather than to be definitive research. However, his narrative also includes interesting information on the past and present residents. He has gathered information from the City of Minneapolis property information and Hennepin County property tax information, city directories available from the Minnesota Historical Society, and old Hennepin County and Minneapolis City biographical collect! ions held by MnHS. Walk on the Wild Side Thursday Night Hikes Homepage http://www.angelfire.com/mn/thursdaynighthikes/index.html Washburn- Fair Oaks Hike http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/tcarchpark/fairoak1.html Lake of the Isle Hike http://www.angelfire.com/mn/thursdaynighthikes/lakeisles_arch1.html Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

The following biographies have been added to the Hennepin County Biography Project pages - http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm Don't forget. If you'd like your Hennepin County ancestor included on the site, please send a biography on them to me, or use the online form on the site. PEAVEY, George Wright BELL, James Ford CLERIHEW, Alexander E. BARBER, Edwin R. PHELPS, Edmund Joseph DOUGLAS, George P. BROOKS, Anson Strong HARRINGTON, Charles TURNBLAD, Swan QUEAL, John Henry SIMMONS, Chester Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

Re the question of the infant who died the day it was born: if this baby were known to be illegitimate, the birth record would be sealed for at least 70 (or 100?) years in MN. Also, Minneapolis (or Hennepin Co.?) deaths start jan. 1, 1870--five weeks after one of my relatives died there. (darn!!!) Good luck! Kate [email protected]

Melodee, The death cards are really just index cards, not death certificates. But in 1906 there were not death certificates issued in Minnesota, the deaths were simply recorded in a record book. For whatever reason it was very common to not list the parents names for infants that were born and died the same day or were stillborn. I have seen that in so many of those old record books that it seems it was clearly the rule and not the exception. Why that was the case is certainly not known to us and would only be speculation. So - there is no death certificate to order, and there would be no record. Similarly I can not imagine that there would be any kind of an obituary. Back then it seems that the obits were only for people of note in the community. I am curious as to why you believe this infant was the child of your great aunt. Do you have knowledge or evidence that she had an out-of-wedlock child? Remember that in 1906 an out of wedlock child would be given the surname of the mother virtually 100% of the time. Although I don't believe there was a law governing such a thing, it was standard practice until the last 20-30 years. If you believe the child Mary Bloch was your great aunt's child, you could try checking the Univ of Minnesota yearbooks for that time period and see if there was a male student named Bloch who may have attended with her. Then you would have to establish the connection between the 2 people. I assume the U of M has retained copies of each yearbook and they are in the university library archives. Now I am recalling something - that this infant is buried near Ruby Arnold in the cemetery, correct? The other explanation may come from the cemetery itself. It is possible that when this child died, the family purchased just the one burial lot in a group plot and the parents are not buried anywhere nearby, possibly not even in the same cemetery. OR they owned the plot of 6, and moved out of state, selling the remaining lots. In other words, there may be absolutely no connection to Ruby Arnold at all other than the fact that they are buried near each other in what is normally a family lot. If she never had children she could have simply been buried in a single "leftover" grave as well. Just some other things for you to consider. Jo In a message dated 9/27/03 12:42:29 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: On a death card it didnt list parents names, only that mother resided in Mnps and father was from Germany. Why would a death card not list parents names?? I would like to believe that My GGG-Aunt Ruby( her real name was Harriett May Young) could have been the mother, Ruby Arnold was going to the University of Minnesota from 1904 and could have met the father, had this child out of wedlock. Mary Bloch was born and died the very same day. If I ordered Marys death certificate, would the information be sealed, if my conjecture proves to be right.?? Has any one come accross any thing that didnt list individuals names?? I sure would like to obtain a obit of Mary Bloch. if any blurb would have came out tothe Minnesota Star or Journal. any one willing to check??

Hello List- I am going to attempt to locate death information on a Mary Bloch wh died in 1906, On a death card it didnt list parents names, only that mother resided in Mnps and father was from Germany. Why would a death card not list parents names?? I would like to believe that My GGG-Aunt Ruby( her real name was Harriett May Young) could have been the mother, Ruby Arnold was going to the University of Minnesota from 1904 and could have met the father, had this child out of wedlock. Mary Bloch was born and died the very same day. If I ordered Marys death certificate, would the information be sealed, if my conjecture proves to be right.?? Has any one come accross any thing that didnt list individuals names?? I sure would like to obtain a obit of Mary Bloch. if any blurb would have came out tothe Minnesota Star or Journal. any one willing to check?? I live in Pittsburg, California, so its hard for me to research. Melodee Slaney [email protected]

Thanks Annie for the link, and Robert for the tip. I had been on that site before and forgot about it. I think I will put a GREAT BIG link on the Hennepin and Scott County sites. It should be very helpful!! Interesting reading too. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Child's Hatchery > This will get you directly in. > > http://www.new-jerusalem.com/CLASSICS/genladynew/postings.cfm > > Annie in Minnesota > > > >