Vital records were not required until 1870, though some were kept before that date. They have been microfilmed and are available through the Family History Libraries. A cemetery search may be of help -- Ramsey County cemeteries, religious affiliations and their opening dates are listed at <http://www.parkbooks.com/MnGenWeb/cem.html> Can any one provide any additional help? Note the separate e-mail address, and include it in your response. Jayme may not be a member of this list. Mary >From: "Jayme Anderson" <[email protected]> >Subject: Seeking Obit or death record >Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:31:20 +0100 > >Hello, > >My Ramsey County connection is the HUGHES family. They left St. Paul area >sometime around 1871-72. We are most certain that Edwin Hughes' wife >Elizabeth Ann White Hughes (also known as Anna L.) died in this area (1870 >Census Ramsey County, St. Paul, Ward 4, Minnesota). Edwin remarried in KS >or Nebraska area before 1880 Census. We would like to find her death >record, burial or obit if she (Elizabeth "Anna" Hughes) passed away in >Ramsey County. Can anyone assist us in this lookup request? Thank you. > >Jayme