Can anyone do a late 1869s or 1870 city directory lookup for her? If his parish is not listed with his name in the alphabetical section, it might be with the church listings. Mary Listmom >From: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:56:00 EST >Subject: RAMSEY COUNTY QUERY > > March 08.2006 <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >John Horst, 'Minister of the Gospel', married my g-grandparents, >Minnie Luck and Herman Gall on July 16.1870 in St.. Paul, Mn. > >I am interested in finding the church/parish with which Rev. Horst >was affiliated. Rev. Horst is listed in the 1870 Ramsey Co. census, >St. Paul, 1st Ward as a 'clergyman', but it appears he died in 1871. >There is a John Rev Horst d. 1871, buried in Mound Cemetery, >in La Sueur Co., Mn. I don't know if that Rev is my particular Rev. > >Herman and Minnie were Lutherans and had a cemetery >plot in a cemetery known as the Elmhurst Cemetery. > >Elmhurst Cemetery was established in 1858 through a cooperative >arrangement between the Trinity and St. John's Lutheran Churches. >It includes the former German Lutheran Cemetery also known as >the Orchard Street Cemetery which was also owned by the Trinity >Lutheran Church. Unfortunately, all records were lost in a fire in 1890. > >I am hoping to connect Rev. John Horst with a particular church/parish >and get beyond this particular brick wall. > >Thank you in advance for any assistance. > >Patricia Gaetani