I received a request for cemetery information, and thought that it might be of interest to others on the mailing list. There is no source that provides this information for 1900 -- it's usually on the official death certificates, but they do not begin until 1908. And typically there are death notices, and not obituaries -- the newspaper charged for them, as they do now, and many people could not afford to purchase them. In looking for a cemetery, there are several possibilities. First, the religion of the person will play a key role. For example, Calvary Cemetery is Catholic -- you won't find protestants or jews there, though you may find a Catholic in the non-denominational cemetery. Second, not all the current cemeteries were in existence in 1900, and not all the cemeteries from 1900 are still active. There is a list of Ramsey County cemeteries with the dates for when they were established is on the Ramsey County MnGenWeb page, with contact information: <www.parkbooks.com/Html/cem.html> Third, if you are looking for a death date by finding a grave marker, even if you find one, you may not find a date. Some bear only the year of death. There are other places to look for death dates for 1900. **The State Health Dept. required the counties to provide information on deaths beginning in 1899. These record cards are being indexed and will be added to the MN Historical Society death index. If the possible date you want hasn't yet been indexed, the cards are on microfilm, which can be obtained through interlibrary loan (a really neat program of the American Library Association). They are stored by county, then alphabetically. **Minnesota is the only state to have a mortality index for the 1900 Federal Census. This was to include deaths from the 12 months preceding the taking of the census. The deaths that were NOT reported to the State Health Dept. that DO appear on the mortality schedule have been published in Jim Warren's book, "The 1900 Minnesota Mortality Schedule." **Stina Green's "Deaths Recorded in St. Paul Minnesota, City Directories, 1888-1910" (this happens to be the only source in which I personally do lookups) includes those deaths that were reported to the publishers of the directories, and therefore is not complete, and mostly male. I looked for Farrell in this source, and he does not appear. **Probate records also typically include death dates. So Grover, I'm sorry he wasn't in Stina's book -- but perhaps the other clues above will help you find what you're looking for! Mary List mom At 07:09 PM 1/30/2007, you wrote: >I am interested in finding what cemetery Samuel R. Farrell is buried >in. In his wife's obit it says he died in 1900. He is in the 1900 >US Census. (1900 United States Federal Census: C(S)amuel Farrall >Home in 1900: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota Occupation Conductor >Railroad Age: 31 Estimated birth year: about 1869 Birthplace: >Missouri Spouse's name: Mamie. Married 8 years with 1 child and 1 >alive. Household Members: Name Age Camuel Farrall >31 Missouri Massachusetts Massachusetts Mamie Farrall >30 Joseph Farrall 5 ) but not in the 1910 US Census (1910 United >States Federal Census: Marel Farrell [Mary Farrell] Occupation >Dress Maker Age in 1910: 34 Estimated birth year: about 1876 >Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth >Place: England Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Home in 1910: St Paul >Ward 5, Ramsey, Minnesota Marital Status: Widowed with 1 child and 1 >alive. Household Members: Name Age Marel Farrell 34 Joseph Farrell 15). > >Some times he was referred to as S. R. Farrell and his wife was Mary >Elizabeth (More or Eddy). In 1915, his family moved to Billings, Montana. > >Can one get an obituary for him? > >Thank you for your help. > >Grover > > >Grover S. Garrett > >56 Red Oak Trail > >Estill Springs, TN 37330-5428 > > <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > >Telephone: 931-649-3156 > >Cell Phone: 931-580-0321 > >E-Mail: [email protected]