> Lorelee, > One more resource you might want to check is the microfilm of the marriage > records of Stearns Co., which are available at your local Family History > Center (of the LDS Later Day Saints, or Mormons). You have to order the film > first for a rental fee of $3.25. 1882-3 is kind of early but their site > <familysearch.org> can tell you what years are covered by the records. > > Once you find out about Maria Sura, you might want to try the microfilm > records of Falkowitz, Schlesien for her origins in Silesia. Many of the > people from that area (Opole) in MN came from the Falkowitz church area. And > I have seen the name Sura in those parish records. > > Nancy Pundsack Good idea, Nancy -- The SCAG (St. Cloud Area Genealogists) publication on Stearns Co. marriage licenses indicate that a license for John Pohl and Mary Sura was issued in August, 1884. Tom