Hi Ken There were also Bloody Island (known for the dueling that took place there - now part of E. StL directly across from StL), Quarantine Island (Carondelet - obvious name for its use) and Duncan Island (the near south side StL). Bloody Island and Duncan's Island disappeared as a result of the efforts started by an army engineer name of Robert E. Lee back in 1854 - six years prior to his schedule becoming much more hectic. Seems that Bloody and Duncan were connecting via a shared sand bar and that the gulf between Bloody and EStL was growing larger and deeper. This would have left StL high and dry - no longer a useful port north of the Soulard area. Your question about Mosenthine Island came up about 5 years ago. As I remember, there were families living there but it was claimed by Madison or St. Clair Co's., Illinois then. Someone out there correct me if I've got this wrong! John Maurath - were are you? Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: AldDan@aol.com<mailto:AldDan@aol.com> To: mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com<mailto:mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:00 AM Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Mosenthein Island & Family I've been doing a little research on the Mississippi River islands in Madison County Illinois near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The islands are currently known as: Chouteau Island (Grand Isle or Big Island); Gabaret Island (Cabaret Island, Isle de Cabaret, Cattarot, or French Tavern); Mosenthein Island; and the former Kerr's Island (Presqu'Isle, or Presque Island - I believe it's now part of Venice on the mainland). I would appreciate historical information on any of the islands, but Mosenthein, in particular. Supposedly it is named for a family that owned or lived on the island around 1900. This is a very unusual name, and only a few pop up in the St. Louis Missouri censuses around that time .... I've had no luck at all in Illinois. One source states that: "The first [rowing] regatta sponsored by Central [Rowing Club] was in 1892. It included a special match race between two oarswomen : One from Chicago and Central's Rose Mosenthein (whose father named Mosenthein Island in the Mississippi). The race boats then were mostly skiffs and flatboats, with the first six man barge not having been purchased until around 1894." [From Karl Heilman's on-line history of rowing in St. Louis. I wrote to Mr. Heilman, but he knows nothing more about Rose or the family]. Help ............... Regards, Dan McGuire ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com<http://www.aol.com/>. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-STLOUIS-METRO-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MO-STLOUIS-METRO-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message