Hi Pat: Just thought you might find this interesting. In the book "German Element in St. Louis," there is a note about the northeast corner of 4th & Pine St. in the early 1860s. The address you gave for William Jones, one of your g-grands husbands was 205 North 4th St which would be this corner (or next door to) at 4th & Pine. "At (this corner) there stood until about 1864 a long, narrow low building, in which Lippincott, who later became the manufacturer of soda water, had a candy and sweetmeats shop together with a restaurant that specialized in oysters. This restaurant was open till after midnight. At the end of performances in the adjoining Ben de Bar's Theater, the Lippincott place was crowded with people." This area sported several bars & hotels, with the most famous and luxurious - Planter's House - just one block south on 4th St. Good hunting Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgia Clark" <georgia@corpsie.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Soulard > Dear Pat, > > Following website has the city divisions along with a brief history of all or > most of them. It's been a while since I last looked at it. > > http://stlouis.missouri.org/neighborhoods/history/ > > Pat Hammons wrote: > > > WILLIAM A. JONES - born about 1839 Canada, He was in St. Louis by 1859 or > > before. Abt 1860, he worked on a ship/boat etc. > > He resided at 205 North 4th St in St. Louis, Mo. He rented rooms and at > > some time ran a bar. > > > > According to some of divorce papers, he may have been one of my ancestrial > > grandmother's husbands. It seems like he may have been of questionable > > character. > > > > I have traced him in the City directory until 1890/1891. I have not found > > further record or death for him. Since William Jones is such a 'common' > > name, it is hard to trace. > > > > I have no indication that he had a religious preference. My guess is that he > > did not. > > > > St. Louis City Directoy Listing for William Jones at 205 N. 4th St. done by > > STPL > > 1881 > > 1882 > > 1883 > > 1884 > > 1885 - 1886 Wm Jones, lodging, r. 205 N. 4th St. St.Louis City, MO ( this > > is near Soulard Area ????) I am not exactly sure where Souldard was. > > 1886 > > 1887 > > 1888 - 1889 > > 1889 > > 1890-1891 > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > Climbing my family tree was fun until the nuts appeared. > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > For tips on researching St. Louis Church Records: http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/churchrecords.htm >