In a message dated 1/13/2005 03:00:34 Central Standard Time, MOSTLOUI-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My g-great grandfather's sister, Maria Bingen, married a man named Nicholas > Uder, a shoemaker, from Prussia. She was born around 1825 in Prussia and > came to the US in 1846. The family lived in Wisconsin until Nicholas died in > 1878. > > It appears that Maria/Mary moved to St. Louis, where she was located in the > 1880 and 1900 Census. She is gone by the 1910 Census, so I' would think she > died between 1900 and 1910. > Why don't you write for a death certificate? It will give you the day of death then go to the St. Louis newspapers and see if a death notice is listed. see website http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recorder/vitalrecords.html if the links do not come through. City of St. Louis Vital Records (Get Birth and Death Records at City Hall) As of July 1, 2002, the Vital Records Office (formerly located at the Health Department) is part of the Recorder of Deeds Office in City Hall at 1200 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103. Customer Service Plus! Get birth, death, marriage and real estate records at the same place. Fee Change Effective August 28, 2004: Certified Copy - Birth Certificate: $15.00 Certified Copy - Death Certificate: $13.00 first copy, $10.00 for subsequent copies of same record. More Information. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Birth Certificates: Room 127 (314) 613-3016 (314) 613-3017 Death Certificates: Room 124 (314) 613-3018 (314) 613-3019 Mailing Address: Vital Records Room 126 c/o Sharon Quigley Carpenter Recorder of Deeds 1200 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63103 Vital Records Forms and Information Ordering and Payment Information Birth Copy Request Form (PDF) Death Copy Request Form (PDF) These forms reference new fees effective August 28, 2004. OldeNTQer