This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WMB.2ACE/4273.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Casper Meierotto, wife Catharine, son Joseph and daughter Catharine were living in St. Louis in a boarding house in 1850. District 82, this was in July. Casper was a brick maker, his brother Henry Meierotto was living there too he also was a brickmaker. The Meierotto name has been spelled many different ways by census takers over the years so I always have to use soundex to find them. The Henry Huchton living there was also a family member. The only thing on the 1850 census was" Boarding House, St. Louis Labour" so I guess it is where a lot of families stayed during the time the building of St. Louis was going on. As you can see I don't have much to go on. It is just assumed Casper Meierotto married Margaret Shoening in St. Louis , I have no proof yet. It is also said John Shoening was Margaret's father but I have not been able to verify that either. Casper and Margaret's son John was born there in 1852 or 1853. Casper, wife Margaret, daughter Catharine and son J! ohn were in Iowa in 1856. So Catharine Elizabeth and Joseph died after the 1850 census was taken in July and before 1851 because Casper married Margaret Shoening and their son John was born 1852 or 1853. This is all the information I have on them in St. Louis. Thanks for your help.