This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ccharleville54 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/728.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just a suggestion that might help . The St. Louis Public Library (online) is an easy and inexpensive route to obituaries. They have a Death Index by year and alphabet. Once you have a date, you can request by email copies for .25 cents per sheet and $1.00 mailing fee. Recently, I was sent both the obit and death certificate on my g'pa and all I knew when I started out was his name. Also, you can go to the Missouri Secretary of State website and they have archives of death certificates Pre-1910 and 1910 to 1956 (they have to be at least 50 years deceased) and they are scanned images you can view and order copies of for very little. The obits at the library have all the names of the children which would be big help. Two more places to look online: The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetary website and the Social Security Death Index website(it tells where people were living when they died).Goodluck Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.