This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: madehlinne Surnames: Bach, Schwenn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/10034.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OK--Here's what I've found. 1880 Census for BONHOMME TWP., St. Louis County Household #: 6/7 BACH WILLIAM/W/M/59/widower/Farmer/worked 12 mos./where born: Baden [GER]/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden LIZZIE/W/F/25/dau/keeping house/where born: MO/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden WILLIAM JR./ W/M/21/son/working on farm/where born: MO/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden And the next household is [ta-da!] SCHWENN Jacob/W/M/49/Husband/farmer/where born: Baden/faher born: Baden/mother born: Baden CAROLINE W/F/46/wife/keeping house/where born: Baden/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden CONRAD W/M/22/son/working on farm/leg cut or log cut?/where born: MO/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden WILLIAM W/M/21/son/working on farm/where born: MO/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden MARY W/F/16/dau/at home/where born: MO/father born: Baden/mother born: Baden Bach Deaths: WILLIAM BACH/age 32 y 5 m 3 d Date of Death: 21 March 1893 Where: Neodesha, KS Cause of death: compound fracture of leg buried: Mt. Sinai Cem. Undertaker: New U D L U Co. Physician: F. T. Allen ANNIE MARGARET BACH/ age 10 m 6 d Date of Death: 19 July 1884 1:45 a.m.** Where: Bonhomme Twp. Cause of death: supposed cholera infantum buried: Oak Ridge Cem. Physician: William Bach, Kirkwood MARY ANNIE BACH/age 25 y 7 mo 4 d Date of death: 28 July 1909 Where: Kirkwood Cause of Death: Thermic fever complications: enteritis buried: Sappington MO Undertaker: J. C. Farris, Kirkwood Physician: H. G. Wyer, Kirkwood **If this child died in 1884 and she was the daughter of Johann W. and Margaret Bach, then I would start looking for their marriage between that 1880 census listed above and 1884. What I have NOT been able to find is a marriage record for Johann Wilhelm and Margareta/Margaret BACH. This doesn't mean it doesn't exist--it just means I haven't been able to locate one. My suggestion would be to find out what church they attended and call/write the minister/priest/whoever and request a marriage record search. It may take a while to locate the record, so be prepared to wait for weeks whenever you request something from an active church. Good luck in further researching! 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.