Hi Daniel Re records of your Schermer Family in Charleston in 1850's. "Death Cards". The Charleston County Public Library has an index of "Death Cards" for many of the people who DIED within the city limits of Charleston in mid 1800's. This was a WPA project - info copied onto 3x5 index cards filed alphabetically in a cabinet. The Library sent me a photocopy of "Death Card" for a relative who died in 1852 - that included cause of death and place of burial. (Alas, no info re husband, children, etc.) The Library also has the microfilmed Jounnal of Burial at the Magnolia Cemetery. (Whenever I write to the Library, I always send a check to cover copy costs and a SSAE.) Charleston County Public Library South Carolina Room 68 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 805-6801 New Reference Book. Recently mentioned on the List was Holcomb's latest publication - "Catholic Deaths in Charleston before 1860" - or similar title. Perhaps someone could look up your Schermer name in this book. City Directory. The Mormon Church has microfilmed all of the Charleston City Directories - and they are available for review at a local Mormon Family History Center - for very nominal postage fee. I have looked up all my materna/paternal Charleston ancestors and photocopied the relevant pages. This is an excellent way to trace changes of address and employment. Census. One suggestion - if the City Directory Address could pinpoint the area of Charleston - where your ancestor lived in 1850 - perhaps you could then search line-by-line though the appropriate pages of the Census Record. Very likely - the Schermer name was misspelled on the Census. I also had German-speaking ancestors in early Charleston, and their names were often spelled incorrectly on the census. Good luck in your search !! Mary Alice