from Ancestry's free database: Throughout the state's storied history, the majority of Minnesota's residents have lived in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This database is a name index of eleven county histories and plat books for the area immediately south of St. Paul. These books were published between 1860 and 1910. Researchers will find the name of county resident, the book in which the person's name appears, and the page number. Where information is available, town of residence is also given. Extended Description: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, and Winona counties are covered in this collection. The following is a list of the books covered in this index: History of Rice County, 1882 History of Rice and Steele Counties, Vols. I & II, 1910 History of Dakota County, 1910 History of Goodhue County, 1878 Rice County Plat, 1860 Rice County Plat, 1900 Dakota County Plat, 1896 Goodhue County Plat, 1877 (incomplete) Le Sueur County Plat, 1898 Dodge County Plat, 1905 History of Olmsted, Winona, and Dodge Counties, 1884 History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol. I, 1916 Rice County Military Personnel, 1995 SHANNON, W.W. - Dodge County Plat Book, 1905, Ashland, page 31, line 22 SHANAHAN, Bridget - Rice & Steele VOL II, 1910, page 1371 SHANAHAN, Marcellyn - Military, 1995, page 170 SHANAHAN, Michale P.- Military, 1995, page 188 SHANAHAN, Raymond Francis - Military, 1995, page 188