A lot of St. Louis folks married on the Railroad that ran from E. St. Louis Il. to Waterloo. It was called ( informally) the marriage train and was a fast way of marrying. I think there was no waiting period. You can check with the Monroe County…
To Rick Elgin:
You can contact the St. Louis Archdiocease Archives to see if they kep school records, but I'm doubtful. They would have the sacremental record information ( baptisms, confirmations etc). You can also get public school records…
About what years are you interested in? The STL public libraries main branches ( downtown and on S. Lindbergh) have microfilm from all the Catholic parishes. When you have an address for your gggrandparents ( perhaps census or city directories,…
Chris Hoell was born in Germany in 1846 and married Wilhelmine Dietermann in 1868. Christ was a fire fighter in Elberfeld Germany for 7 years. While serving as a fire fighter, he learned the pompier method of fire fighting in tall buildings. He…
HI members,
I am interested in finding information on the following families who lived in St. Louis: Chris Hoell ( fire fighter), Wilhelmine Dietermann Hoell ( his wife) and their family ( Emilie, Oscar, Alex, Oswald, Ottilie and Lydia), the Fehls,…