Erwin Glenn Fitzgerald
1895 - 1953

Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends Cemeteries and Funeral Cards Funeral Cards, 1987-1989 Authors: Mankato Mortuary [Mankato, Minnesota] Film # 1651939 Microfilm of original records. The funeral cards are divided into three alphabets, one for each year 1987-1989. The information on the cards are not always complete but could give: the name and address of the deceased and the informant, birthdate and place of deceased, death date and place, where buried, length of residence in community and prior residence, parents' names and birthplace, spouse's name and marriage date, occupation, church membership, survivors' names, funeral costs, and other information. Image Ranges: 1987: 4 - 141 ~ 1988: 142-410 ~ 1989: 411-644 LDS Film 868496 "A Descriptive List of 59 Old Minnesota Cemeteries and Names Of Those Buried Therein.[1936-1937]" Images # 670 - 755 Introduction, TOC According to the Introduction, these particular Cemeteries are no longer in use and have never been included in the "DAR Library".  The Introduction and information is here. Use this link for access to the Film Here is a link forthe TOC and all of the Cemeteries that are in the Counties I host or 'sit' F~A~G [BE County] Glenwood Cemetery: Mankato Interment Files : Death Registers LDS Film 1671609 : Set of Indexes To access the actual images, log into FS, Search Catalog, plug in film number where it says "Fiche/Film" Use image numbers from Index to find items of interest. Tivoli Cemetery, Janesville, Mankato, Blue Earth LDS Film # 1651937 Contains lists of owners and plots, maps of plots and names of people buried, copy of permanent fund agreement, lists of payments and by whom paid, cemetery association's annual meeting minutes and finances, etc. Record covers ca. 1862-1988. Note: There is no index, but the plot lists are good enough that you can figure out the entries. The Plot Diagrams contain the Names of the Inhabitants And... From the FS Catalog... Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association (Mankato, Minnesota) : LDS Film 1651938 Contains v. 1, alphabetical listings of owners and block nos.; v. 2-3, arranged by block and gives owner's name, address, map of and names of people buried in plot, date purchased (ca. 1898-1984) and price; and a map of cemetery drawn by A.M Kircher with land deed information signed by the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association in 1939. Cemetery Records, 1881-1989 Minneopa Cemetery (Mankato, Minnesota) (Main Author) LDS Film 1671439 Contains list of owners [1896?]-1977, copy made in 1932 of land deed, list of lot purchases [1881?]-1942, account records 1873-1909 and 1967-1989,index record of grantees 1881-1954, internments 1884-1954, accounts for the perpetual care fund 1914-1934 and general fund 1917-1918, cemetery association minutes 1924-1989, and plat records for location of plots ca. 1882-1989. Cemetery records, ca. 1867-1976 South Lincoln Cemetery (Lincoln Township, Minnesota) (Main Author) LDS 1673579, Item 2 Contains lists by lot with tombstone inscriptions and by lot of lot owners, ca. 1867-1976, and a plat map of cemetery. The cemetery is located in Sec. 26 in Lincoln Township, Minnesota. Church records, 1866-1989 [ 2 Films] St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota. Text in German with some English LDS Film: 1651935 Cemetery book ca. 1899-1989, Statutes of the congregation Members [1869?-1909?], Baptisms 1869-1906 Confirmations 1881-1905, Communion & communicants [1869?-1902?], 1913 Marriages 1883-1904 Burials 1875-1906, Council members [1866?]-1886 LDS Film: 1651936 Baptisms 1906-1989, Confirmations 1907-1989, Communicants 1906-1927, Marriages 1906-1989 Deaths 1907-1989, Chronicles (histories & meetings) 1866-1979, Miscellaneous documents One hundred years of grace, 1869-1969 : St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Clair, Minnesota. [Minnesota? : s.n., 1969?]. 15 leaves. ill., ports. Includes history of church. The USGW Archives has a list of Blue Earth Cemeteries with GPS, Please use this link [pdf] Cemeteries 'near' Good Thunder Military Records & Resources Civil War Civil War Veteran Burial Listings Vol X Sherman Lee Pompey Covering Men In Regiments From Minnesota Rosters of Enlisted Men: Blue Earth Townships. Information transcribed from the History of Blue Earth County, Hughes, T, 1901 "Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals" Source: Family Search Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville, 1866 The Book is arranged alphabetically by State and is fully searchable. There are also Army & Navy Burial Lists at the end of the State Lists. Minnesota Historical Society ~ Fort Snelling Minnesota Civil War Units ~ Battlefield Maps Civil War Burials - National Search Engine ~ Civil War Veteran Burials Compiled Service Records: Union Soldiers Minnesota and 'The Wars' Colonial Wars ~ Dakota War of 1862 ~ 150 Years Later 1862 Indian War Claims ~ Civil & Indian Wars: 1861-1865 Spanish American War & Philippine Insurrection G A R Membership Records Modern Wars, WW I, WW II, Korea [Ralph Carlson] WW II Honor List of Dead or Missing FS has Prison Burial Records and Burials in National Cemeteries in their Catalog Homes for Disabled Veterans: Index [Records on FS] "Soldiers of the Great War" [MN] "Blue Earth County, Minnesota In the World War" Printed and Published By The Free Press Company Mankato, Minnesota: 1920 The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download [Archive.org] Military Headstone Applications: Index 1890 Veteran's Schedule USGW Archives Contributions: Civil War ~ Civil War: Enlisted Men ~ 1883 'Pensioners on the Roll' WWI: Men who Served ~ Honor Roll Index, WWI Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR Native Americans in Blue Earth County Mankato = Blue Earth Minnesota = Cloudy Water There are 11 federally recognized American Indian Tribes in Minnesota A search on Archive.org site using "Indians in Minnesota" gives this result. "How to trace Native American Ancestry" Odds & Ends >>>What's New<<< Book Assortment: Biography, Crime,  Medical and 'Who's Who What's New - Minnesota Books Indexes for Minnesota Books Listed Below: Google Drive All of the Books below may be found either in the FS Catalog, Archive. org Site or Google Books ~ For the most part they are fully searchable pdf files~ "Commemorative Biographical Record Of The Upper Lake Region..." Illustrated [Note: Written in Pencil -'Wis & Minn'] J H Beers & Co, Chicago: 1905 "Men of Minnesota A Collection of the portraits of men prominent in business..." Published By The Minnesota Historical Company 215 Nat. Ger. Am. Bank Bldg: 1902 "Minnesota and Its People" Illustrated: Vol's III & IV Chicago: The S J Clarke Publishing company: 1924 "The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men" Minnesota Volume New York and Chicago American Biographical Publishing Company: 1879 "Who's Who in Minnesota" Centennial Edition: 1858 - 1958 Hugh L White, Publisher ~ Bernice White, Editor ~ Avis Person, Assoc. Editor "Who's Who Among Minnesota Women..." Compiled and Published By Mary Dillon Foster: 1914 "Woman's Who's Who of America" A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada 1914-1915: John William Leonard, Editor-in-Chief New York: The American Commonwealth Company There is no Alpha Index, instead the Authors saw fit to make one that is titled: "Her Married Name". There is an Addenda - Corrections set of pages. The Bios are listed Alphabetically. The Addenda and 'Married Name' The book can be read online or downloaded "The American Bar" The Professional Directoy of Lawyers of the World Sarah Livermore: Editor Sixty-Second Annual Edition: 1980 Published by: Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates, Inc Minneapolis, Minnesota Please use this link for Index and Split Sections "Professional Criminals of America" By Thomas Byrnes Inspector of Police and Chief of Detectives: New York City Cassell & Company, Limited 739 & 741 Broadway, New York Copyright, 1886 By Thomas Brynes The Index is on Page 415 >>>New<<< A new Archive Service: "Archive-It" Here is a new way to search MN Digital Newspapers Please use this Link Swedish Genealogy Did any of your Family go to Colorado? Here is info on Colorado Divorces: State Wide Filmed Records: Family Search ~ Please use this Link 1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992 Information Entered: CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriage Number and Names of Minor Children, if any Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree MN, Blue Earth Co., Naturalization Records, 1850-1906: FS Catalog Please use this link for chart For Access: Log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot "Reclaim the Records" The above site uses the 'Freedom of Information' act to initiate access to records. Minnesota Historical Society: Vital Records Miscellaneous Vital Records...from online Resources And as a reminder: Vital information can be found in various documents: Here are some: PassPort Applications ~ RailRoad Employment Records Social Security Applications [1936-1990] Naturalization Index Will Records: 1849 > 1985

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