Request for Image Access - Minnesota Birth Record (Microfilm 1498830) - Early Minneapolis Years of A
Hello,
I'm researching my family's genealogy and found an indexed record on FamilySearch for Esther Ellen Albert (born October 16, 1893, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota), but the image is unavailable online. I'm hoping someone with access to the microfilm can help me obtain a copy.
Record Details:
- Name: Esther Ellen Albert
- Birth Date: October 16, 1893
- Birth Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
- Father: George L. Albert
- Mother: Henrietta Miller
- Collection: Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980
- Microfilm Number: 1498830
- Digital Folder Number: 004011694
- Indexing Batch: C03831-6
- FamilySearch URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDC6-F43
What I'm hoping to find:
I have extensive documentation about this family from 1899 onward (when they moved to Buffalo Center, Iowa), but I'm trying to fill in their Minneapolis years (1891-1899). Any details on this birth/christening record would help:
- Parents' address in Minneapolis (George ran a shoe business at 1406 20th Ave N in 1894)
- Parents' occupations listed on the record
- Parents' birthplaces (George: Waldenhausen, Baden, Germany; Henrietta: East Prussia, Germany)
- Church name if this was a christening record (they were German Baptist)
- Any other biographical details about the parents
Why this matters:
George L. Albert and Henrietta Miller married in Minneapolis on September 22, 1891. Their daughter Esther was born there in 1893, and their son Leonard in 1895. The family lived in Minneapolis for about 8 years before moving to Iowa in 1899. I'm trying to piece together their early immigrant life in Minneapolis - where they worshiped, where they lived, what George's business was like - and this birth record might provide crucial clues.
If anyone with access to this microfilm at a Family History Center or the FamilySearch Library could retrieve this image and share it, I would be extremely grateful!
Thank you so much for your help!
Answers
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@JordannH
All microfilm has been digitized, but not all digital images can be viewed from home.
According to the message-on-hover, that DGS (digital version of the microfilm) can be viewed at FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries.
You can find your nearest option here: https://www.familysearch.org/locations/centerlocatorBest of luck with your research.
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Hi @JordannH.
The MN Historical Society has a service for birth records before 1904 as well.
You may also be interested in their free newspaper archives. The couple is listed among those who got a marriage license here (middle column 1). Here's Esther Ellen's birth announcement (lower column 4). Additionally, this may be the right George (part of businesses that signed an agreement in column 2).
Here on FamilySearch, their marriage document might give you some clues. It appears that they were married by a minister by the name of Jacob Albert. Perhaps a relation? This may be his profile? I think this is him in the directory, with the local German Baptist Church. Google says it's now known as the Faith Baptist Church in Minneapolis—you'll want to research that to make sure. If correct, they may have records.
Also, this should be their 1895 census. I don't see Bertha Albert in the tree. Possibly a daughter from a previous marriage? You might also want to look at Ernest Mueller, possibly a brother/relative of Henrietta.
Searching Minneapolis directories, George was at the 1406 address from 1888 on. In 1887, his address was "924 20th Ave N r 915 20th Ave N". He was still selling boots and shoes. I didn't see his name in 1886, but that matches what he said on the 1895 census: living in Minneapolis since abt. March of 1886.
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I believe I found the death record for George's 1st wife, who was named Henrietta Dorothea.
In addition to Bertha, Lydia appears to be another child of George's.
I think I found the whole family here on the 1880 census in New York?
This should be his 1870 census?
He was married at the German Baptist Church in 1866 in Essex, NJ. Some possible records of his.
Possibly this is George's immigration- passenger list here. It matches the immigration year on his 1900/10 census.
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