In response to the message from Alan, I , also, am a descendant to William Fredrick Butcher and Elizabeth Gerling who resided in Pleasant Grove Township of Des Moines County near Burlington, Iowa. They were my gg-grandparents. If you would like to share information on this family contact me at gordboot@oanet.com Hope to hear from you. Gord crie46ir@aol.com said: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3BH.2ACEB/768.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I am descended from William Butcher who lived near Burlington, Iowa. He had a church and cemetary on his land that were used for the benefit of his family and friends. Other names in the cemetary were Fink and Rethemier. This may be coincidence but it sounds a lot like the families you are researching. Alan > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > --