This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jh.2ADE/1497.2 Message Board Post: John, I found a couple of articles in the Dixon Telegraph newspaper on Ancestry.com about your Kielsmeier's. Friday, Feb. 19, 1954 News of Mount Morris A family gathering in the Clarence Kielsmeier home Sunday was a farewell party for their son A/3c Ralph Kielsmeier who left Thursday for Chicago to board a flight to Park Air Force Base in California. Ralph ended a three-week furlough and expects to leave from California for duty in Japan. Guests who came in for the evening included Mr. & Mrs. Don Jacobs and family, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kielsmeier and children, and Mr. & Mrs. Russell Dietrich and family. Nov. 18, 1952 Closing out sale. Decided to quit farming. Selling all personal property on Williams farm. Itemized list of items included. Bruce Kielsmeier and Williams. Elsie