When I was growing up in Nashville, Washington Co., IL there was a couple of families with a name similar to the one you're researching -- they spelled it Boeschen. You might want to check in that county to see if any names might be familiar. Jo House ----- Original Message ----- From: <ILSTCLAI-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ILSTCLAI-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: ILSTCLAI-D Digest V05 #92