Hi, Jan. Thanks for checking resources. Many of my Lindsay and Van Meter ancestors -- including Cora and Baily Mack -- are buried over in Platte County, Mo., where the families lived before relocating to Winchester. However, I have yet to locate the grave of my great-grandfather, Martin Luther Walz (he also went by the given name Matthias). I didn't see him in the cemetery listing next to his two-year-old daughter, Bertha, who is the only other family member I know of interred near Winchester. I have very little information on marriages, so any lookups there would be most helpful. I'd be looking for Baily Mack Van Meter and Cora Bell Lindsay c. 1890s. I'd also be looking for any marriages of her siblings: Lou Lindsay and James Fairhurst ... Edward C. Lindsay and Ida McClain ... James P. Lindsay and Mattie Bonner ... Sallie Lindsay and Peter Keller ... Joseph Hunt Lindsay and Goldie Mark. On the Van Meter side of the family, I would be looking for Mary Louise Van Meter and ? Bohan ... Eugene Van Meter and Dorcas ? Those would be c. the 1920s. On the Walz side of the family, I would also be looking c. the 1920s for the marriages of Rosina Justina Walz (who also was known as "Aunt Teen," "Tina" and "LaVerne" -- go figure) and Merritt L. McKay ... Andreas Josepf (Uncle Joe) and Gladys Phelps ... Martin Johan Walz (Martin) and Jeanette Virginia Van Meter ... Heinrich Friederich Walz(Uncle Henry) and Marie Nielsen ... and Emma Cecelia Jean Walz and Raymond Larson. Thanks for the clue on Percy Van Meter. I'll follow up on him. The Van Meters are pretty elusive. I know they came from Hardin County, Kentucky,and the family there is pretty well documented, but there are a lot of blanks in between. Best wishes, JoLynne -----Original Message----- From: ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ksjeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of KTompk7744@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:42 AM To: ksjeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Introduction You didn't say what you wanted to know about the Van Metre or Lindsay families, neither of which appear (so far) on my family tree. However, I checked the Jefferson County Genealogical Society's book, "Tombstone Inscriptions and Burials, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1854-1986," and found about a dozen folks named LINDSAY plus a couple of LINDSEY listings. Let me know if you're interested in more information about any of these people. I didn't see a Bailey or a Cora listed. I only found one VAN METER: VAN METER, Percy Norton, see NORTON, Percy. RHVF The RHVF is the abbreviation for the cemetery in which Percy is buried. I also checked the Jeffco Gen Soc's book, "Marriage Licenses of Record, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1855-1930," and found about half a dozen listings variously spelled LINDSAY, LINDSEY, and LINSEY (sometimes within the same record). If you think any of this information might be helpful, let me know, and I'll be happy to do specific lookups for you. Happy hunting. Jan T