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/wIB.2ACI/680.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I checked the local Willmar newspaper for Christ/Christian (and any variations) Kern and did not find anyone listed in the index that came close to him. There were a few other Kerns listed. Helen