This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LanitaSS Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.daviess/1765.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are no BOOKERs buried in Daviess Co. up until 1976 according to the enumeration done in 1976. That info can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~modavies/cemetery/davicem.htm I checked the 1922 History Book and the 1882 History Book, and no BOOKERs are found. I also checked the death certificates found online, and there were no BOOKERS who died in Daviess co. The MO death certificates for 1910-1956 are online at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#search you might try going in the back door and seeing if you can find his brothers' certificates or death info. Those certificates will tell who their parents were including the maiden name of their mother. I checked the 1920 and 1930 Daviess Co. Census, and they are not in Daviess Co. Closest for the family name is in Dunklin Co., MO and Chariton Co., MO. In 1930, there is a soldier by the name of Harley BOOKER found in San Antonio, TX, at Fort Sam Houston, born in 1905 in MO [single]; and one in AZ, b. 1895 in Indiana [married].. Unless he died after 1976, he's listed in Daviess Co., MO. Lanita Sconce Smith Daviess Co., MO Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.