Thank you so very much Jeannette: I am currently corresponding with Kenneth Bird (a Boos descendant) and I'm sure a relative of the Carol Boos who md. Anna Caroline Mund. I have found a record of their marriage at the Immanuel Lutheran Ch. at Pilot Knob (where our Gt. grandfather Frederich Mund (& also brother of Caroline) & Mina Kohlhagge/Klob was married in March of 1865) Two of the witnesses at the wedding for Carl Boos & Caroline Mund were Frederich Mund & Johann Boos. There just has to be a family connection here!!!! ;-) In that 1870 census Pilot Knob is where we found Elias Mund & 2 of his younger children living with Charles Boss & wife Caroline. The name seemed to be spelled Boss from then on...that adds to the confusion. Then in looking through some Iron Co. Marriage books (by Hist. soc. at Ellington, MO) I find that John Fry md Caroline Boss on 24 Jan. 1887. I've been given a death date of 27 April 1876 for Charles Boss so in my mind, all of this seems to add up logically. I have asked Kenneth Bird to send me his postal mailing address so that I can send him some of these copies. Most people do something special on their Holidays...me, I just continue to work on genealogy!!!! ;-) Thank you so much for all of the wonderful Boos info you sent me. Take care & God Bless. Clara I was viewing the http://www.rootsweb.com/~momadiso/people/boos_john.html & saw a picture of John Boos with the Mine LaMotte, MO. Ball team circa 1899, which was submitted by Kenneth Bird. SO, I immediately contacted him about the possible family connection. He is not sure, but I think it just almost has to be because Boos is not a very common surname.