This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1MB.2ACI/3001 Message Board Post: My father in law immigrated from Holland around 1949. One of the first people to offer my non-english speaking family member was A.Brueggeman. He lived in Carthage. I have found August (b. approx 1883 Germany, immigrated 1907) in previous census records (1920,1930) in Carthage, so I think he probably established himself quite well there. Can anyone in that community do a cemetery lookup for a death date? His wife was Jennie (b. approx.1890, and children were Walter(b. approx 1911) and Ida (b. approx 1924). I have checked the Missouri death database, but Jasper County's info isn't in there yet. Would love to contact the family of this man to share a short diary that my father in law wrote during his stay (in Dutch by the way, and 3/4 translated with help of a nice man in Europe). My father in law passed away 4 years ago, and I am in the process of putting his autobiography, his diary, and history of his capture and placement in the Holocaust death camps in Europe (not because! he was Jewish...because he -a strong Dutch farm boy-didn't join the German army-amazing isn't it?) Any ideas or communication would be great if you know the family, or could tell me anything about them. Debbie