Dave, Just a suggestion: If you post this to the KIRN/KERN; JENKINS and RACINE family message boards at Genforum.com (now part of Ancestry.com) you will most likely reach anyone interested in this information (who is on-line), even ones who don't know that they have a connection to Jefferson County, MO. Marianne On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 23:55:34 -0500, Dave Hallemann wrote: > I have come across two more adoption deeds for Jefferson County Missouri; > > The first recorded in Book 25 at page 466, on September 3rd, 1884, Hamilton > A. Jenkins of Jefferson County, adopts Nellie Kirn (a minor aged 8 years) of > Jefferson County, this is a standard "Deed of Adoption" > > Second recorded in Book 25 at page 467, the next page, on September 3rd, > 1884, August Racine of Jefferson County, adopts Carrie Kirn (a minor aged 6 > years) of Jefferson County, this is a standard "Deed of Adoption" > > They were adopted on the same day. The Kirn family was from Jefferson > County as per deed however I did not find a listing of them in the cemetery > records. They probably lived in the vicinity of the Jenkins and Racine > families or were relatives of these families, although this is a guess. > Hope this helps someone out there. If anyone knows where to pass this info > to an adoption site please do so. Thanks. > > > Dave Hallemann > Sleuth@cat2.com <mailto:Sleuth@cat2.com> > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > There is no formal NOMAIL mode for the MOJEFFER list. If you > plan to be away for vacation or business for an extended period > of time, please unsubscribe and then resubscribe on your return. > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/