This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jsmith7531 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.lewis/1388.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I so appreciate you looking up the tombstone transcription on James Welsh/Welsch. You said that it read he was born on June 2, 1858 so I believe there was a typo there as well as for the Welsch spelling. His death certificate and obit shows his last named spelled Welsh and both the certificate and obit show he was born June 21, 1858 rather than on June 2nd. Typos happen. At any rate, I'll go with his birth being June 21st. Thank you so very much. I really appreciate the time and effort on your part. J. 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.