Does anyone talk to Meg Gentges anymore? I think I spelled her last name right. I see she did a book on early births in Osage Co, does anyone have a copy of that? Looking for Burtcher children, it could be spelled any one of a number of ways including Butcher/Bircher/Birtcher/Bercher/Bertcher, I think the 1860 census has something like Babratchar, the father could show as Gus, Belemus, Bolemus, Augustus, BA, mother was Mary Ellen Ricketts. Children born late 1850s to the last born 1872. I have them on census's, but want to see if they showed anyplace else. Particularly need the 3rd from last child listed as Oliver, I suspect he has another name as we can't locate him on the 1880 census. B A died 1870 and Mary Ellen 1872. In fact we will take anything that is know about this family, like where their farm was that Belemus so loving planted lots of apple trees on that he imported from NY. It's on a tributery/stream, not far from the Gasconade River. We have pretty well come to the conclusion that Belemus is the son of Michael Burtscher and Margaret Hayden, dau of Dr William Belemus Hayden of Cape Girardeau and Ste Genevieve respectively. Now we are trying to really prove the relationship and fill in the gaps. (Cousin Pat writes the list, so we are trying to help each other) Will take Hayden information too! Thanks so much and Happy New Year to everyone, Maggi