This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lutgen, Lumpee, Monsees, Kahrs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FMB.2ACE/2353 Message Board Post: I have searched the Missouri State Archives for the death record of Julianne/Julia Hirschvogel Lutjin, and have come up empty. I used every spelling of Lutjin I can think of, and still found nothing. I found Joseph Henry, her husband, and many of their children, but no Julia. I cannot find Theresia Hirschvogel Lumpee, either, but I found her husband Fred. All died in Pettis County, and all are buried in Smithton Cemetery. Theresia died in 1911, and Julia died in 1929. I do understand that many records were lost in the courthouse fire of 1920. Is there any possibility that any death records are still housed in the Pettis County Courthouse? Or does anyone out there have a copy of these? I appreciate all the help that people have offered so far. I have been able to find a lot of information. But I'm still looking. Any new suggestions? Thanks. Laura