Hello Joyce. I don't have any Messersmith's in my lineage but was just answering a call for help and will forward this to the list . Thanks, Carolee Hi Carolee, This is what I could find. Some may repeat what you had come up with. Unfortunately right now I do not have any Messersmith in my database. I would suggest you try posting on the Ravalli County board for the cemetery information and see if someone comes forward over there. I live about 7 hours away from there. Hope this helps some. Good luck. Joyce. World War I Registration Cards 1917-1918: Name: Claud Messersmith Residence: Corvallis, Ravalli County, Montana Age: 40 years DOB: January 19, 1878 Occupation: laborer on farm Employer: J.L. Humble, Jr. Nearest Relative: Ivy Messersmith, Corvallis, Ravalli County, Montana Description: Medium height; medium weight; grey eyes, brown hair. /s/ September 12, 1918 -------------------------------------- 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Montana; Ravalli County; Precinct #: 9; Roll #: T625_975; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 0115. MESSERSMITH, Claude; head of household; male; white; 42 years of age; married; born in Iowa; father born in Indiana; mother born in Tennessee; occupation: laborer--farm. MESSERSMITH, Iva; wife; female; white; 30 years of age; married; born in Montana; both parents born in Missouri; occupation: none listed. MESSERSMITH, Lee; son; male; white; 11 years of age; single; born in Montana. MESSERSMITH, Lloyd; son; male; white; 9 years of age; single; born in Montana. MESSERSMITH, Lester; son; male; white; 8 years of age; single; born in Montana --------------------------------- 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Montana; Ravalli County; City of Corvallis; Roll #: T626_1260; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 1045. MESSERSMITH, Claude; head of household; male; white; 52 years of age; married; first married at 26 years of age; born in Iowa; both parents born in Indiana; occupation: farmer--general farm. MESSERSMITH, Ivy M.; wife; female; white; 42 years of age; married; first married at 16 years of age; born in Montana; both parents born in Missouri; occupation: none listed. MESSERSMITH, Lee; son; male; white; 21 years of age; single; born in Montana; occupation: laborer--farm. MESSERSMITH, Lloyd; son; male; white; 20 years of age; single; born in Montana; occupation: laborer--garage. MESSERSMITH, Lester; son; male; white; 18 years of age; single; born in Montana; occupation: laborer--farm. Montana Death Index 1907-1953: MESSERSMITH, Iva C. Died: 24 Sep 1947 at 58 years of age Index #: Rav 3260 Montana Death Index 1954-2002: MESSERSMITH, Claude Died: 15 July 1957 at *50 years of age *County of Death: Deer Lodge *County of Residence: Rosebud *Marital Status: Single--Never Married File #: 198 NOTE: *All of these items are incorrect. The state changed the way it numerically coded counties of death, residence and marital status sometime after about 1962, and thus the computer is unable to accurately read the data from 1954 to 1962 (as I was informed by the Montana Dept. of Vital Stats a few years ago when I first noticed this problem with the index available from Ancestry.com). Montana Death Index 1954-2002 and/or Social Security Death Index & California Death Index 1940-1997: MESSERSMITH, Lester S. Born: 31 Dec 1911 Died: 22 Jun 1986 at 74 years of age County(s) of Death & Residence: Ravalli County Marital Status: Married SS#: 517-09-4277 (issued in Montana) MESSERSMITH, L.L. (per SSDI--could this be Lee?) Born: 05 Sep 1911 Died: 26 Nov 2000 Place: Green, Clay County, Kansas SS#: 516-01-0397 (issued in Montana) MESSERSMITH, David Lloyd (per CA Death Index) Born: 11 Jul 1910 Died: 20 May 1986 at 75 years of age Place: Sacramento, CA SS#: 516-01-0704 (issued in Montana MESSERSMITH, Mary V. (Lester's wife) Born: 04 Mar 1916 Died: 10 May 1991 Place: Corvallis, Ravalli County, Montana SS#: 516-16-3091 --------------------------------------