A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from Missouri, the Heartland of America! My wish for all is Peace on Earth and Good Will to all. And if a few brick walls come tumbling down in 2012 and we find those elusive ancestors we've been searching for. Jacqueline Stevens Leathers Bask0491@aol.com My Surnames: Appuhn, Barnes, Caress, Cherry, Criss, Crist, Cunningham, Hallwaechs, Jones, Kercher, Keiser, King, Maxwell, Peters, Pickering, Stegall, Stevens, Williams, Young.

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