This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dklart Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/182.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found a bit more. This record indicates the 2nd marriage for Sarah (maiden) McElliot Cassidy to James Cassidy dissolved before 1920. It appears the two daughters in the 1910 Census weren't Sarah's children. Evidently when she and James married, they both had children from their previous marriages. 1920 United States Federal Census Name: James Cassidy Home in 1920: Queens Assembly District 2, Queens, New York Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Father-in-Law Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: New York Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Frank Chrobet 27 Elizabeth Chrobet 19 [Bessie in 1910 Census] Mary Cassidy 17 James Cassidy 47 ===================================================== Sarah w/ John older brother William in: 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Sarah C Cassidy Home in 1930: Queens, Queens, New York Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Birthplace: England Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Age at first marriage: 19 Parents' birthplace: England Household Members: Name Age Sarah C Cassidy 55 William A Mcelliot 33 ====================================================== This record is for the brother of John Charles Elliot (Sr) It indicates he was born in Brooklyn and his father was Scotland. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about William A Mcelliott Name: William A Mcelliott City: Queens County: Queens State: New York Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Birth Date: 9 Aug 1896 FHL Roll Number: 1818487 DraftBoard: 184 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&gsfn=&gsln=Mcelli*&=,,1, ,,&gsby=1896&gsb2co=2,USA&gsb2pl=35,New York&gsdy=&gsd2co=1,All Countries&gsd2pl=1, &sbo=1&sbor=&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-c&pcat=39&h=1635742&recoff=3&db=WW1draft&indiv=1 ==================================================== Build whole families, not just your direct ancestor. Clues can be found in extended family records. Researching "hunches" is worth it, even if they prove to be incorrect. You sharpen your skills with every search. Census record info can be and is usually inconsistent year to year. Census records are essential to know where to look for birth, baptism, marriage, death, land records. LHWisher is correct in stating you're not going to find everything on the internet. Less than 5% of resource can be found on-line. 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.