Hal, No Charge! Happy to have been some help. Alan On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:14:29 -0800 "Old Hal" <lofmfo@att.net> writes: > Alan, fantastic...just fantastic.....This Henry Irving was my Grand > Father....at 16 yrs a messenger for Western Union Telegraph > Co....and 96 N > Upper was the old homeplace of Letitia's father, Samuel Long, a > noted > builder in Lexington in the first half of the 1800's...Margaret L > is > Margaret Long, known later as Aunt Molly Long. > > With all that said....I am mystified regarding the 1895 > Directory.....There > is my Grandfather, now 21, working as a plumber which he continued > throughout his life. William, plumber, is Henry's younger Brother > born > 1876......but I have no inkling regarding a David Irving living in > the same > household......I have never heard of a David Irving in conjunction > with this > family....perhaps it's back to the drawing board with a new > name.......I > have a copy of Thomas & Letitia Marriage return but not the license > or the > application which might tell more about my Thomas....Henry married > Mayme > Rogers (who had a brother Deweese) in 1898 with this William and > Mayme's > Sister as witnesses..... > > I also have no idea regarding Maria, Mary, Thomas listed but think > maybe you > indicated their residence at 54 N Upper. > > Your data also proves that Thomas Irving was definitely gone from > the house > hold by 1890 and his family was living with Aunt Molly Long at 96 N > Upper... > ....and Letitia is listed as a "Widow".. > > Would there be any further data David Irving in later Directories? > or other > sources???? Would appreciate any direction you could offer. I will > of > course go directly to Family Research Library to search for a David > Irving......Would be pleased to reimburse any expenses... > > Thanks Again, Alan..... > > Old Hal, from sunny Northern California! > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Putting all your surnames in all CAPITAL letters helps them stand > out when skimming through postings. Estimated dates also help, if > nothing definite is known. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >