Can anyone help me to understand how a value in 1850, 1860, 1870 relates to the current values? For example....if someone lists on the 1850 census that the value of their real estate was $6000, how does that compare to now? How do I know if that is "middle-class", "lower-class" or "upper-class"? Of course, they didn't haven't this "class" system in society back then, but how do I know what constitutes "well-to-do"? Michelle

I don't know if this is what you are looking for but check out this address: http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/ Barb St. Louis Muesic1@aol.com wrote: Can anyone help me to understand how a value in 1850, 1860, 1870 relates to the current values? For example....if someone lists on the 1850 census that the value of their real estate was $6000, how does that compare to now? How do I know if that is "middle-class", "lower-class" or "upper-class"? Of course, they didn't haven't this "class" system in society back then, but how do I know what constitutes "well-to-do"? Michelle ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes

The St. Louis County Library has a book that is a "Credit Rankin" for the year 1900 or 1901. It shows you value of real estate and gives a letter ranking. That may be a start because if $6000 is given an A rating in the 1900s that should tell you it is even higher value in the late 1800s. I have seen the book in the MO / STL section on the 5th floor. I am sorry I don't have the exact name of it. Here are few web sites that have some good info on this topic: http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/514/notes/money2.html http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/ Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: <Muesic1@aol.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:11 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Value of Real Estate then and now..... > Can anyone help me to understand how a value in 1850, 1860, 1870 relates to > the current values? For example....if someone lists on the 1850 census that > the value of their real estate was $6000, how does that compare to now? How do > I know if that is "middle-class", "lower-class" or "upper-class"? Of course, > they didn't haven't this "class" system in society back then, but how do I > know what constitutes "well-to-do"? > > Michelle > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com. > >