Audrey, Checked the 1900 for Simon and didn't find him. But it doesn't mean he's not there; I'm using an electronic database, which may have errors, and the census taker may have butchered his name in some other way. (but I tried Simon AND Sion.) Traci "Local history is not just local history but human history, world history. The information that you write down, the letters and maps you keep, these are the drippings of the human spirit and distillings of a man doing his job." --Paul Green _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp