Mona: I was unable to find a Selina or Serlina in the 1880 Census under Jacobus or Stewart in NJ. You may want to try the 1885, 95, or 1905 NJ State Census records. Most major libraries in a county with a good local history department would have them for that particular county. If they were in Newark you may want to try the Newark Library downtown.. If you subtract 31 years from 1910 you get the marriage occurring around 1879-80 (never take the year in the census literally) You might want to check the indexes and marriage records at the State Archives in Trenton. Most deaths are also indexed in the State Archives up till 1903. You may want to check those under the surname Jacobus to see if you can find the three other children that apparently died. From 1904 till 1940 the last year deaths are filed in the archives the certificates themselves are filed alpha. If you know a church the family belonged to or even a religion, you may want to try a church to see if they have any records of marriage baptism or death Jim Booth Highland Mills, Orange County, N. Y. >I need someone to help me if possible. > >My great great grandfather, John M. STEWART and wife, Mary Augusta FOSTER >resided in Kearny, Hudson Co., NJ. I have his Civil War papers from NARA. It >gives the names of his children, including my great grandmother, Julia Frances >STEWART who married John Wesley BROSS. Julia had a sister, named "Serlena" in >her father's Civil War papers. FINALLY!! today I found her in the 1910 US >Census in Newark, 15-WD. Her brother, George STEWART (1869-1911) was living with >her and her children. (He was foreman for the Clark's Thread Mill.) > >In the 1910 census, "Serlena" is listed as "Selena" JACOBUS. She is 48 years >of age, says that she is married and has been for 31 years. That she gave >birth to 12 children, 9 of which are living. She is noted as "Head" and no >husband is named. Children named are: Bertha JACOBUS, 23 years; Raymond JACOBUS, >19 years; Irene JACOBUS, 20 years; George JACOBUS, 16 years; Myrtle JACOBUS, >13 years and Hazel JACOBUS, 10 years. These six children are all single; all >born in NJ. Raymond is an apprentice in a machine shop. Irene is clerk in the >Thread Mill and 16 years old George, is an order boy in a >grocery. > >Can anyone help me with the other children--three more should be >living--probably older than Bertha? Can anyone connect with this family? This is the >first census that I have been able to find Serlena/Selena. I cannot find her in >the 1900 census; nor the 1920. I cannot find the given name of her husband. > >I will appreciate any and all help. Thank you. > >Mona, Richmond, IN > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >Contact the List administrator: ><[email protected]> > >============================== >You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > > >