Hi= Thanks for all your responses so fast! I felt like the cat that ate the canary yesterday -thought I had found the missing links but was I surprised today by the diffeneces in the census info....Someone mentioned that it all depended on the census taker...my great grandfathers family was not listed in the 1900 census, even though his brother and his family was and they all lived in the same apartment building (I guess the emumerator skipped his residence or went to lunch or my grandfathers family wasnt home)..ahh ..the challenges....What a wonderfully supportive group of folks you all are! Thanks so much for your help..Kathy Casserly DeCecco