Hi Lois- My name is Devi Conley- I'm the town of Centerville historian. Today I met with a friend that brought an old ledger from a store in Centerville dated 1847. Many pages in the front of the book had obituaries glued onto them and if I'm not mistaken- I believe your Mr. Caldwell was among them. I will call my friend and have her check what is in the book. In the meantime, would you please check the spelling of the individuals last name and make sure it isn't Cadwell and e-mail me? Hope to hear from you! Devi. [email protected] ----- Original Message ---- From: Lois J Lane <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 5, 2008 5:14:36 PM Subject: [NYALLEGA] James Caldwell b. June 12 1815 in ? County, NY Does anyone know where and how to research a birth when the counties changed over the years. For instance, in the 1875 State Census, it says that James Caldwell was born in Wyoming County, but Wyoming County did not exist yet. I can only assume that in 1875 the area he was born in was in Wyoming County. Other information has said he was born in Allegany County. I would love to find out more about his parents and siblings, but am not sure what direction to go. I spoke to a Historian in Wyoming County and he said that Pike, Eagle and Genesee Falls were a part of Allegany County at one time. They are now a part of Wyoming County. Does anyone else have any ideas? Lois Lane NY ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ