In reply to your question, you should look for this family group in the various censuses. In 1920, the following family is located on 768 Union Street, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY Batchis Edmund, Head, age 38, musical director, theater May or Mary B., wife, 30 Edna M., daughter, 1-11/12s Marion K., daughter, 3/12s all born NY In 1930, the following Batchis are listed in Brooklyn. Bertha, Head Henry B., Head Lena E., wife Marian E., daughter of Henry B. and Lena Interestingly the 1888-1890 directories have entries for Harry Batchis, and Marian Batchis, widow of David. Harry is a music teacher. You might want to visit a Family History Center or library which has a subscription to Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, etc., and seek the above for connections to the people you seek. At the library you might want to check for obits for the Batchis family in the online NY Times online. Since these were Brooklyn addresses you might look at the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper on-line at: http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ Margaret