1870 CENSUS pg 6 Evans, Erie, New York - taken 6 June 1870 BENTLEY Dwelling - 33 Family - 34 Name - William BENTLEY Age - 54 [born 1814] Sex- m Color- w Occupation - Peddles Dry Goods Place of birth - New York Male citizen of US - / Name - Rebecca BENTLEY [in the 1860 she is called Barbara?] Age - 51 [born 1820] Sex - f Color - w Occupation - Keeps house Place of Birth - New York Name - William BENTLEY Age - 21 [born 1849] Sex - m Color - w Occupation - Carriage Painter Place of Birth - New York Male Citizen of US - / Name - Charles BENTLEY Age - 18 [born 1852] Sex- m Color - w Occupation - farmer Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / Name - Julia BENTLEY Age 16 [born 1854] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / Name - George BENTLEY Age 14 [born 1856] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / Name -John BENTLEY Age - 9 [born 1861] Sex- m Color - w Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / SHEPARD, SARAH [my 3/gm] Age - 70 [born 1800] Sex - f Color - w Occupation - boards here Place of birth - New York Thank you, Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

1860 CENSUS Eden, Erie, New York - taken 20 July 1860 pg 38 BENTLEY Dwelling - 320 Family -311 Name - William BENTLEY Age - 40 [born 1814] Sex - m Color - w Occupation - farmer Place of birth - New York Name - Barbara BENTLEY [1950 & 1870 she was Rebecca] Age 38 - [born 1822] who was she?? Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - William H. BENTLEY Age - 11 [born 1859] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Next page - 39 Name - Charles A. BENTLEY Age - 9 [born 1851/2] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Julia BENTLEY Age - 7 [born 1853] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - George BENTLEY Age - 4 [born 1856] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Notice Abby BENTLEY isn't here - she was at home in the 1850 census @ 10 y of age - I haven't found a marriage date for her and James SHEPARD, but I would say it was before 1860- I didn't know when Abby died, but I found her today, listed with her father and brother in the North Evans Cemetery, Evens, Erie, NY - she died 1877 and is called wife of J.M. SHEPARD - so he was still alive or she would have been called widow -?? At first I thought William BENTLEY had another wife, for Rebecca shows on the 1850 census And again on the 1870 census - I think that perhaps the census taker wrote Barbara when He should of said Rebecca - or Rebecca wasn't home that day and someone else was there- Thank you, Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

This is a family that a daughter, Abby BENTLEY married James M. SHEPARD And this is a family that SARAH GRAVES SHEPARD boarded with in The 1870 census - 1850 Census - pg 42 - date taken 11 Sep 1850 Evans, Erie, New York BENTLEY Dwelling - 332 Family 336 Name - William Age - 33 [born 1814] Sex - m Color - w Occupation - Sawyer Place of birth - New York Name - Rebecca M. Age - 30 [born 1820] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Phoebe A. Age - 12 [born 1838] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - ABBE J. [ours] Age - 10 [born 1840] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - David Age - 7 [born 1843] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth- New York Next page - pg 43 Name - Francis Age - 6 [born 1844] Sex- m Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Cornelia Age - 3 [ born 1847] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - William H. [looks like H] Age - 1 [ born 1849] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York On this same page 43 is Mathias SHEPARD - DWELLING 338 - so they were all neighbors- Thank you, Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

State - New York - county - Erie - city - Hamburg - date taken 13 Aug 1850 SHEPARD Dwelling - 828 Family - 836 Name - Joseph SHEPARD Age - 69 [born 1781] Sex - m Color - w Occupation - farmer Place born - Connecticut Name - Sarah SHEPARD Age - 50 [born 1800] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Sarah SHEPARD Age - 24 [born 1826] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - George H. SHEPARD Age -19 [born 1831] Sex- m Color - w Occupation - farmer Place of birth - New York Name - Charles W, SHEPARD Age - 17 [born 1833] Sex- m Color -w Occupation - farmer Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / Name - Jane SHEPARD Age - 13 [born 1837] Sex- f Color - w Place of Birth - New York Attended school this year - / Name - James M. SHEPARD Age 10 [born 1840] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Attended school this year - / Joseph died 8 years later - now we know that widow Sarah went to Iowa and was with her daughter Jane [SHEPARD] MOILE in the 1860 census. Thank you, Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

Hello again - I am enclosing the SHEPARD census' that I have found, perhaps it Will be of help to some of you - If you know any of these people I sure would appreciate hearing from you - they have been a stumbling Block for me for many many years - 1850 CENSUS Evans, Eire, New York, taken 11 Sep 1850 Am excited about finding something of Lavina Earle - never knew her parents etc - Now we do - Lavina married George H. SHEPARD my 2nd gr grand uncle - EARLE NAME - Abner EARLE Age - 47 [born 1803] Sex - m Color - w Occupation - whip making Value of real estate - 700 Place of birth - New York Name - Mary EARLE Age - 45 [born 1805] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Louisa EARLE Age - 24 [born 1822] Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Hesterann EARLE [all one word in census] Age - 19 [born 1831] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Hellen A. EARLE [spelled with 2 ells] Age - 16 [born 1834] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Oscar EARLE Age - 13 [born 1830] Sex - m Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Lavina EARLE Age - 8 [born 1842] Sex - f Color - w Place of birth - New York Name - Adalaide EARLE Age - 5 [born 1845] Sex- f Color - w Place of birth - New York Thank You, Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

Hello everyone - I have been so excited the last few days, I have searched the census at Ancestry.com AND have found my SARAH [GRAVES] SHEPARD- In 1950- 1860- 1870 and 1880. census - I am sending what I have found - In the 1880 census - Perhaps I can help you, or you may know of this family. Actually we are trying to find who her parents were - so far no luck - but Just knowing what happened to her after her husband died in 1858 at Hamburg, Erie, New York - seems she just kinda drifted about - I don't know how far Chautauqua county is from Erie co - but Erie county is where her children 10 of 'em were all born - that is where her husband lived and both she and her husband and some of her children are buried in the North Evans Cemetery, Evans, Erie, New York including some of the BENTLEY family - of which she was a boarder in 1770 in Erie county - Abby BENTLEY married her son James M. SHEPARD- Below is the 1880 census - she died the following year - SHEPARD FAMILY I am looking for our SHEPARD family - I was so thrilled to find them in the Chautauqua 1880 census - I have searched for 40 years for our 3RD GR GRANDMOTHER SARAH [GRAVES] SHEPARD - it was just a fluke that I looked here and there she was with her daughter-in-law Irene [Wood] Shepard the widow of Sarah's son Mathias SHEPARD [who I am searching for also] - where did he die? I know it wasn't more than 12 years - for that is the age of his youngest child Nellie, who is 12 in the 1880 census -- 1880 census Inhabitants in Chautauqua, in the county of Chautauqua State of New York Page - 4 Supervisor's district - 11 Emuneration dust, number - 43 Emumerated on the 5th of June 1880 signed - John J. .....can't read it. dwelling - 29 family - 30 SHEPARD - Irene SHEPARD - color - w - sex - f - age - 55 [born 1825 NY] - widowed - fathers birth - Connecticut - mothers birth - New York - Emma Jane SHEPARD - color - w - sex - f - age - 30 [born 1850- NY] - daughter - single - Mathias SHEPARD - color - w - sex - m - age - 18 [born 1862] - son - single - occupation- farmer - Nellie SHEPARD - color - w - sex -f - age - 12 - daughter - occupation - at school - -- SARAH SHEPARD - [our 3rd/gr gm] - color - w - sex - f - age - 80 - [b 1880 - NY]- grandmother - widowed - fathers birth place - left blank- mothers birth place - left blank - Bradford SHEPARD - color - w - sex- m - age - 32 - [born 1879 NY] - son - married - occupation - farmer - Elbina SHEPARD - color - w - sex - f - age - 25 - [born 1855 - NY] - wife - married - occupation - keeping house - Father's birth place - NY - Mother's birth place - NY - Bradford SHEPARD jr - color - w - sex - m - age 4 1/2 - [born 1879 NY]- ---------- We have found SARAH SHEPARD in the below census - 1850 - census in Hamburg, Erie, NY with husband and some children- Her husband d 1858 after that it seems the family moved to Plesant Valley Twp, county of Johnson, state of Iowa - 1860 - census in Pleasant Valley Twp., Johnson, Iowa with her daughter Jane and her husband Joseph MOILE and children - including two of Sally's son's Charles age 27 and James age 20 - Sally also had a daughter Laura with husband James BORELAND living near by - 1870 census I found Sally boarding with William BENTLEY'S household, they were her daughter-in-law Abby [Bentley] Shepard's parents that was in Evans, Erie, New York 1880 census - I found Sally in the house hold of her other daughter-in-law Irene [Wood] Shepard, the widow of Sally's son Mathias - [see above] I know that SARAH SHEPARD died 22 April 1881 I thought she died in Hamburg, Erie, New York, but after finding her in the Chautauqua census I am wondering if she died there - She and her husband JOSEPH SHEPARD 1781-1858 are both buried in the North Evans Cemetery, Evans, Erie, New York. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this -Any help is welcome - Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com or wilmahaynes@direcpc.com

Don, Here some cemeteries for you to check. Kathy Mt. Hope Cemetery Pine Ridge Heritage Rd Town of Cheektowaga, 14225 UTM 17 680065E 4754417N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Buffalo NE Quad ............... Bennett Family Cemetery North side of Walden and Harlem Road Town of Cheektowaga, 14225 UTM 17 681214E 4753015N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Buffalo NE Quad .............. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery [Bowmansville] 5337 Genesee Street, behind Scared Heart Church & School Town of Lancaster, UTM 17 689404E 4756772N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad ........ Strickler Cemetery North side of Main Street (Route 5), bordered between Pine Edge Drive East, Pine Ledge, Winding Lane and Main Street. Town of Lancaster, UTM 17 694817E 4761164N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad ....................... Hunts Corner Cemetery 11131 County Road (North side) Town of Clarence, UTM 17 696742E 4767136N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Wolcottsville Quad ............... Sacred Heart Home Cemetery 4520 Ransom Road, located behind the Scared Heart Home, next to Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home. Town of Lancaster, UTM 17 695885E 4760183N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad .................. Idszardi Site (H) South side of Peppermint Road, east of Pavement Road, across from Vincecke Cemetery. Town of Clarence, UTM 17 694358E 4756138N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad ................. Vinecke Family Cemetery (H) Located on the north side of Peppermint Road, close to Pavement Road, (about 150 feet) opposite Iszardi Cemetery. Town of Clarence, UTM 17 694348E 4756209N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad .............. Hull Cemetery - On the north side of Genesee Street, at the end of Pavement Road stands the Wolf Farm on a raised knoll area. Semi-wooded area with access through private lands, about 800 feet north (behind) the Hull House (Close to New York State Thruway) Town of Clarence, UTM 17 693989E 4757664N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad ....... Egelston Family Cemetery Next to 8030 Genesee Street, approximately one-quarter mile east of Pavement Road & Genesee Street intersection, on the north side. Town of Lancaster. UTM 17 694400E 4757425N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad ..... Dixon Cemetery 6353 Genesee Street, about 5 miles east of Bowmansville. Located about 800 feet from the intersection of Ransom Road and Genesee Street. Sitting on the south side of Genesee. Town of Lancaster, UTM 17 696706E 4757666N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lancaster Quad

David, Contact the following, they may have the information you're seeking on the Jewish Cemeteries. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/nystate.html Jewish Genealogy Society of Buffalo Dr. Renata Lefcourt 3700 Main St., Amherst, NY 14226-3233 Telephone: (716) 833-0743 E-mail: lefcourt@localnet.com Newsletter Editor: Ellie Tritchler, 186 Victoria Blvd., Kenmore, NY 14217-2316 Telephone: (716) 873-0907 Both Bethel & B'rith Shalom Cemeteries are now listed in the Town of Cheektowaga on Pine Ridge Road (Now Pine Ridge Heritage Road). There are about 20+ cemeteries located there. Also Williamsville Cemetery 5402 Main Street (Route 5), between North Long & Reist Streets, just east of Union Road. Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 885-1600 (Between - all the land between N. Long & Reist Sts. is the Williamsville Cemetery). topozone.com: UTM 17 683320E 4759152N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Buffalo NE Quad (I clicked on the center of the cemetery) Location: Village of Williamsville Town of Amherst Erie County, New York --------------- United German & French Cemetery (Listed at topozone.com as the United Catholic Cemetery) Pine Ridge Heritage Road Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Contact: Mt. Calvary Cemetery 800 Pine Ridge Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 892-6600 topozone.com UTM 17 680528E 4755002N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Buffalo NE Quad Town of Cheektowaga Erie County, New York --------------- As I said, there are 20+ cemeteries on Pine Ridge Heritage Road, this spring I'm going to take photo's of the entrances, so I'll send you the information when I have it. Send me your list and over time I'll get the locations for you. You're doing a GREAT job. Kathy

I have a 1970 newspaper reference to Mrs. RUTH K. FORD of 47 Frontenac Ave., North Park. If anyone knows of Mrs. Ford or a family connection I would be pleased to hear. Thanks, Alan

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Trisha Neal wrote: > How would I find what cemetery Julia DURKEE is buried in? I have > checked the different web sites, but I must be missing something. It might help to know her religion. Most Roman Catholics, for example, prefer burial in Catholic cemeteries. There are also Jewish cemeteries. Forest Lawn is heavily WASP. -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, A & M Brown wrote: > Do you know if there are any marriage or death records available from > Buffalo that are on-line? Or records from Forest Lawn Cemetery? What few vital records that are online can be seen at: http://www.buffaloresearch.com/vital.html Forest Lawn has something like 200,000 graves and has not embarked upon digitization of its massive records. -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html

Hi! I wish I knew what religion they were. I am thinking more like Presbyterian or Lutheran, but I'm not sure. That's the hard part. I really don't know a lot about their "private" life to know where to search. Death certificates and info from the mortuary is all that I have on Julia and only that her body was shipped to Buffalo, NY. They have no other information in their records as to where she would have been buried. Thanks for your suggestions, though. It might be that I may be able to find something on them in Minneapolis. I have a friend there that has been checking with the church there and perhaps she can call them and ask about Julia and Anna. Trish ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roots Webmaster" <roots@bfn.org> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Cemetery search - Searching for Julia (RISLEY) DURKEE > On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Trisha Neal wrote: > >> How would I find what cemetery Julia DURKEE is buried in? I have >> checked the different web sites, but I must be missing something. > > It might help to know her religion. Most Roman Catholics, for example, > prefer burial in Catholic cemeteries. There are also Jewish cemeteries. > Forest Lawn is heavily WASP. > > -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- > Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org > Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY > http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Any one who can do a lookup for a Samuel B. Larabee b. 1817 in Erie Co NY? Need birth info on Samuels Father.....Julie

How would I find what cemetery Julia DURKEE is buried in? I have checked the different web sites, but I must be missing something. Julia Maria (RISLEY) DURKEE died January 25, 1911 at Spokane, WA. Her body was shipped to Buffalo, NY. I am assuming to be buried next to her husband, George Waldo Durkee who died September 22, 1879 at Utica, NY. However, that hasn't been confirmed either. Her death certificate from Washington State does not state where she was buried and the records from the mortuary in Spokane do not show where her body was shipped, just that it was sent by train to Buffalo, NY. I am hoping that if I can find Julia, I will find Anna E. Durkee in the same cemetery. Anna was adopted (either legally or just in name only) by Julia and possibly George before his death. I don't know when Anna died, but I believe I have narrowed the time frame down to 1947 to 1949. Anna was born Anna Ploss, daughter of Martin Ploss about Septebmer 1868. Her last known address was in Brooklyn, NY in 1936. Any help that you can provide would be appreciated. Trish Trish Neal Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-297-8005

ux = uxor, Latin for wife. In a message dated 1/21/2005 10:19:29 AM Central Standard Time, browns.home@sympatico.ca writes: Thank you very much George. A hundred little puzzles were solved with your reply. But I can't help wondering what "ux" means after the name of two wives?

Thank you very much George. A hundred little puzzles were solved with your reply. But I can't help wondering what "ux" means after the name of two wives? Do you know if there are any marriage or death records available from Buffalo that are on-line? Or records from Forest Lawn Cemetery? Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Richmond" <grichmon@localnet.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] WATERS, BROWN, STARKE. >I have found a reference to the fact that an ancestor was living at >735 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. This was probably somewhere between 1900 >and 1940. The surname was Waters, Brown or Starke (maiden name and >two married names). Has anyone access to an old directory of >Buffalo that might indicate whether any of those names turn up at >that address anytime in that period? Alan, I'm going to give you a history of the occupants of 735 Delaware from the book "Buffalo's Delaware Avenue, Mansions and Families" by Edward T Dunn, Cansius College Press, 2003. In the 1880 census: John Trefts 55 Ohio iron merchant Angeline Trefts 45 NY ux. Eva Holloway 22 Ny daughter at home Ann Mackey 25 Ireland Nellie Mackey 10 Ireland In 1891: John Trefts In 1900: John Trefts 76 Ohio iron works Angeline Trefts 58NY ux. Evadne Trefts36 NY Rose Fox NY Mary Davis 21 Ireland In 1920: Albert W Starke 46 Illinois manager steel plant Jessica Starke 46 NY ux. George A Reynolds 26 NY relative Broker, investments Laura M Reynolds 24 In 1925: Apartments 10 residents On page 420 is the following: In 1880 the Queen Anne house at #735 Delaware (11.12 and 11.13) was home to John Trefts who had come to Buffalo in 1845 and became a partner of Chillion Farrar of #506 Delaware. By 1900 Anna, John Treft's widow, was still living at #735. In 1920 it was the residence of a steel plant manager, but by 1925 it had become a "converted multiple resident." There are two pictures of the house in the book. I do not believe that it is still standing. George ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

George, when you have a moment would you see if 805 Delaware is in the book? Thanks At 12:00 AM 1/21/2005 -0500, George Richmond wrote: >>I have found a reference to the fact that an ancestor was living at 735 >>Delaware Ave., Buffalo. This was probably somewhere between 1900 and >>1940. The surname was Waters, Brown or Starke (maiden name and two >>married names). Has anyone access to an old directory of Buffalo that >>might indicate whether any of those names turn up at that address anytime >>in that period? > >Alan, >I'm going to give you a history of the occupants of 735 Delaware from the >book "Buffalo's Delaware Avenue, Mansions and Families" by Edward T Dunn, >Cansius College Press, 2003. > >In the 1880 census: >John Trefts 55 Ohio iron merchant >Angeline Trefts 45 NY ux. >Eva Holloway 22 Ny daughter at home >Ann Mackey 25 Ireland >Nellie Mackey 10 Ireland > >In 1891: >John Trefts > >In 1900: >John Trefts 76 Ohio iron works >Angeline Trefts 58NY ux. >Evadne Trefts36 NY >Rose Fox NY >Mary Davis 21 Ireland > >In 1920: >Albert W Starke 46 Illinois manager steel plant >Jessica Starke 46 NY ux. >George A Reynolds 26 NY relative Broker, investments >Laura M Reynolds 24 > >In 1925: >Apartments >10 residents > >On page 420 is the following: >In 1880 the Queen Anne house at #735 Delaware (11.12 and 11.13) was home >to John Trefts who had come to Buffalo in 1845 and became a partner of >Chillion Farrar of #506 Delaware. By 1900 Anna, John Treft's widow, was >still living at #735. In 1920 it was the residence of a steel plant >manager, but by 1925 it had become a "converted multiple resident." > >There are two pictures of the house in the book. I do not believe that it >is still standing. > >George > > >==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hello, I'm back to searching the WONSOWICZ surname again. It's also been spelled WANSOWICZ and WINSEWICZ ... with the vowels being moved around here and there to offer many other different spellings. I need to find Marcin Wonsowicz alive somewhere between 1910 and 1920 in Buffalo, NY. His wife, Rosella, was a widow in the 1920 census which was transcribed Jan. 21, 1920. His son, Joseph Wonsowicz should be listed from 1913 on. I know this is a big request, but please, may I have the names of all the person with the surname WONSOWICZ, or similar spellings, who were living in Buffalo, NY circa 1910-1920? I'm hoping to find siblings of Marcin and his son, Joseph. I have some directories copies for this surname from 1924-1934, but need earlier ones to hopefully establish kinfolk. Thank you so much for any help you hae to offer. Carol First Name: Marcin Last Name: Wonsowicz Ethnicity: Russia-Polish Last Place of Residence: Ksawerawka, Russia Date of Arrival: December 17, 1910 Age at Arrival: 34y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Volturno Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Netherlands Manifest Line Number: 0023

>I have found a reference to the fact that an ancestor was living at >735 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. This was probably somewhere between 1900 >and 1940. The surname was Waters, Brown or Starke (maiden name and >two married names). Has anyone access to an old directory of >Buffalo that might indicate whether any of those names turn up at >that address anytime in that period? Alan, I'm going to give you a history of the occupants of 735 Delaware from the book "Buffalo's Delaware Avenue, Mansions and Families" by Edward T Dunn, Cansius College Press, 2003. In the 1880 census: John Trefts 55 Ohio iron merchant Angeline Trefts 45 NY ux. Eva Holloway 22 Ny daughter at home Ann Mackey 25 Ireland Nellie Mackey 10 Ireland In 1891: John Trefts In 1900: John Trefts 76 Ohio iron works Angeline Trefts 58NY ux. Evadne Trefts36 NY Rose Fox NY Mary Davis 21 Ireland In 1920: Albert W Starke 46 Illinois manager steel plant Jessica Starke 46 NY ux. George A Reynolds 26 NY relative Broker, investments Laura M Reynolds 24 In 1925: Apartments 10 residents On page 420 is the following: In 1880 the Queen Anne house at #735 Delaware (11.12 and 11.13) was home to John Trefts who had come to Buffalo in 1845 and became a partner of Chillion Farrar of #506 Delaware. By 1900 Anna, John Treft's widow, was still living at #735. In 1920 it was the residence of a steel plant manager, but by 1925 it had become a "converted multiple resident." There are two pictures of the house in the book. I do not believe that it is still standing. George

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005, Julie wrote: > Is there a way to get a list of the voters in Erie Co from 1800-1830? Best to try the Erie County Board of Elections (716-858-8891). The only Erie County voter registration lists I have seen are from the mid-20th century. I couldn't find a website for Board. Let us know what you find out! -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html