I have been researching the HOLDEN family lines and we were able to trace a few yrs ago one of its members from St Helens Lancashire England to Buffalo New York . This is the family of Christiana Holden nee Brew. Christiana was a widow in the 1850s that took her semi adult children from St Helens to live in Buffalo New York. One of her daughters Elizabeth Holden br 1837 married a James Michael Cass br 1838 England in Buffalo in Jan of 1868. James and Elizabeth had 4 children Wm, Freddy, John and Mary Rebecca Cass. James and his family were stone cutters / Master masons from England that came to New York and settled in Buffalo in the 1850s. I found long ago a Paul Schifferli who was also searching for info on the same Cass family and posted querys on them . I however found out that Paul died a few years ago not finding out some very impt info on Michael and his son James Cass. When and where they died. I talked last yr with his cousin who verified all Pauls research on the Cass family and told him I would try and see if I could find out what Paul wanted to know as this info pertains to my Holden lines as well. Paul was able to get some info that is somewhat of a mystery to all of us I will quote some of Pauls query re it I am trying to locate the burial sites for: William S. Cass, James M. Cass, Frederic Cass, Mary Cass. [Freddy and Mary I was able to trace to Denver Colorado in the 1900 census so they went from Kansas to Co via census info ] I do not know where or when William S. died. He was a Master Mason who built the addition to St. Paul's Church in Buffalo, NY in the 1870's. See notes from The History of St. Paul's Church, Buffalo NY 1817 to 1888 by Charles W. Evans. "The cutting and laying of the stone is in charge of Mr. William S. Cass. Mr. Cass has had great experience in English Cathedrals and Churches, superintending in 1835 the rehanging of Big Tom, of Lincoln; and he has built Gothic stone Churches at Haynton and at Easton, in Lincolnshire." The name CASS is inscribed in the stone spire of the addition. William S. is listed in the Buffalo City Directory from 1865 through 1876. The directory also has a listing for a firm William S. Cass & Co. in 1871 and a listing for Cass & Sons in 1873. William S. is listed for the last timeas Sexton at St. Paul's Church in 1876. Note that sons James M. and Frederic are listed for the last time in 1877. William and his sons James and Frederic apparently left Buffalo ca. 1876-77. None are buried in Buffalo. [ However Michaels wife Rebecca and James wife Elizabeth are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo and the Cass family continued to live in Buffalo down to this day] Michael Cass's daughter Mary married and lived on a farm in Kansas and wrote a letter to her brother Wm Cass that ended with The letter closes, " poor Jim dying away from all of us but thank God he did not realize it was death." This would have been James M. Cass. A aritlce on James M Cass's daughter Mary R Cass [ General Manager of F N Burt Ltd for 24 years in Buffalo stated that her father died in 1878. Nothing more tho. I have kept Pauls post on the Cass's for years and searched for something on Michael and son James Cass and come up empty. I was wondering if the newspapers in Buffalo back then would make mention of their deaths ? If so does the library there in Buffalo do searches for mentions of either one not knowing the death yr ? If not is there a know researcher there in Buffalo who I could contact to do a search of the papers to see if there is mention. I do not live in New York and cannot get there to do my own searching. If anyone can suggest anything I will be very greatful for the advice and help. I know that Paul now knows the answers to what he was looking for but I wish he could share them with me <G Thank you Sharon swtx