Hi Everyone, I just subscribed to the list because I found on the 1900 Federal Census an elusive relative moved from Pennsylvania to Oneida Village, in Madison County, NY. On the 1880 Census, William Clapp was 12 years old (b Apr 1868), living in Scranton, PA and was a cigar maker. His occupation lets think/hope that the William Clapp that is found in Oneida is the same person. The Oneida William Clapp is listed as a cigar maker. It also mentions that William had married a woman named Catherine who was born Feb 1872 and they lived at either 16 or 18 William St. I don't know Catherine's maiden name but it says she was born in New York so she might have been a local. It looks as if they had just married as in the column what asks for number of years married, there is a zero for both of them. I cannot find any mention of either of them after this census and I am curious if there are any Clapp's still living in this area? If so, I would like to contact them to see if they would know anything about the history of the family? I am the great-granddaughter of William's brother, Jerome. Does anyone have the cost and the address I can write to for a marriage record? Since the length of marriage is zero, requesting the search in 1899 or 1900 is a safe bet, that is if they married in Madison county. The census notes that they rented. Is this address a private house or an apartment house? Are there city directories or voter registrations for this area that might let me trace them as far as possible? Can anyone tell me the name of the cigar company that existed in Oneida and does it exist today? Any help that your group can give me is greatly appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers