Good morning! I need some help from all the Oneida Co. experts out there. I've been looking for information on my gr-grandmother, Mae ANDERSON for about a year now and I recently had a breakthrough. Last November I discovered that Mae ended up in Washington, DC so I sent for her death certificate. In December I received the death cert for Mae which indicats her father's name was John ANDERSON. Her date of birth was given as 15 Aug 1895 (although I have conflicting dates on this). Last week I found the obituary for Mae's sister, Lillian M. (ANDERSON) McSWEENEY which listed her parents' names as John and Jennie ANDERSON, thereby confirming the father's name and giving me the mother's name. Lillian was born in Utica, was educated in St. John's School, and was a member of St. Peter's Church and Altar-Rose Society. I found John and Jennie, with 1 yr-old daughter Millie M., in the 1880 census for Oneida Co., city of Utica, 4th ward. The parents' names match as does the date of birth I had on Lillian. However, I can't find them in the 1900 census for Oneida Co. Therefore, I have not been able to connect Mae (who should have been about 5 in 1900) with her parents yet. Lillian was married in 1899, but I can't find her and her husband, Patrick McSWEENEY in the 1900 census either. I know Lillian was born and lived in Utica all her life. The 1910 census has not yielded any info either because Mae's daughter Grace (my grandmother) was born in 1908, presumably in Ohio. Luckily I did find John and siblings listed with their parents, John and Mary ANDERSON in both the 1870 and 1860 censuses, which takes me back another generation! In the city directories for Utica, John, Jr disappears after 1886. I don't know whether he died or moved. He dropped the Junior in the 1884 directory so I assumed his father died the year before (although John, Sr disappears after 1879). QUESTIONS: Is it true there is no 1892 NYS census for Onedia Co.? :-( Are there vital records indexes for the late 1800s - early 1900s for Utica? Lillian, Patrick, and some offspring are buried in Mt. Olivet Cem. Can I search indexes at this cem for Lillian's parents without specific death dates? I'd like to find out if Mae was also educated in St. John's School, but I understand the school is gone. Will I be able to obtain records from the Catholic Diocese? Does anyone have an address? Does anyone have an address for St. Peter's Church? I'd like to write them for possible wedding information for Lillian. Any other suggestions? As always, thanks for your help. Wendy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com