I live in San Antonio, TX so I do not have first hand knowledge but I am also researching family in Syracuse so I know how you can get this information if no one else can help you. The Mormon church has microfilmed all the Syracuse City Directories up to 1935 and for a small fee you can see and copy them. These will hava a map that shows the wards and streets; an alphabetical name list with address and occupation; and also a list of all the Catholic churches with their addresses. These city directories are wonderful. Some of the later ones gave death dates and the duplex ones have listings by address so you can see who the neighbors were. All adult men were listed and all women who worked or were widowed (the later ones give the wifes name with the husbands listing). They also listed the address where the person worked. If you are not familiar with these microfilm, the Family Histoy Libraries are located in the Mormon churches. You can locate the one nearest you by checking at: http://www.familysearch.org this is also a wonderful web site for research. They are very helpful and you do not have to belong to that church to use the library but the film must be ordered and viewed at the library. Happy Hunting. Joyce PS - I was born in Syracuse and St. Agnes Cemetery is a huge place on the side of the hill just past Elmwood on the way to Onondaga Hill. I think it is the largest Catholic cemetery in the city. ----- Original Message ----- From: Annamarie Hessman (Aine Maire Hesnan) To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:09 PM Subject: [NYOnonda] Syracuse Questions: 1880 Wards, Irish Catholic Patterns Dear list, One of my great-grandmothers was born in Syracuse. I have found her family in most of the 1860+ censes, but I'm not sure exactly when her father died. I have a few questions that maybe someone who knows Syracuse well can answer for me. Question 1. I believe I have found her father in the 1890 Civil War Schedule to the Census, at 911 Mulberry Street. With a little google research, I'm guessing that is now 911 South State Street. In the 1880 Census the family lived in Ward 5. Can someone verify for me if the address known as '911 Mulberry Street' in Syracuase in 1890 would have been in Ward 5 in 1880? Question 2. Our family history records say that his wife was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in 1889. The family is found in Ward 5 in 1880 & 1870, and in Ward 7 in 1860. The father was (William Leonard LILLY) was an Irish (Roman Catholic) famine immigrant, and the mother (Elizabeth RANDALL) was born in Canada to a British soldier and a Quebequois woman. The marriage was in Syracuse in 1850, and the children were all raised Catholic and born between 1854 and 1873. Can someone out there who knows Syracuse well comment on likely parishes to contact looking for baptismal, marriage & death records, given the information above? I know so little about Syracuse and its history, and I'm not having good look spelunking on the web for Catholic information for Syracuse. Thanks in advance, ----------------- Annamarie Hessman [email protected]