Hi Jim, In 1898 Queens became part of Greater NYC, which would make these folks easier to locate in Directories. Just a thought. Barb Metro NYC Researcher ============= jarm@nycnuts.net writes: > John Maxwell and Caroline Carpenter lived in Queens from about 1895 > on. > Prior to that they lived in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Also looking for > the > descendants of William and Alfred Maxwell who were brothers of the > above > named John. Also looking for descendants of their sisters Jemima > Maxwell, > who was married to George Kidney, and Amelia Maxwell, who was married > to > Joseph Edgerley. >