The 1855 NYS Census for Sodus will name his county of birth. William Dollarhide's new book "New York State Censuses & Substitutes" will give you dozens of sources and ideas for further checking. Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy (UNYG) website: http://www.ny-genes.com blog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/ On 11/28/05, Kathrine Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm a newbie (to this list anyway). I have been slowly researching my > Garrison ancestors in Wayne County NY and recently acquired a family group > sheet (FGS) dated 1983. > > It shows my g-g-g-grandfather Martin Garrison being born in Rensclaar > County NY. I'm hoping that she meant Rensselaer County and someone on the > list can assist me in finding out more about him and his wife, Dorothy. I > have added an outline of the little I know of this family. The all caps > are > the info from this FGS. The family is in Sodus Wayne County by around 1818 > if not before. > > I have US census listing Martin Garrison in 1810, 1820 & 1830 in Duchess > or > Green Counties but I am not sure if it is "my" Martin. 1840 and beyond > census show this family in Wayne County. I have a copy of his will but the > only info is that it confirms all the children excepting Martin Jr. > > Can anyone add anymore to this line or send me in the right direction? > > Thanks much, Kathie In snowy, snowy Montana > Cascade County Volunteer for: > Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness http://www.raogk.org/ > Rootsweb Obituary Lookup http://freepages.genealogy > rootswebcom/~obitl/ovlist.html > Cascade County, Montana 2005 Obit Lookups: 150 > "Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them." --George > Eliot > > 1 Martin Garrison b: 1787 RENSCLAAR County, New York d: 16 April 1870 in > Sodus, Wayne County, New York > - +Miss Dorothy -?- b: 1784 DUCHESS County, New York m: Abt. 1815 in New > York d: Bef. 1880 > - 2 MARTIN GARRISON b: New York > - 2 MARIA GARRISON b: 1815 New York > ---- +WILLIAM KITCHEN b: England d: Bef. 1880 > - 2 Julia A. Garrison b: 23 February 1816 New York d: 19 January 1846 in > Sodus, Wayne County, New York > ---- +[1] Thomas Austin b: 27 February 1809 Kent, England m: Abt. 1836 in > presumed in Sodus, Wayne County, New York d: 11 May 1901 in Great Falls, > Cascade County, Montana > - 2 CATHERINE GARRISON b: 1817 > ---- +BENJAMIN KITCHEN > - 2 GERTRUDE GARRISON b: 1819 SODUS, WAYNE COUNTY, New York d: 1896 in > Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan > ---- +STEPHEN E. REED b: 1819 New York m: Bef. 1850 > - 2 WILLIAM GARRISON b: 1822 New York d: Bef. 1900 > ---- +NANCY A. FELTON b: October 1825 Pennsylvania m: 17 August 1847 > - 2 Cornelia A. Garrison b: 1824 New York d: 11 April 1887 in Cascade > County > Montana > ---- +[1] Thomas Austin b: 27 February 1809 Kent, England m: 01 June 1849 > in > Sodus, Wayne County, New York d: 11 May 1901 in Great Falls, Cascade > County, > Montana > - 2 JOHN P. GARRISON b: Bet. 1824 - 1826 New York > ---- +MISS Fanny -?- b: 1834 New York > - 2 GEORGE GARRISON b: 1825 New York > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Do you have Irish ancestors who landed, lived or passed through NY State? > Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish > in NY > mailto:[email protected]?body=subscribe > > -- Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy (UNYG) website: http://www.ny-genes.com blog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/

>>1855 NYS Census for Sodus << One thing about genealogy--you learn something new everyday. This is the first I have heard of the 1855 New York census--where can I locate it? Online? I have the book "New York State Censuses & Substitutes" on order (Merry Christmas to me) Kathie In Montana Cascade County Volunteer for: Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness http://www.raogk.org/ Rootsweb Obituary Lookup http://freepages.genealogy rootswebcom/~obitl/ovlist.html Cascade County, Montana 2005 Obit Lookups: 157

I don't know about on-line. My copy is headed as 1855 Census, Vol I, Ulster County, NY. (Ulster County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 536, Hurley, NY 12443.) It states that it's on microfilm... and provided on disc by Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library. I think I found this in Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. An LDS Center could probably get it for you. > From: "Kathrine Jenkins" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:01:08 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Garrison > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:02:29 -0700 > >>> 1855 NYS Census for Sodus << > > One thing about genealogy--you learn something new everyday. > > This is the first I have heard of the 1855 New York census--where can I > locate it? Online? > > I have the book "New York State Censuses & Substitutes" on order (Merry > Christmas to me) > > > Kathie In Montana > Cascade County Volunteer for: > Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness http://www.raogk.org/ > Rootsweb Obituary Lookup http://freepages.genealogy > rootswebcom/~obitl/ovlist.html > Cascade County, Montana 2005 Obit Lookups: 157 > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > The NYRENSSE Mailing List Website > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ > A place to unsub, change your subscription, access the archives and links. >

I don't know what part of Rensselaer Co. (or what county) you're looking for, but two possibilities for the 1855 Census are: www.census-online.com click the census listing click New York state click Rensselaer Co. (or whatever) review for your listing. OR www.familysearch.com scan down to the Family History Center Nearest You search box enter your town to find the FHC closest to you. They'll be glad to help guide you at no charge go back to the Home page click the tab at the top for FH Library click Library Catalog click Place type in Rensselaer (or whatever) scan the Census listings. If you're looking for 1855 specifically and don't see the town you want (remember a "town" in NYS is the same as "township" in other states - a division of the county; not the actual village) click on the Secretary of State listing. It will be the most complete. Not all STATE Census records have survived. P.S. I'm interested in Abraham and John Garrison who served in Albany 14th Militia during the Revolutionary War; lived in the Pittstown area. NO, they do NOT descend from Abraham and Maria (Brower) Garrison! --- "Dorothy P. Keith" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know about on-line. My copy is headed as 1855 Census, Vol I, Ulster County, NY. (Ulster County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 536, Hurley, NY 12443.) It states that it's on microfilm... and provided on disc by Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library. > I think I found this in Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. An LDS Center could probably get it for you. > So many ancestors ----- so little time. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

Pardon my lack of manners A big thank you to Dick H. for his much appreciated assist Kathie In Montana Cascade County Volunteer for: Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness http://www.raogk.org/ Rootsweb Obituary Lookup http://freepages.genealogy rootswebcom/~obitl/ovlist.html Cascade County, Montana 2005 Obit Lookups: 157 "Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them." --George Eliot