In a message dated 4/15/2007 6:06:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tartaneh@comcast.net writes: The home sent him at age 15 in 1895 to a Mr. Ward in Yorktown, Westchester, NY for 2 years. In 1900 the only Ward in Yorktown is a farmer, could be he went to work for him. There is a Gannon on Cortlandt (none in Croton) in 1900 who runs a boarding house, he may have worked for her too. Judy ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.