Hi Renee, I am not able to find your family in 1900. I have searched by Ruth, R, V, Virginia, and various forms of Van Ness, Vanness. I found what may be the same family in 1880. By chance if this was the right family, I searched by Henry and all persons in OH born in AL, just in case he was still living. 1880 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Page Number 45B Henry VAN NESS Self M Male W 41 AL Steam Boat Pilot HOLLAND AL Ruth VAN NESS Wife M Female W 30 OH Keeping House OH OH Allen VAN NESS Son S Male W 3 OH AL OH Geo. H. VAN NESS Son S Male W 1 OH AL OH Burnett VAN NESS Son S Male W 3M OH AL OH Here is the indexing for another possible son you didn't mention, so I have included it just in case. VANNESS BARNETT B 30 M W OH OH HAMILTON ANDERSON TWP 1910 VANNESS BURNETT 39 M W OH OH HAMILTON 1-WD CINCINNATI 1920 Sorry I cannot find them. Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Harris" <harrisgr27@yahoo.com> To: <OH-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:22 PM Subject: [OH-CENSUS] 1900 Cincinnati Census-Van Ness > Hi - Am certain that the following family lived in > Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH during the 1900 time period, > but cannot find them. Would appreciate finding: > > Ruth Virginia Van Ness, b. abt. 1851-OH > Her son: Allen E. Van Ness, b. 1876 in Cincinnati > " " George Henry Clay Van Ness, b. 1878 " > possibly dau. Florence, b. 1887 " > > In the 1910(p 157A) and 1920(p 151A) Census, the > family lived in Ward 1 of Cincinnati. Thank you very > much. Renee Harris