Does anyone have the capability, or knowledge of where to go, to convert a street address to enough information to take a look on the 1900 census? I guess what is needed here is the Ward number. I am looking for an Alexander Brock and his wife Margaret or Maggie Crowley. In the 1900 Cleveland City Directory, their address is "n 18 Grove". Extremely helpful, no? They are not listed in the Soundex for 1900. There will be other addresses that I will want to convert into Ward numbers as I get them, so a source would be extremely helpful in my search for the information that I need to move forward (backwards??) on the Crowley line. Thanks for any help that someone can give me. Bill Dalton

Hi Bill, I can't help you with your Ward question but I thought I would pass something on to you. I was looking for a relative in the 1900 US Census who lived in Cleveland. I could not find him in the Index. I looked in the Cleveland City Directory for people who lived on the same street as my relative. I then took that list and checked the Index. I found the first person on my list and copied the Enumeration District Number from the index. I then went into the actual census sheets and found my relative. For some reason, he was in the Census but not the Index. Usually City Directories have a section the lists the street names with the people living on the street. I can't remember if Cleveland was set up that way, but look for it. If you try this technique, pick someone who's address on Grove St. is close to 18 Grove St. AND is an even number. I had picked someone who was on the other side of the street and the Enumeration District dividing line ran down the center of the street. I wound up looking at the wrong ED, until it dawned on me that all the homes listed on the street were odd numbers. I needed even numbers. Good Luck! Joe Egan San Diego rnbill wrote: > > Does anyone have the capability, or knowledge of where to go, to convert > a street address to enough information to take a look on the 1900 > census? I guess what is needed here is the Ward number. > > I am looking for an Alexander Brock and his wife Margaret or Maggie > Crowley. > > In the 1900 Cleveland City Directory, their address is "n 18 Grove". > Extremely helpful, no? They are not listed in the Soundex for 1900. > > There will be other addresses that I will want to convert into Ward > numbers as I get them, so a source would be extremely helpful in my > search for the information that I need to move forward (backwards??) on > the Crowley line. > > Thanks for any help that someone can give me. > > Bill Dalton