Good questions. In the 1900 census for Detroit, he was a Rail Road Conductor. Also, his wife's father was living with them. Her parents were in Wisconsin in 1880. Curt -----Original Message----- From: ohcuyaho-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohcuyaho-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Ann Lee Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:20 PM To: ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Why Marry in Cleveland? You don't say what your ggfather did for a living. That may be why he was in Cleveland. Where were Catherine Davis' parents living at the time of their marriage? Maybe they were in Cleveland. The cornerstone for St. John's Cathedral was laid in 1848 and work on the Gothic style church was completed in 1852. It also housed a school. It is a gorgeous church. As for music schools, the Cleveland Music School Settlement was founded in 1912 and the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1920. All of the above information on these sites is online. You can also Google "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History" and find out lots about Cleveland institutions there by using the index and searching alphabetically. Nancy L. -----Original Message----- From: ohcuyaho-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohcuyaho-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Curt Rowe Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:10 PM To: OHCUYAHO@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHCUYAHO] Why Marry in Cleveland? Hi, I just joined the list to see you could help me figure something out. No disrespect to Cleveland, but is there any reason to travel some distance to get married there? I have a copy of the original marriage license for my great grandfather William Walter Rowe and his bride Catherine Davis. They were married at Saint John's Cathedral in Cleveland on 2 Aug 1892. William was born in Canada emigrated to the U.S. in 1875. I'm reasonably sure it was to Michigan. Catherine was from Wisconsin. A year later, their first child was born in Detroit and they appear there in the 1900 census having three more children born there. One possible answer is that William had a brother, David Rowe, living there. The latter appears in the 1900 and 1910 census for Cleveland and also emigrated in 1875. I'm currently trying to find more evidence that they were brothers as the linkage is quite tenuous at the moment. Catherine's parents were Irish so she may have been Catholic. Was Saint John's a big draw for marriages? My Aunt tells me Catherine studied piano at Juilliard, which is in New York city. Is there any well known music schools in Cleveland in the event she has the school wrong? Finally, is there anything I can look at for residence in the city in 1890-92 like a tax list? Only if we had the 1890 census. Thanks for any help, Curt Rowe ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message