Looking back at 1920 record, I find a Samuel (age 33) and Mary F. (age 36) who appear to be at this same address. Since the ages do not match with your information, this may not be your family., but just for your information... 1930 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, (Dists. 1-250), 40th Ward, ED# 232 Roll: 2130; Page: 85; Sheet: 19A April 11, 1930 25?? So. Shields Street, HH# 485/486 Rankin, Samuel E., head, m, w, 45, 1st married at 25, PA PA PA, bookkeeper warehouse bus. ----- Mary, wife, f, w, 43, 1st married at age 23, PA PA PA Linda 11/06/06 6:24 a.m. ----- Original Message ----- On Sunday, November 05, 2006 4:47 PM, <[email protected]> writes: > List: > Trying to find out what happened to Samuel E. Rankin and Mary (Mazie) C. > Foster after 1920. The 1920 census has them living in Philadelphia (Ward > 40), no > children. > I tried searching for them in the 1930 census but my access to it is not > indexed. I searched a portion of Ward 40 in Phila. but found nothing. Most > likely, ten years later, they moved. > I believe they were still living 10/24/1938 since Mary was shown as > surviving sister and wife of Samuel on her brother's obituary (James > William Foster) > in the Norristown Times Herald. > They were married 8/6/1910 in Chester Springs, Chester Co., Pa. Mary was > born in Chester Co. 4/3/1875 and Samuel was born 7/9/1886 in > Philadelphia. > In 1920 Mary was 45 and Samuel 34. In 1938 they were 63 and 52. > Relatively > young to be among the missing. Can anyone help me track them down? > Thanks, > Jim Foster