Jackie, Genealogy.com has indexed 1900, 1910, and part of 1870. I like their indexes because you can "jump to" a surname. This puts the entire state for that year in alpha order by surname, then first name. Then you click "go to page" and the image comes up. Another click prepares the page for printing. Actually the printed image of the page with Conrad Sneider is quite good. He clearly said that he came to USA in 1850 and had been here 50 years. His naturalization papers are probably in Erie county. Gayle ----- Original Message ----- From: KJBUDELL@aol.com To: gdhix@cableone.net Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] 1900 census/Conrad Schneider Hello Gayle! It's him! I cannot thank you enough for finding Conrad Schneider in the 1900 census! I never would have looked at Millcreek Township going page by page becuase the family was always otherwise concentrated in the same city area. I'm anxious to find some time to investigate exactly where it is in relation to the city. Does Genealogy.com transcribe the information as well as provide the image? I checked the image on Ancestry and it's barely legible; just wondered if that's the condition of the original. For example, does it transcribe 1836 as his birth year? It doesn't correlate with his listed age as 68 (doesn't add up). He was born 6 Sept 1835 to the best of my knowledge (even has 1835 on his tombstone) and it seems to hold in the other census listings I've found. If he were 68 going on 69 in 1900, his birth year would be 1831. Mary was born in 1840 according to her tombstone, so that's a little off. But Annie was the only child left at home and her birthdate of 11 June 1883 matches the census information. Also, Conrad emigrated in 1852 according to his naturalization papers at the Erie Court House so this discrepancy requires some further investigation. For example, does he show up in the 1850 or 51 city directories? I wonder what prompted the move to Millcreek Township? And they moved to 18th & Cranberry by Mary's death in Dec. 1901 cause her wake was at the house with address given in the death notice in the newspaper. I guess new information always brings about a ton more questions!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU again for all your kindness! I do hope that your kindness is returned to you in the form of many blessings! Your persistence afforded me a major breakthrough in my research, and I'm truly grateful> Most Sincerely, Jackie

<snip> I wonder what prompted the move to Millcreek Township? And they moved to 18th & Cranberry by Mary's death in Dec. 1901 cause her wake was at the house with address given in the death notice in the newspaper.<snip> Jackie, I don't know when the area of 18th & Cranberry was incorporated into the City of Erie, but it was originally in Mill Creek Township (back then the township was generally spelled as two words while today it is one word). In 1855 the western boundary of the City of Erie was Plum Street. The streets just west of Plum are Cascade, then Raspberry, then Cranberry. The southern boundary was Buffalo Road (now 18th Street). So even though 18th and Cranberry was in Mill Creek Township in 1855, it was very near the boundary line between the city and the township. Generally (there are exceptions) in the City of Erie named streets run north/south and numbered streets run east/west. Hope this helps a little bit. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX jlbanister@earthlink.net http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html Sero Sed Serio (Late But in Earnest)