Kathleen, Stafford did indeed become Cedar in Minooka. I struggled with the same problem for a long time. I finally found proof of the change in a deed...please don't ask me to dig it out. Jim Dolan At 08:16 PM 07/31/2001, you wrote: >Hi! >Does anybody on the list know if Stafford Street in Lackawanna Township, >Minooka may have been changed to Cedar Avenue when the Township was merged >with Scranton? >The reason I ask is that my father and grandfather (McGrath/McGraw) were >raised in the 2600 block of Cedar Ave in Minooka (Scranton). Per family >lore, this property was purchased in 1890's. But, there is no 2600 block >of Cedar Ave, in the 1900 census and I have found people in the 1900 >census with the same name as my ancestors (Lydon) on Stafford Street in >Lackawanna Township, Minooka. Unfortunately, I do not know the birthdates >of these people so I have no other way to confirm they are indeed my ancestors. >Thanks in advance for any feedback on this. >Kathleen Janus >kathleenjanus@yahoo.com > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? >http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList