Would a directory for 1849-51 have included a man who died prior to 1850 (1849, for example)? Ann Garrett was alone on the 1850 census for West Philadelphia, so husband John would have had to have died prior to that (altho it is possible he could have died early in 1850, before the census was taken). How did directories handle that information? Was that address close to the West Philadelphia area where they lived? :)Jeanne > From: maryewalsh@hotmail.com > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:58:55 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] John Garratt aka Garrett - Spring Garden 1830 US Census > > > I found one John Garrett, grocer, at 143 N 12th St. in the 1849 -1851 Phila. City Directory. No Ann Garrett was listed. > > > From: lfenimore@columbus.rr.com > > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:56:12 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] John Garratt aka Garrett - Spring Garden 1830 US Census > > > > > > > I think city directories would be the place to start in order to flesh out > > what you have from the census. > > > > Liane > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is my understanding that the Phila. city directories were up to date as of October of the year before. Thus, John Garrett could have been listed in the 1849 directory if he was alive before Oct. 1848. As for looking for him in 1850-1851, I was really looking to see if Ann may have been listed as widow of John during those two years. <<< Would a directory for 1849-51 have included a man who died prior to 1850 (1849, for example)? Ann Garrett was alone on the 1850 census for West Philadelphia, so husband John would have had to have died prior to that (altho it is possible he could have died early in 1850, before the census was taken). How did directories handle that information? >>>