Hi, Thanks for sharing this information. Will need to probably go to Cincinnati some time for research. Been there a few times to work on other lines. Live in MI. Didn't realize until I got Martha's message that Jacob ROLL was in Cincinnati. Thanks again. Audrey ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Roll---city directories > Date: Sunday, November 30, 1997 2:59 PM > > Audrey, > If you don't find the source for the Cincinnati chairmaker, you should check > if there are extant city directories for the area. These pre-phone books are > fascinating because they often list head of household, street address, > sometimes work address, and occupation. I've been very successful using these > books. In Fall River, MA, I found my family moving all over the city, and > even found a business ad for the father! I found another family in Utica, and > at first I couldn't understand why the listing was under Mrs. from 1849-1853. > Guess why? The husband went to the California Gold Rush! He did come back for > his family! I even discovered a family in Michigan and figured out when one > guy moved out of his parents' house, when he married, divorced, and married > again. It's an interesting way to track a family, without waiting 10 years > for the census taker to drop by. Good luck! > ---Robin