Baltimore, Maryland Directories, 1890 34 Matches Description:The largest city in Maryland, Baltimore is situated on Chesapeake Bay in the central section of the state. This database is a transcription of a city directory originally published in 1890. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides information regarding their address and occupation. This collection includes the names of about 165,600 people, mostly heads of households. For those seeking ancestors from central Maryland, this can be an informative database. Extended Description:City directories are primarily useful for locating people in a particular place and time. They can tell you generally where an ancestor lived and give an exact location for census years. They are also useful for linkage with sources other than censuses. There are usually several parts to a city directory. The section of most interest to the genealogist, of course, is the alphabetical listing fo names, for it is there that you may find your ancestor. Whenever you use a directory, however, it is important to refer to the page showing abbreviations used in the alphabetical section of the directory, usually following the name in each entry. Some abbreviations are quite common, such as h for home or r, indicating residence. There may even be a subtle distinction between r for residents who are related to the homeowner and b for boarders who are not related. Some city directories list adult children who lived with their parents but were working or going to school. Look for persons of the same surname residing at the same address. If analyzed and interpreted properly, these annual directories can tell you (by implication) which children belong to which household, when they married and started families of their own, and when they established themselves in business. In cases where specific occupation is given, you can search records pertinent to that occupation. Once an ancestor has been found in a city directory, there are several ways the information can be used to gain access to, or link with, such sources as censuses, death and probate records, church records, naturalization records, and land records. Taken from Chapter 11: Research in Directories, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy by Gordon Lewis Remington; edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1997). Source Information:Baltimore City Directory, 1890. Baltimore, MD: R. L. Polk and Co., 1890. Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year [I dont know what the * means] *Adrick Smothers stevedore 517 w Cross Baltimore MD 1890 *Alfred T Smothers waiter 403 Pearl Baltimore MD 1890 *Alfred W Smothers porter 245 Camel alley Baltimore MD 1890 *Annie Smothers laundress 550 Orchard Baltimore MD 1890 Arthur McC Smothers driver 517 w Cross Baltimore MD 1890 *Chas C Smothers hostler 109 n High Baltimore MD 1890 *Chas H Smothers laborer 403 e Monument Baltimore MD 1890 *Chas H Smothers mariner 51 e Hughes Baltimore MD 1890 *Chas H Smothers waiter 425 Hargrove alley Baltimore MD 1890 *Edwd Smothers laborer 1029 s Eutaw Baltimore MD 1890 *Edwd Smothers shoemkr 1128 Russell Baltimore MD 1890 *Elijah Smothers laborer 931 Peach alley Baltimore MD 1890 *Eliza Smothers 559 Orchard Baltimore MD 1890 *Elizab Smothers laundress 237 Chesnut Baltimore MD 1890 *Mrs Elizab Smothers 909 s Howard Baltimore MD 1890 *Ellen Smothers laundress 512 Myrtle avenue Baltimore MD 1890 *Francis J Smothers laborer Mt Winans Baltimore MD 1890 *Frank Smothers porter 531 Oxford Baltimore MD 1890 *Frank L Smothers driver 770 Waesche Baltimore MD 1890 *Geo H Smothers laborer 642 Greenwillow Baltimore MD *Geo W Smothers laborer 678 Raborg Baltimore MD 1890 *Geo W Smothers laborer Mt Winans Baltimore MD 1890 *Henry Smothers oysters 722 n Stockton Baltimore MD 1890 *Jeremiah Smothers laborer 919 Low Baltimore MD 1890 *John Smothers laborer 415 Short Baltimore MD 1890 Mary E Smothers dressmkr 517 w Cross Baltimore MD 1890 *Peter Smothers porter 919 Low Baltimore MD 1890 *Richd W Smothers porter 519 X alley Baltimore MD 1890 *Sarah Smothers 550 Orchard Baltimore MD 1890 *Victoria Smothers laundress 517 w Cross Baltimore MD 1890 *Walter Smothers laborer 603 s Howard Baltimore MD 1890 *Wm Smothers laborer 917 Sarah Ann Baltimore MD 1890 *Wm A Smothers coal 1724 Cairo 1133 w Saratoga Baltimore MD *Wm H Smothers laborer 1122 n Vincent Baltimore MD Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Directories, 1887-90 21 Matches Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year Charles S. Smothers laborer 522 Race Harrisburg PA Jennie Smothers domestic 255 North Harrisburg PA Jennie Smothers domestic 312 S 2d Harrisburg PA Jennie Smothers domestic 308 Hummel Harrisburg PA Jennie Smothers domestic 719 Elder Harrisburg PA John F. Smothers laborer Reading c Ridge Steelton PA John F. Smothers laborer 309 Ridge Steelton PA Simon Smothers laborer 1622 Walnut Harrisburg PA Simon Smothers laborer 522 Race Harrisburg PA Sylvester Smothers contractor 313 Ridge Steelton PA William Smothers laborer 110 Adams Steelton PA William Smothers laborer 111 Adams Steelton PA William Smothers laborer 209 Adams Steelton PA William Smothers laborer 164 Ridge Steelton PA William Smothers laborer 258 Ridge Steelton PA _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail