By 1900 I understand that there was a large German community in Memphis, including my grandparents.. Their churches were St. Mary's (Catholic) on Third St. and Market and a Lutheran Church, maybe on Adams St., close to downtown Memphis. Can anyone give me an address for the Lutheran Church, or wherever their church records would be preserved? Thanks for your help. Cora McDonnell jdm9717@tlh.fdt.net

Hoping someone can confirm if any Parkers lived at the following Memphis addresses; 1920-1944 William Parker 324 Leath St., Memphis 1920-1926 Emma Parker 218 Exchange St, Memphis 1944 Paul Parker 529 Leath St, Memphis Also can anyone tell me what enumeration district for census these streets come under for those years. Thank You, Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com

I am looking for info on my Greatgrandfather and mother Robert Luther EDMISTON and Allie COOPER, had children, Charles Wesley EDMISTON born 1899 in Quito, Shelby County, Tennessee, Edgar EDMISTON? Thank you Bobby

I am seeking to find out what schools African Americans would have attended in Memphis TN back in 1915 thru 1930. Is there a list and who would have the students records from during that time. Also would anyone know where the Buchanan Beauty School Memphis was located at during that time. One of my relatives went to school there to learn how to do hair. Thanks for any help. Pamela Lee in Michigan plee@usxchange.net

I am researching the following families in Shelby County: FERGUSON, James B. (moved there from Nashville in 1849, he died in 1851) wife's name Eliza E., children include William, Henry M., Emma and Sarah A. MINOR, Abner Clopton (died in 1873) wife's name Sarah A. (Sallie) Ferguson, children include Abner C., Roberta, Emma, Jennie E., Margaret Isabelle (Maggie Belle), Duetta and Robert F. TURNER, Atwood Wilshire (died in 1944) wife's name Margaret Ferguson, children are Atwood and Frances/Francis. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

31st Year-1857-1858 Mayor: R.D. Baugh: Aldermen: Dan'l Hughes, J.S. Irwin, A. Street, W.O. Lofland, A. Woodruff, R.S. Jones, Thos. J. Finnie, I.M. Hill, F.M.E. Falkner, T.A. Hamilton, John Martin, and F.M. Copeland. 32nd Year-1858-1859: Mayor: R.D. Baugh: Aldermen: J.O. Drew, Daniel Hughes, A. Street, R.H. Norris (resigned), Chas. Kortrecht, N.B. Forrest, Jas. Elder, T.J. Finnie, T.A. Hamilton, A.H. Douglass, G.P. Foute, D.H. Townsend, Jno. B. Robinson, F.M. Copeland, Jno. Neal, S.W. Jefferson, and S.T. Morgan. 33rd Year-1859-1860: Mayor: R.D. Baugh: Aldermen: Jno. O. Drew, Sam'l Tighe, A. Street (resigned), N.B. Forrest, James Elder, C. Potter, T.A. Hamilton, A.H. Douglass, W.E. Milton (resigned), Marcus Jones, J.N. Barnett, Wm. Farris, J.D. Griffing, W.M. Perkins, D.H. Townsend, S.T. Morgan, W.O. Lofland, and C. Kortrecht. 34th Year-1860-1861: Mayor: R.D. Baugh: Aldermen: Dan'l Hughes, P.T. O'Mahoney, S.T. Morgan, R.S. Joyner, J.J. Worsham (resigned), N.B. Forrest, J.M. Crews, A.P. Merrill, D.B. Malloy, R.M. Kirby, John Martin, C.W. Frasier, J.B. Robinson, D.H. Feger, H. Volentine, W.C. Anderson and W.S. Pickett. 35th Year-1861-1862: Mayor: John Park: Aldermen: Samuel Tighe, G.M. Grant, M.E. Cochran, S.T. Morgan, L. Amis, Jr., C. Kortrecht, A.P. Merrill, L.J. Dupre (resigned), J.O. Greenlaw, R.M. Kirby, D.H. Townsend, C.M. Farmer, John B. Robinson, J.M. Patrick, H. Volentine, F.M. Gaylor, and T.S. Ayres. 36th Year-1862-1863: Mayor: John Park: Aldermen: S. Tighe, J.C. Powers (resigned), Paul Schuster (resigned), G.D. Johnson, L. Wunderman, B.F.C. Brooks, H.B. Henghold, M. Mulholland, Wm. Harvey, Jas. Hall, S.Ogden, John Gager (resigned), B. Fenton (resigned), S.T. Morgan, M. McEncroe, A.P. Merrill (resigned), C.M. Farmer, J.O. Drew, H.T. Hulbert, S.A. Moore, and C. DeLoach. 37th Year-1863-1864: Mayor: John Park: Aldermen: J. Donovan, J. Glancy, G. D. Johnson, S.T. Morgan, L. Amis, L. Wunderman, A.P. Merrill, C.A. Stillman, M. Mulholland, W.W. Jones, G.W. Harver, M. McEncroe (died), M. Kelly, W.P. Evans, H.T. Hulbert, H. Volentine. 38th Year-1864-1865: Mayors: Lieut. Colonel Thomas H. Harris and Captain C. Richards-the former from July to November, the latter the remainder of the term. Aldermen: J.P. Foster, (appointed Chief of Police), A. Renkert, G.D. Johnson, S.T. Morgan, B.F.C. Brooks, A.J. Miller (died), I.M. Hill, J.G. Owen, W.S. Bruce(resigned), W.W. Jones, J.E. Merriman, C.C. Smith, G.P. Ware, Jos. Tagg, Patrick Sherry, H.T. Hulbert, J.B. Wetherill, H.G. Smith (resigned), W.R. Moore, and W.M. Farrington. Memphis was under martial law. 39th Year-1865-1866: Mayor: John Park: Aldermen: John Glancy, E.V. O'Mahoney, S.T. Morgan, J.H. Reany (died), Louis Wunderman, Thomas Leonard, I.M. Hill, A.P. Burdett (resigned), A. Hitzfield (resigned), M. Burke, R.K. Becktell (died), Wm. M. Harvey, John S. Toof, M. Kelly, J.F. Green, G.D. Johnson, D.R. Grace, Thomas O'Donnell, S.P. Walker, amd R. W. Creighton. 40th Year-July, 1866-January, 1868: Mayor: Wm. O. Lofland: Aldermen: J.J. Powers, Jno. Glancy, G.D. Johnson, M.E. Cochran, E.W. Wickersham, L. Amis, R.P. Bolling, H. J. Lynn, T.W. O'Donnell, J.C. Holst, A.T. Shaw, D.H. Townsend, H. Lemon, T.O. Smith, W.H. Passmore, and H.T. Hulbert. *** "By default of an election, John Park, elected for the 39th Corporate Year, served to October 15th, 1866, when W.O. Lofland, elected 13th October, 1866, was qualified and served until January, 1868. By the same act one-half of the Aldermen elected for the 40th Corporate Year served till January, 1869, which having been determined by lot, fell upon Aldermen Powers, Johnson, Wickersham, Bolling, O'Donnell, Townsend, Lemon, and Passmore." page 41. . 42nd Year-1869: Mayor: John W. Leftwich: Aldermen: Thos. Foley, E. Marshall, Jas. O. Durff, L.E. Dyer, Thos.W.O'Donnell, James Gallager, S. Ogden, L.M. Wolcott, L.D. Vincent, and J.E. Williams. 43rd Year-1870: Mayor: John Johnson: Aldermen: Owen Dwyer, Phil J. Mallon, T.F. Mackall, I.T. Cartwright, J.C. Holst, Thos. B. Norment, A.J. Roach, Thos. Moffatt, J.P. Prescott, and James Rounds. Councilmen: John Glancey, Patrick J. Kelly, William Chase, J.M. Graves, O.F. Prescott, Jas. Birmington, R.P. Duncan, M. Pepper, Owen Smith, M. Cohen, R.A. parker, H.M. James, J.B. Signaigo, Patrick Twohig, John Hallum, Wm. Hewitt, Wm. Miller, M. Doyle, Geo. Dixon, B.F. Boon. 44th year-1871: mayor: John Johnson: Alderment: Owen Dwyer, Phil J. Mallon, T.F. Mackall, I.T. Cartwright, J.C. Holst, P.A. Cicalla, H.G. Dent, Thos. Moffatt, A.C. Bettis, M.J. Pendergrast. Councilmen: John Zent, John Walsh, Wm. Chase, R.W. Lightburne, Lewis Amis,Jr., Henry Eschman, R.P. Duncan, J.M. Pettigrew, N. Malatesta, James Bachman, J.B. Signaigo, Patrick Twohig, J.D. Ruffin, W.M. Harvey, J. Genette, J. R. Grehan, Gus. Reder, J.F. Schabell, J.H. Smith, M. Boland. 45th Year-1872: Mayor: John Johnson: Aldermen: John Walsh, Phil. J. Mallon, T. F. Mackall, J.M. Pettigrew, N. Malatesta, P.A. Cicalla, H.G. Dent, M. Burke, B.F. White,Jr, Pendergrast. Councilmen: John Zent, Thos. Foley, S.B. Robbins, Wm. Schade, Jacob Steinkuhl, A.D. Gibson, C.A. Beehn, J.L. Norton, James Bachman, W.P. Martin, J. Halstead, W.M. harvey, A.J. White, A.H. Dickerson, J. Genette, H. Marks, J.F. Schabell, Gus. Reder, J.H. Smith,P. Colligan. 46th year-1873: Mayor: John Johnson: Aldermen: John Walsh, S.B. Bobbins, Andrew Davis, J.M. Pedigrew, N. Malatesta, P.A. Cicalla, J.J. Busby, M. Burke, B.F. White,Jr., P. Colligan. Councilmen: John Zent, M.V. Holbrook, Wm. Hewitt, Wm. J. Chase, C.A. Beehn, J.L. Norton, A.R. Droescher, Jno. A. Roush, Edward Shaw, Joseph Clouston, Jr., Benj. Bingham, C.E. Clarke, S.C. Toof, Turner Hunt, A.J. White, John P. Hughes, Geo. M. Grant, P.S. Simons, J.H. Smith, Turner Mason. History of Memphis by James D. Davis pages 38-42. I will try to find a book that lists the remaining mayors. If you have any questions on these please contact me. There may be a little info I can give you.

Hello everyone! I really could use some help here. I recently seen Louis Edgar TURNER in Shelby Co., on the Civil War Pensions site. I have been looking for a Lewis R. TURNER but he named one of his sons Edgar. Since I have had no luck yet locating my TURNER line in TN I am grabbing at this new "possible" lead. If anyone has access to some marriage records or census records that have Louis Edgar on them I would really just love to have that information! Thanks so much! Queet

14th Year-1840-1841: Mayor: Thomas Dixon: Aldermen: Michael Leonard, Joseph Wright, C. B. Murray (died), Jacob M. Moon, T.C. McMakin(resigned), E. Hickman, L.C. Trezevant, and W.B. Garrison. 15th Year-1841-1842: Mayor: William Spickernagle: Aldermen: Joseph Wright (resigned), Michael Leonard (resigned), L.C. Trezevant (resigned), J.N. Moon, Charles Stewart, F.P. Stanton, J. Prescott, H. Cobb, and John Trigg. 16th Year-1842-1843: mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: C.C. Mahan (resigned), V. Furguson (died), C. Bias, C. Lofland (resigned), E.H. Porter, Wm. Chase, A. Walker (resigned), J.C. Davenport (resigned), M. Gabbert (resigned), W.B. Waldran, H. Cobb, L. Shanks, W.A. Bickford (resigned), W. Test, J. Prescott, John Woods, and Eugene Mageveney. 17th Year-1843-1844: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: J. Prescott, H. Cobb, William Spickernagle, C. Bias (resigned), Wm. Chase, E.H. Porter, John Woods (resigned), E. Mageveney, W. B. Waldran, Calvin Goodman (resigned), L. Shanks, Thomas Whitelaw, and L.R. Richards. 18th Year-1844-1845: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: Wm. Spickernagle, J.D. Allen, Lewis Shanks (resigned), Jos. Wright, Wm. Connell, Charles A. Leath (resigned), E. Mageveney (resigned), J.B. Outlaw (resigned), J.T.N. Bridges (resigned), M.B. Sappington, Wm. F. Allen (resigned), Jaohn A. Allen (resigned), Calvin Goodman (resigned), W.B. Waldran, Dr. Jeptha Fowlkes, John Trigg (resigned), David Looney, and L. Shanks. 19th Year-1845-1846: Mayor: J.J. Finley: Aldermen: Jos. D. Allen, William Goodman (resigned), Jos. Wright, Daniel Hughes, Jeptha Fowlkes, Wm. Chase, David Looney, J.R. Maltbie, E.F. Watkins (resigned), Calvin Goodman, Gardner B. Locke, D.S. Greer(resigned), E.M. Apperson, Lewis Shanks, Miles Owen, and J. Delafield. 20th Year-1846-1847: Mayor: Edwin Hickman: Aldermen: Joseph D. Allen, Michael Leonard, Jeptha Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, D.O. Dooley (resigned), E.H. Porter (resigned), E. Mageveney, Wm. Carter, Wiley B. Miller, Samuel Mosby (resigned), E. Banks, A.O. Harris, and V.D. Barry. 21st Year-1847-1848: Mayor: Enoch Banks: Aldermen: Jos. D. Allen, J.W.A. Pettit, J. Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, Wm. Connell, V.D. Barry, S.A. Norton, Joseph I Andrews, Samuel Mosby, and W.B. Miller. 22nd Year-1848-1849: Mayor: Gardner B. Locke: Aldermen: Benj. Wright, J.W.A. Pettit, Jeptha Fowlkes, Daniel Hughes, James Wright, V.D. Barry, R.L. Kay, E. Mageveney, J.M. Patrick, and S.B. Williamson. 23rd year-1849-1850: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: H. Cobb, T. James, L. Shanks, J. Weller, E.H. Porter, H.B. Joyner, V. Rhodes, E. McDavitt, R.A. Parker (resigned), H.G. Smith, D. Looney, A.O. Harris (resigned), N.B. Holt, S.W. Jefferson, A.B. Taylor (resigned), G.W. Murphy (resigned), W. Carr, J.L. Webb, and W.L. Guion. 24th year-1850-1851: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: Thomas Conway, John kehoe, E. McDavitt, E.H. Porter, S.W. Jefferson, A.D. Henkle, S.P. Walker, D. Looney, A.B. Shaw, J. Waldran, G.W. Smith, and A. B. Taylor. 25th Year-1851-1852: Mayor: E. Hickman: Aldermen: F. Titus, T. Conway, E.H. Porter, E. McDavitt (resigned), S.W. Jefferson, A.D. Henkle, David Looney (resigned), S.P. Walker, J.M. Patrick (resigned), A.B. Shaw, Wm. Ruffin, G.W. Smith, W.S. Cockrell (resigned), A. Woodruff, and J.D. Danbury. 26th Year-1852-1853: Mayor: A.B. Taylor: Aldermen: J. Kehoe, B. Wright, A. Woodruff, R.W. Thompson, A.D. Henkle, M. Eagan, S.P. Walker (resigned), J.D. Danbury, A.B. Shaw (resigned), T.W. Hunt, A.N. Edmonds, M. Jones, A.P. Merrill, F.Lane (resigned), J.M. Patrick, and A.G. Underwood. 27th Year-1853-1854: Mayor: A.B. Taylor: Aldermen: Thos. Conway, Dr. L. Shanks, E. McDavitt (resigned), W.M. Maddox, E. Mageveney, S.W. Jefferson(resigned), S.P. Walker, A. Whipple, T.W. Hunt, J.M. Patrick, Marcus Jones, John Wiley, R.W. Thompson, (resigned), John Park (resigned), and Charles Jones. 28th Year-1854-1855: Mayor: A. B. Taylor: Aldermen: John L. Saffarrans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, John Neal, A. Street (resigned), A.M. Hopkins, A.A. Smithwick (resigned), J.L. Morgan (resigned), J. M. Patrick, Jas. Jenkins, W.E. Milton, A.H. Douglass, A. Woodruff, W. Houston, and J.D. Danbury. 29th Year-1855-1856: Mayor: A.H. Douglass: Aldermen: Jno. L. Saffarans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, Jno. Neal, A. Woodruff, Jas. Elder, W.R. Chandler, J.D. Danbury, James Jenkins, Jno. L. Morgan (resigned), W.E. Milton, F.M. Copeland, and A.B. Shaw. 30th Year-1856-1857: Mayor: T.B. Carroll: Aldermen: John L. Saffarans, Dan'l Hughes, S.B. Curtis, L. J. Dupre, W.F. Barry, James Elder, C.M. Fackler, T.J. Finnie, Jno. Smoot (resigned), A.B. Shaw, D. Bogart, F.M. Copeland, A.H. Douglass (resigned), and R. Wormeley. more to come Taken from History of Memphis by James D. Davis. page 35-38

I found a book which had some of the Mayors of Memphis listed as well as aldermen. 1st Year-1827-28: Mayor: M.B. Winchester; Aldermen: Joseph L. Davis, John Hook, N.B. Attwood, Geo. F. Graham (died), John R. Dougherty (died), Wm. A. Hardy, Nathaniel Anderson, and Littleton Henderson. 2nd Year-1828-1829: Mayor: M. B. Winchester; Aldermen: Samuel Douglas, Wm A. Hardy, John D. Granham, Augustus L. Humphrey, Joseph L. Davis, and Robert Fearn. 3rd Year-1829-1830: Mayor: Isaac Rawlings; Aldermen: M.B. Winchester (resigned), A.L. Humphrey, J.L. Davis, J.F. Schabell, James L. Vaughn, J.D. Graham, and Wyatt Christian. 4th Year-1830-1831: Mayor: Isaac Rawlings; Aldermen: John Kitchell, A.L. Humphrey, D. King, E. Young (resigned), J.L. Davis (resigned), H.W. Mosely (resigned), John Coleman, David W. Wood, Geo. Aldred, and J.F. Schabell. 5th Year-1831-1832: Mayor: Seth Wheatley; Aldermen: Geo. Aldred, Martin Swope, Ulysses Spalding, A.L. Humphrey, L. Henderson, and Thos. Phoebus. 6th Year-1832-1833: Mayor: Robert Lawrence: Aldermen: John Kitchell, E. Coffee, C.C. Locke, Jas B. Walker, L. Henderson, and J.A.H. Cleveland 7th Year-1833-1834: Mayor: Isaac Rawlings: Aldermen: Littleton Henderson, John F. Schabell, Samuel Runkle (died), Hezekiah Cobb, John W. Fowler, Elijah Coffee, and Joseph Cooper. 8th Year-1834-1835: Mayor: Isaac Rawlings: Aldermen: Jedediah Prescott, H. Cobb, M.B. Winchester, John W. Fowler, Littleton Henderson, and John F. Schabell. 9th Year-1835-1836: Mayor: Isaac Rawlings: Aldermen: John F. Schabell (died), James Rose, Joseph Cooper, H. Cobb, Silas T. Toneray, Steth M. Nelson, and Hugh Wheatley. 10th Year-1836-1837: Mayor: Enoch Banks: Aldermen: Silas T. Toneray, Hannibal Harris (resigned), Seth Wheatley (resigned), M.B. Winchester, Hugh Wheatley, James Rose(resigned), John Hare, S.M. Nelson, and R.G. hart, Jos. Cooper (resigned) 11th Year-1837-1838: Mayor: John H. Morgan: Aldermen: Frank McMahan, S.T. Toneray (resigned), A.H. Bowman, L.C. Trezevant, Charles Stuart, Zachariah Edmunds (resigned), Joseph Cooper (resigned), Barnett Graham, H. Cobb, and Jas. D. Currin. 12th Year-1838-1839: Mayor: Enoch Banks: Aldermen: Jedediah Prescott, James D. Currin, Lewis C. Trezevant, Lewis Shanks, A.H. Bowman (resigned), Edwin Hickman, and Gray Skipwith. 13th Year-1839-1840: Mayor: Thomas Dixon: Aldermen: Jedediah Prescott, Joseph Wright, Samuel Hayter, E. Hickman, C. Stewart (resigned), C.B. Murray and William Spickernagle. To Be Continued: Taken from History of Memphis by James D. Davis. page 31-35.

Looking for GATHA(DUNSTON) & WILLARD HAMMONDS family @ Memphis @1960. Would like to exchange DUNSTON info. Thank You, GCoomer

<A HREF="http://www.higginsonbooks.com/">Click here: Higginson Book Company - Publishers, Printers, Booksellers that Specialize in Genealogy and History.< /A> I came across this website while looking for family and thought I would post it. I saw several names I have seen on this list before. They have tons of books. http://www.higginsonbooks.com/ Betty Stark

Is anyone researching the MARLAR, MARLOW, MARLER or BAXTER families of Shelby County? Thanks.. Donna

Would anyone please give me a look up on the 1920 Memphis, Tn census for the family of WILLIAM PARKER, 324 Leath Street, and 218 Exchange St., Memphis, Tn. I also need help on the following City of Memphis Directories; 1920..........324 Leath St., Memphis (????Parker) 1920-1926.218 Exchange St., Memphis (????Parker, Emma) 1943-44.....659 Leath St., Memphis (????Parker) 1954..........1840 So Belvue Apt 1, Memphis (????Parker) Thank You, Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com

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Searching for any Relatives of Joe R. Ditto, Born Cortemilia, Italy 1858 , And Lena Ditto born in Piana Crixia, italy Around 1867. And came to Shelby county around 1881. Resided in Buntyn most of the time........John Ditto jr.

G'day again, I looked again just now at the Mormon's online catalogue and found the 1880 census is listed under "Tennessee", but not under "Shelby County" or "Memphis". Please accept my apologies for inadvertently misleading you that the census wasn't available over here in Australia. I'll order the films in and plough through them for my family. If anyone happens to know which Enumeration District that 136 Vance Avenue would fall within, I'd be grateful if you'd let me know. As a kind person pointed out, Vance Avenue is in the old part of central Memphis. Regards, Lex. Lex Johnson Queensland, Australia. l.johnson@cqu.edu.au

Dear All, I have a street address where my family lived in 1885 (from the Memphis City Directory) and would like to ask for help in getting an extract/transcript of all details for that address from the 1880 census, please. I understand the 1880 census was the first one to show where the parents of the residents were born. The 1880 census is apparently not available through the local Mormon's library, so I'm stuck without access to it. I've read that the soundex index for the 1880 census only includes those households which had children under the age of 10 years. That would probably rule my family out and so the soundex index is probably useless for me. Is there any other way of tracking down a family in the 1880 or 1890 censuses? If you think you can help, the address in 1885 was: 136 Vance Avenue, 7th Ward, Memphis, Shelby County. Known family members who would have been there in 1880: John YORK born 1812, Halifax, Nova Scotia Elizabeth born about 1815, England (John's wife) Sophia born about 1847, Florida (Their daughter) (possibly others too) John died in 1884. Elizabeth stayed there until at least the following year. However, she died on 20 September 1890 at 140 Elliott Street, 5th Ward, Memphis. Perhaps one of her children lived there. Any assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Looking for suggestions, Lex. Lex Johnson Queensland, Australia. l.johnson@cqu.edu.au

Hello, I am seeking information from the 1920 Tennessee soundex regarding a Katherine Watson. Katherine was born in 1912 and so should have been about 8 years old. Katherine's father's name was Lofton Richard Watson, but I don't know her mother's name. She may also have had a sister in the same household named Gloria, but I don't have any idea how old she might have been. I know that Katherine did not marry until 1928, so she should be in the soundex. I would look for this myself, but the B'ham Al library does not have the 1920 soundex or the Shelby Co census microfilm rolls. The soundex code for Watson is W325. I would appreciate it very much if someone could help me with this. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I am seeking information from the 1920 Tennessee soundex regarding a Katherine Watson. Katherine was born in 1912 and so should have been about 8 years old. Katherine's father's name was Lofton Richard Watson, but I don't know her mother's name. She may also have had a sister in the same household named Gloria, but I don't have any idea how old she might have been. I know that Katherine did not marry until 1928, so she should be in the soundex. I would look for this myself, but the B'ham Al library does not have the 1920 soundex or the Shelby Co census microfilm rolls. The soundex code for Watson is W325. I would appreciate it very much if someone could help me with this. Thanks in advance.

Dear All, The subtraction method for calculating birthdates based on age goes a bit wonky (i.e. skew-if, wrong) in certain special cases. Consider this fairly simple example: Suppose the person died March 5, 1888, > at the age of 0 years, 0 months, 7 days. > ****Write the year, month, day as:-> 18880305 > ****Subtract the age at death:-------> 000007 > ****This gives the figure:---------> 18880298 > ****Now subtract 8870:---------------> 8870 > ****The result is:---------------- > 18871428 That's read as Year 1887, 14th month, 28th day. In normal language, that's 28th February 1888. Do a quick reality check: >From 28th Feb to 5th March is 6 days in a leap year (as 1888 was), but only 5 days in other years. Maybe the system, as related to the list, doesn't always work. Even using one's fingers, provided you have eight of them (and two thumbs) and know how to use them, you'd know that the person was really born the day before on 27th February 1888. Moral: Don't throw away your fingers or your commonsense. Can anyone find an error in this? Regards, Lex. Lex Johnson Queensland, Australia l.johnson@cqu.edu.au