tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post4629996877007158..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Turning the CenturyJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86491685351980897572013-09-11T14:03:45.709-07:002013-09-11T14:03:45.709-07:00I always have to remind myself that nothing we use...I always have to remind myself that nothing we use in researching history is free from errors--whether interpretive or literal documentation. If the newspapers can't get it right all the time, why should I expect the government to do any better? ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-29176673666020100882013-09-11T14:01:48.126-07:002013-09-11T14:01:48.126-07:00Actually, the index approach might be faster. Cons...Actually, the index approach might be faster. Consider my quandary when Timothy didn't show up until I switched back and forth between different websites to uncover the "Kellog" indexing error.<br /><br />Also, it would be easier, I think, to check both "Kelly" and "Kelley" spellings in the directories.<br /><br />At the least, it certainly couldn't hurt!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-91409030453639631212013-09-11T13:59:45.367-07:002013-09-11T13:59:45.367-07:00Good point about checking those city directories, ...Good point about checking those city directories, Iggy. I think the Cornelius DAnahy is a keeper, by the way, from other notes I've found.<br /><br />The nice thing about the city directories is that they not only cover the census gap for those twenty years, but they provide a convenient listing in alpha order for the entire city--instead of having to switch back and forth through an index report. That may be the way to resolve some of my other issues, too--research problems I'll be writing about in the next few days.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-40596783274063083122013-09-09T14:31:43.402-07:002013-09-09T14:31:43.402-07:00Lay the trail and maybe someone else will pick it ...Lay the trail and maybe someone else will pick it up! Census Records are not the greatest, you didn't have to know how to spell, and you could talk to whoever came to the door even if it was a child:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-9032345061744840072013-09-09T07:48:29.739-07:002013-09-09T07:48:29.739-07:00I suspect that by using these directories, one mig...I suspect that by using these directories, one might piece together what was lost in the 1890 US Census - by noting names and addresses (as well as occupation and other hints) across the years in question.<br /><br />And yes, it would be slow going - and offer uncertain results.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1670224221343222162013-09-09T07:26:07.363-07:002013-09-09T07:26:07.363-07:00The 1900 City Directory lists Cornelius DEnahy, la...The 1900 City Directory lists Cornelius DEnahy, laborer for Penn Co. and a Frank Denahy as a moulder for K M Manufacturer (but no James).<br /><br />It also lists a Cornelius DAnahy, a tinner for Freiburger and McKeon (who had a brother James). Freiburger and McKeon operated a "Tin and Iron Roofing and Spouting" company.<br /><br />The same directory (Ancestry.com has most years for Fort Wayne) lists a lot of Kelly's, including Timothy Jr. a laborer for Bass F and M. It has a listing for Kelly, Margaret (widow of Thomas) in it.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com