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From: Margaret Fox-Jackson <>
Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Sayville 1900
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 23:16:37 -0400
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Thank you Ned and thanks to all for info and well wishes. With the help
of Catherine, I found the family I was looking for!
margaret

Edward Smith wrote:

>Hi Margaret,
>
>In case you cannot conveniently locate a copy of the 1900 soundex, the
>enumeration district for Sayville in 1900 was 768; the enumeration district
>for West Sayville was 771. If you are looking at ancestry.com I guess it
>doesn't matter that ED 768 is split between two microfilm reels, but if
>anyone is ordering the census film that enumeration district is split
>between the end of roll 1165 and the start of roll 1166.
>
>Ned Smith
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Margaret Fox-Jackson <>
>To: <>
>Date: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Sayville 1900
>
>
>>Hi David,
>>I don't have a copy of that index, nor did I know it existed, so I am
>>looking image by image at ancestry.com. :-(
>>The Town of Islip had quite a few ED's that year, so I thought I could
>>narrow it down. Where is it that I can find the info you are speaking of?
>>I found a family coming through Ellis Island in 1899 (mother and
>>children) and they had an address in Sayville as their destination and
>>that address being her in-laws. Was hoping to locate them there, so if
>>anyone has the index can you please check for a Nellie DeDrew, possibly
>>her husband Peter (Pietje) and about 5 children.
>>Thanks very much for any help!
>>margaret
>>
>>David Roberts wrote:
>>
>>>Margaret:
>>>Since the entire U. S. is indexed by soundex for 1900, why would you need
>>>
>to
>
>>>know the Enumeration District for Sayville ?
>>>Just Soundex the surname of the person you are looking for; find him/her
>>>
>on
>
>>>the Soundex for New York State; the Soundex card will give you census
>>>volume, E. D. #, page #, line # for that person/family.
>>>Remember, too, the E. D. #'s will change from census to census.
>>>Hope this is helpful.
>>>David
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Margaret Fox-Jackson" <>
>>>To: <>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:36 AM
>>>Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Sayville
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can anyone tell me what the Enumeration District for the Hamlet of
>>>>Sayville, in the Town of Islip in the County of Suffolk would have been
>>>>during the 1900 census?
>>>>Thank you,
>>>>margaret
>>>>
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