I am looking for information about my GG-grandmother, Anna W. Croissant b. abt. 1858, PA; m. Daniel Mansfield Schumo. They lived in Philadelphia, PA with their 4 children. Anna's parents came from Germany according to census records in 1920 for Philadelphia, PA. I am looking for her parents' names with no luck. The only family of Croissants that I could find in the 1880 census did not list the name Anna as a daughter, but there was a daughter born of Kate Croissant about 1859 named Minnie. Because census years are not indexed for the time period before Anna was married, and Philadelphia is a highly populated area, I have had no luck wading through the images on-line here. Anyone have any tips or suggestions about how I can get past this brick wall? Anyone know if Minnie is a nick-name for Anna? Any alternate spellings of Croissant that I might try?

Thanks for your help,
Marjorie :)