Hi Bill, Yes, I want the stories! Thanks for offering. Linda [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Blackburn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 8:09 AM Subject: [BLKBURN] William Blackburns > Dear List, > > There has been a lot of traffic on William Blackburn recently, and I > thought the following extract from the California Pioneer Register might > interest you: > > "William Blackburn, Virginia, cabinet maker born in 1814. Migrated > overland in 1845 with the Swasey-Todd party. He went to work at Santa > Cruz as a lumberman.....served as alcalde (mayor) of Santa Cruz from > 1847 to 1849. Also county judge in 1850. The decisions of his court > are famous for their originality....Blackburn was an intelligent, shrewd > fellow; honest and straightforward in his dealings; always jovial and > popular whether drunk or sober." > > I have more on this William Blackburn, if there is any interest. I have > some particularly funny stories about his court cases. > > Good luck! > > William John Blackburn III , father of William John Blackburn IV, great > grandson of William Blackburn born Ireland 1840, resided Penn Twp, > Westmoreland PA from at least 1870 to about 1906, wife Sarah Brinton. > > Researching in PA and Ireland ancestry of William Blackburn born 1840 > Ireland. > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes BLACKBURN-L possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >