I will get the exact dods for you and see if I can find obits. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen <sumrg@jps.net> To: <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [GOLDRUSH] John POLGLASE > Hello Pat, > > Your timing is unbelieable. I have been working all day on scanning photos > I took of a local cemetery in Nov. for a new website I am working on. > > I do not have the names you are looking for, but, I do have photos of the > tombstones of Mary Ann Polglase, 1867 - 1955 and Elmer Sam Polglase, 1905 - > 1962. > > I will check further, tomorrow. My eyes are weary now. I do have > tombstones from the You Bet Cemetery on my other website. You may want to > check it. (below) > > Karen > sumrg@jps.net > http://members.xoom.com/KGDYER > > > > > Greetings Listers > > I am having another attempt at tracing my great-grandfather, John > POLGLASE, who emigrated to California round about 1868 and, after a few > years, disappeared.. His youngest son was born that year which is why I > cannot be more precise with my dates - but presumably he was still in > Cornwall for part of the year at least! > > One of John's cousins, Edward MOYLE, left for California about the same > time, his descendants gave me the shipping details but there was no > evidence of John travelling on the same ship. Edward died in Nevada > City on 8th July 1923. > > John regularly sent home money to his wife then the payments suddenly > ceased. > John's two sons, Joseph POLGLASE and John George POLGLASE, left for > California when John George was old enough, to look for their father. > They heard several rumours - married someone else, joined the Mormons, > buried in a mass grave after an epidemic hit the mining community, etc. > There is a John POLGLASE in the 1870 Census for Grass Valley who was > five years younger than our John and living with several other Cornish > miners in the one house. A group in California did follow up this lead > for me but the family details were different. > > John's details: John POLGLASE, born 3rd January 1839 in Kerthenwood, > Cornwall. (Kerthenwood was a hamlet between Townshend and St.Erth but > now only one original wall remains standing and forms one wall of a barn > on Kerthenwood Farm.). Johnand his wife, Rosina GEORGE, settled in > Townshend where their children, including my maternal grandmother, were > born. > > John was the son of Thomas POLGLASE and Jennifer WILLIAMS, formerly of > Breage. John married Rosina GEORGE in Crowan Parish Church on 16th > November 1861. > > According to my late uncle, Godolphin COCK, the last correspondence from > John POLGLASE came from Nevada City. > > Hoping someone out there can solve this mystery before my generation > dies out too!!!. > > Cheers > > Pat > -- > Pat Banks > 105/10 Timbercrest Rise > WOODVALE WA 6026 > AUSTRALIA > Fax: +61 8 9409 6113 > > Researching: > > CORNWALL: COCK - Mullion; > GEORGE - St. Agnes; > OSBORNE - St. Levan; > POLGLASE - Breage and St. Erth > > NORTHERN IRELAND: MAGILL Co.Antrim; > MAWHINNEY - Co.Antrim > > DEVON: DODD - Moretonhampstead; > POTTER - Moretonhampstead > BROOM - Teignmouth. > > > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > Please remember to stay on topic - this list covers the Gold > Rush period in California's early history (1840s-1880s). >