I could find nothing in the CAIF for him or his brother. (Dr. J. W. STEELY or Dr. John STEELY) I did check the census and found this 1850 John STEELY El Dorado 388 S Fork A 1860 J. W. STEELEY El Dorado 1070 Coloma (note E after the L) B. F. STEELY El Dorado 891 Placerville John STEELY Yuba 980 Suida 1870 John STEELY El Dorado 100 Placerville and in CADI Claude M. STEELY age 27 died El Dorado May 14 1925 file#21574 Jessie STEELY age 66 died San Joaquin Oct 28 1934 #56666 I tried for an obit in Stockton Record but could not find one. Does this help at all? I even searched the cemetery books from El Dorado but no STEELY showed up. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: <RMORDT@aol.com> To: <Sandrah@ix.netcom.com> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [GOLDRUSH] NDGW / CA room/ pioneer cards? > Sandra, do you do look-ups? If so, I am trying to find my elusive gr. > grandfather, Dr. J. W. (Jesse Walker) Steely who was a gold miner and doctor, > mainly in the El Dorado and Solano area. A fork on the Cosumnes River is > named for him. A list of investors/board of the Mt. Pleasant Mine in 1853 > lists him and his brother, Dr. J. A. Steely. I want to know where he died > and was buried. Thanks for any help. Nadine in MO.