Carolyn, Thanks for the suggestions. It turns out it was Redwood City - and now we have the additional information he was eaten by a whale. Should be something somewhere on that, don't you think? Sandra Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 07:45:22 -0700 From: Carolyn Feroben <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CA-GOLDRUSH-L] Milton IRISH in Redwood CA 1860 and later? Hi Sandra, Here are some possibilities taken from the old Post Office locator: Redwood , San Francisco Redwood City , San Mateo Redwood Estates , Santa Clara Redwood Park , Santa Cruz Redwood Valley , Mendocino The one that survives as a major city is Redwood City-San Mateo. I didn't find anything in the way of mining camps with the name Redwood in Gudde_California Gold Camps_. Guide_ California Place Names_ lists Redwood City, in San Mateo. This is a a vague one. Good luck, Carolyn ===================================== > From: "Royce Jackson" <[email protected]> > Subject: Milton Irish - Redwood, Ca- 1860 > Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 21:32:26 -0600 > > The Irish Family from the Center, Texas area is looking for decendants > of a > Milton Irish. > > Milton Irish served in the Battle for Texas Independance and was one of > the > few who escaped from the Battle of Goliad in 1836. He had a wife named > Emily in Center, Texas. He has 2 land grants (later sold) given to him > for service in the Texas Revolution. > > He moved to California to make his fortune in the gold rush. He is > listed on the 1860 census from Redwood, CA. > > The family is searching for his gravestone and any decendants from a > life in > California. > > Royce Jackson >