Hi Mitch- not sure if this is your guy- (you don't mention where Oscar was born) O. WILSON of Norway, is listed in the 1856 Directory of Miners and Businessmen's Directory-Embracing a General Directory of The citizens of Tuolumne, and Portions of Calaveras, Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties. This information is found in Parkers _Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of California_. Sorry, I have nothing further- good luck in your search. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: WilliamCDF@aol.com <WilliamCDF@aol.com> To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 01, 2000 10:47 PM Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Oscar Fitzalan Dunreath Wilson I >My ggg grandfather, Oscar Fitzalan Dunwreath Wilson was born in 1832. He went >to California during the Goldrush and reportedly died of fever shortly after >he got there. That was in Grass Valley about 1850. Somehow the information, >that he died of fever and when, has come down thru the generations, but no >one seems to know where it came from. Family members have gone to Grass >Valley looking for information but found nothing. If anyone on the Goldrush >mail list has any ideas on how to discover what became of him, we would be >very grateful. > >Thanks, >Mitch >Oregon City, Oregon >