A place to check is the Yuba County Library in Marysville. Their California room has a card index that lists many events from this era. Sue in San Jose ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt and Mary Sandner (by way of YvonneO. Bowers) <sandnerm@worldnet.att.net> To: <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 8:27 PM Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Dowling family in Marysville > I am trying to find some info about the Dowling family in Northern > Calif. Michael Dowling was born in Ireland. He married Julia > Haggarty (not sure of spelling) in Boston. They moved to Marysville > On their way to Trinity Center. Their oldest daughter Margaret > was born in Calif in 1857. I have been told she was born in > Marysville. Her death notice in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1939 > said she was a native of Marysville. The oldest son William was born > in 1859. I don't know if he was born in Marysville or Trinity Center. > The family is listed in the 1860 Census for Trinity County. There > were two other daughters born in Trinity Center. Nora (Honora) > born in 1864 and Sarah in 1865. Michael was killed in an accident > on a gold claim he was working in 1866. Julia and the 4 children > moved to San Francisco and are vlisted there in the 1870 Census. > However they may have returned to Marysville before going to > SF. > I am looking for any potential sources of info for the time > they were in Marysville. I have called the County Recorder > and St. Joseph's Church for any records they may have. These two > sources start in 1858 so I may be out of luck. Since I will > have to go to Marysville to check these records I was hoping that > I may be able to get a few more sources before I go. If any one has > any ideas about sources in the Marysville area for the 1850 to > 1870 time frame for marriage, baptism (Catholic), birth or school > records I would greatly appreciate it. > Thank You > Matt Sandner > > ______________________________