I am planning to be in the Sacramento area in February looking for information on my gggf, Robert Kennedy(b.1818 in Pa.) who left his family in Illinois in 1858-60 and went around the Cape to the goldfields of California. His wife received a few letters and then was never heard from again. I have checked the Ca. census from 1860 -1900, San Francisco Passenger lists and San Fran papers with no sucess. Any suggestions for a starting place would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jack Kennedy