A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Mono http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=580 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37966 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Reno Weekly Gazette Article Date: February 12 1880 Article Description: Barlow Dead Article Text: H.W. BARLOW, died in Bridgeport, Mono County, last week. He was formerly constable of this township and was well known in Reno. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Joaquin http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=592 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37931 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Independent Article Date: December 1862 Article Description: December 22-27, 1862 Article Text: >>MONDAY, 22 DEC 1862>TUESDAY, 23 DEC 1862>WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 1862>THURSDAY, 25 DEC 1862>SATURDAY, 27 DEC 1862

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37861 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: January 1879 Article Description: Mr. V.B. Russell. Dead, At Martinez, 24 Feb 1879 Article Text: Mr. V.B. (Vallaseo) RUSSELL was a gentleman well known throoughout this county and liked by all who knew him. He gave promise of a brillant future, and had death not intervened, he would have no doubt reached a higher position in life. He held many responsible positions during life, the last was as County Recorder, and no one was more familuar with the records of the county than "Val" as he was called. He was generous to a fault and none can say ought against his honest and integrity of purpose. The funeral which took place on Tuesday was largely attended by his relatives and friends , of which several came from Sacramento, Oakland and San Francisco. His wife and child has the entire sympathy of the community in her bereavement. Note: Val was the son of Samuel RUSSELL and brother to Sanuel, Brunette and Hiram RUSSELL. Brunette having married George T. BUSH. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37860 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: February 1890 Article Description: Hiram S. Russell, Dead At Napa, CA, 8 Feb 1890 Article Text: The remains of Hiram S. RUSSELL who died at Napa last Saturday (8 Feb 1890) were brought to Martinez on Monday and interred in the Alhambra Cemetery at that place. The deceased was well known in this county being a son of Major Samuel RUSSELL who died in 1863. He went to Ann Arbor University in 1872, but was compelled by the rigorous climate to return to California before completing the course. He then engaged in the mercantile business in Pacheco, and afterwards in Sacramento with George T. BUSH, but owing to il health, removed to Pope Valley, where he engaged in farming, the dread disease consumption had selected him as a victim and carried him away at the early age of 37 years and 3 months. Deceased was a brother of Mrs. George T. (Brunette) BUSH and brother in law of Mrs. RUSSELL of this place. The funeral service took place on Monday morning at the Congregational Church, many friends and acquaintances attending to do honor to the memory of the dead. Note: At one time $ Jun 1876 Hiram RUSSELL married Katherine "Kate" POTWIN. I believe the marriage was short lived and they were divorced. Kate took her maiden name of POTWIN back and used it until she died in her 90's. I don't believe there was ever an issue from this union. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Joaquin http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=592 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37859 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Independent Article Date: December 1862 Article Description: December 15-20, 1862 Article Text: >>MONDAY, 15 DEC 1862>TUESDAY, 16 DEC 1862>WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 1862>THURSDAY, 18 DEC 1862>FRIDAY, 19 DEC 1862>SATURDAY, 20 DEC 1862

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Francisco http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=591 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37858 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: San Francisco Chronicle Article Date: July 30 1975 Article Description: Rites For Lawrence Greer Article Text: Private funeral services were held yesterday for Lawrence William GREER, a 45 year employee of Pacific Gas and Electric Company who retired in 1967 as the firms division commercial manager. Mr. GREER, a resident of San Francisco, died Thursday (26 June 1975), he was 72. Mr. GREER began his P.G. & E. career in 1922 as a gas construction mechanic. While working his way up professionally, he was also active in numerous civic and fraternal organizations. He served as president of the Executives Association, Lions Club and Electric Club of San Francisco and the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the board of the Salvation Army, and was a member of several other groups. Survivors include his wife Marjorie )Loetta BROWN) GREER of San Francisco and two daughters Beverlee (Ruth GREER) van der Mersch of Monterrey, Mexico and Patricia (Jane GREER) MARTELLO of Sacramento. He is also survived by six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were handled by thr Comisky-Roche Funeral Home, Delores and 16th Streets (San Francisco). The family prefers donations to the American Cancer Society or the Salvation Army. Note: W.L. GREER was cremated and his ashes scattered off the coast of Northern California. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37857 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: November 2 1918 Article Description: Major R.H. Sherman, Dead In Paris, France Article Text: Wors has been received here of the death in Paris of Major Raymond Hough SHERMAN, formerly of this city, as the result of pneumonia. Major SHERMAN was raised in Martinez. He was a graduate of the University of California, Class of 1896 and was prominent in athletics during his college career. He enlisted with the British Red Cross at the beginning of the war. With the entry of the United States into the war, he secured his transfer into the service of the American Red Cross and was given the rank of Major. He was in charge of store houses and distributing all Red Cross supplies reaching Europe from America. For a time he was in Italy, being sent there to take charge of the Red Cross work during the recent victorious drive launched against the Austrians by the Italian Army. Returning to Paris he again took charge of the Red Cross work there. Major SHERMAN is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elnora SHERMAN of San Francisco, a wife, Mrs. Edith Moody SHERMAN of Paris, France, two children; Eda M. SHERMAN and Frederick Moody SHERMAN of Paris, France; a sister, Mrs. I.R. BAILEY of Brentwood, Contra Costa county, Miss Emily SHERMAN of San Francisco and a brother, Grove A. SHERMAN, who is also in the service of the Red Cross on the battle fields. Major SHERMAN, who was 45 years old had resided in Paris with his family for the past twelve years, being engaged in the automobile business previous to the war. He was an incessant worker from the beginning and at first drove an automobile up to the firing line never receiving the slightest wound. Latterly, his health gave way, but he kept at his work until his death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37843 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra costa Gazette Article Date: February 15 1908 Article Description: George A. Sherman Passes Away Wednesday At Berkeley A Well Known Resident And Former Business Man At Martinez, Contra Costa County Article Text: The news of the death of George A. SHERMAN at Berkeley on Wednesday night was a shock to a great number of his old friends at Martinez though it was known that his health had been but poor for a long while. George Atwood SHERMAN, the son of Charles and Roxana SHERMAN was born in Deleware County, Ohio February 17, 1845. There he received his education and resided until 1863, when he accompanied his parents to California, and resided in El Dorado County until 1865, in the Spring of which years the family moved to Contra Costa county and George SHERMAN finished his education at the Platt School in Benecia. In July 1870, he embarked in the hotel business in the old Morgan House in Martinez in which he continued until July 1876 when he removed to Oakland. In December of that year he bought from D.A> LAURENCE the drug business in Martinez, which at the present time is under the direction of Mr. MARTIN and with that he combined the agency of Wells Fargo and Company. For more than 20 years Mr. SHERMAN conducted the business and was well liked by everyone. Later on he went to Berkeley and engaged in the same business until he was taken sick, after which he went up to Mendocino county where he spent two years. Thence he returned and for a time was in San Mateo county, where he had a stroke of paralysis from which he never recovered. He was brought back to Berkeley and there he has lived for the past three of four years. The remains of the deceased will be interred in the Alhambra Cemetery in the SHERMAN plot, and the funeral will be under the auspices of the Martinez Lodge F. & A.M. of which the deceased was a member. The funerla will be at the arrival of the 11:15 train. The wife of the deceased and two children survive to mourn his loss, also a sister, weel know here, Mrs. TAYLOR. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Alameda http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=555 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37775 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Oakland Post Enquirer Article Date: May 30 1947 Article Description: "Katie" (Katherine Potwin) Job Hunting At 92 Retired As S.P. Agent At 70 Article Text: A little old lady - who celebrated her 92 birthday yestreday - wants to go back to work. Miss Katherine POTWIN, known to her friends at the Rosebrook Hotel, 1556 Broadway, as "Katie" still hasen't forgiven the Southern Pacific for retiring her 22 years ago. "When I got to be 70, they wouldn't let me work anymore." she complained as a birthday party was being held in her honor. "I hated to give it up." STARTS CAREER Born on her father's ranch in Ygnacio Valley in Contra Costa County in 1855, Miss POTWIN started her long railroad career on June 15, 1882 in Martinez. "After learning the business after selling tickets in Martinez, I came to the 16th Street Station here," she said. "It was my first station here and my last" - she retired as agent - " but I spent most of my time, 25 years, at the Oaklnad Pier." Miss POTWIN is still so piqued over her retirement that she revealed a long guarded secret today. ORDERS RAIL RUN When she was working in Port Costa in 1884, everyone forgot about a Sunday special train to Martinez one day. Left alone she ordered an extra brakeman to make the run and not to collect any fares. "I've never told the company about that ," she admitted, "but I guess everyone else who could complain about it is dead by now." Her career branched out as she learned to be a telegraph operator - one of the companies first. RECALLS INDIANS The position took her to many way-side stations in California and Nevada before the turn of the century. " No one can scare me now with all the things I've been through." she said, recalling how she worked with curious and still wild Indians peaking in windows and with coyotes howling in the stations rear platform. Settled now in the downtown hotel where she has made her home since 1902, Miss POTWIN has just one complaint on her 92nd birthday, "They won't let me work anymore." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37743 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: August 25 1925 Article Description: Mrs. (Elnora) Sherman Goes To Rest Article Text: Mrs. Elnora E. SHERMAN, widow of the late George A. SHERMAN, prominent resident and druggist of Martinez of years gone by, passed away Sunday at her home in Alameda. She was an aunt of Mrs. R.L. ULSH of Martinez and mother of Mrs. Irving K. BAILEY, Grosvenor A., and Emily E. SHERMAN. Deceased was a native of Berkshire, Ohio and for many years past, since leaving Martinez has made her home in the Encinal city. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock from the Christ Episcopal Church, Santa Clara Avenue and Grand Street, Alameda. The remains will thereupon be brought to Martinez for interment in the Alhambra Cemetery about 3:15 o'clock. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37742 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: May 10 1890 Article Description: Obituary of Mrs. Roxana Sherman Article Text: The subject of this notice, Mrs. Roxana SHERMAN, died suddenly at an early hour on Friday morning. She had been in feeble health for many months, yet there was nothing in her apparent condition that indicated the near approach of death, but at a very early hour on Friday morning she peacefully passed away. Mrs. SHERMAN, with her husband (Charles) and family came to this county about the year 1863 from Deleware county, Ohio, and then went to reside in the mountains near Placerville, where they remained two years and then returned to this place. Mr. SHERMAN died six years ago. Mrs. SHERMAN leaves a number of children to mourn her loss. In Martinez are Mr. George A. SHERMAN, and Mrs. E.M. TAYLOR, A.R. GUPPY, Mrs. George STONE and Mrs. William GIRVAN in Oakland and Mrs. Julia SHERMAN, now in New York. The funeral will take place on Sunday (tomorrow) from the late residence of the deceased. Note: Roxana SHERMAN is buried in Alhambra Cemetery ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37741 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: May 1884 Article Description: Death Of Charles Sherman Article Text: Mr. Charles SHERMAN, an old and representative citizen of Contra Costa county, died in San Francisco on the 23rd instant, from an injury received from a fall on the deck od a steamer while on his was from the Sandwich Islands to San Francisco. When five days from that city he slipped while walking the deck and seriouslt strained his kidneys. He was unable to procure proper treatment aboard the ship and after arriving in San Francisco he grew rapidly worse, his injuries finally resulting in death. His remains were conveyed to his home in Martinez and buried here last Sunday (Alhambra Cemetery). Services were held at his late residence, Dr. ABERCROMBIE, Rector of Grace Church, officiating, and a large concourse of neighbors and friends followed the remains to their last resting place. Mr. SHERMAN came to California in November 1863. After remaining a short time in Martinez he went to El Dorado county, where he passed two years. He then returned to Martinez and purchased the ! Morgan House property, where he remained in business until 1870. For the past three years he was interested in SHERMAN'S educated horses (Sherman Circus)and traveled a great portion of the time with them. Mr. SHERMAN was one of our substantial citizens and the community in which he long lived deeply feels his loss. He leaves a widow and six children, all of the latter being married with the exception of one. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37705 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: November 1 1926 Article Description: Lee Durham Succumbs To Infection Caused By Fracture Of Wrist Article Text: Blood poisoning, resulting from an infection which followed the breaking of both bones in his right wrist bt the back firing of an automobile engine two weeks ago yesterday afternoon brought to a close, the career of Lee DURHAM, formerly of Martinez and for the past thirteen years assistant cashier of the bank of Antioch and manager of the Brentwood branch. Intense pains which were felt several days after the broken bones, one of which had protruded through the flesh, had been set, caused Mr. DURHAM to go to the Merritt hospital in Oakland for treatment. An infection had started and continued to spread despite every effort of the attending surgeons to halt the dread septicemia. Finally on Thursday it was decided to amputate the right arm to stop the infection but the following day the poison was found to have spread throughout his entire system, and all efforts were turned to a final desperate battle to save the life of the unfortunate man. Mr. DURHAM failed to respond to the treatment however and death ended his intense suffering at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. A member of a pioneer Contra Costa family and son of the late J.E. DURHAM of Concord. Lee S. DURHAM was born on the DURHAM home ranch near Concord 51 years ago. He married Miss Alice JOSLIN of Antioch and is survived by his widow and three sisters, Mrs. A.B. McKENZIE of Martinez, Mrs. W.J. LORIMER of San Jose and Mrs Aurelia BURY of Manila P.I. As a young man Mr. DURHAM decided to become a banker and to that end entered the employ of the Bank of Antioch. Late in 1903 he came to Martinez to take a position in the Bank of Martinez, being elevated to the post of assistant cashier which he held until 1913 when he resigned to become cashier at the Bank of Brentwood. With the purchase by the Bank of Antioch of teh Brentwood Bank , Mr. DURHAM was made an assistant cashier of the former institution and manager of the Brentwood Bank which post he held until his death. Lee DURHAM was a man of splendid charactor, possessing a personality which made him a friend and confidante of those with whiom he was associated. The passing of no man iin recent months has caused the wide spread and genuinely profound sorrow as that of Lee DURHAM to whose heart broken widow and grieving sisters the sympayhy of thousands of friends is extended. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Preston Funeral Parlors in Antioch with Interment following in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. (Now known as Oak Hill in Antioch) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37704 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: December 13 1919 Article Description: Funeral of Captain Joshua Elder Durham Article Text: Again the wheels of time have marked the passing of one of California's pioneers, who was consigned to his rest a few hours after his ninetieth birthday. The many friends of J. E. DURHAM gathered at the Chapel of Guy, Palmer and Ford, at Concord yesterday afternoon where the Rev. N. F SANDERSON paid wonderful tribute to the life and death of this sturdy gentleman. In his passing, the community which he respected has lost a devoted husband, a beloved father and grandfather, a constant friend, a good neighbor and well wisher. His old friends will cherish his memory and may the younger generation ever keep in mind his clean, pure life as an example of right living. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37703 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: December 13 1919 Article Description: Captain Durham Of Concord Passes Away At Home On Friday Article Text: Captain J. A. (Joshua Elder) DURHAM for many years a resident of Ygnacio Valley passed away at his home there on Friday afternoon following a brief illness. His death came as a result of the infirmities attendant on his advanced years, he being four score and ten at the time of his death. Captain DURHAM was for years one of the active citizens of Contra Costa county and his friends an acquaintances in all sections are numbered by the hundreds. He was generally interested in matteers of civil and community life and in his passing Contra Cosa county has lost a man whose life and activities were important factors in moulding the early history of this section. The well known and prosperous farmer of Contra Costa county, was born in Sumner county, Tennessee, December 6, 1829. Losing his mother at an early age, his father transfered his residence to Arkansas; from there , at the expiration of a year, he proceeded to Berry county, Missouri, where the deceased attended school six years. He then returned to Arkansas with his father for six more years, and finally back to his former home in Missouri, where he maintained a continuous residence until March 1850. At this date he proceeded to Independence, and joined a government train., proceeding to Laramie as a teamster. Here he associated himself with a train of Mormons en route for Salt Lake City, where he passed the winter and in the following spring continued his journey towards California arriving in Georgetown, El Dorado county in June 1851. In the vicinity of that place DURHAM prospected mining until the years 1853, when he moved to San Joaquin valley and found employment of different ranches until 1870-- farming, running a stage and at one time owning the ferry at the mouth of the Stanislaus river. In the last mentioned year DURHAM came to Contra Costa county and purchased valuable property, three hundred and five acres, four and a half miles from Pacheco, situated in the Ygnacio Valley , where he engaged in farming and stock raising, a large portion of his attention being devoted to the breeding of thoroughbred horses of which he had some remarkably fine specimens. DURHAM was also possessed of four hundred and thirty four acres at Bay Point, all valuable, fertile land. He married firstly, in San Francisco, October 2, 1862, Miss June (should be Jane) E. SHERMAN, a native of Ohio with whom he had seven children, viz Burnett S., Melvina I., Fannie, Cora E., Levi R., Amelia and John (deceased); secondly, in Pacheco, October 10, 1877, Miss Malvina (Melvina) E. STRICKLAND, a native of Illinois, by whom there are no issue. The deceased was the father of Lee DURHAM for years a resident of this city and assistant cashier of the Bank of Martinez. He was also the father of Mrs. A.B. McKENZIE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37702 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: June 5 1935 Article Description: Mrs. Alice Durham Dies Here After Extended Illness Article Text: Ill for several months, Mrs. Alice J. DURHAM, 67, wife of the late Lee DURHAM, died this morning at a local hospital. Mrs. DURHAM was prominently known and had resided in Contra Costa county for many years. She was a native of Sacramento and for many years taught school in Antioch before her marriage to DURHAM, who once was an attache of a MArtinez bank. Teh year sago DURHAM died and two years ago Mrs. DURHAM moved to MArtinez to make her home. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. L.W. MOORE, wife of a Long Beach doctor, and three brothers, A.D. JOSLIN of MArtinez, for many years a deputy sheriff here, A. V. JOSLIN and R.T. JOSLIN of San Francisco. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 o'clock at Scott and Green Chapel with Rev. Harvey MILLER officiating. Burial will be at the Masonic Cemetery at Antioch. (Now known as Oak View Cemetery) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37701 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: December 28 1937 Article Description: Man Who Crossed Plains As Boy Dies At 89 Years (Guy Germain) Article Text: Cincord, Dec. 28, Guy GERMAIN, 89, wh came across the plains from Ohio in 1852 at the age of four years, died at his home in Ygnacio Valley yesterday afternoon. In the covered wagon party were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parker GERMAIN, Guy GERMAIN, his older brother, Dwight, and younger sister Clara who died a few years ago. He had made his home in Ygnacio Valley, at the POTWIN ranch, since 1893 withhis sister, Miss Jane GERMAIN, who was born after the family arrived at Placerville. From Placerville the family moved to Pacheco in 1860. They lived there several years and then moved to San Leandro. A few years later they moved to Oakland, where they operated a dairy farm covering five city blocks, located at Loren Station on Adeline Street, GERMAIN is also survived by a brother, Harry, of San Francisco and niece, Mrs. THOMPSON, wife of the principal of Alameda High School. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the Guy Funeral Home in Concord, Rev. Robert SHATTUCK will officiate. Cremation will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37698 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Cost Gazette Article Date: December 30 1871 Article Description: Death Notice Sherman Article Text: In Ygnacio Valley, December 28th, Joel B. SHERMAN, aged 61 years, 4 months and 3 days. The deceased was a native of Ohio, but for the past fifteen years of there abouts resident of this county activey engaged in agriculturalpursuits. He leaves to mourn his death a large circle of friends and a family of wife and ten children; three sons and seven daughters, two of the former and five of the latter married, and all residents of this county. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37697 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: December 30 1871 Article Description: Death Notice McClellan Article Text: Died, at the residence of James McHARRY in Rodeo Valley, Contra Costa County, December 11th, James McCLELLAN, aged 38 years. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn the sad loss. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37696 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: December 30 1971 Article Description: Married McCauliff and Duncan Article Text: Married at the Congregational Church, Clayton, by Rev. T. R. BRADSHAW, Mr. John McCAULIFF and Miss Mary DUNCAN. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com