Hi Dani....I found the following in the History of Washington Township: MCGUSHIN in Warm Springs, Alameda county And perhaps most intriguing of all, Joseph F. McGushin, veteran of both World Wars, has built himself a modern adobe from the soil at hand, as did those old Agua Caliente home builders more than a century ago. Traces of these old adobes can still be found, off Mission San Jose highway. In a message dated 3/2/99 8:07:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, DWCJMC7249@aol.com writes: << names were MERCER, MCGUSHIN, DAL PORTO, WISECARVER, and FENZEL. Dani's Wade Page: http:members.aol.com/DWCJMC7249/pubpage.htm >>