Have you visited this site? It is an index of all the names in the CA county biographies published late 1800s/early 1900s and available at the CA Room of the state library in Sacramento. There's a search feature and it tells you how to order copies if you find one of your names. http://www.compuology.com/cpl/cpl_bio.htm ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø -----Original Message----- From: Edward A. Black, Sr. <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com <CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 8:14 PM Subject: [CAALAMED] FWD {to CAALAMED}: Joseph S. Emery, founder of Emeryville--Posted by Anna Belle Emery <annab@azstarnet.com> on Tue, 07 Dec 1999 >The following was posted by Anna Belle Emery <annab@azstarnet.com> on >Tue, 07 Dec 1999 >on the Alameda County GenConnect Query Forum: > >- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > >Surname: Emery > > Family scuttlebutt has it that Joseph S. Emery, the founder of >Emeryville, CA was a > close relative of my husband's grandfather, George F. Emery >(1859-1927) who > came to Oakland, California from Maine. Can anyone tell me where >Joseph Emery > came from and what was his wife's name? All the information I have >on him comes > from a booklet that was printed for the 33rd anniversary of >Emeryville in 1929 and > reprinted in 1996 for the town's centennial. Are there any >descendants of Joseph > Emery still living in the Bay area? Please help me solve this >mystery. > >- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- > >Any replies should be sent to the Alameda County GenConnect Query Forum >[<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Alameda>] unless it >is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it should be >sent to Anna Belle Emery <annab@azstarnet.com>. > >-- >