Hello List, Take a look at this, it's free for a little while. It will search for anything in the database, don't get stuck with just looking for a surname. Just for fun, try Calaveras. PACIFIC COAST DIRECTORY, 1867 This database contains the names and addresses of every merchant, manufacturer, and professional residing in the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the territories of Washington, Idaho, and Utah; and the colony of British Columbia in 1867. It was compiled by Henry G. Langley. For those researchers seeking ancestors from early Pacific Coast regions, this database can be a helpful source of information. Source Information: Kim Barghouti, comp. "Pacific Coast Directory, 1867." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Electronic reproduction of the following directory: "Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867." San Francisco, CA: Henry G. Langley, Langley Publishing, 1867. In Special Collection at Washoe County Library, Reno, Nevada. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4727.htm. ...Art...

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=331 Surname: Bridges, Isabell, Caughman, Toon, Mason ------------------------- Looking for information on the Bridges and Isabell (sp?) families that live or lived in Murphy's CA, Calaveras County. There would be a Sarah Jane Bridges (Caughman?) that married into the Isabell family and she had about 13 children. Also there is a Rose Bridges ____? buried in Murphys. A James Monroe Bridges may have also settled there. Any help would be great. Donna IttyBkShp@aol.com Link: Patterson Family Page URL: <http://patterson.family.homepage.com/index.html>

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=330 Surname: all ------------------------- There is a property located at 5903 Hiway 4, Hathaway Pines ,in Calaveras Co., It is known as Sierra Carpets, owner deceased and noone seems to know when it was built or much of anything else about it history , can you help me?

I'll try this one more time then I give up. I swear I watched my computer erase the W. RICH GULCH is now called GWIN MINE, (1927 same source) Carol in Reno

RICH GULCH is described as now called GIN MINE, (1927 same source) Carol in Reno

In a message dated 6/5/2000 8:07:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jbhazen@uswest.net writes: << Hello list, I am a new subscriber to this list, but a veteran of several other wonderful rootsweb lists... Was just downloading and reading exerpts from a diary written by my gg uncle..about his travels from upstate New York in St. Lawrence County to the California Goldfields sometime in the 1860's (I am guessing, as we haven't come across a date yet). A distant cousin is struggling with the task of deciphering the poor copy in hand..but.. in this first installment, the location "Rich Gulch" is mentioned, and later he mentions the Calaveras River. I have a US atlas, but the river doesn't show up....He mentions friends from home, evidently mining a > Hello Judy: In a book I have the History of Amador County published 1927 by the Federations of Women's Clubs. Rich Gulch is described as being where the Guin Mine is now. At one time Amador County was part of Calaveris County. This may help you pinpoint the location. Carol in Reno

Hello list, I am a new subscriber to this list, but a veteran of several other wonderful rootsweb lists... Was just downloading and reading exerpts from a diary written by my gg uncle..about his travels from upstate New York in St. Lawrence County to the California Goldfields sometime in the 1860's (I am guessing, as we haven't come across a date yet). A distant cousin is struggling with the task of deciphering the poor copy in hand..but.. in this first installment, the location "Rich Gulch" is mentioned, and later he mentions the Calaveras River. I have a US atlas, but the river doesn't show up....He mentions friends from home, evidently mining at Rich Gulch.."the two Hamlins" and "McKee". Evidently the four of them left this locale and returned to an "Old locality" on the Calaveras River. I would like to pinpoint the location of Rich Gulch and perhaps be pointed to any resources for mining histories of this particular area..to further educate myself. Thanks in advance for any assistance locating the river and the gulch! Judy in Colorado

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=329 Surname: ------------------------- There is a wonderful new site for anyone who lost loved ones in Vietnam. It is the Virtual Wall where one can look up names and leave remembrances. The URL is: http://www1.thevirtualwall.org/ Wish I could make it clickable. Please pass this on. “Lest We Forget”

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=328 Surname: Albers ------------------------- Our library patron wants to locate burial location of family member, Seymour ALBERS, who died at age three. Mother was Ora Kathryn Albers, father was Henry Albers. Believes Seymour was buried between 1884 and 1888 in Angels Camp or Chinese Camp, Calaveras County. Please copy replies to bginfo@rain.org. Thanks in advance, Chris Gallery Black Gold Information Center Santa Barbara, CA

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=327 Surname: Trewartha ------------------------- I am looking for any information on Fred and Oliver Trewartha. Both lived in Calavaras county, Angeles Camp. Oliver was the father and Fred the son. Fred died Oct. 7, 1987. Oliver was born approx. 1897..that is all the information I have. I would appreciate hearing from anyone that might of known them or knew anything about them. Thank you.

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=325 Surname: HAMMOND ------------------------- Dolores, Without dates and G'Pa's given name it is hard to search. I assumed your G'Father was a young man in 1903, so I searched the CABI for Vivian. This was the only Vivian Hammond I could find in the California Birth Index from 1905-1950. HAMMOND,VIVIAN W.; Born:02/17/1924,FEMALE,Mother's maiden name: GAYLORD; County: PLACER In the California Death Index (1940-1997) I found: Hammond, Lillian; born: 01/04/1881; Mother: Swanson; Father: Nelson; Female, Native: CA; died:Santa Clara County; died 02/21/1945; age 64 Hammond, Lillie Laura; born: 07/01/1878; Mother: Doris; Father: Wheeler; Female, Native: CA; died: San Francisco County; died: 07/17/1947; age 69 Hammond, Lillian K.; born: 02/10/1891; Mother: Renkert; Father: Kiebler; Female; Native: Iowa; died: San Benito County; Died: 12/13/1951; SSN 567-09-8070; age 60 Hammond, Lillian; born: 06/27/1877; Mother: Barber; Father: Gray; Female; Native: Arkansas; Died: Stanislaus County; died: 03/07/1957; age 79 Hammond, Lillian E.; born: 11/21/1908, Mother: Urban; Father: not Listed; Female; native: Michigan; died: Stanislaus County; died; 04/28/1968; SSN: 309-14-5534; age 59 Hammond, Lillian B.; born: 07/21/1895; Mother: Not listed; father: Not Listed; female; native: Wisconsin; died: Riverside County; died: 05/23/1973; SSN: 565-42-8989; age 77 Hammond, Lillian J.; born: 03/18/1907; Mother: Not Listed; father: not listed; Female; Native: Oklahoma; Died: Riverside County; Died: 03/13/1974; SSN: 521-16-1923; Age 66 Hammond, Lillian I.; born: 06/21/1890; Mother: Not Listed; Father: Not Listed; Female; Native: Canada; died: San Joaquin County; died: 12/21/1974; SSN: 555-03-8792; Age: 84 Hammond, Lillian C.; Born: 07/05/1919; Parents not listed; Female; Native: New York; Died: San Francisco County; Died: 06/18/1979; SSN: 115-90-1043; Age 59 Hammond, Lillie Georgalina; Born: 08/02/1895; Mother: Vozel; Father: Uhrland; Female; Native: New York; Died: Los Angeles County; Died: 04/08/1980; SSN: 126-03-3826; Age: 84 Hammond, Lillian Elizabeth; Born: 08/28/1889; Mother: Sparks; Father: Carlon; Female; native: Nebraska; Died: Los Angeles County; Died: 05/15/1981; Age: 91 Hammond, Lillian Marie; born: 01/31/1914; Mother: Stroberg; father: Not Listed; Female; Native: Illinois; Died: Riverside County; Died: 11/19/1983; SSN: 344-01-5775; Age: 69 Hammond, Lillian Amelia; Born: 12/10/1924; Mother: Anderson; Father: Gobis; Female; native: Michigan; Died: Los Angeles County; Died: 01/05/1985; SSN: 376-20-7272; Age: 60 Hammond, Lillian; Born: 10/07/1901; Mother: Joseph; Father; Not Listed; Female; native: CA; Died: Contra Costa County; Died: 06/12/1985; SSN: 567-30-3039; Age: 84 Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties are next to Calaveras. Stockton is in San Joaquin County.

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=324 Surname: Gann, Miller ------------------------- Len & Herb: I errored. It is Thomas MILLER who is buried at Milton, not a Thomas Gann. Lewis

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=323 Surname: GANN ------------------------- The following Gann's are buried in the Milton Cemetery: Andrew J., died May 12, 1899 G. W., died Jan 26, 1923 Lurena, died 1901 W. H., no death date The following Gann's are listed in the County Death Records: Adam C., died 05/25/1911, book 2, page 100 Andrew Jackson, died 05/12/1910, book 2, page 51 Arthur Wendel, died 7/4/1994, book 20, page 126 Charles Albert, died 03/17/1979, book 14, page 682 George W., died 01/05/1923, book 4, page 72 Gregson Lewis, died 02/08/1994, book 20, page 7 Mary Alma, died 07/20/1978, book 14, page 583 Nancy America, died 09/08/1915, book 3, page 1 William Bartlett, died 08/21/1966, book 12, page 234

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=322 Surname: GANN ------------------------- Len: There is (if my memory serves me correctly) a Thomas Gann buried in the Milton Cemetery. Herb Good who maintains this web site may be able to assist you further: http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/cemeterykid/ Lewis M. Ruddick

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=321 Surname: Gann, Strader, Stewart, Hallett ------------------------- Oops! The land patent issued on 1 Jun 1867 in San Joaquin Co., Calif., went to Thomas Gann, presumably the father of Tolman Gann.

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=320 Surname: Strader, Gann, Stewart, Hallett ------------------------- Lewis, thanks for the Gann offer; however, at this time I'm only trying to locate the death dates and locations of Tolman and Delilah (Strader) Gann and to find out whether they had children. I suspect Delilah may have died before Tolman was in Calaveras Co. because the BLM lists a land pantentee for the "heirs of Rolly Strader," Delilah's father, issued on 15 Nov 1870 in San Joaquin Co. -- 10 years before the Calaveras land patent for Tolman. There's also a patent for Tolman Gann issued 1 Jun 1867. A year or so ago, soon after I found Delilah's marriage, I posted a query on Genforum and was deluged with Gann information. However, no one knows what happened to Tolman and Delilah or whether they had children.

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=318 Surname: Gann, Miller, Ruddick ------------------------- Len: I descend from this group of Ganns. My great grandmother was Sarah Miller and her mother was Rosanna(h) GANN. She had married James Harvey Miller in MO circa 1830. They moved to San Joaquin Co. circa 1860 and resided near Farmington until moving north west to Mendocino Co.in 1871. Sarah married my great grandfather Lewis Mordecai Ruddick in Mendocino Co. on July 1, 1875. There are some of your Ganns buried at Farmington and at Milton in the southwest corner of Calaveras Co. I'll be happy to share all that I have. I am having extreme difficulty location the birth place of James Harvey Miller. He was born in 1813 in "Parnell's Valley, east Tennessee" I can not find parents, siblings, or Parnell's Valley. Lewis M. Ruddick

Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=317 Surname: Gann, Strader, Stewart, Hallett ------------------------- BLM records show Tolman GANN, public land patentee, 160 acres, issued 10 Sep 1880, Calaveras Co., Calif. Tolman Thomas Gann, b 1842 in Missouri, m 27 Sep 1867 in San Joaquin Co., Calif., to Delilah Jane STRADER, b bef 1848, Coles Co., Ill. Tolman's parents were cousins Thomas Gann, b 1817 in Tennessee, d in California, and Roseanna Gann, b 1819 in Tennesse, d probably in California, m 1839 in Lafayette Co., Mo. Delilah's parents were Rawleigh/Rolly Strader, b 1809 in Kentucky, d 1865 in Coles Co., Ill., and Sarah H. "Sally" STEWART, b 1811 in Barren Co., Ky., d 1863 in Coles Co., Ill., m 1831 in Coles Co., Ill. I'm seeking death dates and locations of Tolman and Delilah and would like to exchange information with their descendants. Delilah Strader was a sister to my g-g-grandfather, Lemuel Jackson Strader, b 1848 in Coles Co., d 1929 in Vernon Co., Mo., m 1868 in Coles Co., to Mary Margaret HALLETT, b 1846 in Coles Co., d 1938 in Vernon Co. The Straders and Ganns may have first met in Bates or Vernon Co., Mo., where Rolly Strader bought public land in 1857-58-59 before returning to Illinois. Some members of the Coles Co., Ill., Strader family are believed to have first come to California's Gold Rush country in 1849-50, followed by a second group in 1865. There is a Strader Avenue in Sacramento, Calif., and once were, I believe, Strader streets in Stockton and San Francisco. I'm also interested in sharing information with Strader descendants. -- Please contact me directly if possible: Len Klempnauer, Capitola, Santa Cruz Co., Calif., email: LaRaKa3936@aol.com.

thank you Art for the message on the vitals lists. I was born in CA and I have looked up many people already. Thanks again, I'm sure you have helped many. Mary

Hi Win, (it's been awhile :>) You need to visit this site and see if their births are listed http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ then you can do this If you are trying to locate a lost relative or friend, who lives in California, DMV's message forwarding service may assist you. There is a nonrefundable fee of $5 for this service, and here is how it works: You complete a Message Forwarding Service form INF 1211B. DMV will forward the message you wrote, if a positive match is found on the database. The response by the recipient is strictly voluntary. The department reserves the right to review the message for content and to reject any message that, in the opinion of the department, appears to be contrary to public interest. Rejected messages will be returned to the requester. For more information call (916) 657-8098 site to download the form is www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf1211.pdf <http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf1211.pdf> The form is as follows; Page 1 Instruction for sender of message. Requires name, address, phone #. Infor regarding the person you wish to contact: 1. full name, birthdate or approx age, OR 2. full name, driver license or ID card # OR 3. Vehicle License Plate or VIN # OR 4. Vessel CF (HIN) A $5.00 non-refundable service fee, payable by check or money order made payable to DMV. Messages addresssed to minors will not be forwarded. Address of where to send message PAGE 2 Your message. Colleen Norby -----Original Message----- From: Win Terrell <wterrell1@juno.com> To: CACALAVE-L@rootsweb.com <CACALAVE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 10:48 AM Subject: [CACALAVE] Searching for cousins >Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum >Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=315 > >Surname: Abbott, Ellis, Matthews, Sinclair >------------------------- > >Richardson Abbott was the father of Lucinda who married >Elmer? Fox and had three little Foxes: Alma/Anna, John H./Alphir Gibbs, >and Jonathan?. I would like to find them. Mary Sinclair/StClair was his >wife. They are buried in Milton, Calaveras Co. They also had three sons, >Joshua Whitney Abbott/Margaret Ann Arlin, Stirling, and Walter Ed. Abbott/Lillie >Mae Gray Ortman. > >Joshua and Maggie Abbott's children are: Chester Abbott, Leland Abbott, >Richard Abbott,Edith Abbott/Wm Ellis, Myrtle Abbott, and Winifred Abbott; >I would like to find their descendents. > >I have Edith Abbott/Wm Ellis' children--I would like to find their descendents: >Alma Ellis, Clair Ellis, Wm Arlin Ellis, Chester Ellis, Jack Ellis, Donald >Ellis. >Any help is greatly appreciated. >Win Abbott Terrell > >