I was wondering if anyone on the list is researching the HARTNETT surname in Contra Costa County. I have a Kathryn (Katherine) HARTNETT that married a John GARVIN. They had an daughter Kathryn Patricia GARVIN born in 11-17-1911. Also In the 1920 census Kathryn HARTNETT GARVIN's sister JANE HARTNETT was living with them. Jane's birthdate was 11-17-1877 born in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Most of the HARTNETT children were born in Venango County, PA. The family story has it that Owen Maurice (Morris)HARTNETT b. circa 1842 married Mary Martha NELLIS(b. 1858) on May 12, 1879 in Venango County, PA. They supposedly had 7 children. They left PA sometime after 1888 and went to Chicago Illinois. During the time in Illinois Owen Maurice and Mary Martha split. The children supposedly went to California with their father. From a letter written to one of their grandchildren in 1954 by Jane Hartnett. their daughter, she told her nephew "our mother died when we were all very young sometime in 1892 and is buried in Oil City, Venango County, PA." I finally figured out why she gave wrote him some information about the Hartnett's is that his mother, one of the Hartnett girls died when he was very young and he was raised by his father's family. Sadly for all of them they did not know that their mother did not die but remarried and went to the Pittsburgh, PA area dying in 1925 and is buried there. Mary Martha NELLIS HARTNETT MEYERS is my great grandmother through her second husband. I would love to be able to find some descendant's that I could share some information with and also gain some on some of the other children. Thank you in advance for any assistance or leads. Beverly Pfeil Paquet Tucson AZ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/3.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the message. I found my Charles Joseph Ware in Los Angeles.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cogswell, Schafer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2V.2ADI/251 Message Board Post: Looking for help re obit of Anna (Schafer) Cogswell who died 03 JUL 1981.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GRAYBILL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/159.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the response! I have sent you email on this subject. LL

looking for a DCT on MACHUCA     FELIX     R     MALE     born 30 Nov 1909              in San Francisco died   22 Nov 1959         in contra Costa County does anyone think the state  would let me order the birth CERT on my great uncle Felix.....?????? thank you all much S    

Hello List- I would like to purchase, if available a old 1944 Richmond High School yearbook. My mother, Shirley Hidley( now deceased attended there) I have her old yearbook from Edison High In Minnesota, A senior Edition of MT Diablo but not her yearbook, apparently she didnt purchase one. I do not have a Gold membership on classmates ,com to go on the year( to discuss this) I would like to find someone who might still be around, form her class. and might have now my mom, to write me. If someone subscribes to classmates could you put it in the discussion on the Richmond Oilers. Also. could someone check if Mary Paradise was in the Richmond High senior class of 1944, Mary was a good friend of my mothers, her last residence was San Diego, California, dont know what happen to her, perhaps she is also deceased. any help would be appreciated. Melodee( Caves) Slaney daughter of Shirley Caves( Hidley) Melodee melnsam123@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trainer, Hart, Foust, Drips, Foust Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/3.1 Message Board Post: Hi Diana, Are you still trying to find information on a Charles Ware? What time period are you talking about? I have found a Charles Ware who was born in Missouri: WARE CHARLES F Born: 01/19/1876 MISSOURI Died: 6/25/1946 Kings County, California. Lynette

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trainer, Hart, Foust, Berge, Drips, Good Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/0.1 Message Board Post: Hi Beth, I found a Merrill Merriman in the California Death index. He was born 09/01/1899 and died 05/04/1977. He was living in Walnut Creek at the time of his death. If you still need a copy of his obit, please e-mail me at edlyn@california.com and I will be more than happy to look it up. Lynette

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trainer, Foust, Hart, Good, Berge, Kosak Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/82.1 Message Board Post: Hi Trudy, Are you still looking for the obit of Salvatore Corbo? I found his obit. If you still need the obit, please e-mail with your address and I will be more than happy to send it to you. Lynette edlyn@california.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trainer, Foust, Berge, Kosak, Drips, Good, Hart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/159.1 Message Board Post: Hi Laura, I found the obit for Bobbie Dean Graybill and Twila Marie Bouska. If you e-mail me your address, I will be more than happy to send the obits. Lynette edlyn@california.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: NEWSOME/ROBISON/MILNES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/250 Message Board Post: I need a king soul to obtain an obit for me for Lawrence NEWSOME b. April 9, 1907 Stanislaus Co., d. Jul. 22, 1976 Walnut Creek. Thank you for your assistance. Revae

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VINE, FLORES Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/249 Message Board Post: Susan I. Vine Susan I. Vine died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002 in the Woodland Memorial Hospital at age 51. Mrs. Vine was born May, 1, 1951 in Martinez to the late Fabian and Garnett Flores. Mrs. Vine was a resident of Yolo County for the last four years. She was a certified nurses assistant at the Woodland Skilled Nursing Facility for five years. She was loved by all and she will be greatly missed. Mrs. Vine is survived by her husband of 34 years Benjamin E. Vine of Oregon. Son, Earle E. Vine of Boise, Idaho. Daughters, Catherine M. Vine of Pinole and Peggy Ann Vine of Yolo. Also surviving her are nine grandchildren. Other survivors include five brothers, Joseph, William (Bill), John, Jack Jr., and Glen Flores. Sisters, Ruth Roddy, Linda Flores and Mary Flores and 13 nieces and nephews. A private family service was held. Condolences may be sent to 1707 Canyon Drive, Pinole, 94564. McNary's Chapel assisted the family with arrangements. (Obituary from the "The Daily Democrat," Saturday, August 31, 2002, (Woodland, Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JONES, LEON, BENNETT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/248 Message Board Post: Cleda L. Jones Cleda L. Jones died on Dec. 14, 1999, at Diamond Ridge Care Center in Pittsburg. Born on Nov. 25, 1919, in Little Rock, Ark., she was 80. She lived in Davis and Woodland for many years before moving to Antioch. While living in Antioch, she owned and operated a day care center for many years. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Woodland. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Jones, in 1986. She is survived by her six children, Dale Jones of Sacramento and his wife, Nita, David Jones of Carson City, Nev., and his wife, Donna, Fran Leon of Antioch and her husband, Joe, George Jones of Texas, Russ Jones of Red Bluff and his wife, Sharon, and Fred Jones of Carson City, Nev., and his wife, Annie. She also leaves 22 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She leaves her three brothers, Henry Bennett of Fresno and his wife, Geneva, Raymond Bennett of Idaho and his wife, Bea, and Clarence (Chuck) Bennett of Fresno and his wife, Lori; and her two sisters, Katie White of Arkansas and Iva Bennett of Kansas. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service at noon Monday at Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St., Davis. Burial will follow at the Davis Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," for the week of Dec. 19, 1999, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

Hi, While helping my new daughter-in-law with her family tree, we found that her Dad had been adopted at the age of six by his Mom's husband in Contra Costa County. Would anyone know the procedure for getting step-parent adoption records unsealed? Or who to call to find out? The adoption would have been in the early 1960's. His Mom & (adopted) Dad have both passed away, and he would like to know more about his birth-father. Thanks ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKEEHAN, CAMPOS, ROBINSON, EARL, NOONAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/247 Message Board Post: Judith McKeehan Judith ''Judy'' Robinson Campos McKeehan, a homemaker who retired from the practice of law in 1989, died in her Danville home with her family present on Jan. 18, 2000. She died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 53. Born on Oct. 4, 1946, in New Haven, Conn., she grew up primarily in Woodland. She later lived in Davis and Sacramento, before moving to Danville in 1986. After earning her bachelor's degree in anthropology in 1969 and a law degree in 1974 from UC Davis, she began a distinguished legal career that started at the California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate District, Sacramento, where her work earned the praise and respect of the justices for whom she worked, particularly the then-Presiding Justice Robert Pulia. She left the Court of Appeal in 1977 to take a position as an associate at the law firm of Dahl, Hefner, Stark and Marois. In 1980, she was elected president of the Sacramento Young Lawyers' Association. Very much a pioneer in her profession, in 1984 she became the first woman to be elected a partner at Hefner, Stark and Marois. That same year, she also became the first woman lawyer to be elected president of the Sacramento County Bar Association, and won the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's award for a Woman in a Non-Traditional Role in Business. However, despite these firsts, she stated in a Sacramento Union news story, ''I've tried to emphasize being a lawyer first and a woman second.'' Later, she became a member of the Board of Governors of the California State Bar Association. She also was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the District Court for both the Eastern and Northern districts of California. She retired from the practice of law in 1989 to devote her full time to raising her newborn daughter Kelly. She was an accomplished athlete and artist. She was a champion diver at Woodland High School, and later excelled at tennis, golf, snow skiing and water skiing. In 1979, she obtained her pilot's license. An avid painter, in her 20s she painted several remarkable van Gogh copies that were highly prized by family and friends. Later, she took up clay sculpture, specializing in life-like busts of family and friends. She played tournament bridge, and spent much of her spare time in her garden, which was the subject of an article in her local newspaper. She is survived by her husband, James McKeehan of Danville; son, Paul Campos of Orinda; daughter, Kelly McKeehan of Danville; parents, Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Robinson of Woodland; three sisters, Robin Martha (Robinson) Earl of Nashville, Tenn., and her husband Gary, Kathy Robinson of Davis and Kim (Robinson) Noonan of Danville and her husband Jim Noonan; and five nieces. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wilson and Kratzer Chapel of San Ramon Valley, 825 Hartz Way, Danville. Following the service, a reception will be held at the McKeehan residence at 36 Goldstone Court, Danville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Hospice of Contra Costa County, 2051 Harrison St., Concord, CA, 94520; or to the Leukemia Society of America, North California Chapter, 832 Folsom, ninth floor, San Francisco, CA, 94107. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," for the week of Jan. 16, 2000, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

Hello lists, I have finished a web page to display photos largely from my grandmother's photo collection. She was BESSIE KANGAS WILSON of Pulkkila Finland; Rock Springs, Wyoming; Hancock, Michigan; Calumet, Michigan; Embarrass, Minnesota; Grand Forks, Yukon Territory; Fairbanks, Alaska; Reedley, Calif; Astoria, Oregon; Portland, Oregon and finally of Beaverton, Oregon 1920-1973. Bessie traveled extensively between 1895 and 1911. The photos are unidentified but are listed by city in which the photo was taken. They may be Bessie's friends or relatives. She had relatives in Minnesota and Oregon named KANGAS; in Wisconsin named TEPPO; in California named PANTTAJA; in Wyoming, Yukon Territory and Seattle named MAJENPAA or MACKIE; in Deep River, Washington named PUSKALA; in Astoria named WILSON; in Battleground, Washington named SAARI. Bessie was married to Ed WILSON of Astoria, Oregon; her parents were Antti & Maria KANGAS of Pulkkila, Finland, removed to Embarrass, Minnesota in 1901. If you recognize anyone in the photos, please contact me. If not, please enjoy the photos. http://www.jbdesignsnw.com/Unid_photos/index.html If you have any questions about any of the names in my genealogy, please do not hesitate to contact me at : designs@hevanet.com Please feel free to send this url on to someone you know who might be interested. Thank you. JB Wilson, Beaverton, OR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JB Wilson, Beaverton, OR, USA "Searching for the Living, Honoring the Dead" <designs@hevanet.com> Researching: Kangas, Eskola, Mattson/Matson, Makkonen, Aho, Runtujärvi, Barnes, Benedict, Crandle/Crandall, Miner, Ufford, Berry & Williams NY/PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Requesting an obit for Hilja Mackie Johnson who died Jan 22, 1986 in Costra County, Calif. She last resided in Berkeley, Calif; born June 14 1897 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; wife of Oscar Johnson. Thank you. JB Wilson, Beaverton, OR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JB Wilson, Beaverton, OR, USA "Searching for the Living, Honoring the Dead" <designs@hevanet.com> Researching: Kangas, Eskola, Mattson/Matson, Makkonen, Aho, Runtujärvi, Barnes, Benedict, Crandle/Crandall, Miner, Ufford, Berry & Williams NY/PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello veterans and newbies of the rootsweb. There are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. I know that California was not closely involved in the war here on the East coast, but I do know that many soldiers and families went West following the conflict including a few of my ancestors.. Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are 41771 prisoners on record from the Union Regiments who were held here and 12960 who died here . Of these, only 460 are marked as Unknown. I thought I would send my offer to this site as I have gotten many request from California researchers in the 3 years I have been doing my work here at Andersonville.. I feel the need to say I am not in anyway trying to focus on the horrors of Andersonville compared to any POW camp in the north ..( i.e.Elmira ) or any others and do not wish to stir up arguments on this site. My focus is dedicated to ALL of those held prisoner during this war , on both sides as well as all Americans who gave their freedoms for those that we enjoy today.. I just happen to be near Andersonville so this is where I do my work Here are my sources of research. There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of 12960 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. I would like to let you know of another service I offer which is to take photos of graves for a small fee. Please do not consider this spam as my research offer is FREE for the asking and will be posted on this county site only once. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. Kevin Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country Kevn Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BREWEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/246 Message Board Post: Jon, I have anwered my own question. Recently got a copy of the 1870 Contra Costa Census. Ann is the daughter of Eli. I am descended from his sister Elizabeth. Will be glad to give you information regarding siblings etc. I look forward to hearing from you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trainer, Hart, Berge, Foust, Kosak, Good, Drips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/245.1 Message Board Post: Hi Rita, I have a book entitled "California Cemetery Records In Contra Costa County" Vol. 1 Pioneer Cemetery Records from 1864 to 1964. Contra Costa County Genealogy Society. I show in Alamo Cemetery a listing for a Young family. Young, Sarah J. (Mrs.) Born in Booneville, Cooper Co., Missouri 10 Jun 1818 Died near Danville, Ca. 7 Jun 1883 age 64 years 11 mos. 27 days. Young, Robert S. Buried 24 Jan 1900 Young, Mary (Mrs.) Buried 18 May 1933 Young, Albert J. Buried 13 Jun 1933 Young, Sarah P. --- They are all buried in plot 15 & 16 - 50 (1) (2) If you would like a picture of the headstones, please let me know, and I will be more than happy to run out there next week and get the pictures. I will also try and get their obits next week if you would like. My e-mail is edlyn@california.com Lynette