Dear all This is my first posting to the list. On 28 October 1856 Samuel YERSIN born 1830 in Switzerland, died in Spanish Flat. He was a tanner.Two miners, also living in Spanish Flat : Emil Samuel Florent GARSONNAT and Julius LOCCOI brought the news of his death to the Swiss Consulate in San Francisco (they have no records). His brother, Henri YERSIN (he was a bookbinder) was also in California at this time, maybe also in El Dorado County. Looking for info on surnames YERSIN and/or LOCCOI / GARSONNAT in El Dorado County on tanneries in El Dorado Co. 1850-1860 (Paolo Sioli only mentions that there were five in 1855) on bookbinderies in El Dorado Co. 1854-1870. Thank you for your help ! Christiane hongler@bluewin.ch