DCT Mariposa Co transcribed by Steve Miller Byrna Dean Dumas Recorded Jul 31, 2000 file #3-2000-22-6000-60 dob May 12, 1929 age 71yr sex F dod Jul 28, 2000 at 20:15 place of birth WA ss# 518-32-1790 mil. serv. no marital status widowed # years of school 18 race white hispanic no empl. unk usual occupation accouting/office manager kind of bus. mechanical service #yrs unk res 3166 Granite Springs Rd, Coulterville, Mariposa Co, 95311 yrs in Co 21 inf Jerralyn Wasylyshen niece, 434 1/2 Bond St. Redlands, CA 92373 spouse ( blank) father Jessie Randall Sloop bp Oregon mother Euna Faye Gibbon bp Oregon disposition Aug 5, 2000 Coulterville Cemetery, Coulterville 95311 cremated/buried Terzich-Wilson Funeral Home FD 762 place of death Residence, Mariposa Co 3166 Granite Springs Rd, Coulterville cause of death bladder cancer, 9yr treatment David Adkins MD 12811 Covey Cir. Sonora, CA 95370

You can still search the CABI at this site: http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cabiygen.htm Carolyn

Thanks to you and Sue for the head-ups about the legislation to restrict access to public information. My own feeling is that public information should be public. I've written to Jackie Speier to say so. Joan in San Jose

FYI... ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Rushton" <george_rushton@yahoo.com> To: <CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:53 PM Subject: [CAALAMED] San Jose Mercury Editorial on C.A.B.I./ Dec 2, 2001 > You might want to read this Editorial, and sent it to > people in the state for why not to ban the C.A.B.I. > > George > > Published Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, in the San Jose > Mercury > News > > EDITORIAL > > > The opinion of the Mercury News > > > It's not really Identitytheft.com > > Genealogy site pulls data purchased from the state > off the Web, but access to it should not be narrowly > restricted; there are other ways to protect privacy > UNTIL Friday, you could go to RootsWeb.com and type a > name of anyone born in California between 1905 and > 1995. You'd get the person's birth date, county of > birth and mother's maiden name. > > But two days after a hearing in Sacramento drew > attention to the site, and incensed Californians > protested that their privacy had been invaded,RootsWeb > pulled the data. RootsWeb.com is a genealogy site. If > you're into family history, it might save hours of > traipsing from county to county looking for documents. > If you're a news reporter, you could verify an > official's résumé. If you're an adopted child, you > might uncover the Rosetta Stone to your past. > > But if you're a crook, the site might help make > somebody your mark. The California data told you where > to go for a birth certificate, which is useful in > obtaining a passport and applying for a job. Many > banks use a mother's maiden name as a password, > assuming strangers don't know it. > > That may have been a safe assumption, until > RootsWeb.com bought 25 million Californians' birth > records from the state for $900. For now, you too can > buy the CD ROM for that price. But Sen. Jackie Speier, > D-San Mateo, is calling on Gov. Gray Davis to halt the > sale of the database. > > Davis should resist the pressure. RootsWeb.com > simply made available, in one location and with one > click, records that have always been available to > those willing to scour for them. You can make a good > case that the potential beneficial uses of the > information outweigh the imagined harm of making it > more accessible -- notwithstanding some people's gut > reaction against seeing their mothers' names on the > Internet. > > Even staunch privacy advocates disagree in this > case. At the Senate hearing that brought RootsWeb.com > to light, Speier said she'd introduce a bill to limit > access to birth records, in order to discourage > identify theft. Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, the > sponsor of a landmark identity theft bill the > Legislature passed this year, said she saw no reason > to. Let's wait for actual, not hypothetical, evidence > of a problem, she said. > > Bowen got it right. Identity theft -- > impersonating someone, usually to get a driver's > license or credit card -- is a mushrooming crime. But > fear of it shouldn't rationalize narrow access to > public records. > > There are more effective ways to prevent identity > theft, like regulating who gets copies of birth > certificates or forbidding companies to use a maiden > name as a password. > > A tension has always existed between individuals' > privacy interests and people's right to public > records. Until the emergence of data bases and the > Internet, it was less of an issue. Most people didn't > have the time to go through government files. > > With the Web, practical barriers are falling; > governments are posting, and companies are buying and > putting up, all kinds of records. > > There is personal information -- Social Security > numbers, testimony in divorce cases -- that > governments should not widely disseminate, in order to > protect privacy and prevent identify theft. Government > should ban companies from selling information they > gather about individual customers without the > customers' consent -- something the Legislature has > refused to do. > > But the Internet itself doesn't alter the > balance between privacy interests and the need to > know. Public records hold government accountable and > protect the public. Voting lists, mortgage liens, > court records all have legitimate uses demanding > public access. The burden on those who would restrict > it must remain high. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > ==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== > Alameda Co, California CAGenWeb > http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm > >

Personally, I feel that limiting the birth information to listings over say 60 years old would give everyone what they want. Sharon

Dear Senator Speier: We have recently learned that there is a move underway by you to introduce legislation that would restrict access to birth records in the State of California. Already, it would appear, this matter has caused the internet company, Rootsweb.com, to pull their online database from their genealogy website. Senator Speier, in our non-profit work to identify the descendants of families buried in our long-neglected historic cemeteries, we have come to rely on the California Birth Records database that Rootsweb.com has offered. We also rely heavily on their database for the California Death Records Index. Each is a pivotal component to the compilation and correlation of information necessary for us to identify if there are family members buried in unmarked graves in our cemeteries that are at risk of being buried over by newer interments. Without the online information, our work would be greatly hindered. If access to California vital statistics information is restricted in the manner we have been told your pending legislation may accomplish, our efforts will be completely hindered and thwarted. Our non-profit corporation does not charge for the research we perform, and it is included in what are called "Interment Identification Listings" that supplement "tombstone inventories," which are presently the only records of burials in the over 200 cemeteries in our county. Genealogy has become the second largest "hobby" in America. The ability to access birth, marriage and death records helps all Californians to accomplish their individual family studies. In addition, family descendants from around the nation and the world have benefited from the databases that have been FREELY offered by Rootsweb.com. I personally gave up on my family genealogy studies in the late 1970's because I could not afford to pay a researcher in the United Kingdom or to travel there myself to locate the information I needed. Because of the information that Rootsweb.com posts to their internet site, I have located information about my own family for my own study that I abandoned so many years ago. As I understand it, your pending legislation is an attempt to halt identity theft and I would agree that that type of activity does happen. However, again we see measures being taken to thwart the few at the expense of the many. America was not built on a foundation that can support the continual taking of the civil rights of the majority in order to rein in the minority. I would urge you to review this matter of identity theft more closely to better identify just how often information that is found online is being misused. Then I would recommend that you survey the various genealogy groups throughout California and the nation, and find out just how many people are benefited by this access to the birth and death information. I'm certain you will be surprised at the result of this survey and the many thousands and thousands of people who are benefited from it's online availability. Respectfully, Sue Silver, President El Dorado County Pioneer Cemeteries Commission 2551 Deer Trail Lane Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 677-8525 Email: ssilver1951@jps.net

Dear listers, ' Due to a recent hue & cry from Senator Speier (D-San Mateo), the CA Birth Index has been removed from Rootsweb. Senator Stiern is also trying to limit access by the public to these records. Here is a copy of an article I recently received: PRIVACY CONCERNS SPUR POLICY CHANGE BY DION NISSENBAUM Mercury News Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO -- One of the nation's largest online genealogy companies decided Thursday to remove from its Web site personal information about people born in California -- but only for people who ask. (NOTE: they were swamped with requests and have completely removed the database from our access.) The company, RootsWeb. com, took the action after it was thrown into the spotlight Wednesday by California lawmakers who demonstrated how easy it is to use the Web site to glean critical information, such as date of birth and mother's maiden name, that can serve as building blocks for identity theft. The move, announced late in the day, may satisfy some of the many Californians who called the company Thursday to complain about the availability of the personal information. But it is unlikely to quell the broader concerns because experience suggests that only a relatively small number of people will take the initiative to request that RootsWeb.com delete their data. And even if the company removed all 24 million California birth records posted on its site, that would not address the fundamental problem still facing lawmakers: Selling the information was -- and is -- legal. The state of California sells both birth and death records of millions of residents and makes them available on CD-ROM for as much as $900. Along with the birth records, RootsWeb.com also contains a database that lists more than 9 million death records in California. Many of the listings include a Social Security number, the most prized piece of information for identity thieves. ``Clearly this is a situation where all the residents of California have now been exposed to a new risk of identity theft,'' said Chris Hoofnagle, legal counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C. ``This should raise alarms.'' After reading about RootsWeb.com in the Mercury News, concerned Californians contacted the company and asked to have their personal information taken offline. Initially, some were rebuffed and told the data was public information. But after an executive meeting Thursday, company officials decided to remove the names of any Californians who ask. ``The mission of our company is to create places to help people reconnect with their families,'' said Craig Sherman, the chief marketing and revenue officer of MyFamily.com Inc., the parent company of RootsWeb.com. ``We're not in any way doing anything except helping our customers and if a customer is concerned about it, it doesn't do any good to leave them up on the site.'' Sharon O'Mara Hartman, who works for a Bay Area branding firm, was among those who asked the company to remove her name. ``Anything that has personal information on it is infringing on my privacy,'' she said. ``Coming across something like this was disturbing.'' MyFamily.com is one of the largest and oldest genealogy sites on the Internet and gets more than 5 million visitors a month. One other state, Texas, has provided similar information to RootsWeb. (NOTE: Texas births & marriages and Maine marriages now have also been removed from our access.) Privacy and identity theft have new meaning in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. All 19 men suspected of taking part in the deadly hijackings had Social Security numbers and only five were obtained legally. Some got fake IDs in Florida and Virginia. Earlier this month, Congress renewed a debate about the federal government's sale of a massive database of deaths in America. The information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, dates of death and Social Security numbers. California has made birth and death records available on CD-ROM for about two years. It is one of the few states in the nation to make birth certificates available to anyone who asks. Now, state lawmakers are taking another look at whether to place tighter constraints on release of such information. State Sen. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, said she plans to introduce legislation in the coming months to restrict access to state birth records. But some are concerned that the state may be moving to fix a problem that doesn't really exist. Terry Francke, general counsel of the California First Amendment Coalition, said people should be wary of too many restrictions on public information unless there is strong evidence that the Web site has been used in a crime. ``If we're going to start stripping not only the Internet, but public records, of information that others have found useful for generations on the basis that it might make some mischief or crime easier, then we're going to have a very different society before we realize it,'' he said. A letter-writing campaign has begun to Senator Jackie Speier, asking her to rethink her position. If you wish to participate, please send your letters to one of these addresses: State Capitol, Room 2032 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-0503 Fax (916) 327-2186 senator.speier@sen.ca.gov San Francisco office: 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14200 San Francisco, CA 94102 ph 415-557-7857 fax 415-557-7864 San Mateo Office: 400 South El Camino Real, Suite 630 San Mateo, CA 94402 ph 650-340-8840 fax 650-340-1661 Sharon CAMARIPO ListMom

<<Sharon and I are going to be building pages for the various historical sites and communites of Mariposa County. >> I am also working on Mariposa County sites, especially ghost towns and other forgotten places. Maybe we could collaborate? Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com http://hometown.aol.com/gtusa/index.html http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/

Hi, I'm back and have the following requests Bull Run, Tom Holland, Rubie Myers Dumas, Ronna Dumas Miller, Sue Valenzuela, Sheila This week is looking tight, I suffered employee failure over the last two weeks, but I will have some opportunities to get beack into the swing. Bye Now, Steve

Dear listers, Virus warnings are generally off-topic here and I don't want to change that. However, occasionally it is necessary to say something. This is one of those times. I'm not opening the topic for discussion, if you have any questions, please email me privately and I'll be happy to try and answer them. If anyone from this list becomes infected, I will notify you & unsubscribe you until you can prove to me you are clean. Please remember that this virus is NOT being sent through our list, but because we communicate with each other through the list and outside of it as well, our email address are in each other's computers. All that said........ There is a new, very fast spreading virus that is especially nasty because for many recipients, there is NO ATTACHMENT. The virus is EMBEDDED within the email body. It is called the W32BADTRANS.B@MM virus and McAfee has given it HIGH RISK status. I have received countless emails with it since yesterday. It is quite different from the original "W32/BadTrans@MM" virus. : : First, here's how it works. When a user becomes infected, the next time : he/she reboots the computer, the virus goes through the user's email : program and looks for unread emails in all the mailboxes. It picks some : of these, makes a reply to them, and sends itself. : : It uses the infected persons email address as the sender, : BUT it adds "_" (underscore) before the real address. The subject line : will probably have nothing but "RE:" (nothing else). (In a few of the : emails I have received, there WERE subject lines, so you really can't count : on seeing only RE:.) The body of the email will be completely blank. There : are no attachments, so there is nothing to click. The virus is embedded in : the body, with cute code to hide it; the recipient never sees anything but a : totally blank message. The virus makes use of the ms01-027 exploit, which means : that the virus can execute on READING or PREVIEWING the email from within : OutLook - it is not necessary to double click on any attachment, since the email : contains no TEXT or ATTACHMENT. The virus is EMBEDDED in the body, but : formatted NOT to appear, thus you get a completely blank message if you : WERE to open it, which would mean you are already infected when you open : the email unless your AV protection data files are up to date as of yesterday (Nov. : 26). : In addition, the virus tries to dig through the infected person's computer and send : email addresses, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords, etc., : back to the writer of the virus. : There is a problem with people who have their email program set to show both : their name and email address in the FROM: header. If such a person : is infected, mail from him/her will show, in the header, something like : the following: : : "John Doe" <_johndoe@wherever.com> : : The FROM: element in the header you see before you open the email : will show only "John Doe". That's a problem. Either set up a filter : to divert infected emails to a separate mailbox, or make sure your system : is COMPLETELY protected before you open or preview any more emails. : Anyone using OUTLOOK (not Outlook Express) will infect his/her : computer if he/she merely OPENS (reads) or PREVIEWS the email. : The email has no attachment to click to activate it; it is activated by : opening it, by the hidden HTML code in the email, IF you haven't done all the : following: : : 1) Installed an Anti-Virus (AV) program; : 2) Kept it updated with the latest data files; DAILY!! : 3) Have your AV program configured properly to detect email viruses; : 4) Downloaded and installed the MS patches for MSIE 5.01 and 5.5. : : The patch to fix this exploit has been available from Microsoft since May : 16, 2001 !!!!!!!!!! : : Where to read the Microsoft Bulletin MS01-027, dated May 16, 2001, : and links for downloading the patch for MSIE 5.01 and 5.5: : < http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bu lletin/MS01-027.asp> : : Where to read about the W32/BadTrans.b@MM Virus: : <http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/badtrans/default.asp?cid=2607> : <http://www.messagelabs.com/viruseye/report.asp?id=86> : : Evidently, MSIE 6.0 is not affected, since all the patches for 5.01 and 5.5 : were incorporated into it. But, to be sure, make sure you go to the : Windows Update page and check to see which patches your system : needs. : : <http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/> (Thanks to Sgt. George from the virus discussion list for the above explanation of this virus in layman's terms.) Please, Please keep your anti-virus (AV) program up-to-date. There are many new viruses released each day that won't be caught by outdated files. Sharon CAMARIPO ListMom

Hello Ruth, It is very helpful to have all these resources together as you have presented them. Henry BRICKLEY, in what you located, is the one -- the younger brother of my GGrandmother Margaret Mae BRICKLEY. I don't think they ever lived in Mariposa County, but in nearby counties. He belonged to Fresno Parlor 25 of the NSGW, but I saw a prior query about Yosemite Parlor 24 in the CAMARIPO archives (1999?) in connection with the TRABUCCO family. That might provide SIMPSON family information, too, if it were found, which we are looking for in Mariposa County. I'm finding other ancestors, too, in the lists in the URLs, and really appreciate your sending them. Judy Ruth Skewis wrote: > > Hi Judy, > > I don't know about the NSGW as a resource for information on pioneers. I > checked out their main page at http://www.nsgw.org/ there is no mention of > Parlor #24 Yosemite - but there are several contact addresses on this site - > maybe one of these folks can help you. > > Here are some "pioneer" URL's that may be of help to you. NOTE there are 3 > bios for BRICKLEYs listed on the bio's page (at the bottom of this post) > > Hope this helps, > > RUTH > > _________________________________ > Ruth(Grady)Skewis-Sacramento, CA > ruth4527@mindspring.com > > ================================================== > CALIFORNIA PIONEERS LIST (Prior to 1880) > > The California Pioneer List (CPL) is a list of settlers to California who > migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 (included in the 1880 > California Census) and obtained from those sent (e-mailed) directly from > individuals doing genealogical research. > > http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/index.htm > ================================================== > SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS (Prior to 1850) > > The names contained in this list were either members of the Society of > California Pioneers who arrived in California before 1850 or are individuals > whose descendants became members of the Society based on the arrival in > California of the ancestor listed. If you are researching one or more of the > lines and wish to be listed as a researcher of the line please contact Steve > Williams with the name of this list. I will add your name and e-mail address > into the "Researcher" column. I have no other information on the named > individuals unless my name is listed as a "Researcher." > > http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cps1.htm > > ================================================== > > NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST PIONEER ROSTERS (Prior to 12/31/1869) > > The Native Daughters of the Golden West maintain a permanent record of > information concerning California Pioneers who resided or were born in > California before December 31, 1869. This is a valuable research tool. They > have allowed the California State Library System to microfilm the > information and it is available from the California State Library in > Sacramento and the Sutro Branch in San Francisco, California. To date they > have some 30,000 Pioneers registered. > > NDGW - California Pioneer Roster > http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ndgw.htm > > NDGWest - Master Pioneer Roster Index > http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ndgwmaster.htm > > ================================================== > > California County Biographical Indexes > > CPL Bios Surname Index Bm > California Pioneer Project Biographies Surname Index - Bm-Br Return to the > Click on the first letter of the surname you want to find: | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | | | | > URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cplbiosbm.htm > > Porterville Cemetery - 1 > 1. Return to Tulare County Cemetery Index - Master Page ] [ Return to Tulare > County ] [ Go to the California State GenWeb Page ] [ US GenWeb Master > Page ] [ > URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tcpc1.htm > > 2. History of Fresno County - Vandor > S 1832 II Brewer, J. H 1787 II Brickley, Henry A 2430 II Briscoe James J > 2227 II Briscoe, Ernest Victor 2328 II Briscoe, R W 1343 II 713 I Brocks > Gustaf Henry 1835 II Bromark, > URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/vandor.htm > > 3. Guinn - Bio. of San Joaquin Valley > Brey, Hiram F 1118 Tulare Brickley, Henry 260 Fresno Briscoe, Samuel M 908 > Fresno Briscoe, Walter H 614 Fresno Brittan, Frank H 614 Tulare Brooks, > Albert E 551 Tulare Brooks, > URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/guinnsjv.htm > > ============================================================================ > ===================== > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: JJastram [mailto:jjastram@onemain.com] > > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:54 PM > > To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CAMARIPO] NSGW as a resource > > > > > > Hello List Members, > > > > I see from the CAMARIPO archives that there was discussion of obtaining > > information on pioneers in one's family from the NSGW (Native Sons of > > the Golden West). I just discovered a BRICKLEY ancestor over in Fresno > > County was a charter member, etc. of Parlor 25. Did any of you have any > > success with the search for information from the Yosemite Parlor 24 or > > any others? Would he have submitted information about his father, for > > example, who was the early pioneer whereas he himself was born in > > California? > > > > Judy Jastram > > > > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > > Mariposa County, California GenWeb Project Page: > > http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/ > > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > If you have any good California History or Genealogy Links let us know!

Hi Judy, I don't know about the NSGW as a resource for information on pioneers. I checked out their main page at http://www.nsgw.org/ there is no mention of Parlor #24 Yosemite - but there are several contact addresses on this site - maybe one of these folks can help you. Here are some "pioneer" URL's that may be of help to you. NOTE there are 3 bios for BRICKLEYs listed on the bio's page (at the bottom of this post) Hope this helps, RUTH _________________________________ Ruth(Grady)Skewis-Sacramento, CA ruth4527@mindspring.com ================================================== CALIFORNIA PIONEERS LIST (Prior to 1880) The California Pioneer List (CPL) is a list of settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 (included in the 1880 California Census) and obtained from those sent (e-mailed) directly from individuals doing genealogical research. http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/index.htm ================================================== SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS (Prior to 1850) The names contained in this list were either members of the Society of California Pioneers who arrived in California before 1850 or are individuals whose descendants became members of the Society based on the arrival in California of the ancestor listed. If you are researching one or more of the lines and wish to be listed as a researcher of the line please contact Steve Williams with the name of this list. I will add your name and e-mail address into the "Researcher" column. I have no other information on the named individuals unless my name is listed as a "Researcher." http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cps1.htm ================================================== NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST PIONEER ROSTERS (Prior to 12/31/1869) The Native Daughters of the Golden West maintain a permanent record of information concerning California Pioneers who resided or were born in California before December 31, 1869. This is a valuable research tool. They have allowed the California State Library System to microfilm the information and it is available from the California State Library in Sacramento and the Sutro Branch in San Francisco, California. To date they have some 30,000 Pioneers registered. NDGW - California Pioneer Roster http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ndgw.htm NDGWest - Master Pioneer Roster Index http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ndgwmaster.htm ================================================== California County Biographical Indexes CPL Bios Surname Index Bm California Pioneer Project Biographies Surname Index - Bm-Br Return to the Click on the first letter of the surname you want to find: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cplbiosbm.htm Porterville Cemetery - 1 1. Return to Tulare County Cemetery Index - Master Page ] [ Return to Tulare County ] [ Go to the California State GenWeb Page ] [ US GenWeb Master Page ] [ URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tcpc1.htm 2. History of Fresno County - Vandor S 1832 II Brewer, J. H 1787 II Brickley, Henry A 2430 II Briscoe James J 2227 II Briscoe, Ernest Victor 2328 II Briscoe, R W 1343 II 713 I Brocks Gustaf Henry 1835 II Bromark, URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/vandor.htm 3. Guinn - Bio. of San Joaquin Valley Brey, Hiram F 1118 Tulare Brickley, Henry 260 Fresno Briscoe, Samuel M 908 Fresno Briscoe, Walter H 614 Fresno Brittan, Frank H 614 Tulare Brooks, Albert E 551 Tulare Brooks, URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/guinnsjv.htm ============================================================================ ===================== > -----Original Message----- > From: JJastram [mailto:jjastram@onemain.com] > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:54 PM > To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAMARIPO] NSGW as a resource > > > Hello List Members, > > I see from the CAMARIPO archives that there was discussion of obtaining > information on pioneers in one's family from the NSGW (Native Sons of > the Golden West). I just discovered a BRICKLEY ancestor over in Fresno > County was a charter member, etc. of Parlor 25. Did any of you have any > success with the search for information from the Yosemite Parlor 24 or > any others? Would he have submitted information about his father, for > example, who was the early pioneer whereas he himself was born in > California? > > Judy Jastram > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Mariposa County, California GenWeb Project Page: > http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/ >

Hello List Members, I see from the CAMARIPO archives that there was discussion of obtaining information on pioneers in one's family from the NSGW (Native Sons of the Golden West). I just discovered a BRICKLEY ancestor over in Fresno County was a charter member, etc. of Parlor 25. Did any of you have any success with the search for information from the Yosemite Parlor 24 or any others? Would he have submitted information about his father, for example, who was the early pioneer whereas he himself was born in California? Judy Jastram

Hi list... I'm coming back around to my Mariposa connects...I'm looking for an obit for James and/or Margaret Bagget, so I can who they might be related to in the East. They're on the 1850 census and die shortly after, leaving their only child, Alice, in the care of the Abner Youngs. There may also be a connection to a Daniel Duncan Jaggers, who apparently died in Mariposa in 1853. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Marie Mullan

I wonder if this is the Valensuela someone was looking for: ID Date LastName FirstName NO City Federal Census Index California Number 244 1860 VALLENSWELLER TRAFEL 634 Hornitos CA 1860 Federal Census Index CA3646842

Hi, I'm looking for info on Louisa WATTS, b. 31 May 1869, Mariposa, d. 21 Jun 1946, Madera, CA. Louisa was the daughter of Samuel WATTS of England, and Elena SOLESE, of South America, according to the death record information from R.C.Jay & Son funeral chapel in Madera. Louisa was the wife of Leonard VALENZUELA when she died. She was also the mother of at least one daughter, Cleofe DAMON. Thanks for any help on Louisa's family...she ties into my VALENZUELA line. Sheila :) Sheila Ruiz Muniain, researching my Early California & Pioneer Families:Armenta, Bastida, Bojorques, Buelna, Carrillo, Cartagena, Cordero, Enriquez, Estrada, Feliz, Fernandez, Galindo, Gonzales, Gutierrez, Higuera, Linares, Lopez, Millar, Miranda, Nunez, Ortega, Osuna, Pico, Pinto, Quintero, Rivas, Romero, Rubio, Ruelas, Ruiz, Sanchez, Sinova, & Valenzuela...

Mariposa Gazette January 30, 1925 First Mariposa Treasurer Met Tragic Death Sixty Thousand Dollar Treasure buried in 1851 still lies hidden in the land of Agua Fria. Still safely tucked away beneath the sacred sod of "Silent" Agua Fria, somewhere, lies the pot of gold that has escaped the eye of the most alert, the most cunning and the most persistent of treasure seekers for three quarters of a century. Here the seer, the fortune teller and even the crystal gazer has met defeat. But sometime even the sacred sod of this mystic city will offer up its treasure when good "Dame Fortune" guides the lucky one to the end of his rainbow. Our story dates away back to the Pioneers when California was yet very young and when Mariposa and Agua Fria were the Mecca for the gold seeker. At this time Agua Fria was the county seat of Mariposa County, then a vast empire in itself, extending from the Tuolumne County line on the north to the Los Angeles county line on the south and from the summit of the Coast Range to the State of Nevada, and comprising almost one seventh part of the entire state. At this time J. F. A. Marr was entrusted with the safe keeping of the county funds, he having been elected to the position of County Treasurer the previous year, when the state gained its statehood. In those days there was neither bank or vault in which to keep the treasure and for sake keeping, men usually looked to mother earth for protection of their valuables from the thieving gangs of outlaws and robbers who infested the county. December 12th 1851, dawned bright and clear in the Mariposa hills and County Treasurer Marr arose bright and early for a few days trip among the mines, collecting the annual foreign tax, which by law was an important part of his official duty. He had already collected and had in his possession $15,000 in fifty dollar gold slugs, which were safely hidden before he began his fateful journey. Mounting his trusty saddle-horse he rode happily away on this beautiful morning over the hills and across streams, halting here and there to collect from the tardy ones who had failed to pay their per capita tax previously. As the day advanced Marr saw that the sky was becoming overcast with clouds and that a storm was brewing, so he hastened on a little faster toward the Lewis store, now the Harless home on the main road between Mariposa and Le Grand, where he had planned to spend the night. The storm finally broke in all of its fury and the rain poured down in torrents, filling the streams until the banks overflowed. Only one more small stream ahead and the hungry, tired rain drenched man would be safely sheltered from the storm. He reach Deadman's Creek, hardly more than a stone's throw from his destination; the stream was at its height, a madly roaring torrent, the rider paused a moment, then urged his faithful mount into the water. The swift current hurled the animal from his feet and man and horse were carried down the stream to a watery grave. The following day, men from the store, who saw the accident, went forth to search for the unfortunate and faithful servant of his people. His body was recovered and tenderly cared for; later being removed to the home at Agua Fria, which this man loved so well, and then to the little cemetery which time has almost cast into oblivion. Those three hundred shiny, golden slugs, after more than three score years and ten of winter's rains and summer's suns beating down upon them, must be stained and rusty now. Lucky will he who finds the hiding place of these golden slugs for, to-day, there is many a man who would cross the continent and willingly pay four-fold their metallic value. Faithful to his trust and duty, a fitting memorial should be dedicated to this man who carried his official secret even unto death. -- Thomas and Paulette Hilk 1725 Wildwood Ct. Merced, CA. 95340 E-mail address: paulette@elite.net

Thanks Tom- Sharon and I are going to be building pages for the various historical sites and communites of Mariposa County=- We would like to include this article for the Agua Fria site------ Carolyn Thomas Hilk wrote: > This is from the my book the Gleanings from the Mariposa County > Newspapers: The Early Year 1863 - 1879. > > AGUA FRIA > Mariposa Gazette, June 23, 1866 > > Lower Agua Fria Destroyed by Fire. > > Yesterday morning, about 2 o'clock, the town of Lower Agua Fria was > entirely consumed by fire. The town was built of the most combustible > material, and when the fire commenced it spread with such rapidity that > it was impossible to do anything. The fire first appeared in the Chinese > Church, and was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. About 75 > buildings composed the town, all of which, excepting Mr. Leverone's > house, were entirely destroyed. Mr. Egenhoff's loss was from $6,000 to > $7,000–insured for $3,000; Gossner & Co. Brewery, $9,000–insured for > $3,000; Geo. Bertken, loss, $1,000 – insured for $600; Stienberger, > loss, $1,000. > > -- > Thomas and Paulette Hilk > 1725 Wildwood Ct. > Merced, CA. 95340 > > E-mail address: paulette@elite.net > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > The California GenWeb Project: > http://www.cagenweb.com/

The Historic Sites and Records Commissionn met at McCabe Hall in Cathey's Valley yesterday- followed by a tour of the School House by Carolyn Korn- It is wonderful to see what you all have done in restoring the school- a real community effort--------One of our commission members was able to put some names on school class pictures that had no names! Yesterday I took a picture of the wonderful monument you mention- also in the picture are several of our local clampers and Carolyn Korn....... If you would like a copy of the photo let me know! Carolyn Thomas Hilk wrote: > The Clampers erected a monument at the park in Cathey's Valley this year. > The monument tells about the Cathey's Valley School House which we have > moved to the park and restored. > They did a great job erecting the monument.. > > Tom > > Carolyn Feroben wrote: > > > The Clampers are scheduled to errect a monument at WEBB Station, > > probably in the year 2003 or 2004? > > > > They will be errecting the Mormon Bar monument probably next year-----! > > And I think there is one more scheduled but I forget :-)) which one- ! > > > > Good news- Thanks to that fun bunch of folks! > > Carolyn > > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > > Bob Norris, forever in our hearts. > > -- > Thomas and Paulette Hilk > 1725 Wildwood Ct. > Merced, CA. 95340 > > E-mail address: paulette@elite.net

The Clampers erected a monument at the park in Cathey's Valley this year. The monument tells about the Cathey's Valley School House which we have moved to the park and restored. They did a great job erecting the monument.. Tom Carolyn Feroben wrote: > The Clampers are scheduled to errect a monument at WEBB Station, > probably in the year 2003 or 2004? > > They will be errecting the Mormon Bar monument probably next year-----! > And I think there is one more scheduled but I forget :-)) which one- ! > > Good news- Thanks to that fun bunch of folks! > Carolyn > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Bob Norris, forever in our hearts. -- Thomas and Paulette Hilk 1725 Wildwood Ct. Merced, CA. 95340 E-mail address: paulette@elite.net