Hi All, I just spent a few days over the hill in Washoe country, while there I was reminded by a couple of historians and genealogists there that many of the first Euro/American settlers fell off the immigrant wagon trains that passed through and that the missing relation you now disappeared from the Eastern States, but can't find with their relations settling in California may have gotten off. Two places to start for those earliest lost souls are Genoa, in Douglas Co and Dayton, in Lyons Co. Genoa and Dayton, both squabble over being the oldest town in Nevada, were stopping points for wagon trains going over the California Trail south of Lake Tahoe. Both are near the state capital, Carson City which among other information sources has the Nevada State Library and Archives. The researcher at Genoa also reminded me that the early settlers and miners didn't care if they were in California or Nevada, she did a lot of research in Markleeville, Alpine Co, CA in the mountians above Genoa across the stateline, which if you check the map is closer to Nevada's cities than California's. Also a look up to the Oregon Trail. One family I've researched came that way to settle in California has had members of 3 different descendent generations go back to Oregon. The wagon train this family traveled with split into 3 groups, 1 going Oregon Trail, 1 California Trail and the last most famous the Donner Party across the Truckee River. For the researcher that can't find their 49'r after he is documented in California, a look in Washoe Co may find your lost relative. Gold finds in the Washoe country, though not rich led to the silver strike centered in Virginia City which was tremendous at a time when California had calmed down. The Comstock Lode brought tens of thousands from the California Mother Lode. Happy Hunting, Steve

I have Anthony Fournier married into my family (Jones/Prairie). He was born 1884 in California and died in Mariposa County 1913. He had several children, one named Antone b. 1913. I haven't done very much on this line. Perhaps Anthony and your gr-grandmother were related. I will try and get to the State library this next week and do some census work on this family. As of now, I have only done the 1920 census. Will let you know what I find. **Beverly

Pam, I'll keep my eyes open for more, Steve Mariposa Death Cert transcript by Steve Miller 10/3/01 Martha A E (Howeth) Lindsey Book 2 page 6 Co Mariposa Coulterville Martha A E Lindsey sex female white widowed spouse James Lindsey Sr dob Nov 16, 1848 age 73y 7m 29d bp Texas father Nelson Howeth bp Texas mother Narcisii James bp Texas length in co 56y 6m 9d in CA 66y 6m 9d info John N Lindsey Coulterville, CA filed Jul 18,1922 J W Pratt Dep Reg. dod July 15, 1922 cause Valvular heart disease C Burdeau Sr. Jul 15, 1922 Sonora, CA pl of burial Coulterville July 17,1922 undertaker C Burdeau Jr. Sonora, CA

Hi Pam, Here is some more, hope it helps. Steve In searching something else in the Mariposa Gazette 1876 I found James Lindsey listed as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Mariposa Co. Mariposa Co marriage index Howeth, Nelson to Lucinda Bradford 4/15/1866 book 3 page 158 Howeth, Herbert L to Eva M. Cassacia 8/12/1903 book 5 page 34 "" "" , Sarah E to Jacob P Stemler 6/24/1862 book B page 63 '' '', Martha A E to James Lindsey 1/7/1865 book B page 152 '' '', Mary to Cyrus Payne 3/21/1875 book c page 65 '' '', Carrie Jane to Jacob Kalk 3/15/1877 book C page 99 Mariposa Birth index Howeth, Rueben Herbert Oct 5, 1910 10 10 05 noted DELAYED Mariposa Death index No Howeth recorded Lindsey, James Apr 23, 1877 book 5 page 23 '' '', Martha A.E. Jul 15, 1922 book 2 page 6

Great Register of Mariposa County 1872 No. Name Age Nat. Occ. Res. #479 Grosjean, Frank 41 France Farmer Chowchilla 1205 Souza, Joseph Maria 27 Portugal Farmer Bear Creek* *I don't know if this is related to to your Mary Souza --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mariposa Gazette June 21, 1890 " A Brutal Murder" (at the farm of Frank Grosjean) excerpted by Wm Disbro got to www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/maripoobitsG-M.html. Mariposa Co death index Mary Grosjean Aug 27, 1940 Book 4 page 10 Mariposa Gazette Feb. 4, 1899 Died Grosjean- Near Mariposa, January 28th, 1899, Frank Grosjean, a native of France, aged 70 years, 9 months and 2 days. Mariposa Gazette Feb 4, 1899 Death of Frank Grosjean Death of Frank Grosjean Sr., of Red Mountain, died at his home last Saturday morning. The deceased has bean invalid for a number of years. While not being confined to his bed he was unable to attend to the duties of his ranch. About three weeks age he suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never recovered. The deceased was an old citizen of this county and one of the pioneer residens of the Red Mountain section. He was a good man and had numerous friends. His friends. His funeral which took place on Sunday was largely attended. The interment was made in the Catholic cemetery in Mariposa. Deceased leaves a window and six children. Cards of Thanks To our kind friends and neighbors we extend our gratitude and sincere thanks for assistance rendered us in our late bereavement, the sickness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. F. Grosjean Sarah Grosjean Frank Grosjean Jr David Grosjean John Grosjean Louis Grosjean Mrs. M. J. Trindade ----------------------------------------- Mariposa Gazette Oct 20, 1900 Death of Mrs. D. Grosjean The messenger of death summoned from this earthly sphere Mrs. David Grosjean, nee DeMoss, on Monday night last, while in confinement with her first child. Deceased was the wife of David Grosjean and was about seventeen years of age at the time of her death. The deceased was born and raised in this county and her untimely death, in the early noon of life, came with terrific shock to her husband and other relatives, who in their grief have the sympathy of their many friends. The funeral took place in the Catholic cemetery in this town, in the presence of a large number of the friends of the deceased.

Mariposa Co Marriage Index Fournier, Antoine to Sarah E. Shearon 10/16/1883 bk 3 pg 90 Marriage Lic/Cert Transcript by Steve Miller 10/3/01 Book 3 page 90 Licence Antoine Fournier, nativity, France 31 years old, res Princeton, Mariposa County, CA Sarah E. Shearon, nativity CA, 24 years old, res Princeton, Mariposa Co, CA 15th day of October 1883 Jarvis Streeter Cert. Antoine Fournier and Sarah E. Shearon 16th Oct. 1883 Mariposa witnesses Angevine Reynolds res Mariposa CA Francis A. Reynolds res Mariposa CA notes "A Fournier parents were native of France Sarah E. Shearon parents were native of the US" 16th of Oct 1883 John M. Corcoran Judge of Superior Ct Mariposa Co, CA filed Oct 16 1883 request of John M. Corcoran Jarvis Streeter, Recorder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mariposa Gazette, Jan 21, 1893 DIED Fournier-Near Princeton, January 14th,1893, Mrs. Sarah, beloved wife of Antoine Fournier, a native of California, aged 32 years. Mariposa Gazette, Jan 21. 1893 Death of Mrs. Fournier. The death of this lady, occurred on the 14th instant, at her home near Princeton, she had suffered from an attack of pneumonia, but was considered out of danger and in a fair way to recover. But the first day she could sit up she insisted on having her hair, which had become badly matted, cut very close to her head, and this giving her fresh cold, a relapse set in which soon proved fatal. She was a very domestic woman and rarely left her home even to go to the nearest village. Five young children, one a baby of three months old, are left with her husband to mourn her loss. Her funeral took place Monday afternoon, and was well attended. The interment took place at the Odd Fellows' Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve

Hi Candace, I've been in the Mariposa Co birth index quite a lot and don't remember a Fournier before 1905, but I can take a look later this week, then I was going to ck the M Gazette on another birth. Here is a little something. Mariposa Gazette April 20, 1918 (personals) Mrs. Sarah Kirby of Salinas, is in Mariposa for a visit with her father, Antone Fournier. Steve At 02:32 PM 09/30/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, all! > I'm looking for info on my great grandmother, Juanita FOURNIER, who was >born in Mariposa Co. on 2 Jan 1876 or 1877. On her death certificate (5 Jan >1916 - Monterey Co.) it lists only her father as A. Fournier - no mention of >her mother. I found an Atonio Fournia on the 1880 Mariposa Census. It's >possible that this is Juanita's father. It appears that he could have been >living in a mining camp - no mention of family. I was told that it would have

Hi, all! I'm looking for info on my great grandmother, Juanita FOURNIER, who was born in Mariposa Co. on 2 Jan 1876 or 1877. On her death certificate (5 Jan 1916 - Monterey Co.) it lists only her father as A. Fournier - no mention of her mother. I found an Atonio Fournia on the 1880 Mariposa Census. It's possible that this is Juanita's father. It appears that he could have been living in a mining camp - no mention of family. I was told that it would have been quite common for a man to leave his family in another town because the camps were quite crude. Does anyone know of this family or have access to birth records? Or, perhaps, have information on the mining camps of that time in that area? Any help at all will be greatly appreciated! Candice Henderson, NV

Hi Donald, >From 1883 Delinquent Tax Rolls Mariposa Gazette, transcribed by Wm Disbro Alvarez, Manuel, Hornitos Rd. Dist #1 House in Hornitos abt 1/8 mi North of Ignacio Busani and East of the field of Eugnio Aranceba, value $40.00 Total Value of all property $40.00 Total Tax $1.21 Collectors cost 50 cents www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/1883tax.html. Note both sources were found at links provided by the Mariposa Co genweb page. Bye Now, Steve

Hi Donald, Just thought I would give you some info to work with; US Census Mariposa Co 1880 Enumeration Dist 38 Supervisors Dist 4 Page 4 Inhabitants im Bull Creek Prec't Co of Mariposa Ca 30th day of June 1880 line 39 Alvarez, M. Jose w m 29 farmer Portugal Port. Port. Mary w f 26 wife keeping house " " " Joseph w m 3/12 April son at home Calif. " " Concalves J H w m 17 broinlaw laborer Port. " " " Ah Zou c m 40 China China China Looks like your Mary's maiden name is Concalves. I will do some more looking see what else I can find. Hope this helps you get going. www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/mariposa/census/1880/38-20.gif Steve

The following post bounced off the list and to me due to an error. Please address any personal replies to Anna at her email. DO NOT use your reply button, because then your answer will come to my personal email and not the list or Anna. :-) Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom > Subj:{not a subscriber} Dorothy Boyer > Date:9/25/01 3:59:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: ah065@cvip.net (ANNA M. HERRERA) > To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com (CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com) > Mariposa has lost a much beloved resident. Dorothy Boyer, wife of Bob > Boyer, mother to Saundra Chase, and Stan Boyer, passed away Saturday, > Sep. 22, 2001. > Services for Dorothy will be held 1:00 on Saturday, Sep. 29th, at the > Mariposa Funeral Chapel. > Bob is the cousin of one of our list members, Sharon (Ruby Slippers), > and a dear friend of mine. > Anna M. (Peck) Herrera

In a message dated 9/20/01 6:49:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, white@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu writes: > Was the will a transcript? If the age in the original was written > "14" instead of fourteen, it is possible that the "4" was simply > mis-read as a "9". Mike, That is what I thought might have happened in this case. However, Steve tells me that what was being probated wasn't a will but an intestate estate. Therefore, the document wasn't written in 1922 (although that is the date of Hiram's death) but, in 1927. So the age of the son Hiram, was given as what it was in 1927, at the time of the writing of the document. Everything else dove-tailed beautifully. I knew there was something I was missing. My missing info was that this wasn't a will written by Hiram, Sr. and submitted for probate soon after his death. Hiram, Sr. died intestate and his widow was apparently trying to sell the land (or something similar) and couldn't until the estate was probated. Sharon, Listmom

Was the will a transcript? If the age in the original was written "14" instead of fourteen, it is possible that the "4" was simply mis-read as a "9". I have seen this happen often enough (sometimes when trying to read my own handwriting!). - Mike

Hi Sharon, The Hiram W. Branson info you refer to was from the probate papers, he died "intestate" and in 1927 when the probate was filed with the Superior Court, the younger Hiram would have been 19 years. I don't know why the delay in filing,but I suspect that the widow Josephine wanted tosell the property, the only remaining asset and discovered that only probate would resolve the title. She moved to SoCal where she lived until death in 1937(?memory), her body was returned and interred at Mariposa Cem. I checked my copies, they are typewritten and readable throughout. The county death index book also uses the 1922 and the probate refers to the 1922 death, that probate finally closed in 1928. I have seen probates filed in 1917 for an 1897 death, again I think more out of ignorance than an attempt to de-fraud. Steve At 02:55 AM 09/19/2001 -0400, you wrote: Steve, This is way after the fact, but I have a question about the death date of Hiram Branson......... According to the will you posted, he died 30 Apr 1922 and his son Hiram W. Branson was listed as 19 years of age. The CA Birth Index lists Hiram's year of birth as 1908. This doesn't fit. He would have only been 14 years of age. Since the will was probated in Dec of 1927, is it possible that Hiram died in April 1927? That would fit with the son Hiram's age as stated in the will. I"m just wondering how clear (easy to read) the date is for his date of death..... Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom

In a message dated 9/19/01 4:05:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rubyslippers@kc.rr.com writes: > According to the Mariposa Gazette obit, Hiram died April 30, 1922. This > also matches the date on his tombstone in Oddfellows Cemetery. > I researched this additionally on the CA Death index and the date of death says 1922 there also. I'm just puzzled by the discrepancy in the age of the son Hiram. Since he was born in 1908, (confirmed by both the CA Birth Index and the Death Index) he was not 19 years old in 1922. Yet, the will refers to him as being "19 years of age". Something's not right somewhere...... just don't know where!! Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom

The statement regarding Hiram, Jr's age comes from: >From Show Cause Petition Estate of Hiram W. Branson (d. Apr 30, 1922), filed Dec. 20, 1927 in Superior Ct of Mariposa Co. Judge of Superior Court, J. Trabucco Hiram Jr was born December 1908 thus in December 1927, he would have reached 19 years of age. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DULCICH6@aol.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [CAMARIPO] Will of Hiram Branson > In a message dated 9/19/01 4:05:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > rubyslippers@kc.rr.com writes: > > > > According to the Mariposa Gazette obit, Hiram died April 30, 1922. This > > also matches the date on his tombstone in Oddfellows Cemetery. > > > > I researched this additionally on the CA Death index and the date of death > says 1922 there also. I'm just puzzled by the discrepancy in the age of the > son Hiram. Since he was born in 1908, (confirmed by both the CA Birth Index > and the Death Index) he was not 19 years old in 1922. Yet, the will refers to > him as being "19 years of age". Something's not right somewhere...... just > don't know where!! > > Sharon > Mariposa, CA listmom > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Bob Norris, forever in our hearts. >

According to the Mariposa Gazette obit, Hiram died April 30, 1922. This also matches the date on his tombstone in Oddfellows Cemetery. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DULCICH6@aol.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:55 AM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Will of Hiram Branson > Steve, > This is way after the fact, but I have a question about the death date > of Hiram Branson......... According to the will you posted, he died 30 Apr > 1922 and his son Hiram W. Branson was listed as 19 years of age. The CA > Birth Index lists Hiram's year of birth as 1908. This doesn't fit. He would > have only been 14 years of age. Since the will was probated in Dec of 1927, > is it possible that Hiram died in April 1927? That would fit with the son > Hiram's age as stated in the will. I"m just wondering how clear (easy to > read) the date is for his date of death..... > > Sharon > Mariposa, CA listmom > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > List of All of California Genealogy Discussion Lists: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_states-ca.html >

Steve, This is way after the fact, but I have a question about the death date of Hiram Branson......... According to the will you posted, he died 30 Apr 1922 and his son Hiram W. Branson was listed as 19 years of age. The CA Birth Index lists Hiram's year of birth as 1908. This doesn't fit. He would have only been 14 years of age. Since the will was probated in Dec of 1927, is it possible that Hiram died in April 1927? That would fit with the son Hiram's age as stated in the will. I"m just wondering how clear (easy to read) the date is for his date of death..... Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom

It has been brought to my attention that I show 2 diff. years for this transcript, the dates for the event and its recording are 1857. Steve At 07:25 PM 09/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Mariposa County Marriage Cert Transcribed 9/13/2001 by Steve Miller >Apr 2, 1857 Book B page 23 >J. F. Gesenmir* to Caroline Phillips

Thanks to Steven H. Miller I now have information on a sibling in a line I am researching in Coulterville, CA. Jacob P. Stemles and Sarah E. Howeth residence of Pino Blanco residence of Pino Blanco age 27 years age fifteen years color white color white place of nativilty New Jersey place of nativity Texas single or widower single single or widow single This couple was married in the residence of Nelson Howeth. Nelson has another daughter Martha Howeth that married James Kenneth Lindsay I on 6 Jan 1866 in Coulterville, CA. Would love to connect with someone that knows about the Howeth's. Pam Jeans