In a message dated 9/16/01 8:52:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, millerz@sierratel.com writes: > I posted a number of marriage transcripts last evening and have had > questions already this morning and wanted to do some explaining. > Steve, As listmom and also as a fellow volunteer, I want to express my thanks to you for your dedication to bringing this type of information to us on this list. This is exactly what is so very helpful to those with roots in Mariposa Co. and yet have no way of actually getting to do on-site research. I know exactly what this takes in terms of personal time, money, patience, eyesight & a good magnifying glass!! Not to mention a large bottle of Tylenol or Excedren!! Trying to decipher some of these documents is truly a challenge. Please accept my gratitude on behalf of the list for all your hard work... Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom & Kern Co Volunteer

Hi All, I posted a number of marriage transcripts last evening and have had questions already this morning and wanted to do some explaining. First, I have no family that I am searching for in Mariposa County, so the only files I have on the people I've listed is listed in the archives to this LIST and some are being posted a the Mariposa County site. I am always happy to discuss these people, but my knowledge may be limited. Second, these are transcripts. I go to the Hall of Records in Mariposa and request photo copies of the document, then I transcribe them at the counter and return them to the recorder clerk. They do not charge for this, the clerks there are helpful and friendly, however county regs require that if you want to take a copy with you they have to charge, the prices are changing now and I need to confirm them. I must return the photo copies an don't have any actual copies to share with researchers, Sorry. Third, I try to transcript completely handwritten documents, these usually don't follow a consistent format and I think that by comparison that the extent of the verbiage or the phraseology may have some significance. If the handwritten doc is particularly well done I may recommend the researcher order the doc from the county, I can't purchase them for you. In preprinted forms I only copy the facts. Fourth, I will publish my findings on the board or list that the request for help came from, also on the CAMARIPO-L and where applicatable CADI or Gold seekers. I will also ask the county web site to post in the proper category. I personally feel that the best way to make these formats work is to respond to them and to post findings on them. To take a message or request off-line hide the repose thread and does other researchers a disservice. Last, I do not charge for what I do, I feel that if you feel payment is necessary, I forward that to the local Friends of the Library who have so generously given their time and financial support to make the libraries in Mariposa and Oakhurst such enjoyable places to do research. In addition to the great people at the Mariposa Recorders office, I want to thank those in the Mariposa and the Oakhurst-Madera Libraries for their kindness, help and tolerance, Carolyn Feroben, this list mom and the Mariposa County web site etc for her chats and willing support in expansion of her on-line charges. There are more through out the California lists and web sites, all VOLUNTEERS. I GET WORDY SOMETIMES, but the more I get involved with this venue the more I have to say. HAPPY HUNTING, Steve

Marriage Cert trans Mariposa County 9/13/01 by Steve Miller Book B page 41 Marriage of Charles Pe and Chu Sin Jan 2, 1860 Mariposa, Mariposa County, State of California I here by certify that on the 2nd day of January AD 1860 at my office in said Charles Pe of Mariposa and Chu Sin of said town with their mutual concent joined together in holy matrimony which was solemnizted by me in presence of A. G. Worthington and Michael Mingle of said town of Mariposa attesting witnessese, and I further certify that the said Charles Pe and Chu Sin are known to me to be the person described in this certificate; that I ascertained, previous to the solemniztion of Mariposa that the said parties were of sufficient age to contract the same and that after due inquiry by me made there no appearance of lawful impediment to such marriage given under my hand this the 2nd day Janurary 1869. Thomas Jay Byme Justice of the Peace township # 3 Filed Tuesday January 3, 1860 at 11 oclock AM and recorded at the urging of George Hays, Esq. R. S. Miller R. M. Co

Carsons Creek, Mariposa County Book B page 43 Carsons Creek, Mariposa County, 21st day of January 1860 I undersigned do hereby certify that on the 21st day of January 1860 I united in marriage of Gaeten Rasfetta born in Italy age 26 years and Louisa Trabucco Born in Italy aged 17 years, (both white) residing in Carson Creek. L. A. Auger Catholic Priest residing in Sonora Filed Saturday February 19, 1860 at 2 oclock PM. Recorded at the request of J. C. Hopper, Esq R. S. Miller R. M. Co

Marriage Cert Transcript Nov/24/1866 Trans by Steve Miller 9/13/01 Mariposa County Book B page 185 Marriage Licence I Angevine Reynolds, County Clerk of Mariposa County, State of California do hereby certify that application has been made to me by Joseph A. Sterne, resident of Mariposa County and of the age of 34 years and Elizabeth M. Phillips, resident of Mriposa County and of the age of 18 years for a Licence to Marry, and that I am fully satisfied there is no legal objections. Wherefore, I Angevine Reynolds, County Clerk by virtue of the power and authorized on are conferred by law do hereby authorize any Judge, Justice of the Peace, clergman or Preacher of the gospel to celebrate a marriage between the parties aforsaid; in witness thereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed my official seal on this the 9th day of November A.D. 1866 (s) Angevine Reynolds, County Clerk I hereby certify that I have this 24th day of November A.D. 1866 united in Marriage Joseph A. Sterne to Elizabeth M. Phillips in accordance with licence hereto annexed. (s) F. Galtner Justice of the Peace File this 26th day of November A.D. 1866 Edwin xxxxxxx recorder in charge

This one was a preprinted form so I only record the facts. The handwritten ones seem to take a different twist of words every time and I sometimes think that the words might have clues, why that particular phrase or the omission of of a word, like holy. When you've read many by the same writer as I have there seems to be trends; the wordiest one I seen was Charles Pe and Chu Sin, appears that the writer went to extra length to validate the certificate, was this because he didn't do many certs for Chinese or ????? Town of Mariposa, County of Mariposa August 3, 1881 Licence John F. Harris place of nativ. Ohio age 26 years reside Town of Mariposa, County of Mariposa R. E. Whitney place of nativ. California age 20years reside Town of Mariposa, County of Mariposa 3rd of August 1881 Jarvis Streeter (recorder) Certificate John F. Harris and R. E. Whitney witnesses: H. W. Thomas reside Mariposa, J. H. Mailer reside Mariposa 3rd of August 1881 Jarvis Streeter (recorder)

Marriage Cert Transcript Coulterville 9/13/01 by Steve Miller Mariposa County Book B page 63 Coulterville, Mariposa County, State of California Coulterville June 24, 1862 This certifies that I George Counts Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mariposa united in marriage at the residence of Nelson Howeth, Pino Blanco of Mariposa on the twenty fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty two; 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 In accordance with the laws of the State of California. George Counts Justice of the Peace Filed Wednesday June 25, 1862 Recorded at the request of Geo Counts, Esq. R. S. Miller, Recorder by Wm S. Miller, Dep Rec.

Mariposa County Marriage Cert Transcription 9/13/01 by Steve Miller Book B page 43 Bear Valley, Mariposa County, State of California Bear Valley, February 15th, 1860 I the undersigned do hereby certify that on the fifteenth day of February 1860 I united in marriage of John Wilcox born in Kentucky in 1827 and Ann Dunn born in Ireland in 1837. (both white) residing in Bear Valley. L. A. Auger Catholic Priest resident of Sonora Filed Saturday February 19, 1860 at 2 oclock PM. Recorded at the request of J. C. Hopper, Esq. R. S. MIller R. M. Co This one was on the same page, but when I went to the index book to check on the spelling of Gaeten Rasfetta it is not indexed nor was it listed in the females list for Louisa Trabucco Carsons Creek, Mariposa County Book B page 43 Carsons Creek, Mariposa County, 21st day of January 1860 I undersigned do hereby certify that on the 21st day of January 1860 I united in marriage of Gaeten Rasfetta born in Italy age 26 years and Louisa Trabucco Born in Italy aged 17 years, (both white) residing in Carson Creek. L. A. Auger Catholic Priest residing in Sonora Filed Saturday February 19, 1860 at 2 oclock PM. Recorded at the request of J. C. Hopper, Esq R. S. Miller R. M. Co Marriage Cert trans Mariposa County 9/13/01 by Steve Miller Book B page 41 Marriage of Charles Pe and Chu Sin Jan 2, 1860 Mariposa, Mariposa County, State of California I here by certify that on the 2nd day of January AD 1860 at my office in said Charles Pe of Mariposa and Chu Sin of said town with their mutual concent joined together in holy matrimony which was solemnizted by me in presence of A. G. Worthington and Michael Mingle of said town of Mariposa attesting witnessese, and I further certify that the said Charles Pe and Chu Sin are known to me to be the person described in this certificate; that I ascertained, previous to the solemniztion of Mariposa that the said parties were of sufficient age to contract the same and that after due inquiry by me made there no appearance of lawful impediment to such marriage given under my hand this the 2nd day Janurary 1869. Thomas Jay Byme Justice of the Peace township # 3 Filed Tuesday January 3, 1860 at 11 oclock AM and recorded at the urging of George Hays, Esq. R. S. Miller R. M. Co

Mariposa County Marriage Cert Transcribed 9/13/2001 by Steve Miller Apr 2, 1857 Book B page 23 J. F. Gesenmir* to Caroline Phillips State of California County of Mariposa I do hereby certify that on the 2nd day of April A.D. 1857 at the Coulter House in the town of Coulterville J. F. Gesenmir age 26 years of Mariposa County and City and Caroline Phillips aged 18 years of the same place were of their mutual consent lawfully joined together in Holy Matrimony which was solemnized by me in the presence of John P. Clark, L. W. Porter and John Thompson and others attesting witness and I further certify that xxxxxxx previous to the solemnization of the said marriage that the said parties were of sufficient age to contract the same and that after due enquiry by me made there appeared no lawful impediment to such marriage. Given under my hand, this 2nd day of April A.D. 1854 Geo Counts Justice of the Peace Filed Friday April 8, 1854 at 11 oclock AM and recorded at the request of T. Clark, Esq. R. S. Miller R. M. Cg *I have tried to decipher this last name from 2 different sources and arrived at 2 different spellings Gesenmir....Gepenmen and could prob. come up with more. The handwriting in both sources are just no up to the standards of Underwood or Royal typewriters. Steve xxxxxxx again, just couldn't figure it out. Steve

Mariposa County Marriage January 19, 1860 Book B page 42 Thomas W. Marshall to Sarah Jane Phillips Mariposa, January 19, 1860 This certifies that I Thomas J. Byme, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mariposa, united in marriage athe residence of Peter Gorden, in said County of Mariposa on the 19th day of January A.D. 1860 Thomas W. Marshall and Miss Sarah Jane Phillips. Residence Whitlocks, Mariposa County Residence Whitlocks, Mariposa County age twenty nine yrs age twenty years color white color white place of nativity Cape Briton place of nativity Wisconsin British America single or widower single single or widow single In accordance with the laws of the State of California (s) Thomas Jay Byme Justice of Peace Filed Tuesday, January 24th 1860, 12 oclock AM at the request of T. J. Byme, Esq. R. L. Miller R. M. Cg

Marriage Certificate June 30, 1862 Book B pg 63 Joseph S. Phillips to Mary Bacon Cathey Valley, June 30th 1862 This certifies that I Wm Robinson, a preacher of the gospel, residing in the County of Mariposa, State of California, united in marriage Joseph S. Phillips, age 24 yrs to Mary (?). Bacon, age 16 yrs residing in Princeton on the 30th day of June A.D. 1862. In accordance with the laws of the State of California. (s) Wm Robinson P.G. Filed Saturday July 5th 1862, recorded at the request of Joseph S. Phillips, Esq. R. S. Miller, recorder by Wm S. Miller, dep. recorder

Dear family, This needs to be shared and so I am......... This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. America: The Good Neighbor. Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars! into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon -! not once, but several times - and safely home again. You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those." Stand proud, America!

Hello listers, I'm back from my trip to the east. Spent lots of time at the National Archives, Library of Congress and the DAR Library, as well as with two cute little grandsons!! I don't think I will ever exhaust the resources at the Archives!! Every time I go I think this will be the end of my visits and then I find a whole new area revealed that needs to be searched. It truly is one of my favorite places. I thought the same thing about the LOC. This time, I actually finished all I wanted from the LOC and now that I"m home, I find there are more references that I need to check from there. It's a neverending story........... I have an incredible list of lookups to catch up on and will begin working on it this coming week. If you have asked for a Kern Co. lookup, please be patient. I"m going to be spending long hours at the library and Hall of Records! Sharon Kern Co Volunteer & CAMARIPO listmom

Dear Listers, This was posted to the NORCAL list and I have George's permission to post his offer here as well. He asks that all be reminded that he will do lookups as his time permits around his regular job. Please DO NOT use your reply button because your request will then come to me instead of going to George. George's address follows his name. ------------------original message---------------------------------------- I do have a book called "A Memorial and Biographical HISTORY - MERCED, STANISLAUS, CALAVERAS, TUOLUMNE and MARIPOSA COUNTIES." published in 1892. There are a lot of short biographies in it and I would be happy to do look ups there. George Jackson Baker <A HREF="mailto:georgeb1@thevision.net">georgeb1@thevision.net</A> ------------------------------------------------------------ Sharon Mariposa, CA listmom

Hi , Teenie if you are on the list please be in touch! Does anyone have Teenies address- she may not be on the list anymore and I need her to contact me/ I have just received an email from a researcher. Here is a snipit of her note------------ -My grandmother was Mary Frances Deatsch who married Louis Harvy Grosjean, they lived in Mariposa at the time. Although Louis was born in California, his family were recent immigrants from Alsace at the time. My mother told me that her father was born in California but I have no idea where? My grandmother was raised in White Rock (born there too, I think). Louis mother's maiden name was Mary Sousa. I remember my mother specifically telling me that her name was spelled with an "s" instead of "z"... I recall that because I questioned it when she told me how the family spelled their name because I had never heard of that name spelled with anything other than a "z" prior to that. I also recall my mother telling me that her grandmother, Mary Sousa was a very small, petite, blonde lady. She was born in the Azores and immigrated with her parents -- traveled across country in covered wagon and settled in Mariposa. I know Mary Sousa married a Grosjean (don't know first name). I know that Louis had a brother by the name of John Charles Grosjean and that he held some sort of an office in the Mariposa County, and that he was well liked and highly respected in the community. ------------------------- Oh boy - do we have information on these families! Carolyn

Thanks Sharon for asking George to share with us! Here is the index to the book- check to see who is there! http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cencal2.htm Carolyn DULCICH6@aol.com wrote: > Dear Listers, > This was posted to the NORCAL list and I have George's permission to > post his offer here as well. He asks that all be reminded that he will do > lookups as his time permits around his regular job. > Please DO NOT use your reply button because your request will then > come to me instead of going to George. George's address follows his name. > > ------------------original message---------------------------------------- > > I do have a book called "A Memorial and Biographical HISTORY - MERCED, > STANISLAUS, CALAVERAS, TUOLUMNE and MARIPOSA COUNTIES." > published in 1892. There are a lot of short biographies in it and I would > be happy to do look ups there. > > George Jackson Baker > <A HREF="mailto:georgeb1@thevision.net">georgeb1@thevision.net</A> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Sharon > Mariposa, CA listmom > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Mariposa County, California GenWeb Project Page: > http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/

STEVE!!!!!!!! This is TERRIFIC....I just noticed at the very bottom that the address in Los Angeles is there. This is a REAL treasure! Josie died in 1930 in Los Angeles and this will help me find family in the massive L.A. 1930 census when it is finally released. Wow...one document can really give you great clues. Thank you so very very very very very very very much for your help. You are one terrific guy!!!! Sharon

http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/SHERMANCENSUS.html Thanks Sharon! rubyslippers wrote: > Let me start by saying that the handwriting of the 1910 census of the Sherman Institute in Riverside is simply attrocious. I did my very best to grab the info on all of our people. Some names probably aren't totally right...if you have a relative close to this spelling, I'd pull ED 90 and double check. I put down those I could read. For ease of typing here are my abbreviations: > > M= Mono > W=White > C=Chuckchansi > NF=Northfolk, Madera Co. > MC=Madera County > FF=Fresno Flats > Coarse=Coarsegold > U=UNKNOWN > If it says "Across" after, it means the person AND the parents were the same > > Tom Charley, 17, NF, MC across, M across > Florence Teaford, 17 > Bertha Goode 16, NF, ILL, NF, M,W,M > William Stromberd 30, C,W(Swedish),C > Female-Fran... N. Hancock, 16, M,W,M > James B. Hancock, M, W(Missouri), M > Myrtle Blodgett, 13, C, W (Minn), C > Sophie Wilson, 14, C across, Mother may say born Mariposa > Jack A. Cragson, 14, M,W,M > Wesley Wilson, 9, C across > Roy Speckerman, 12, FF, U, U, C across > Jim Fox, 12, NF, NF, U M across > Bertha Hilliard, 9 > Tina Turner, 8, NF, M,W,M > Theodora Castro, 10, Mariposa, mexico, U > Mary Sherderman, 8, FF, U, U, C across > Sebina Shefman 10, NF, U, U, M across > Hazel Lewis, 12 NF, U,U, C across > Nancy Roan, 13 NF, U, NF, C, U, C > Mattie Jackson 14, M across > Martin Lewis, 15, NF, NF, U, M, W, M > Mollie Fox, 15, NF, U, NF, M across > Mary J. Lewis, 16, FF, U, FF, C, W, C > Bessie E. Bishop, 17, FFacross, Mewok across > Nancy Goff 11, NF, U, NF, M across > Eve Westfall, 21, FF, Parents: Mariposa, Mewok across > Nellie Brown, 14, NF, U, NF, M, U, M > Rosa Belledue, 14, NF, FF, U, M across > Nellie C. Polkenhorn, 13, NF, U, NF, M across > Annie Jackson, 14, NF across, M across > Tom ?hitley, 17, NF across, M across > John Walker, 14, MC, MC, NF, M across > Andrew J. Neal, 21, MC across, C across > Charles Goodeye, 17, FF, CA, FF, Yokut, U, Yokut > Rose Louis, 14, MC, NC, MC, C, W, C > Frank Packard, 22, Fresno Res, U, U, C, W, C > Fred Walker, 11, U, Finegold, NF, M across > Martha J. Goode, 13, M, W, M > Maud A. Miller, 14, Fresno, M, W, M > Charley ?oode, 11, MC, M,W,M > David Brown, 11, NF, U, NF, M across > Ella E. Sheckerman, 13, FF, U, Coarse, C across > Willis Pe????, 12, NF across, M across > William Rosa, 17, father born Coarse, C across > Dewey Gesnow, 12, NF, M across > Mary A. ?Castor?, 17, Mariposa, Mexico, Mariposa, U, Mexico, Yosemite > Georgia N. Hauchok, 18, FF, Missouri, U, M, W, M > George Bishop, 16, FF, FF, U, C across > Andrew Bishop, 15, FF, FF, U, C across > John Jackson, 17, NF across, M across > Suces? Charlie (fem), 16, NF, M across > Elsie George, 12, Coarse across, C across > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > NEW LIST MEMBERS- Post your query so we can start helping you!!

How wonderful! Thank you, thank you!!! **Beverly

What a wonderful thing to have. HUGS HUGS Steve! ----- Original Message ----- From: "steven h miller" <millerz@sierratel.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Excerpt Probate of Hiram Branson Mariposa Co. > Carolyn, for the website. > Sharon, the complete probate in the mail Sept 5,2001 > > transcribed Sept. 4, 2001 by Steve Miller > 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 > > > "It appearing by the verified petition this day presented and filed by > Josephine Branson, the administratrix of the estate of Hiram W. Branson, > deceased, praying for the order of this Court, setting aside the whole of > the estate of the deceased to his widow, Josephine Branson; that said Hiram > W. Branson died on or about the 30th day of April, 192(2), leaving > surviving him his widow, Josephine Branson, and four sons, Milton Branson, > Bert Branson, Fred Branson of legal age and Hiram Branson, who is 19years > of age, and two daughters, Dorothy Branson Neal and Emma Boyer both of > whom are of legal age; and it further............" > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > If you have any good California History or Genealogy Links let us know! >