Does anyone have any tidbits or information on either the MT GAINES Mine, or James Taylor Gaines? He died in Quartzburg in November of 1856- according to his obituary in the Daly Atla of SF- provided by listmember Evelyn Owens...... What is strange to me is that I cannot find one tidbit of information on the mine going back to that early date...........any information would be appreciated. Also , information says that he was "buried near Oakland"=-! Would like to pin it down as to where he was buried----------- There is supposed to be an article in the Mariposa Sentinel (publication of the Mariposa County, California, Historical Society), Midwinter 1975. I will need to get to the History Center to see what the article contains. But meanwhile would appreciate anything you may have. Thanks, Carolyn

Sorry - sometimes I lose track of relationships. Children of Thomas HODGSON were brothers and sister to Phebe SKELTON!! Yes, HOPDGSON is a typo. This Robert was the son of Errol HODGSON & ? McNALLY. Grandson of George HODGSON and Alice PRESTON. Great Grandson of Thomas HODGSON. Joseph, Elizabeth, John and George were all children of Thomas & Margaret HODGSON. English immigrants. (niece & nephews of Ed & Phebe SKELTON - LOL). Thomas HODGSON served as County Supervisor when the vault was being constructed. Mary ASHWORTH Phelan

Yes, HOPDGSON is a typo. This Robert was the son of Errol HODGSON & ? McNALLY. Grandson of George HODGSON and Alice PRESTON. Great Grandson of Thomas HODGSON. Joseph, Elizabeth, John and George were all children of Thomas & Margaret HODGSON. English immigrants. (niece & nephews of Ed & Phebe SKELTON - LOL). Thomas HODGSON served as County Supervisor when the vault was being constructed. Mary ASHWORTH Phelan Carolyn Feroben wrote: > Mary- Would you say that the HOPDGSON is a typo? > > Any corrections or additions would be appreciated--------- Carolyn > Masonic > Hodgson, Joseph G Oct 14, 1891 30yrs > Hodgson, Elizbeth A Aug 30, 1879 15yrs > Hodgson, John F March 8, 1880 8yrs > Hopdgson, Robert E \ Nov 19, 1928-Jan 20, 1950 > Hodgson, George / Feb 12, 1868-Mar 2, 1952 > > IOOF > Hodgson, resereved F > Hodgson, rerserved F

Mary- Would you say that the HOPDGSON is a typo? Any corrections or additions would be appreciated--------- Carolyn Masonic Hodgson, Joseph G Oct 14, 1891 30yrs Hodgson, Elizbeth A Aug 30, 1879 15yrs Hodgson, John F March 8, 1880 8yrs Hopdgson, Robert E \ Nov 19, 1928-Jan 20, 1950 Hodgson, George / Feb 12, 1868-Mar 2, 1952 IOOF Hodgson, resereved F Hodgson, rerserved F

Chriss- do these look correct--- need to help out a fellow who is hoping to gather correct/complete data transcriptions of the Mariposa Cemeteries. Any corrections or additions would be appreciated. Thanks, Carolyn CATHOLIC- McElligott, Janice E June 26,1857-May 7,1934 ?? ??? McElligott, ??? -Aug 9, 1893 s/o Janice & Tom,See Gazette8/12/93 McElligott, Bridgett -Nov 13,1864 17yrs MASONIC McElligott,Patrick H 1857-1916 C 6 McElligott, Lucy E 1862-1922 C 7 McElligott, Reserved C 8 McElligott, Reserved C 9 McElligott, Maynard H 1886-1954 C10 McElligott, C 11 IOOF McElligott, Charles F H McElligott, Reserved H

Would the JONES researchers please verify if this information is correct- this is a piece of a partial transcription of the Cemetery- Mariposa- the transcriber is seeking to have his work corrected and/or verified--------- he is not a JONES researcher- I am just going to put the various surnames out on this list if I know that we have researchers who would be interested and may be able to help in correcting these entries------------- Sharon- note the Sarah ALLEN JONES- ? Thanks, Carolyn Masonic Jones Julia Lois Nov 19, 1852-Apr 26,1923 Jones, Nathan Clark Dec 1, 1859-Nov 7, 1873 Jones, Sarah Allen \ Apr 14, 1829-Feb 16, 1909 Jones, L F / Aug 5, 1821-Nov 5, 1895 Public Jones, Joseph 1873-1910 Jones, Larry Ross Jan 23, 1938-June 24, 1939 ch of David & ?, aged 1yr Jones, David R 1880-1944 Jones, Mark R 1918-1940 Jones, Ollie May Oct 20, 1883-Aug 6, 1956 Jones, Peggy Lou Dec 16, 1929-Aug 24, 1951

Just thought this was interesting----------Carolyn FAMILY.CODE SECTION 295 295. (a) For the purpose of application of the laws of succession set forth in the Probate Code to a decedent, and for the purpose of determining the validity of a marriage under the laws of this state, an alliance entered into before 1958, which, by custom of the Indian tribe, band, or group of which the parties to the alliance, or either of them, are members, is commonly recognized in the tribe, band, or group as marriage, is deemed a valid marriage under the laws of this state. (b) In the case of these marriages and for the purposes described in subdivision (a), a separation, which, by custom of the Indian tribe, band, or group of which the separating parties, or either of them, are members, is commonly recognized in the tribe, band, or group as a dissolution of marriage, is deemed a valid divorce under the laws of this state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=00001-01000&file=295

I would be interested to know the psychological connections between this Stayner and his brother who was kidnapped and abused so many years ago, only to come home to Merced and die in a motorcycle accident a few years later. Yes, I know this isn't genealogy. But it's hometown. My niece went to school with the kidnapped Stayner. carole ----- Original Message ----- From: rubyslippers <rubyslippers@kc.rr.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 6:43 AM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Stayner > I went to the net and the Mariposa Gazette trying to find out the latest in the Stayner trial but couldn't find anything. Does anyone know what is happening with this trial? > > Sharon > > ______________________________

Thanks Carolyn, It would appear then that the closest location was Darrah or Bootjack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Feroben" <sweetwater@sierratel.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [CAMARIPO] Indian Peak > There is a map at this site--------- > http://www.indianpeakranch.com/ > > Carolyn > > rubyslippers wrote: > > > Where is Indian Peak? I'm trying to figure out which Mariposa census area it would be closest to. > > > > Thanks > > Sharon > > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > > If you have a family chronicle let Carolyn add it to the Mariposa County GenWeb Page. Send it to: sweetwater@sierratel.com > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Bob Norris, forever in our hearts. >

The following is an excerpt from my g grandfather's obituary - (DC ASHWORTH) Mr Ashworth was a unlettered man, but posesed of a fund of "old hard sence" and was strictly honest. D.C.Ashworth's word was as good as his bond and through his intire life his name was a proverb of integrity. You don't see anything like that about a person's character in today's obits and that is why I am passing on the following. I received it on another list. Something to ponder!!!! A Man's Word is His Bond (from the Sunday Afternoon Rocking series) Most of us come to the day when we are left with the remnants of another's life to sort through. And so it was that the day came, I found in my father's effects a small worn leather purse that had belonged to my own grandfather. In it was a worn and creased, tattered and carefully folded letter. I little realized when I struggled to open its crumbling edges without tearing, how very much this letter had to say. My grandfather was far from wealthy. He had lived all of his life by the sweat of his brow and the toil of his hands. He had farmed, he had cut railroad ties, and he had raised five children on a small farm deep in the hills of Tennessee. When flooding or drought ruined crops, he would go north for a time to a city where there was industry, and pick up a job long enough to make the income to piece his financial picture back again, and square his debts with the country store. Then he could come home to his family and farm some more. He would ship much needed shoes home for the children, and sometimes small bags of sweets such as they saw at no other time in their rural situation. He and his wife would write loving letters back and forth, understanding the situation they chose to build a life around was a precarious one. It was accepted that their lives from year to year was dependent on the weather, dependent on Providence, no matter how early they rose, how hard they toiled or how late the hour their hands finally stilled. By the time he was elderly, his wife was gone, and he had kept the commitment he made to her the day he married until the day she died. Still not wealthy, he could look around at the farm that had served him well, and that he had served, and know that it was paid for, at least. If he had not great material wealth, at least he owed no man, and at least he had managed to "hold his head up". He was able to farm no more, and his income was meager, mostly earned from renting his land to others, but once a year he climbed on a Greyhound bus and traveled from Tennessee to Texas where there yet lived kindred of his own generation. Born in the late 1800's, in a world without media, a world without instant communication, many of my grandfather's ideas were holdovers from such a world even well into the twentieth century. In the world that had reared him, the "credit" extended a man went no further than the estimation those of his own neighborhood had of him. And so it was more than a reason of pride, but a reason of survival to maintain that good name. A man traveling outside his own neighborhood had need of some documentation attesting to that good name, for his own safety and survival in a world that did not know him. So it was that "letters of introduction" were common for the 1800's. But they were not common in the 1960's, when communication was as instant as dialing a telephone. Yet I found just such a letter, carried by that elderly man on his travels to Texas. Attesting to his honesty, his good character, his morality, this letter was signed by virtually every "important" individual in his world: all of his neighbors, his minister, the sheriff, the funeral home director, the judge, the attorney, the owner of a country store. The names went on and on, signatures of the folks in every prominent position in the tiny rural county, and signatures of the simple hardworking folk like himself who had no position other than their own "good names". I was touched at this man's simplicity and trust. To him, this was "proof" for any who might need to know, for anyone who met him or he might need to do business with, for any trouble he might have. This was proof of a lifetime spent building "a good name". Carefully folded and placed in his little leather purse along with the bus ticket stub, he had kept it for his journeys. I have no doubt that on the most final journey of all he did not need such a letter, for it was left in this world for me to find. Perhaps it was celestially decided that I needed it worse than he. For it is to me a symbol of a time in which a "man's word was indeed his bond", a time in which "a good name" was far more important in terms of wealth than riches. It bespeaks a time in which even a seasoned elder could trust that the signature of the folks around him on a piece of paper attesting to his character was meaningful in the world outside his own. And I am overwhelmed and humbled by what I hold in my hands and could never attain myself. By my own accord, I have earned two college degrees, additional certifications, and reaped awards and appreciation plaques. Yet not a single one of the kudos I have heaped in closets and filing cabinets is as meaningful or as rich as that one letter my grandfather folded so carefully and carried with him. It took me some ten years altogether to earn my own diplomas with their "official" stamps and Old English engraved lettering. Some ten years I toiled to earn my papers in their fine leather cases with a few signatures of people who would not recognize me if they saw me. I am sure they are much more dramatic statements in the world today than a creased faded letter an old man carried year after year in his worn purse. And yet, I am overwhelmed, and ashamed of my own poor accomplishments when I hold a letter the likes of which I could never hope to have myself. Everyone I have ever known or had dealings with in my life have not signed such a letter, and I am not sure would if I should even live the eighty years he did. How small are the things our world today frames and holds as examples of exemplary accomplishments. Would that we all could have a worn leather purse that held little more than a carefully creased folded letter. Just a thought, jan Copyright ©2000janPhilpot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Note: Afternoon Rocking messages are meant to be passed on, meant to be shared...simply share though e-mail as written without alterations...and in entirety. If planned for a publication, permission must be granted by the author. Please forward sufficient information concerning the nature and intent of the publication. Thanks, jan) Sunday Afternoon Rocking columns are distributed weekly on the list Sunday Rocking. This is not a "reply to" list, and normally only one message per week will come across it, that being the column. To subscribe send email to Sundayrocking-subscribe@topica.com Comments about the content of these messages can be sent to unicorn@sun-spot.com

There is a map at this site--------- http://www.indianpeakranch.com/ Carolyn rubyslippers wrote: > Where is Indian Peak? I'm trying to figure out which Mariposa census area it would be closest to. > > Thanks > Sharon > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > If you have a family chronicle let Carolyn add it to the Mariposa County GenWeb Page. Send it to: sweetwater@sierratel.com

I really would like to know more about Tom Lupton....either one. According to Bingamen, the Tom Lupton born 1834 was a nephew of Maria Lebrado. Since Maria was born 1840, I'm not so sure Bingaman didn't have his Tom Lupton's mixed up. He said this Tom went to San Quentin for 10 years for killing a man. In the Gazette is a picture of a Tom Lupton aka Sutar Tenaya with his "cousin" Johnny Brown. Johnny Brown was born 1870...and in the picture they look close in age. It would seem to me that this was a picture of Tom Lupton, Jr born 1858. According to census, Tom Jr. married a Louise (l/4 Indian) in 1899 and lived in Bull Creek. In 1920, Jr. is living with just his brother whose name appears as Charley George born 1852. In 1900 in Red cloud is a Walter Lupton born January 1884. any help appreciated on this line. Sharon

I'm seeking information on Daniel Seaton born cir 1840 and lived in Hite's Cove. If anyone has information on this man, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks Sharon

Where is Indian Peak? I'm trying to figure out which Mariposa census area it would be closest to. Thanks Sharon

I just wanted to let everyone know about the cemetery that Sue talked about in a previous post. She mentioned one which is right next to O'Hare Airport here in Chicago, IL. They are talking about extending runways rather than building another airport in a far south suburb of Chicago. Just to give much needed info on this very old endangered cemetery near Chicago. The following is a link to page with links to pictures of this cemetery. The following is text taken from this page. St. John's and Rest Haven O'Hare Airport Chicago, Illinois Established 1837 and 1840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. John's Cemetery and Rest Haven were surrounded by farmland when they were begun in 1837 and 1840, respectively. Orchard Place airport was established nearby. In the 1950's, Orchard Place was taken over by the city and renamed O'Hare, in honor of local WWII hero Edward O'Hare. The city annexed the land around the airport, with a small strip leading into it along Foster. Suddenly, St. John's was within city limits, making it the oldest existing cemetery within the boundaries of Chicago. Irving Park road runs along the southern perimiter of the airport. A rough side road, the entrance barely noticeable, allows you to drive north into the airport grounds. Just past a city-owned trailer and parking for sanitation vehicles, Rest Haven comes into view. Rest Haven has very few monuments. A sign in one corner informs us that it was dedicated in 1840, rededicated in 1986. Proceeding north past Rest Haven, you'll cross railroad tracks, follow a few curves in the tree-lined road, and then enter a large open area. The road widens, and is surrounded by 12' chain link fences with coils of barbed wire atop. Signs posted on the fence read "Restricted Area". To your right, only a few feet away, is the end of a runway, where a plane will take off every two to three minutes. To your left, within the fenced-in area, is St. John's Cemetery. http://www.graveyards.com/stjohnohare/ Jennifer Heer www.jennifer.heer.com Chicago, IL

XOXOXOXOXO to Carolyn!!!!! No I didn't have this info! You gave me the first info on Phebe and Ed about 3 yrs ago re their marriage. Phebe HODGSON Skelton was my great-grand Aunt (my grandmother, Alice Phebe HODGSON Ashworths Aunt) As I always tell new contacts researching in Mariposa -"Keep searching and you will end up finding you are related to EVERYONE in Mariposa! Thanks again Carolyn!!! Mary ASHWORTH Phelan In response to: Subject: [CAMARIPO] SKELTON BROTHERS Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 09:48:53 -0700 From: Carolyn Feroben <sweetwater@sierratel.com> To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com >From the 100 Year Gazette---------1854-1954 The SKELTON brothers, Henry 84, Al 79, and Tom 77, live together on Highway 49 north of Mariposa. They have spent the past 20 years there and in Darrah , and have lost their families. Henry and Tom were born in Mariposa, Al was born in Sherlock. Their parents, were Edward ( from Mississippi) who married Phoebe HODGSON of Sherlock, and made their home in Mariposa. He was a deputy Sheriff, deputy clerk and deputy assessor during his career. Edward's father, Blackstone Hardaman SKELTON, homesteaded the present CUNNINGHAM Ranch in 1856. SKELTON Creek, which runs into Devil's Gulch, is named after him.

Didn't someone just ask about Skelton? I just found a Skelton, Edwin B. and Phebe in the 1880 Census. ED 40, image # 1 at ancestry.com

Sharon- I am not a member of Ancestry- is viewing the census free- or must you be a member? The 1880 Mariposa Census is online - and linked from the Mariposa GenWeb site: http://cagenweb.com/mariposa/ This is the direct link http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/mariposa/census/1880/ Is the 1880 Ancestry census the same format (ie=- original pages,) or is it transcribed into an easier reading format:? Thanks, Carolyn rubyslippers wrote: > Didn't someone just ask about Skelton? I just found a Skelton, Edwin B. and Phebe in the 1880 Census. ED 40, image # 1 at ancestry.com > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Mariposa County, California GenWeb Project Page: > http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/

Thank you Carolyn. The problem I have with so many of these relationships is that they are often l/2 sisters and I'm trying so hard to match them all up with parents that are known. Wasn't Maria (Ydrte/Lebrado) also a l/2 sister to Lucy? Mary Johnson Wilson was suppose to be a l/2 sister, sister or cousin to Lena Rube. I have begun to try to figure this out by moiety. The Miwok did not have names for aunts or uncles...those were foreign concepts which may have been acquired later by generations trained in white thinking. They had no concept of or label for "in laws".Marriage/breeding was controlled by their philosophy of duality and marrying outside their totem of land or water. You followed/were the totem of your father, not your mother and you married the opposite. If a woman's husband died, his brother was obligated to marry her. If a man's wife died, he married her sister or another kin of hers. An ideal union was with the daughter of your mother's brother. But you couldn't marry the daughter of your father's brother because she had the same totem as you. Here's the problem for those of you that haven't passed out..... Your mother dies, your aunt becomes your Mother (we would call it "step" they don't) The children of your aunt (cousins) now become your brothers and sisters. An appropriate mate might at this point be what is currently one of these brothers and sisters. Their system is based purely on consanquity...blood relationship...whereas we think in terms of in-laws and non-blood relationships and would term a lot of the relationships that went on as incest. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Feroben" <sweetwater@sierratel.com> To: <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: [CAMARIPO] MARY ELLEN HOGAN GRISWOLD > Centennial Edition- Mariposa Gazette > > Mary Ellen HOGAN GRISWOLD, 86, born on the old HOGAN Ranch, now Breunner > Meadows , a sister to Lucy Hite. Her entire life has been spent in > Mariposa County, excepting for a few trips to Merced and Madera. > (a nice photo of Mary Ellen also) > > Sharon, for you of course! > Carolyn > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > This is a flame-free area!! >

Centennial Edition- Mariposa Gazette Mary Ellen HOGAN GRISWOLD, 86, born on the old HOGAN Ranch, now Breunner Meadows , a sister to Lucy Hite. Her entire life has been spent in Mariposa County, excepting for a few trips to Merced and Madera. (a nice photo of Mary Ellen also) Sharon, for you of course! Carolyn