I am going through the Mariposa Free Press of the 1864 and found a notice of a marriage. This marriage know one in the family knows anything about. This marriage could be the Grandmother of my Cousin Barbara Tuck. I called her today and she knows nothing about this marriage. I would like to know if there would be any records in Mariposa that would confirm this as being Mary Francis Wills the daughter of Benj. Wills and Amanda Cathey Wills. She would have been only 12 years old at the time of this marriage. Barbara is a member of CAMARIPO she is over 80 and just fell last week and broke her shoulder. I would like to give her a present of this as being true or not. Mariposa Free Press, April 24, 1864 At Cathay's Valley, March 27th, by S. S. Hyde, Esq., JOHN M. HUDSON to MARY F. WELLS, all of Cathay's Valley. -- Thomas and Paulette Hilk 1725 Wildwood Ct. Merced, CA. 95340 E-mail address: paulette@elite.net

>>"It is about as large as Mariposa and consists of all cotton houses, except >>two, which are of wood ....." What are cotton houses? Thanks, Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Don Rose <darose@yosemite.net> To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 11, 2000 11:31 AM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Carson's >>From _California Gold Camps_ by Gudde > >Carsons or Carson [Mariposa] About four miles west of Mariposa, on Highway 140. Alex GODEY discovered the gold deposits on Fremont's grant in the summer of 1849, and he probably named Carson Creek for his friend, Kit CARSON. The Creek is mentioned by Thomas ALLSOP in December 1851. In his diary entry of February 19, 1853, Angus McISAAC describes the place Carsons as follows: "It is about as large as Mariposa and consists of all cotton houses, except two, which are of wood and better furnished than any of the houses in Mariposa. They are used as public houses as well as gambling and another ill-famed business which I do not choose to mention." The Mariposa Chronicle reported in the spring of 1854 that miners averaged fifteen to twenty dollars per day to the hand. The Alta, June 24, 1854, reprints an item from the Mariposa Chronicle which states that many miners had left Carsontown because of the lack of water. It is probably the same place as Carsons. The town was we! >ll known as the site of Louis de BLAINVILLE's tannery, which is indicated on the Las Mariposas map, 1861. Another map of the area, dated March 1859, is in the Mariposa County Records, Deeds (book G, pg 81). > > >==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== >The California GenWeb Project: >http://www.cagenweb.com/ > >

>From _California Gold Camps_ by Gudde Carsons or Carson [Mariposa] About four miles west of Mariposa, on Highway 140. Alex GODEY discovered the gold deposits on Fremont's grant in the summer of 1849, and he probably named Carson Creek for his friend, Kit CARSON. The Creek is mentioned by Thomas ALLSOP in December 1851. In his diary entry of February 19, 1853, Angus McISAAC describes the place Carsons as follows: "It is about as large as Mariposa and consists of all cotton houses, except two, which are of wood and better furnished than any of the houses in Mariposa. They are used as public houses as well as gambling and another ill-famed business which I do not choose to mention." The Mariposa Chronicle reported in the spring of 1854 that miners averaged fifteen to twenty dollars per day to the hand. The Alta, June 24, 1854, reprints an item from the Mariposa Chronicle which states that many miners had left Carsontown because of the lack of water. It is probably the same place as Carsons. The town was we! ll known as the site of Louis de BLAINVILLE's tannery, which is indicated on the Las Mariposas map, 1861. Another map of the area, dated March 1859, is in the Mariposa County Records, Deeds (book G, pg 81).

Mel, We will have to officially declare you our "Detective Par Excellence." Having been in those offices a couple of times I know how difficult it is to find anything. I for one, and I know there are many more, thank you for all the work. The copying is not an easy job either. Hope your eyes are good and stay that way. Unfortunately neither of the COLLINS are mine--darn it. Those Applications for Naturalizations are really interesting. Maybe that is where they fill out more information on exactly where they came from, parents names, etc. I am keeping my fingers crossed. My eyes too with this Madera 1900 Census I am typing. I won't dare say work harder.:>) Harriet -----Original Message----- From: Melanie Kelley [mailto:tkelley@sierratel.com] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:58 AM To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAMARIPO] GOODIES! GOODIES! GOODIES! Just back from the Hall of Records! Short but sweet visit today! Did not find any indebtures yets, but I did find previously unknow ( at least to me ) Declarations of Intentions, Applications for Naturalizations and Divorce records hidden in the fiches titled JUDGEMENT BOOKS tray 7 and listed in the minutes of Transcipt Judgments 1853 to 1935. THESE are the earliest of any Naturalizations that I have seen in the hall of records. It appears this is the way they actually went to court to get the Naturalizations and then the fancy paper is given. I still have to double check to see if any of these are listed on any of the indices that I have already copied. There are no indices to these fiches. We have not talked about Divorce cases much, but these too are just rather hidden in the pages. The whole thing is interesting reading since it may list a murder trial, then a divorce and then a couple of petitions for naturalizations. One more neat find over on the Recorders side of the building. In a fiche title MISC Mariposa Records: MILITA ROLLS starting in 1861. The actual title to the fiche is missing, but handwritten is "Listing of Pensions (or persons ) of Military Duty " It is in Alpha order according to districts with names of disticts stated as HD and NS. 1861 ends on page 53 and then the title for the next section starts with "Persons eligible for duty dated Aug 4, 1862" I copied just a few of the "known to me names" from the 1861 files ALLEN John ALLEN Thomas ALLEN William ALLEN Charles BOGAN, Chas. COLLINS, Jerimiah CATHY, N ( or A ) COLLINS, Geo. CHAPMAN, Kearny? CRIPPEN, MS DICK, Joseph DUNCAN, John DUNCAN, JH STOCKTON, JM SILVA, Manuel de DIVORCE cases Caroline WILSON vs Orlando WISLON divorce granted after jury trial. Few details and no dates. Mel Kelley Mariposa County California Home to HORNITOS and YoSemite National Prision ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== The California GenWeb Project: http://www.cagenweb.com/

Just back from the Hall of Records! Short but sweet visit today! Did not find any indebtures yets, but I did find previously unknow ( at least to me ) Declarations of Intentions, Applications for Naturalizations and Divorce records hidden in the fiches titled JUDGEMENT BOOKS tray 7 and listed in the minutes of Transcipt Judgments 1853 to 1935. THESE are the earliest of any Naturalizations that I have seen in the hall of records. It appears this is the way they actually went to court to get the Naturalizations and then the fancy paper is given. I still have to double check to see if any of these are listed on any of the indices that I have already copied. There are no indices to these fiches. We have not talked about Divorce cases much, but these too are just rather hidden in the pages. The whole thing is interesting reading since it may list a murder trial, then a divorce and then a couple of petitions for naturalizations. One more neat find over on the Recorders side of the building. In a fiche title MISC Mariposa Records: MILITA ROLLS starting in 1861. The actual title to the fiche is missing, but handwritten is "Listing of Pensions (or persons ) of Military Duty " It is in Alpha order according to districts with names of disticts stated as HD and NS. 1861 ends on page 53 and then the title for the next section starts with "Persons eligible for duty dated Aug 4, 1862" I copied just a few of the "known to me names" from the 1861 files ALLEN John ALLEN Thomas ALLEN William ALLEN Charles BOGAN, Chas. COLLINS, Jerimiah CATHY, N ( or A ) COLLINS, Geo. CHAPMAN, Kearny? CRIPPEN, MS DICK, Joseph DUNCAN, John DUNCAN, JH STOCKTON, JM SILVA, Manuel de DIVORCE cases Caroline WILSON vs Orlando WISLON divorce granted after jury trial. Few details and no dates. Mel Kelley Mariposa County California Home to HORNITOS and YoSemite National Prision

Here is a VERY GOOD web site for Indians of California. Somebody did a lot of work on this site. It is from Barbara Boxer, California Senator. http://boxer.senate.gov/nai Mary

Carolyn & List Members - Last week I was able to make an unplanned, unscheduled, spur of the moment trip to Mariposa - I had not been there for about 15 years. What a CHANGE!! I was VERY impressed with the Museum and History Center and I want to THANK Kerry Self Curator/Secretary for bending the rules and accomodating my request to review the ASHWORTH family file. I did not have an appointment and she said she saw the look of complete dismay on my face, when she explained the process. However she did make time for me that afternoon in her busy schedule. And I mean busy!! Thank you again Kerry!!!!!! I just did not have time to make all the personal contacts I wanted to, I would have loved to visit with Carolyn but as everyone knows - - time flys when your having fun!! If I lived in Mariposa, I would volunteer to do the Mariposa Cemetery files kept by Parks & Rec - So - If some one can get me a copy of everything Parks & Rec has on the Mariposa Cemetery (including Bertha Schroders 1957 inventory) I would be willing to do it for the List & Mariposa Web Site. (It's WINTER here and from now till Spring I need some new projects) Mary ASHWORTH Phelan Alpine, AZ - 8500 ft elevation

Congratulations to Sharon for providing the wonderful new site: Yosemite and Mariposa Natives http://home.earthlink.net/~syvonne/Miwok.html To aid in the research of the Mariposa Native Americans, these records , if found, will be of great historical interest and may answer some genealogical questions as well. SLAVERY PAPERS and INDIAN INDENTURES- the following information is from the _County Archives of California, pub, 1919. Although slavery was forbidden by the state constitution many documents to be found in the county archives give abundant proof that this institution did exist for many years after California became a state. These are usually single documents in the form of emancipation or manumission papers which are recorded in deed books or in the volumes devoted to miscellaneous records. Examples of this may be found in the archives of El Dorado, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Placer, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and elsewhere. In the archives of Humboldt County was found an interesting bundle of documents entitled "Indian Indentures". It is probable the miscellaneous records of other counties having a large Indian population may also contain similar documents . An act passed April 22, 1850, provided that any person having obtained a minor Indian through the consent of the parents or relatives of the child might go before a justice of the peace and after having shown that no compulsion had been employed to secure the child, require the justice to issue a certificate authorizing the applicant to have the "care, custody, control and earnings " of the child until he was eighteen years of age if a male, fifteen if a female. On the other hand, the applicant agreed to feed and clothe the child and to treat him in a humane manner. In 1860 the act was amended, action now being taken before a district or county judge who was to issue duplicate copies of the articles of indenture, one copy to be filed in the office of the recorder. This act extended the provisions of the former law to include not only children but adults as well if they were held as prisoners of war, or vagrant Indians, who had "no settled habitation or means of livelihood, and have not placed themselves under the protection of any white person." In 1863 the acts permitting this practice were repealed. ============= These records -INDIAN INDENTURE- are not specifically noted in the Mariposa County Archives Inventory of 1916- careful research of court documents and miscellaneous records will hopefully reveal these records Coy mentions finding here in Mariposa. Carolyn

The Agenda for the upcoming Mariposa County Historic Sites Commission is on line: http://www.sierratel.com/mariposaplanning/historic.htm I attend these meetings and thank those of you who have helped in contributing to the "call of papers" requests in regards to the historic sites history the commission prepares- Webb Station is the latest example.! Thanks! Go here to see the sites for individual Mariposa County Communities: http://www.sierratel.com/mariposaplanning/town.htm Best, Carolyn

I have begun a new website for the genealogy of the Yosemite and Mariposa Natives. This is going to be an ongoing project but I have started posting already and you are welcome to take a look. A search engine is at the bottom. http://home.earthlink.net/~syvonne/Miwok.html Sharon

Hi there, It has been awhile since an update on the current news of the Mariposa History Center/Museum. Listmember Ben Pierce is providing the Sentinel (membership bulletin of the History Center-) the family chronicles of his Wass and Ashworth families for the next publication, due out in January/February. The current issue has the contribution of listmember Glenn Burghardt on his Phillips family- very nice article Glenn. The Board of Directors reports that the museum has had a good year financially. They are pleased that commercial tours such as The Tauck Tours , who comes once a week to the museum, caters to older adults "who may buy as much as $100 worth of our books". The library is due to open soon, and this means the museum will be expanding soon. One of the exhibits to be developed is the Native American Basket Display, chaired by Sandy Rhoan Chapman. Sandy reported to us at the Historic Sites meeting about her plans for this display. It will be a wonderful exhibit and with all the necessary security precautions. The Vault Project is one quarter funded, according to the bulletin- but it does not give the figures as to the projected costs or the current fund account dollars. They state "With the continued support of our community, if donations keep coming in, we should be able to qualify for a grant with which to complete the project". I have been asked to assist with the inventory of the records in the basement. I have volunteered to assist one day a week. Nothing has been scheduled as of this date. A field trip to Fresno Flats is scheduled for Dec 3, 2000. This will include a stop at the Laramore-Lyman House, Taylor Log House, the one room Schoolhouse, the Blacksmith shop and Barn. Then on to Coarsegold to the Willow Glen Museum, the Adobe Rock Stage Stop, and the Picayune Indian School. I visited the Research room recently (a benefit of membership). I browsed the collection of old marriage records, jury lists, hospital records, military lists. There is much to explore- however, the hours are limited- week days only and you must make an appointment in advance. Remember this when planning your trip to Mariposa. Well that's it for now, Best, Carolyn

I changed internet servers -AGAIN- New addy tkelley@sierratel.com Mel Kelley

Deaths reported by Mariposa hospital. If not otherwise noted, the death occured in the hospital. Age shown appears to be age when admitted to hospital. Place names given are for nativity. Sometimes shown as Sweden or Swedish. Just the first few. I am taking the whole print out to the Hall this week and checking to see if I can find these names in the Death Index. The earliest names are really hard to read, but the copy get better later on. Note that it appears some of men stayed at the hospital for years. More later. Mel CLARK A R Native of North Carolina death 20 June 1866 admitted to hospital 15 Dec 1865 age 42 GUIGAN Paul of France death 7 Aug 1866 admitted date 24 June 1866 age 42 DAVIS Michael of Virginia death 8 Jan 1868 admitted date 8 Jan 1868 age 40 LEMIOR ( LEMIR or LEMIA) Julian of France death 17 March 1869 admitted date 14 Feb 1868 age 39 PATTERSON James of Ireland death 13 June 1868 admitted 20 May 1868 age 74 ( 70 something ) DORN ( DOWN or DORIN ) Jacob of Barvara death 16 FEB 1883 admitted 18 Nov 1867 age 49 OTT ( OTTO ) John of Pennsylvania death 24 Feb 1878 admitted 18 Nov 1867 age 53 FETOR ( FETN) Moses of Vermont death Feb 18 1870 admitted 10 Sept 1869 age 62 MINER Alex of Canada death 8 Nov 1869 admitted 19 Oct 1869 age 60 LIME ( Lowe ) Henry of Prussion death 12 April 1870 admitted 13 Dec 1869 age 23 LOW Betsy of Mexico death 23 May 1870 admitted 29 April 1870 age 45 CROWLEY Dennis of Ireland death 24 May 1871 admitted 5 May 1870 age 50

The MOA format is bit time consuming, but you have to admire their project- retaining the original format does make for an interesting view- Have fun, Carolyn List of US POST OFFICES- on Jan 1, 1851 http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AHJ3101a Listing of US POST OFFICES= pub, 1859 revised and corrected to 1870 http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AHJ3101b

One name that I think should be changed: >J B Semonita??? just might be: Semorille tlewis@uswest.net Tina Semorile Lewis Researching my paternal family. Giovanni Battista SEMORILE settled in Hornitos around 1860. He worked for D. Ghiradelli Company then opened his own store. He lived in Indian Gulch and had a store there as well. My ggrandfather, Lorenzo SEMORILE, was postmaster of Indian Gulch, 1879-1884. A brother, Bartolomeo SEMORILE may also have been a storekeeper in Indian Gulch. I am interested in infor on Indian Gulch and Toledo (or Tolito). Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Harriet Sturk <harriet@madnet.net> To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 05, 2000 7:25 AM Subject: RE: [CAMARIPO] Voting places Nov 3, 1896 >Thanks Melllllllll, you've done it again. Got 2 hits for my John Collins. > One question?---Could that be John W. Collins instead of > John M.---I know those records must be a b#?ch to read. > > Harriet >-----Original Message----- >From: Kelley [mailto:tkelley@yosemite.net] >Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 7:37 PM >To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CAMARIPO] Voting places Nov 3, 1896 > > >Read this whole thing, names are at bottom > >Mariposa voting precincts and number of ballots sent to each >for Nov 3, 1896 > >New Years 200 >Yo Semite Valley 100 >Wawona 200 >Chowchilla 100 >Lewis 300 >Hornitos 500 >Indian Gulch 200 >Bear Valley 400 >Hunters Valley 200 >Catheys Valley 300 >Coulterville North 600 >Coulterville South 700 >Bull Creek 300 >Mariposa 600 >Red Cloud 200 >Oakvale 200 >Whitlock 300 >Darrah 300 >Sherlock 300 > >Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots >Hunters Valley Nov 3, 1896 >G. DULCICH >J. M. COLLINS >Wm. WILLIAMS >Geo. Wagh? >M. Me***s? >F ENOS >G. DULCICH >J. CASTAGNETTO >A. FERRAIS? >J. MASCHIO >D CASTAGNETTO >Wm CARSON >F? C? RICE >G. BERRATTA? >G. ANDERSON > >Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots >Indian Gulch Nov 3, 1896 > >( these too are reallly reallllly hard to read... ) >A. GEHRTS >J R FELT >T M PRAIRIE >N SOLARI >B YRIBANNE >J B Semonita??? >M GONZALES >J C CARDIZA >D S SULLIVAN >M ARMAS? > F SMITH >B BAIL >F FRUITUS?? >J GONZALES >WM FRUDENDH??? > >ANd for Hornitos, these familiar names >Jno. SPAGNOLI >J M COLLINS > >Melllllllll > > > > > >==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== >Thanks for sharing and helping each other!! > > >==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== >The California GenWeb Project: >http://www.cagenweb.com/ > >

Thanks Melllllllll, you've done it again. Got 2 hits for my John Collins. One question?---Could that be John W. Collins instead of John M.---I know those records must be a b#?ch to read. Harriet -----Original Message----- From: Kelley [mailto:tkelley@yosemite.net] Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 7:37 PM To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAMARIPO] Voting places Nov 3, 1896 Read this whole thing, names are at bottom Mariposa voting precincts and number of ballots sent to each for Nov 3, 1896 New Years 200 Yo Semite Valley 100 Wawona 200 Chowchilla 100 Lewis 300 Hornitos 500 Indian Gulch 200 Bear Valley 400 Hunters Valley 200 Catheys Valley 300 Coulterville North 600 Coulterville South 700 Bull Creek 300 Mariposa 600 Red Cloud 200 Oakvale 200 Whitlock 300 Darrah 300 Sherlock 300 Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots Hunters Valley Nov 3, 1896 G. DULCICH J. M. COLLINS Wm. WILLIAMS Geo. Wagh? M. Me***s? F ENOS G. DULCICH J. CASTAGNETTO A. FERRAIS? J. MASCHIO D CASTAGNETTO Wm CARSON F? C? RICE G. BERRATTA? G. ANDERSON Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots Indian Gulch Nov 3, 1896 ( these too are reallly reallllly hard to read... ) A. GEHRTS J R FELT T M PRAIRIE N SOLARI B YRIBANNE J B Semonita??? M GONZALES J C CARDIZA D S SULLIVAN M ARMAS? F SMITH B BAIL F FRUITUS?? J GONZALES WM FRUDENDH??? ANd for Hornitos, these familiar names Jno. SPAGNOLI J M COLLINS Melllllllll ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== Thanks for sharing and helping each other!!

Trail Jury to appear Monday November 15th, 1886 10 am Just some of the familiar names..... Samuel LORD traveled 16 miles paid 16.00 served 3 days D Frank PETTIS excused by court. No payments made.

Read this whole thing, names are at bottom Mariposa voting precincts and number of ballots sent to each for Nov 3, 1896 New Years 200 Yo Semite Valley 100 Wawona 200 Chowchilla 100 Lewis 300 Hornitos 500 Indian Gulch 200 Bear Valley 400 Hunters Valley 200 Catheys Valley 300 Coulterville North 600 Coulterville South 700 Bull Creek 300 Mariposa 600 Red Cloud 200 Oakvale 200 Whitlock 300 Darrah 300 Sherlock 300 Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots Hunters Valley Nov 3, 1896 G. DULCICH J. M. COLLINS Wm. WILLIAMS Geo. Wagh? M. Me***s? F ENOS G. DULCICH J. CASTAGNETTO A. FERRAIS? J. MASCHIO D CASTAGNETTO Wm CARSON F? C? RICE G. BERRATTA? G. ANDERSON Primary Officers Responsible for area ballots Indian Gulch Nov 3, 1896 ( these too are reallly reallllly hard to read... ) A. GEHRTS J R FELT T M PRAIRIE N SOLARI B YRIBANNE J B Semonita??? M GONZALES J C CARDIZA D S SULLIVAN M ARMAS? F SMITH B BAIL F FRUITUS?? J GONZALES WM FRUDENDH??? ANd for Hornitos, these familiar names Jno. SPAGNOLI J M COLLINS Melllllllll

I am guessing this is the same book. You can hardly read the early years! I do have to change that "men only" statement since I have found a notation that says 'China woman'. Also one says 'colored man' Hey, I also played with the fiche called "wills". Hard to read and harder to understand. Will add that one to the WANTS list! Mel

Hi Mel! You have been busy- sorry I missed this weeks expedition~ ! There is an original hospital ledger at the History Center- I wonder if the film is of that ledger- we should take the names and verify to see what years are covered in both sources- If I remember the ledger is in bad shape and should be copied or indexed! Don't stop! Work faster:-)! Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Kelley <tkelley@yosemite.net> To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 1:16 PM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Mariposa Hospital Records. >Somebody stop me!!!! Without Carolyn beside at the Hall of Records, I just >start copying everything!!! >Today , in addition to what I went in to get ( second half of the >Naturalizations to 1906 ) I bought home the Hospital records 1866 to 1888 >Reading these has been a hoot! Not a single woman on the list. >The list states : >Name, place of birth, date admitted to hospital. >Age at admission >Reason for admission >date dismissed and the reason dismissed. >This last entry is interesting as sometimes people actually lived through >the hospital experience and were sent to another town. Or the Stockton >Mental Hospital or as in the case with most of these men, they were sent on >to "boot hill". >There is not one familiar name on the list, but if you are missing a death >cert for someone between 1866 and 1888 this might me a good place to try. >I also got some of those Jury Records Carolyn was speaking of and Jurors for >the Election, 1896. Dulcich in Hunters Valley and Prairie in Indian Gulch >on those lists. >I will send the whole ELECTION Jurors to the list when I get time to type it >up. > >Somebody stop me....................... > >Melanie > > > >==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== >Thanks for sharing and helping each other!! > >