Hi Don- I don't think this is the Mrs CASTAGNETTO you are looking for either-I only found two female CASTAGNETTO deaths- Mrs. Kate CASTAGNETTO Vol. B Page 35 Kate CASTAGNETTO - DOD 12/25/1907 Died in Coulterville - lived there about 40 years Female, white, widow, born Italy Mother and Father born Italy Informant John CASTAGNETTO** of Coulterville Cause of death- decay of old age Contriibuting- La Grippe Buried- Coulterville Undertaker- Friends! **John CASTAGNETTO listed in death index -DOD 12/12/1912 ================= Your mystery woman is yet to be found- will be watching= Best, Carolyn

Hi Carolyn, Thank you for this DC too! I also did not have it. TTYL, Don Carolyn Feroben wrote: > Hi Don- I don't think this is the Mrs CASTAGNETTO you are looking for > either-I only found two female CASTAGNETTO deaths- > > Mrs. Kate CASTAGNETTO Vol. B Page 35 > > Kate CASTAGNETTO - DOD 12/25/1907 > Died in Coulterville - lived there about 40 years > Female, white, widow, born Italy > Mother and Father born Italy > Informant John CASTAGNETTO** of Coulterville > Cause of death- decay of old age > Contriibuting- La Grippe > Buried- Coulterville > Undertaker- Friends! > > **John CASTAGNETTO listed in death index -DOD 12/12/1912 > ================= > > Your mystery woman is yet to be found- will be watching= > > Best, Carolyn > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Thanks for sharing and helping each other!!

Don F. , Joan and Katie- Looking for the death of a Mrs CASTAGNETTO for Don- I transcribed this DC- Hope you find this interesting----- Sarah Jane CASTAGNETTO, DOD, April 8, 1932 Died in Yosemite, residence Yosemite. Female, Indian, Married Husband -John CASTAGNETTO Birth May 6, 1869 Age 62 years , 11 months, 2 days Housewife Born Yosemite Father- Captain Dick, born Yosemite Mother- Mary WILLIAMS, born Coulterville Informant Marjorie CASTAGNETTO Buried Yosemite No cause of death listed ====================== Carolyn

Hi Carolyn, Thank you for the DC, I did not have it! Sarah Jane was also called Sally Ann. There is a good article on her in the "Guide to the Yosemite Cemetery" by Hank Johnson and Martha Lee; published by The Yosemite Association. I sure would like to have some info on their daughter, Marjorie Castagnetto. My undocumented stories say that she first married a RICHARDS and then married a YELLOW FEATHER. I do not believe that this is the same Mrs. CASTAGNETTO who was murdered in the rear room of her store in Carsons Flats. Thank you again, Don F. Carolyn Feroben wrote: > Don F. , Joan and Katie- > > Looking for the death of a Mrs CASTAGNETTO for Don- I transcribed this DC- > Hope you find this interesting----- > > Sarah Jane CASTAGNETTO, DOD, April 8, 1932 > > Died in Yosemite, residence Yosemite. > Female, Indian, Married > Husband -John CASTAGNETTO > Birth May 6, 1869 > Age 62 years , 11 months, 2 days > Housewife > Born Yosemite > Father- Captain Dick, born Yosemite > Mother- Mary WILLIAMS, born Coulterville > > Informant Marjorie CASTAGNETTO > Buried Yosemite > No cause of death listed > ====================== > Carolyn > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > NEW LIST MEMEBERS- Post your querie so we can start helping you!!

I have the Gifford Material Culture book. It makes no reference to people only things.

Received the 1936 Mrs. Taylor book today. One of 500 copies. Mrs. Taylor is the "white" daughter of Maria Lebrado. Maria stated to her around 1930 that remaining descendants were: Full blood: herself, her daughter, a nephew and Sally Ann Dick By Tenaya's Piute squaw: 2 great-grandchildren and 3 half breeds through a Mexican father From this information and based on who was alive and kicking perhaps at the time I wonder if this could be the trees she was referring to based on 2 Tenaya unions: 1. Tenaya and Unknown Yosemite woman 2. their child 3. Maria and Capt Dick OR Mary (May) Williams 4. Sally Ann Dick, Charley Dick, Mary Leonard, and 3 of Maria's children with Lebrado 1. Tenaya and Piute wife 2. Pistola and Cul-awan-ua 3. Bill Brown and possibly Susie Sam's father or mother 4. Johnny Brown and either Susie Sam or Reuben Brown if alive

That is very interesting information, Carolyn! How far back do the death certificates go? My "Minnie North Star Goff" would be the same generation as Capt Dick and Mary Williams. She was born sometime in the 1840s or early '50s, as her first child was born 1866. According to Frank Goff's "Declaration of Homestead," his wife and 9 children were living with him in 1896. Would it be possible to find a death certificate for "Minnie Goff" or "North Star" in the time period 1896 to 1910 or so? Were death certificates filed even when the person was buried on family property? Joan aka KatieGoff ==================================================== In a message dated 10/23/00 3:18:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Sweetwater@sierratel.com writes: > > Looking for the death of a Mrs CASTAGNETTO for Don- I transcribed this DC- > Hope you find this interesting----- > > Sarah Jane CASTAGNETTO, DOD, April 8, 1932 > > Died in Yosemite, residence Yosemite. > Female, Indian, Married > Husband -John CASTAGNETTO > Birth May 6, 1869 > Age 62 years , 11 months, 2 days > Housewife > Born Yosemite > Father- Captain Dick, born Yosemite > Mother- Mary WILLIAMS, born Coulterville > > Informant Marjorie CASTAGNETTO > Buried Yosemite > No cause of death listed > ====================== > Carolyn >

That's what I figured. Maybe the Gifford "Miwok Lineages" will be more informative, but I don't see a copy available online unless you can work your magic with some NY bookseller as you did for the Maria Lebrado book! <g> ==================================================== In a message dated 10/23/00 2:54:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, syvonne@earthlink.net writes: > > I have the Gifford Material Culture book. It makes no reference to people > only things. > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Search the List Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > or threaded archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMARIPO >

Mel, I saw your message and went looking for the Gifford title(s), didn't find a copy available with online booksellers. Found titles about the Miwok "material culture" instead. It seems anthropologists didn't pay much attention to the individual persons they were studying unless it was someone who was part of the tourist entertainment. :) Of course, I admit the oldtime Indians were not very forthcoming about personal matters, did not like having their photo taken, did not want their songs recorded, and so forth. Sometime I will post the words to a song that Floyd Westerman wrote about anthropologists. :) In the meanwhile, some of us Injun descendants are having a hard time tracing our Miwok ancestors. I have an idea the Gifford book probably deals with marriage customs, moieties and such, but it would be wonderful if it actually mentioned real individual Miwoks and their relationship. Joan aka Lost-in-Branches-of-Family-Tree ===================================================== In a message dated 10/23/00 8:17:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tkelley@yosemite.net writes: > > Backing upp a bit... > I found these two books at the Cal State Library site. I was just wondering > if anyone had reviewed / researched them. > Mel > > 1. Gifford, Edward Winslow, 1887-1959. Miwok lineages / by E.W. Gifford. > \CILC\G53\M6\1944\ > > California State Library [\CILC\G53\M6\1944\] > > 2. Gifford, Edward Winslow, 1887-1959. Miwok lineages and the political > unit in aboriginal California / by Edward Winslow Gifford. > \CILC\G53\M7\1926\ > > California State Library [\CILC\G53\M7\1926\] > > >

Backing upp a bit... I found these two books at the Cal State Library site. I was just wondering if anyone had reviewed / researched them. Mel 1. Gifford, Edward Winslow, 1887-1959. Miwok lineages / by E.W. Gifford. \CILC\G53\M6\1944\ California State Library [\CILC\G53\M6\1944\] 2. Gifford, Edward Winslow, 1887-1959. Miwok lineages and the political unit in aboriginal California / by Edward Winslow Gifford. \CILC\G53\M7\1926\ California State Library [\CILC\G53\M7\1926\]

Found this reference. Just wondered if anyone has seen this publication. Mel Miwok lineages / by E.W. Gifford. Berkeley, CA : California Indian Library Collections [distributor], 1992 Library: California State Library--Sacramento

You are talking about Birdie B. Branson, the son of Josephine and Hiram????

First, I have this BIG Caveat! I have read many books and done research. I have tried to put the pieces together of the Mariposa resident Indians. If your ancestry is native you may know of a taboo. After death an ancestor's name was never mentioned. I think however that it may have been permissive to speak of an aunt or other non-direct line. Anyway, I think you know that oral history is one of the only avenues we may have. I have done 2 projects. I have made a gedcom file of Mariposa related Indians. I have also extracted the Natives that were recorded in the 1880 census to a separate list by location. If anyone is related to natives in Mariposa I invite you to email me and let me send you a copy. I only have one request. If you know any information relating to anyone in these files, PLEASE let me know. Thank you! Sharon

I, too, would love to find the answers to these questions! At this time, James D. Savage has no known descendants but some of us who are descendants of his brothers and sisters are searching and would appreciate any clues... James SAVAGE's wife, Eliza HALL SAVAGE (age about 18), died in late September, 1846, after giving birth to their first child. But, contrary to what the history books say, their child survived, at least for a few years. S/he probably died between 1849-1852. It is unknown whether it was a boy or girl or where it is buried. Eliza was buried in a ravine near Mary Lake, above what is now Donner Pass. Supposedly, James SAVAGE had somewhere between 5 - 55 Native American wives. Carl Russell mentions the names of two in his book, Eekino and Homut. In all likelihood, James has descendants through some of these wives. Sure would love to hear if anyone can add to this... Anne Trussell Sacramento atru@ns.net > Last night, I was reading what Carl Russell had to say about Major SAVAGE in > "100 Years in Yosemite" -- really good book, well documented. > > James SAVAGE had a white wife and daughter who died on the wagon train trip > out to California. Russell was in touch with some second cousins to get > information about Savage's background. > > Now, it is well known that James SAVAGE had five Indian wives that he > "married" from the various bands who were helping him with his trading post. > SAVAGE was shot to death by a white man in 1852. Some of the Indians mourned > him, while the Yosemite Miwoks seemed to despise him. > > My question is this: Did James SAVAGE have any offspring from his five Indian > wives? Who were the wives, did they have names? Are there any known > descendants from James SAVAGE? > > The only "Savage" I found on the Indian census in the Madera GenWeb was the > first name of a Savage LEWIS. No Indians with SAVAGE surname in those lists. > > Does anybody know? > > Joan in San Jose

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Ask and you shall receive Chriss MADERA TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 19, 2000 Obituary Wawona Washburn HARTWIG California lost one of its most gracious links to Yosemite’s colorful history with the death of Wawona Washburn Hartwig. Wawona Washburn Hartwig, age 86, passed away October 7, 2000 in Clovis. She was named after the Wawona Hotel. She will be remembered by her many friends for her passion for life, her keen interest in history and current affairs, her love of books and writing, and her spiritual but always practical grasp of the art of living. Ms. Hartwig was a descendant of the Washburn family that established and operated hotels, roads, and transportation in the Yosemite area from the 1860s to the 1930s. From spring to autumn, her childhood home was the Wawona Hotel, managed by her father, Clarence Washburn. The family spent winters in Oakland and San Francisco. Wawona always had a deep attachment to animals. Wawona attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City and U.C. Berkeley, where she studied journalism and wrote for various newspapers, including the San Francisco Examiner. At 17, Wawona left home for Hollywood. She found work as an extra, eventually landing a contract with Paramount. Her roles were limited due to her striking resemblance to actress Joan Blondell. She met and married her husband, Hale Hartwig, while in Hollywood. They moved to Indio and pursued a lifestyle filled with love, friends, and grand, lyrical cocktail parties.

Post to CA- Mariposa GenWeb Site if you wish, Carolyn. LEONARD, James Edwin, Gambetta Mine & Partner: CROOKS, William in Miami Sawmill James Edwin LEONARD The present county recorder of Madera County is a descendant from the very earliest settlers in America, for the Leonard family was represented among the pilgrims on the Mayflower and was of English extraction. Both in times of war and peace it’s members have proved themselves worth citizens of our republic. They built the first iron foundry in the United States, thus inaugurating an enterprise that has since become of vast extent and importance. During the Revolutionary war was one of the family bore arms in defense of independence and liberty. James Leonard, who was a son of this Revolutionary soldier, was himself of loyal and patriot spirit, which he showed during his service in war of 1812. During the next generation James Edwin, a son of James, became a soldier in the Black Hawk war and proved himself the possessor of true Revolutionary courage. James Edwin Leonard was a native of Norwich, Conn., and grew to manhood upon his father’s farm. When Iowa was still an undeveloped region he identified himself with its pioneer farmers. Settling on a rich tract of bottom-land five miles from Sabula, Jackson, Jackson County, within close proximity to the Mississippi river. He witnessed the growth of that locality from its raw and crude primeval condition to one of the most fertile and valuable sections of the west. Residing there during by far the greater part of his life, he naturally had a circle of acquaintances that was limited only by the number of pioneers in the county. At the time of his death, which occurred at seventy-six years, in 1900 he was the oldest surviving settler of the entire county. His wife, who was born Maria Higgins, was a native of Jacksonville, Ill., and died in Iowa. Her father, James Higgins, who was a native of Nova Scotia, removed to Illinois and settled on a farm near Jacksonville, Morgan County, where he died. Four children comprised the family of James Edwin and Maria LEONARD, namely: Henry who still lives near Sabula Iowa; Bessie, wife of M. H. CASSEL; of Los Angeles; Edwin James of MADERA; and Mrs. Mary KUHNART of Davenport, Iowa. The third of these, Edwin James, was born near Sabula, Iowa, August 19, 1860, and during boyhood years worked on the home farm during summer months and studied in country schools in winter. Further educational advantages included attendance at the Davenport high school and two years in Cornell College, where he took the studies of the freshman and sophomore classes. Leaving college before entering upon his junior year, in 1879 he went to LEADVILLE, Colo., to assist in the GRANT smelter under ex-Governor J. B. GRANT of Colorado, Mr. Leonard’s uncle Judge James GRANT, being financially interest n the project In 1881 he left Colorado for California and settle in MADERA (then FRESNO) County, where he became interested in the sawmill business. One of his earliest ventures was the building of the MIAMI sawmill in MARIPOSA County, where he engaged in the manufacture of lumber with William H. CROOKS as a partner. In 1883 he built a new mill with a larger capacity and continued to manage the same with his partner until 1891, when he sold his interest. He then purchased the OAK PARK ranch of four hundred and eight acres, which he improved by building an excellent system of ditching for irrigation. Making his home on the ranch, he engaged in the raising of Holstein cattle there until 1900, when he moved into MADERA, and has since disposed an interest in the GAMBETTA mine at GRUB GULCH, MADERA County, but after working the claim for three years he sold out. The marriage of Mr. LEONARD united him with Melvina OXENDIENE, who was born in CALAVARAS County, Her father, Meldred OXENDIENE, having been a pioneer of this state. Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD are the parents of two children. Mamie and Mart. For several years Mr. LEONARD was a member of the state Democratic central committee, and he has also served on the county central committee. In 1902 he was the Democratic nominee for County Recorder and won the election by a majority of one hundred and fifty-four, taking the oath of office in January 1993, for a term of four years. In fraternal connections he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been initiated into that fraternity in the MADERA Lodge. From: Guinn, J. M., History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California, (Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1905), page 530. Transcribed by Harriet Sturk.

If anyone is interested there is a nice obit on Wawona Hartwig in the Fresno Bee today. I would have copied it here but today entitled a trip to the dump and I no longer have the paper. Chriss

The Mariposa Tribune is online and has obituaries- wonder if they will archive them- http://mariposa.yosemite.net/tribune/index.html I used to have the Gazette online link on the website but they didn't have obits so I discontinued the link. I just checked http://www.mariposagazette.com/ and they still don't have obits! Carolyn

I have been researching the Milburn family of Mariposa for awhile now. I have had no luck in locating a living descendant of this pioneer family. Recently I revisited my notes and discovered a phone number that was in a copy of the Milburn file at the history center. The phone number was impossible to read because the copy was bad. Anyways, If anyone is going to the History center to do research I would appreciate it if they could pull the Milburn file and copy the number down for me. The document is a note signed by Linda W. Parsons about the donation of items from her father's estate(Louis Milburn) to the center. There is a phone number at the bottom that starts with the area code (916). Also on the page is a family tree for some of the Milburn family that I cannot connect back to the first generation(John Milburn and Louisa Ashworth). That is why I would love to contact Linda if she is still at that number. Of course if any of you out there are Milburn descendants or know of one I would love to be put in touch. Thanks.