Hi All, Carolyn, John Allen Flat is a the head of Blade Creek of Ashworth Rd to either Silver Ln or Pond, it appears on the USFS maps, I've wondered about that in the past for for Sharon's Branson/Allen connection, but appears in the wrong area of county, there were 2 other John Allen in the county at that time. Josephine Branson (nee Allen) was said born at Snow Creek ( renamed Darrah) site near the present day Triangle Darrah Jerseydale Rds junction. (Sharon I still have " one eye " on this). Beverly's "Piedmont" you have the text, could this have occured in Piedmont, Alameda Co., CA and print in the Gazette because of local interest. For people who don't know, Piedmont is a small town nestled above Oakland and Berkley in the hills ( pied=foot mont+mountains), for the most part affluent, then and now. Steve

Steve, the only Piedmont that I knew of in the area would be in Alameda County, but wanted to be sure there wasn't a small town in the Mariposa area. Thanks for the info. steven h miller wrote: > > Beverly's "Piedmont" you have the text, could this have occured in > Piedmont, Alameda Co., CA and print in the Gazette because of local > interest. For people who don't know, Piedmont is a small town nestled > above Oakland and Berkley in the hills ( pied=foot mont+mountains), for the > most part affluent, then and now. > Steve

Thanks Carolyn! And Steve, thank you for your "eye" ;) I'm waiting for the 1870 census to be released any day now for Mariposa. My Josie was born in 1875 so I can check out which Allen was where. Josie was born at Snow Creek and her mom was born at Hite's Cove. They lived at Bull Creek. Looking for my German John Allen has been no small task. In 1860 there was: John Allen, 35, living in Mariposa...either Township 3 or 8 (hard to read) and his pob is impossible to decipher but possibly Mass. George Allen 23 from Maine There was also a John Allen 28, living with David Allen, 85, from Arkansas (Teamsters) living in Aqua Fria. Aqua Fria is where Jesey Paer Allen lived who was from Sweden. And a Loouey Allen, 40, from GERMANY living in Coulterville None of these match in birth to John Henry Allen born 1829/30 who lived at Bull Creek and was born in Nova Scotia. Thank you so much for keeping me in mind. I'm hoping with the 1870 census I hit gold. Sharon