[Here are some references to Mariposa (and Merced) folks I ran across in a couple of Visalia (Tulare County) newspapers while looking for information on some others of my lines - MW] -------------------------------- Visalia Weekly Delta, Dec 24, 1874 Married: At Hornitos, Mariposa county, December 6, 1874 by S. W. Oarr, J. P., Joseph Bauer to Miss Anna Biedman Died: In Merced, December 9, 1874, Lizzie F., wife of Judge Alexander Deering. -------------------------------- Visalia Weekly Delta, Dec 24, 1874 Married: Near Snelling, Merced county, December 13, 1874 by Rev. F. M. Stanton, L. P. Wilson to Miss Martha A. Fields. Died: At Mariposa, December 12, 1874, Robert W., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Higman, aged 5 years two months and nine days. -------------------------------- Visalia Weekly Delta, Fri, Aug 16, 1878 Born: In Mariposa county on Pea Ridge, Aug. 4, 1878, to the wife of J. M. Pratt, a daughter. DIED: On Maxwell's Creek, Mariposa county, July 27, 1878, T. F. Howeth, aged 27 years and 11 months. [P.S. Actually, this is the last of my info from Bancroft. Hope it was worth something to someone. -MW]