Wonderful Sue------------ There are references to TONG and COUNTS on the Mariposa website- use the Search This Site link..........at the website http://cagenweb.com/mariposa/ No Doubt you have this............. Tong Family Cemetery, Clarksville, California, Cemetery Records, 1856-1984; and I would also suggest that you contact the Northern Mariposa County History Center/Museum.............information on how to be in touch is listed on the website under Research Sites............... Glad to have you rooted here in Mariposa= I have the Coulterville Cemertery transcription , will see what I can find............also Troy Goss has Coulterville cemetery listing ---------that link is also on the Mariposa Gen Web site.............. Be back in touch, Carolyn Sue Silver wrote: > Hello! > > I finally need help with Mariposa County research...do you believe it? Some of my El Dorado County families were down there....(maybe their not so inbred after all!) > > Anyway, I am looking for info on the following and if any members are buried somewhere down there.... > > Malinda Tong Counts, died May 29, 1894, Mariposa, Mariposa County, CA; she is d/o William and Elizabeth (Thomas) Tong; wife of George Counts. > > The Samuel Thomas Tong family was also in Merced Fall(s) sometime around 1870 (not in EDC census) and a son, George Arthur Tong was born there in 1871. > > Other names for Samuel's children are: > > Franklin Benjamin Tong > Andrew Jackson Tong > Mary Lynn Tong > Caroline Ida Tong > > I have no information on these children other than names. His remaining children (several) I have info on. > > Would also like to know what Samuel did while down there. In 1880 he was listed as a Teamster, living in Clarksville. > > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Sue Silver > EDC Pioneer Cemeteries Commission > ssilver1951@jps.net > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > List of All of California Genealogy Discussion Lists: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_states-ca.html