Hi Jill, I checked the following Mariposa Co records: birth index marriage index death index all did not show either Harrison or Tatman (Tateman var.) until after 1875. except for; Marriage of George W. Branch to Mrs. Mary Ann Harrison Feb 22, 1852 bk B page 2 I spoke to anymous sources regarding the records and their indexs; I it is not in the index, the county does not have it (in files, microfilm/fiche or storage). It is commonly accepted that all recorder records pertaining to the new counties were transferred to the new county and totally removed as if it never happened in the original county. An added complication, the county court and seat prior to the current location in Mariposa Town was at Agua Fria a few miles so-west, was burnt down during the period of or before the formation of Tulare County in 1852. I think it is an excellent possibility that your ancestors were alway located in what is now Tulare or Fresno and Kings Counties (partly formed from Mariposa, then Tulare Co's). I briefly check internet sites for Tulare and easily found several with names consistant with your subjects. Hope this helps, maybe narrows your search area. If you find something pointing back my way give me a call. Happy Hunting, Steve

Fire in Agua Fria? Anyone have any documentation on that--- I have just reread Raymund Woods_California's Agua Fria _, published in 1954, and find no mention of fire--- or recods destroyed at Agua Fria. Here is some of what Wood says regarding the early records of Mariposa- The details of the economic and social aspects of life at Agua Fria have been recorded and preserved for posterity in the county records which now lie in neat row on well-kept steel shelves in the vault of the old Courthouse at Mariposa. Unfortunately it is true that many of the very early records have been lost. There are no tax records, for example that take us back to the early 1850's when Agua Fria was still the county seat. Bur from the records that do remain, the Minutes of the Court of Sessions, for example, the Judgement Docket, the Quartz Records, and above all the first volume of the Supervisors' Minute we can extract almost as clear a picture of life at Agua Fria............. The minutes of the Court of Sessions begin at Agua Fria in June 1850, and among other business transacted was the offical confirmation on June 2 and June 3 of those elected to the offices of County treasuer, Accessor, Sttorney and Coroner-- No mention of any fire in Agua Fria.......curious........ Carolyn steven h miller wrote: > Hi Jill, > I checked the following Mariposa Co records: > birth index marriage index death index > all did not show either Harrison or Tatman (Tateman var.) until after 1875. > except for; > > Marriage of George W. Branch to Mrs. Mary Ann Harrison Feb 22, > 1852 bk B page 2 > > I spoke to anymous sources regarding the records and their indexs; > > I it is not in the index, the county does not have it (in files, > microfilm/fiche or storage). > > It is commonly accepted that all recorder records pertaining to the new > counties were transferred to the new county and totally removed as if it > never happened in the original county. > > An added complication, the county court and seat prior to the current > location in Mariposa Town was at Agua Fria a few miles so-west, was burnt > down during the period of or before the formation of Tulare County in 1852. > > I think it is an excellent possibility that your ancestors were alway > located in what is now Tulare or Fresno and Kings Counties (partly formed > from Mariposa, then Tulare Co's). I briefly check internet sites for > Tulare and easily found several with names consistant with your subjects. > > Hope this helps, maybe narrows your search area. If you find something > pointing back my way give me a call. > Happy Hunting, > Steve > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > Mariposa County, California GenWeb Project Page: > http://www.cagenweb.com/mariposa/