This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/969.1 Message Board Post: The closest physical address I could find for Deane Colony is Jerry Collins Ave. & South Gurr Rd. this is south of Merced Airport. Deane Colony Township 8 south, range 13 east, section 4 & 5 You can locate the drain that run's beside S.Gurr Rd. using the map in this link http://www.co.merced.ca.us/about.html A good source would be the Merced Co. Planning dept.. If you locate the actual site of Deane Colony please let me know....Wish you luck.....Alma

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GARCIA THOME, NARCISSO, FETTER, BEAVER, WATKINS, CRAMER, TIPTON, BENEKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/966.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, Alma! Ed

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/972 Message Board Post: My Grandmother was Sarah Irene Garman Whos parents was Garman and Wyatt. I am seeking any info on her birth and on her parents,such as thier first name and etc. Sarah was born about 1874. Thanks for the help! Bill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watkins, Reynolds, Carmen, Beneker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/966.2 Message Board Post: Hi Ed...I wasn't able to find any obit on John Westly..John Henry's will go out in tomorrow's mail....Alma Death Certificate Merced County. Book 14, page 468 John Henry Watkins Death date: Jan 11, 1944 Time: 9:45 a.m. Sex: Male Color/Race: White Martial status: Widowed Occupation: Retired Birthdate: July 6, 1875 Birthplace: Indiana Name and birthplace of Mother: Harriet Carmen, ILL Name and birthplace of Father: John Watkins, unkn Name of present spouse: Bertha Beneker Watkins Length of stay in CA: 60 yrs Residence: 533 Eye St., Los Banos, CA Place of death: Central Hotel, Los Banos Burial date: Jan 13, 1944 Place of burial: Los Banos Cemetery Funeral Director: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel Informant: Walter L. Watkins, 538 Eye St., Los Banos, CA Cause of death: Heart failure auricular filbration & ventricular extrasyloleis. G. Pimentel M.D., Los Banos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death Certificate Merced County. Book 11, page 25 John Westly Watkins Death date: April 30, 1936 Time: 7:30 a.m. Age: 63 yrs, 3 mons, 29 days Sex: Male Color/Race: White Marital status: Married Occupation: Farming Birthdate: Dec 3, 1929 Birthplace: Fremont Co., Iowa Name and birthplace of Mother: Sarah Reynolds, Kty. Name and birthplace of Father: John F. Watkins, Indiana Length of stay in Rural, City or Town of death: 3 yrs, in CA: 13 yrs place of death: 1/4 mile East Stevinson Burial date: May 6, 1936 Place of burial: Turlock Funeral director: Guy Funeral Chapel, Turlock Informant: Mrs. J.W. Watkins, Stevinson, CA Cause of death: Acute nephritis, influenza. A.E. Julien M.D., Turlock

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/970.1 Message Board Post: Sorry there's no City Directory for Cressey..My brother remembers William Ham.. In 1947 he lived on the corner of Cressey Way & Crocker St., the house is located across the street from the Cressey Fire Station. According to my brother William Ham built the house. He remembers William helping him and a cousin build a boat..He said he had a workshop full of carpentry tools., and was a real nice person. He thought he worked for the Cressey Schools.......Hope this helps some.......Alma

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houghton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/971 Message Board Post: My wife's grandmother, Nancy Moore Houghton, moved from Indian Gulch to Dean Colony about 1886/87 with the hope of raising vegetables, mostly carrots. However, she was unable to get water to her property and eventually gave up and moved back to Indian Gulch. Nancy's son Will Houghton attended the Dean Colony Grammer School and related a story about the schoolmaster there, who they had named the "Od Coyote". Nothing more is known of their experiences there. Of course I am interested in anything you may have about Dean Colony. Only recently have I learned the exact location of Dean Colony and hope to one day drive over there to satisfy my curiosity. Ken

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/970 Message Board Post: William Finley Ham lived in Cressey, Ca at the time of his death, March 15, 1947. I would like to obtain his addresses from 1929 to 1947 - perhaps through a city directory??? Thank you for any information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/936.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I just posted a query about the Deane Colony and then saw the answer posted here by chance. My great-grandfather, Samuel Davidson Hope, died at the Deane Colony in 1907. Maybe we have a connection. John Hope johnehope@prodigy.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hope Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/969 Message Board Post: Samuel's obituary in the August 3, 1907 Merced Express states: "Mr. S.D. Hope died at his home in the Deane Colony on the 29th ultimo." The reference desk at the Merced Library was unable to locate the Deane Colony, but did find that it was founded by B.H. Deane in 1892. I have located a Deane Drain and a Deane Canal at N 37, 14.657' W120, 33.629' about 3 miles south east of the Merced Airport. I do not know if these relate to the colony. Any ideas?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boitano, Ghiorzo, Nave, Cereghino Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VW.2ADE/968.1.1 Message Board Post: I would love to see the information that you have on the Boitano Family. You can reach me at dianemcbain@yahoo.com. Thanks Karen! Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VW.2ADE/5.18.1 Message Board Post: I am still searching for info for the Greenough and Doane families. However, please note that my email address has changed to: bteerlink2@attbi.com .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boitano Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VW.2ADE/968.1 Message Board Post: You posted a message to Merced County. I have a booklet published by a person in (DAR-Daughters of the American Revolution) about Calif. pioneers. There is a Boitano family in it that may be related to your line. They are Angelo and Theresa Boitano from Genoa and Naples, Italy. Email me for more info at Katheo2@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VW.2ADE/968 Message Board Post: My new e-mail address is : cptmidkn@attbi.com I am researching the following families: Mack, DeBoyce, Seward, Weddle, Ghiorzo, Boitano, Cereghino, Nave. Thanks, Diane You can also e-mail me at: dianemcbain@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/966.1 Message Board Post: On my list for this week.......Alma

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GARCIA THOME, NARCISSO, FETTER, BEAVER, WATKINS, CRAMER, TIPTON, BENEKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/967 Message Board Post: I would appreciate a search and document transcription for the following couples who married in the vicinity of Los Banos. I'm supplying the dates of birth of their first child, so I'd imagine their marriage dates to be within a year or two either way. GARCIA, Louie T. and NARCISSO, Olivet. First child born 08/1937. Interested in marriage date only. CRAMER, William C. and NARCISSO, Hattie (nee Beaver). First child 04/1925. NARCISSO, Joseph and BEAVER, Hattie. First child 11/1918. Marriage date only. TIPTON, James A. and BENEKER, Alta G. (nee Beaver). First child 1921. BENEKER, Roy Walter and BENEKER, Alta G. (nee Beaver). First child 1914 or 1916. BEAVER, Elisha Robert and WATKINS, Rebecca Jane "Jennie". First child 11/1888. NARCISSO, John and FETTER, Freda. First child 07/1886. Many thanks for anything you find! Regards, Ed Miller

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WATKINS, CARMAN, BEAVER, GARCIA-THOME Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/966 Message Board Post: I would appreciate an obituary lookup and Death Certificate Transcriptions for the following individuals: WATKINS, John Westley. Found in Book #11, page 25, 03/1936-06/1938. WATKINS, John Henry. Found in Book #14, page 468, 10/1942-01/1946. Many thanks for anything you may find! Regards, Ed Miller

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/962.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: It's still done the old fashion way...records are indexed by year, month, first letter of last name...you can search for the bride or groom. I like it this way..it's a slower process but you don't have to deal with a reader breaking down or film that's unreadable. I can help if you can narrow the dates down to a 5 year range..something that would be like 1920-25....Alma

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/401.420.425.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Thanks for writing. Actually William Henry Winters was my great grandfather. Anna Eaton was his fourth wife. I know nothing about her except that they were married on Feb. 14, 1911 in Lakeport, California. And that she was a widow at the time. The Dos Palos Star was purchased by the other local paper sometime around 1990 or so. I would love to share information. You can write me at my e-mail address: mew@been-there.com Michael

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BENEKER, BEAVER, TIPTON, GARCIA THOME, FETTER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/962.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: That's fine, Alma! Many thanks for what you got, and for taking so much time in looking for the rest. I have a question: Does Merced County have an easy way to look up Marriages in the County? The Santa Clara Recorder's Office has computers, by which you can look up records for transcriptions by entering the groom's and bride's surnames... does Merced County have anything similar? I have a number of marriages I need transcriptions of. Regards, Ed

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/962.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Ed...the search for obits was unsucessful except for Henry Freeman Beaver... I searched the following newspapers; Gustine, Los Banos and Merced.....Sorry....I'll drop it in Monday's mail.....Alma