Can anyone assist? From: "Violet Sunderland" <ndloop@centurytel.net> To: <timipurdy@citlink.net> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: Sorting POWERS names in Modoc & Lassen Counties > Hi Tim, > > Thanks to a reunion in Menifee Co. KY a month ago today, there has been > renewed interest in trying to learn when my grandfather, William, and his > brother James POWERS went to California. They are listed in the Great > Register, 1890, at > (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/GRAlpha1890.htm), both registering > in 1888. > > One cousin found a William P POWERS as a wood cutter in the 1885 city > directory for Susanville at > (http://cagenweb.com/lassen/1885%20Lassen%20Co_%20Directory.htm) and > thinks the two Williams are the same person. I tried to access cemeteries > at the Lassen GenWeb site to see if the William P. POWERS might show up > but those from Madaline down to the end of the list can't be found. > > As far as I know, my grandfather did not have a middle name or use an > initial. He married my grandmother in Alturas in 1894, she being from the > Likely area and I'm sure he was nearer that area. Besides, he was a > blacksmith and did some farming, not a wood cutter that I know of. I have > a picture of him taken in Alturas at 'age 24' which would have been 1885. > > Can you suggest any avenues of research I haven't thought of or tried in > order to sort out this confusion? I would be very grateful for your input. > > Best Regards, > > Violet Sunderland > mailto:ndloop@centurytel.net > >