Mike Here is a library that you might want to check out J. Porter Shaw Library is part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/lib/libtop.html George Mike Bartlett <[email protected]> wrote: Kustel was the family name. My GGgma was Agnes Buchwald Kustel - she married Wm Brown and bore Celia Brown in 1859. There aren't many Kustels in the world and they are all mine ;-) Mike in WA > > What were there their names? > > George > Mike Bartlett wrote: > George, > > My GG gfer was lost at sea bringing a group of Walechian miners to > California around 1854. His widow remarried prior to 1860. I am hoping to > find some tracks. I had a great-uncle lost at sea a bit later. His will > was probated in San Francisco in 1884. This was a family of four brothers > that were ship captains/masters and there may have been some indications > of > there comings and goings in the local press. I was able to find four > newspaper articles about them so far. And then, I like reading old > newspapers just to get a feel for the era. Hope springs eternal in the > heart of the optimist. ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== sfgenealogy.com Your best resource for FREE online genealogy in San Francisco http://www.sfgenealogy.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.