Jim, The Inmate Registers were prison specific. Which prison did you receive information from? In 1900, there were only two prisons in California - San Quentin and Folsom. At Folsom, the Inmate Registers are alphabetical, but chronologically listed within each letter of the alphabet. This means that each request that does not have specific information as to when the inmate was received and processed into the prison requires a thorough review of the registers pages until the name is located. Often there are duplicate names so it is important to know from which County they were sentenced. Sometime around the late 1890s, Folsom also acted to hold Federal inmates - mail fraud, etc. They came in not only from California but also from Oregon and Nevada. Sue Silver ----- Original Message ----- From: <Xfiremar@aol.com> To: <CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:23 PM Subject: [CASANFRA] RE: CA Prison Inmate Index > I received the information from my query to the CA State Archives today. > It only took 2 weeks for them to process my request and return the info to > me. What I received was a copy of the index page, listing 10 persons, from > the book they log the prisoners into the prison. The book is chronological > by date and the page runs from July 19, 1911, to July 24, 1911. The > information on each person listed is as follows: > > Name and Number - Nativity- Crime - When Received - Term of Sentence- > County Sent From - Age - Occupation - Height-Complexion - Color Eyes- > > Color Hair - Remarks - plus some notes > > KEY > Dis = Discharged Res = Restored N = Notes ? = unreadable word > > John HENDERSON 25081/ Ill/ Burg-2nd/ Jul 19, 1911/ 5y/ Alameda/ 36/ 5'7/ Med/ > Blue/ Dk Bro/ Out as ? 7-29-1911 - Res 8-11-1911 - > Dis 2-19-1915 - Res > > Edward GALLAGHER 25082/ OH/ Petty Larceny ?/ 7-19-1911/ 1y/ Sutter/ 36/ > Boilermaker/ 5'9/ Med/ Blu/ Gry Mixed/ Dis & Res 5-19-1912/ N - 4 months Yuba > Co, broke Jail > > Dan Ruiz 25083/ TX/ Rape/ 7-20-1911/ 8y/ Alameda/ 20/ Machinist/ 5'5/ Florid/ > Bro/ Black/ Dis & Res 11-20-1916 > > Carl SMITH 25084/ Germany/ Grand Larceny/ 7-21-1911/ San Fran/ 21/ Clerk & > Laborer/ 5'7/ Fair/ Blue/ Dk Bro/ Dis & Res 2-21-1915/ N- Violated probation > on above charge. > > James SPENCE 25085/ NY/ Burg 2nd/ 7-21-1911/ 1y/ Kings/ 35/ Painter/ 5'5-3/8/ > Med/ Blu/ Lt Bro/ Dis 5-21-1912/ N- 40 days Kern Co Jail. > > Earl HUNKER 25086/ PA/ Lewd & Lasc act/ 7-22-1911/ 1y6m/ Los Ang/ 24/ > Teamster/ 5'4-2/8/ Fair/ Blu/ Lt Bro/ Dis 10-22-1912 > > Manuel FARICE 25087/ CA/ Grand Larceny/ 7-23-1911/ 5y/ Sac/ 20/ Farmer/ > 5'9-6/8/ Florid/ Bro/ Lt Bro/ Dis & Res 2-23-1915 > > Harry COBB 25088/ NJ/ Burg 2nd/ 7-23-1911/ 2y/ San Joaq/ 32/ Bookkeeper/ > 5'7-7/8/ Med/ Blu/ Lt Bro/ Dis 3-23-1913/ N- 3 Terms Mc Neil Island. > > Edward HANSEN 25089/ Finland/ Burg 2nd/ 7-23-1911/ 1y6m/ Sutter/ 49/ Laborer/ > 5'5/ Med/ Blu/ Bro/ Dis 10-23-1912 > > J.R. ROLLINS 25090/ DE/ Grand Larceny/ 7-24-1911/ 10y/ Alameda/ 63/ Miner/ > 5'5-1/2/ Med/ Blu/ Gray/ Dis 1-24-1918/ N- Same as S.R. #22021; Also 1 Term > Mc Neil Island. > > Though the person I am looking for was not the one listed, this appears > to be a very valuable tool for researchers if you think your person was in > the CA Prison System in the earlier part of the 1900s. If any on the list > makes a connection with the above names I would gladly forward you a copy of > the page. > > My next step will be to check on old records in San Francisco to see if > his fingerprints were entered into the system from there. > > Jim in OR > >