Dear List, Aloha, I am researching the PHILLIPS family found in the 1870 census of San Louis Obispo county. I am fairly new to researching this area of California so any help will be appreciated. I have done much research in California in the years past so it should not be to hard to get acclimated for me here. First what I know. Reuben PHILLIPS was the first of my ancestors to enter California in 1860-61. He had two sons in California that I know of they were Reuben, born in 1861 according to the 1870 census, and Isaac born in 1865 again according to the same census. Reubens other children were all sons that I know of they were Houston, my 3rd great grandfather, and Moses, William and George PHILLIPS. I am trying at this time to find anything like birth information on those first two and any marriage information on the rest. Houston moved to Kern county about 1889 and died in 1922. Ruben his father died in southern California in 1897 and is buried in Los Angelese. I welcome any information on this family and specially look forward to meeting any relatives of this family that may be on this list. Aloha, William Disbro