Hi, This is part of Siskiyou Co., CA taken from the 1885 county directory. Sorry but I have no additional information on these. Only thing is says for sure is if your Ancestor was here in 1885. If there is no occupation it is because none was listed. Janie http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/famos/cemetery.html my weekly card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/friend1.html CALLAHAN'S RANCH A post, express and telegraph town, forty-three miles distant from Delta and forty-two miles south of Yreka. It is surrounded by quite a favorable mining district, as well as some good farming land. It has two good hotels, two general stores, a church, blacksmith shop, etc. It lies a little west of the proposedroute of the California and Oregon Railroad, and has a population of one hundred and fifty. A. B. C. Hydraulic & Mining Co. - H. Coggins superintendent Alger, William W. - farmer Andrew, Hugh B. - miner Bar, Abraham H. - notary public, insurance agent & clerk with A. H. Denny Bemis, George - miner Bickford, Daniel - miner Birdsall, Lyman - laborer Boulongeat, John - miner Boye, C. F. - miner, horse trainer Callahan's Ranch Hotel & Stable - R. M. Hayden & Bro. proprietors Carter, Joseph H. - carpenter Catholic Church - Rev. Father Haupts pastor Chapman, William F. - laborer Coggins, H. - superintendent A. B. C. Hydraulic & Mining Co. Comstock, Ichabod - shoemaker Crawford, R. C. - miner Critchlow, John W. - teamster Davis, Andrew J. - laborer Denny, Albert H. - gen mdse, postmaster, agent Wells, Fargo, & Co., - stockraiser 610 acres Denny, Mary Miss - school teacher Eddy, George A. - miner English, James - saloon keeper Enos, Joaquin - stockraiser Facey, James - farmer Facey, James Jr. - farmer Facey, James W. - carpenter Facey, Nimrod - farmer Farrington, Stephen - blacksmith Fay, Michael - farmer 320 acres Foche, John B. - miner Fortune Gravel Mine - George H. Mitchell superintendent Green, Bartholomew - miner Halley, Lorenzo S. - miner Hambleton, James A. - laborer Harrington, Daniel - miner Haupts, Rev. Father - pastor Catholic Church Hayden, Charles - R. M. Hayden & Bro Hayden, Charles H. - farmer Hayden, Frank N. - farmer Hayden, James B. - gardener Hayden, James B. Jr. - farmer Hayden, Richard M. - R. M. Hayden & Bro Hayden, R. M. & Bro. - proprietors Callahan's Ranch Hotel & Stables Hellmuth, Frederick - hotel keeper Horan, Patrick - laborer Huntington, Jacob - miner Isaacs, Moses - clerk Callahan's Ranch Hotel Kasdorf, Charles - farmer Last Chance Gravel Mine - A. H. Denny superintendent Leathers, Harry - miner Leathers, William H. - miner Littlefield, Wesley B. - farmer Loring, Frederick - gen mdse Loring, William M. - clerk Macauley, Charles A. - miner Masterson, George J. - farmer Masterson Hotel - Mrs. M. A. Masterson proprietor Masterson, M. A. Mrs. - proprietor Masterson Hotel Masterson, Thomas F. - farmer McBride, P. A. - farmer McClurg, B. R. - farmer McMahon, William - miner McNara, Hugh - laborer Messner, John H. - farmer, capitalist Mitchell, George H. - Justice of the Peace, miner Montezuma Mine - J. B. Parker superintendent Moore, William - laborer Murray, Lydia Mrs. - midwife Nolan, Daniel - miner Nunnally, R. D. - miner Parker, Alex. - A. Parker & Sons Parker, Alex. Jr. - A. Parker & Sons 160 acres Parker, A. & Sons - stockraisers, miners, gen mdse at Etna Mills 160 acres Parker, James B. - superintendent Montezuma Mine 162 acres Parker, John - A. Parker & Sons Payne, P. - mill owner, farmer Pedersen, Hans - capitalist Pierson, Peter - laborer Pollard, W. J. - miner Postmaster - Albert H. Denny Pozzi Bros. - miners, stockraisers Pozzi, Jacob - Pozzi Bros. Pozzi, Lorenzo - miner Pozzi, Peter - Pozzi Bros. Rochs, E. - farmer, dairyman Samson, Patrick - laborer Schneider, Frederick - farmer Schneider, Louis - farmer, dairyman Schuler, John M. - miner Short, John - farmer Short, William - laborer Smith, George - laborer Sullivan, James - farmer/stockraiser Sweet, Chester B. - farmer Sweet, George - laborer Sweet, Valentine - laborer Taylor, Rebecca Mrs. - farmer Watson, Edward - miner Welker, Guilbert - miner White, P. C. - farmer Wilson, John M. - miner Wolford, Absalom - farmer Wolford, Milton - farmer CECILVILLE A mining camp and post office in the southwestern part of the county, near the Trinity line. It has a population of about fifty, and receives its freight via Delta and express from Trinity Centre. Abrams, Frank - miner Abrams, James - mail carrier Daub, Casper - miner George, W. H. - miner Gillis, A. Hagenah, Richard - miner Hulse, A. P. - miner Jordan, J. P. - farmer Postmaster - George Sightman Sightman, George - Postmaster, gen mdse Spooner, George C. Thomas, W. L. - miner Wohlford, George - miner, blacksmith EDGEWOOD A post office, about thirty-five miles north of Berryvale, on the line of the California and Oregon Stage Line, as well as the line of the proposed railroad. It is a farming community, and lies in the valley of the headwaters of the Sacramento. Awbaugh, George W. - farmer/stockraiser 335 acres Bagley, George C. - saloon keeper, farmer Bagley, John - farmer/stockraiser 400 acres Bagley, Robert H. - farmer Biglow, Ralph P. - dairy, stockraiser 130 acres Brady, John - farmer Caldwell, Andrew J. - farmer/stockraiser 724 acres Carpenter, James - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Carrick, D. Mrs. - farmer/stockraiser 285 acres Carrick, James B. - farmer 120 acres Cavanaugh, Joseph - Postmaster, dealer gen mdse, hotel proprietor 1060 acres Cavanaugh, Mary Miss - school teacher Conley, Chris. C. - farmer Conner, Edward W. - stockraiser Conner, Geo. H. - deputy County Assessor Conner, G. W. - dairyman, farmer Cory, Louis H. - farmer/stockraiser Cunningham, William S. - farmer Decker, George W. - farmer/stockraiser 296 acres Dennis, Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Dobkins, James M. - lumberman 240 acres Doyle, John T. - clerk Dunlap, Benjamin F. - farmer/stockraiser Dye, Daniel - farmer/stockraiser 280 acres Eddy, Nelson H. - farmer/stockraiser 678 acres Etting, David - farmer/stockraiser 400 acres Griffin Bros. - farmers/stockraisers 240 acres Griffin, Frank R. - Griffin Bros. Griffin, Leonardo J. - Griffin Bros. Hobbs, W. L. Hooley, James - farmer/stockraiser Jackson, Samuel - farmer 903 acres Kierman, Patrick - dairyman, stockraiser 1040 acres Kellogg, George A. - farmer 240 acres Mills, Robert M. - farmer/stockraiser Nichols, Henry - farmer/stockraiser 240 acres Patterson, Harry - school teacher Patterson, Joseph R. - farmer 420 acres Patterson, William - dairyman, farmer Postmaster - Joseph Cavanaugh Preston, James M. - farmer 160 acres Rantz, Joseph - blacksmith Ray, Ezekiel - farmer/stockraiser 197 acres Stewart, H. S. Stone, Charles H. - farmer Stone, William P. - farmer/stockraiser 180 acres Sullivan, Daniel W. - laborer Tyler, Augustus C. - farmer/stockraiser 166 acres Watson, George K. - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Well, Harry - Hudson I. Well & Son Well, Hudson I. - Hudson I. Well & Son Well, Hudson I. & Son - dairymen, stockraisers 720 acres Whooley, Emma Miss - school teacher Whooley, James - farmer 314 acres Whooley, Katie Miss - school teacher Williams Samuel S. - farmer/stockraiser 314 acres