This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judyartley53 Surnames: Ontis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sierra/643.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, Mining claims in the early days weren't organized enough to have a permanent record of them. Many were claimed, claims were jumped and the original filer was never captured in the records. The Sierra County California USGenWeb site, www.cagenweb.com/sierra/ tells about the history of the County with many links to other web sites. Also cagenweb.com/sierra/Record_Collections.html has more information. In 1880 he, Jane and family are living in Cloverdale, Sonoma, California. John Outis [how appears on Census] b. IL, 50, sheep rancher. Jane, b. NC, 40. William, b. CA, 12. Mary, b. CA, 11. Effie, b. CA, 8. You can contact the Clerk-Recorder, sierracounty.ws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_us... and ask them to look up his death info. They charge a fee. Successful Searching! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.