This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sonoma/5682.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HI William Chisholm died 4 oct 1891, of a gunshot wound, according to the coroner's report He and wife Annie declared a homestead 6 months earlier So this is probably not the person you want Daniel Chisholm died 20 Nov 1896 and is buried in Cloverdale. The Cloverdale cemetery records are still in Cloverdale and would (almost) certainly have more information I would also expect that the shooting would be in the newspaper. Thes bits and pieces are from the Sonoma county records CD I hope they help Judy