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.stanislaus/5958.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've found Joseph McCreery in California. 1870 California, San Joaquin County, Oneal, Page 109 Bishop, M. F., age 28, born in Illinois Bishop, Jennie, age 24, born in New York Bishop, Mary, age 2, born in Illinois McCreary, Joseph, age 54, born in New York I know that the age doesn't match for Joseph, but everything else that I found on his daughter Jennie does match up.