This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: knrivers Surnames: ARNOLD, BLISS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.yuba/1515/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I have been researching my 4th great grandparents, Josiah Arnold and Elizabeth Bliss. I'm planning to write a book about Elizabeth's amazing life. She, Josiah and their two sons, Orson Pratt and Joseph Smith Arnold are listed as "Tavern Keepers" in the United States 1850 "Placerville and Vicinity" Census. I've spent years trying to determine the name and specific location of the tavern and believe I have finally found it! :-) Based on the California Historical Society Quarterly, vol 14, page 394: "The Beginnings of Marysville" by Earl Ramey: "These hostelries had been established on Second, Third and 'D' streets... smaller hotels... the National House run by... Arnold and Scott. So, I'm looking for any information, stories, photos, drawings, basically: anything relating to the Arnold family and/or the National House. I know that the family left Salt Lake for Marysville on 7 May 1850 and that Josiah died in Salt Lake 1 Sep 1859 so they could only have been in Marysville between 1850 and 1859. I'm hoping to learn about Elizabeth's life in Marysville and also where she died and was buried. The rest of her family made it back to Salt Lake City and were buried together there. I feel a strong pull to discover where Elizabeth died and where she is buried so that I can honor her life by marking the site with a tombstone. It makes me feel really sad at the prospect of her being alone and in a potentially unmarked grave. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Any help you can provide will be unendingly appreciated!!! If you were not the best person to ask this of, would you please forward this message to anyone you feel may have additional photos, drawings, information and/or stories? Thank you, again, Kristin Rivers 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.