try to find the Leadville, Lake County Message Boards. I belive it is through rootsweb and Leadville is in Lake Coutny. The board is awsome and very active. And good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: Glenda and Sandy <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 10:36 PM Subject: [COLAKE] SHIMMIN IN LEADVILLE > Hello to all listers. > I am interested in tracing any descendants of some SHIMMIN's from the Isle of Man who emigrated to USA in the 1880's. > William, my g.g.grandfather went initially (we think) to Ishpeming but his two sons are known to later to have been in Leadville CO. They were all lead miners from the IOM. > We are not entirely sure which 2 sons went to the states, but the possibilities are: > James dob 4 Jul 1869 > Robert Samuel dob 12 Mar 1865 > John Thomas dob 6 Dec 1863 > William Henry dob 5 Jan 1862. > > The mother of these boys was Elizabeth Shimmin nee Caine who died in 1887 - after her death her husband, William Shimmin and 2 of his sons went to the States. William returned to live on the island and was back by the 1891 of Apr. The two sons stayed and their sister Ann Cubbon is known to have been writing to them in Leadville. > If any of the above ties in with any Shimmin's of CO please contact. > Cheers from Western Australia > Glenda nee Shimmin > >