There are a number of cemeteries in Nevada County (which is where Grass Valley is located), and some of them have been listed online with the names of people buried there. You are more likely to find a grave or burial for a death in 1885 than a death record. The California death index on Ancestry does not go back that far. I have found people from Grass Valley using "Find A Grave" as well as google searches for cemetery listings. For immigration to the USA, I always start with New York, remembering that people arrived at many other ports, as well, including Boston, Philadelphia, and New Orleans. Many Cornish also went to Canada first and then to the USA. For immigration to New York prior to Ellis Island, search the records for Castle Garden. David Coppin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Austin" <jason.austin@shaw.ca> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Gras Valley, California Cornish Mining Community > Does anyone know if death records are available in Grass Valley? I have > a Cornish ancestor, William James Reynolds, born in Mingoose, married in > Truro, who reportedly died in Grass Valley in 1885. > > And are any shipping records to the USA available for the period > 1881-1885? He was at Towan Cross, St. Agnes, in the 1881 census, and > died in Grass Valley in 1885. This time period seems to be before the > Elis Island records and the immigration records held by FMP. > > > Thanks > > Jason

Thanks David - I'll follow those leads. Jason David Coppin wrote: >There are a number of cemeteries in Nevada County (which is where Grass >Valley is located), and some of them have been listed online with the names >of people buried there. You are more likely to find a grave or burial for a >death in 1885 than a death record. The California death index on Ancestry >does not go back that far. I have found people from Grass Valley using >"Find A Grave" as well as google searches for cemetery listings. > >For immigration to the USA, I always start with New York, remembering that >people arrived at many other ports, as well, including Boston, Philadelphia, >and New Orleans. Many Cornish also went to Canada first and then to the >USA. For immigration to New York prior to Ellis Island, search the records >for Castle Garden. > >David Coppin > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jason Austin" <jason.austin@shaw.ca> >To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:48 AM >Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Gras Valley, California Cornish Mining Community > > > > >>Does anyone know if death records are available in Grass Valley? I have >>a Cornish ancestor, William James Reynolds, born in Mingoose, married in >>Truro, who reportedly died in Grass Valley in 1885. >> >>And are any shipping records to the USA available for the period >>1881-1885? He was at Towan Cross, St. Agnes, in the 1881 census, and >>died in Grass Valley in 1885. This time period seems to be before the >>Elis Island records and the immigration records held by FMP. >> >> >>Thanks >> >>Jason >> >> > >------------------------------- >Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > >Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >