I found this while surfing: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ccalb2.htm "Central California Bios" Samuel James Hinds: Page 607 As one of the prominent attorneys of Fresno, this gentleman is entitled to consideration in the history of Central California. Mr. Hinds was born in Barren County, Kentucky, November 22, 1850. In 1860 his father and family crossed the plains with ox teams, and established their home in California. Samuel J. attended Santa Clara College two years and a half, after which he studied law three years with Byers & Elliott of Stockton. In this office he met many celebrated attorneys, known throughout the State. Following his valuable experience with this distinguished law firm, Mr. Hinds went East and entered the law school at Albany, New York, graduating at that institution in 1873. Returning to California, he entered the law office of D. M. Delmas, of San Jose, and remained with him one year, and afterward opened an office for himself and practiced there six years. During this period Mr. Hinds was engaged in much important litigation. He was attorney for the Farmers' National Gold Bank and also for the same institution when it reorganized as the first National Bank of San Jose. In 1882 he came to Fresno and associated himself with judge Campbell, with whom he practiced several years. He is now alone in his professional work. He has an extensive practice in both civil and criminal law, being particularly successful in the latter, as also remarkably successful in the timberland litigation in the circuit courts of the United States. Personally Mr. Hinds has many pleasing traits of character. His candor and integrity inspire the confidence of all with whom he is associated. As a lawyer he excels in his clear conceptions of a cause, and such a logical presentation of the facts as carries conviction with his argument in the minds of the jury and court. Mr. Hinds was married November 11, 1873, the day of his graduation at the Albany Law School, to Miss Jennie Wing, of Dutchess County, New York. They are the parents of three bright children. -- The bright children of Samuel + Jennie were Herman J born 1875, Lucille born 1878, and Eleanor born 1881. They are on the 1880 and 1900 census in Fresno CA. According to the Ancestry.com index, the only Hinds family in Barren Co KY in 1850 was Hiram McGee Hinds and his wife Elvira Kidd. Hiram does not appear on the 1860 census, apparently because he was en route to CA. On the 1870 H M Hinds age 56 born KY and wife Elvira age 52 born KY are in Nevada township, Nevada Co CA, but no children are shown with them. They are at the bottom of page 3, and the top of page 4 is a different family. On the 1880 census, H M and Elvira are in Santa Clara Co CA, but now they have a daughter Phoebe age 23. Hiram McGee Hinds was a son of Samuel II Hinds + Hannah McGee. Samuel II was a son of Samuel Hinds + Sarah (unknown). Samuel was a son of Joseph II Hinds + Hannah (Grider). Joseph II was a son of Joseph of NJ. I did not have Samuel James listed as a son of Hiram, but it looks like he has to be. Since Hiram's father was also Samuel, it seems believable. Ken -- ______________________________________________________________________ Ken Hinds | By taking revenge, a man is | | |_________| |_ | California USA | but even with his enemy, | |_ _|_ |_ _| | hindskw at | but by passing over it, he is | _|_| | |_ |_|___| hindskw | superior. |_| ___| | |_|_ | dotcom | -- Francis Bacon | |_|_____| |_ |___| _______________|_________________________________|_______|_____|_____| http://hindskw.com/