This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: apsaroke Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/1713.1.3.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've looked in Oregon and California in 1850 and can't find him under any reasonable misspelling, even if I drop the "La" from the start. The 1850 California Census is incomplete. I think part of it was lost on the way to Washington, and that includes areas where Greenwoods were as well. I also checked the 1852 Gold Census and did not find him. From experience these particular census records are hit and miss. Any number of people known to be out here were not enumerated, so he could be one of those, but it seems more likely that if it was the same fellow he went back as per the reference below. I found a reference to John in 1848 at the Ft. Leavenworth Agency. He was "appointed June 19" as an "assistant blacksmith" and "suspended Sep 12" of that year "for the Pottawatomies" if that's of any help. There was an "interpreter" Joseph LaFramboise "appointed June 19 for the Pottawatomies" the same place that year. 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.