Hi, Folks, Just noticed that Ancestry.com has added more older newspapers to their files. Thought I try to see how far back some might go. Did a search for our most common illusive McCanns, those hidden Johns. Found the sad report of one in a Reno, NV paper (Reno Evening Gazette) of March 18, 1879. This was the report of a Coroner's Inquest in Reno. The inquest was apparently held on March 17. John McCann was crushed by a pile of lumber on the prior Sunday where appears to have been the 16th, if my calendar is correct. This John was reportedly a "stranger" who was a native of Scotland; his age was given as "about 33," giving him a birth year about 1846. Does this John fit in anyone's tree? Best regards, Jane