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Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Friday, 10 APRIL 1896 ************************************ MARRIAGE -- CAMP-BELKNAP -- At the residence of C.L. ROSS, in Hanford, on Thursday forenoon, April 9, 1896, George W. CAMP and Mrs. Hannah BELKNAP, A.G. PARK officiating. [Like many a younger prospective bridegroom Mr. CAMP denied up to the last moment his intention to commit matrimony. He is a pioneer resident of Kings County, owning a nursery near Armona, while his wife was formerly a resident of Grangeville and recently moved to Hanford. The couple have the best wishes of many friends, including the 'Journal' for their future happiness.] [from another column] -- A school day's courtship between Charles T. REYBURN and Miss Minnie CLIFFORD of Jefferson district, culminated in a pretty wedding at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. A.R. COLE, near Clovis, at 8:30 Wednesday evening, Rev. C.A. REYBURN of Hanford officiating, says the 'Expositor' of yesterday. ---------------------------------------------------- CRAWFORD on TRIAL -- The trial of William CRAWFORD on a charge of perjury began in the Superior Court yesterday forenoon. District Attorney SHORT is prosecuting the case and attorneys Horace L. SMITH and Rufus ABBOTT are conducting the defense. The following jury was selected: W.P. MAPLE Wm. STEWART J.M. NIDIFFER D.S. FELLOWS James INGHAM D.P. CAMPBELL John CHAMBERS Orman CRANE J.L. PAYTON J. WEISBAUM Wm. DELK M.R. HURLBUT The witnesses for the prosecution were: J.W. BOZEMAN J.D. BOZEMAN Wm. STANLEY J.H. FREER Andy AYERS Witnesses for the defense: Jesse BROWN A.S. AYERS J.N. HOYT W.S. BROWN A.F. KNIGHT F. YOAKUM John WORSWICK Wm. CRAWFORD Court adjourned at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and met again this forenoon, but immediately adjourned till 11:30 to give the prosecution time to procure witnesses in rebuttal. -------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD HEGEMAN, who has been the Marshal at Kern city for about 2 years, has been missing since last Friday week, and it is believed that he has left for good. A hasty examination of his books shows an apparent shortage of about $700. As Town Marshal HEGEMAN collected the town taxes and it is in connection with these that the seeming deficit occurs. His supposed flight has caused considerable excitement in his town, as he was trusted by everyone. HEGEMAN left Kern city on the night of March 27th and has not been heard of since. It has now developed that he borrowed $10 from each of 4 or 5 of his friends, on the plea that he wanted to go to San Francisco and see the Southern Pacific officials about having his name removed from the railroad blacklist. His disappearance caused no particular notice until about a week ago, when inquiries were made for him. It was learned of his borrowing money, and his books were privately examined, resulting in the discovery of an apparent shorta ge of $1,040. Another examination was made and the amount reduced to about $700. ------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -Mrs. J.S. ROBINSON has been quite ill for the past few days but is now improving. -Al and Guy LOVELACE, of Dinuba, came over to Hanford yesterday on their bikes and were visiting relatives here. -County Clerk Cunningham has issued a license authorizing the marriage of R.J. HEATHCOTE to Miss C.L.E. EASTMOND which will be solemnized on Wednesday, April 15th, at the residence of Harry RAWLINS. -The Hanford Natatorium is nearly ready for the swimmers. It is the finest swimming tank in the San Joaquin Valley. -O.M. NELSON and A.W. LACQUE left Hanford by team for Hollister a few days ago. E.W. HOGLE and Wm. NELLIS returned Tuesday from a 1 day and night hunt at Summit Lake. They got a dozen sandhill cranes, which Mr. NELLIS shot, and they got a nice lot of catfish. They found a place on Kings river where the fish would bite as soon as the hook was thrown in and they say the place beats any they have ever seen to fish in. JOE D. BIDDLE returned a few days since from Bridgeport, Mono county, where he went to recover 1436 head of sheep belonging to Manuel Enos LEWIS and Joe TECHERIA, Portuguese sheep men of this county, and which had been taken up for trespass and sold by some rich men of that county. Mr. BIDDLE lawed the Mono parties 3 days and came out successful, so he returned home happy. R.F. POTTER, who was arrested on an indictment by the late grand jury on a charge of felony in marking a calf that did not belong to him, had his trial in the Superior Court Wednesday. A jury consisting of G.S. HEWITT M.P. LESHER J.M. NIDIFFER M.P. MAPLE J.L. PAYTON Wm. STEWART M.A. HILL Cornelius PADDOCK E.J. GIBSON L.H. HITCHCOCK J. BRUNER J.N. HOYT Were sworn, to try the case. After hearing the evidence and arguments the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. R. IRWIN and W.H. ALFORD were the attorneys for the defense. E.L. HUBBELL caused a warrant to be issued out of the Justice Court Tuesday evening for the arrest of a Portuguese named Antonio P. GREGORIO, for stealing a ring. GREGORIO had purchased a ring from Mr. HUBBELL during the day and when he left the store was seen to drop another one on the sidewalk, pick it up and put it in his pocket. A ring was missing from the case and the man was suspected of stealing it. He was arrested and on being searched produced the ring. He claimed that it had caught in his clothes and that he had not stolen it. On taking a 2nd thought in the matter Mr. HUBBELL decided not to prosecute the case and the man was released on paying the costs incurred by his arrest. GREGORIO is a prominent member of our Portuguese population. He has always borne a good reputation and is quite well off. He has a band of about 10,000 sheep over near Huron and has other property in this county. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/

Bill, Do you have a copy of the poem that was read that day listed on 'the program' of events ? Susan Vallejo ~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 18, 2010, at 5:43 AM, Bill wrote: > I'm writing this at 2:40 a.m. today, just about the time I got to > City Hall > 41 years ago; wondering if anyone would show up. > Bill > > http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/EQparty/1906earthquake.htm > > >

>From the news back then column. 150 yrs ago. 21, April 1860 Saterday. 1] Lovelier weather than we are having now - barring an occasional wind gust - could not be wished..Miners are busy, and the gold dust is comming in fast. 2] We areanxious to hear fromm our poet friend LUKE WELLS, again. May Day is comming. (?). 3] Members of the German Festival Society met last Sunday at Filibuster Flat to decide on the time and place of holding their fourth (4) annual Mailfest. Tursday the 24th of May was choosen as the date. This yearly festival is now looked forward to be many Americans with as much anxiety as by the Germans themselves. 4] We are informed that the stages between this place and Shasta would commence making daily trips each way on Friday morning. A daily line is badly needed, and we hope the information os correct. For the last 10 days, pack trains have been arriving, bringing the first installment of spring stocks for our merchants. FRANK SIMMONS arrived last Saterday from Red Bluff - the first load of the season. 125 yrs ago. 18, April 1885. Saterday. 1] There was heavy frost at the place friday morning the 17th, the thermometer marking 30 degrees. Some ice was formed and fruit buds and tender vegggetable suffered somewhat. 2] During April to date the rainfall has been 2.07 inches and the total for the season 26.78 inches..( in 2010 its 52.88 inches). 3] Mr. A. GUSTIN arrived Wednesday last from Wyoming Territory. He was a member of the First Trinity Volunteers, Capt. CROWNSHEILD'S company which left here in October of 1861 and was mustered into the 4th Regiment of California Volunteer's under Colonel JUDAH . Later, he was one of the first party of prospectors which entered the Black HIlls country , and now comes back to look for quartz in the New River District, (Denny), and on the Salmon River. 4] Mr. L. TIMMERMAN is at work on an extensive cabnet for the convient display of specimen ores and curios which have accumulated in the Trinity Journal Office. 100 yrs. ago. 16, April 1910 Saterday. 1] Yesterday, 15, April, was the 10th anniversary of the organization of the Ladies Eltapome Band. After 3 months of hard practice, this musical organization made it first public appeaarence in a public concert at WHITMORE"S Hall on the evening of 19, April, 1900. The present members are, EDNA BENTON, LUCY YOUNG,NORA DANNENBRINNK, IRMA GOODYEAR, LUCIA YOUNT, JENNIE COUMBS, ROBBIE MAHONEY, MYRTLE SKINNER, CLARA WEINHEIMER. They were ably assisteed by these popular young men, C.H.EDWARDS, VAN BRUNT YOUNG, ADOLPH MECKEL and A.L. PAULSEN. 2] The taking of the United States census was begun 15, April. The enumerators for this county are: H.H.NOONAN, Wvvle.; C.A. ALLEN, Trintiy center,Carrville and Abrams; C.W.SPRATT, Indian Creek and Douglas City; WILLIAM FLOWERS, Junction city, North Fork and Cayon Creek; ROBERT MARSHALL, Hayfork; JACK MOLIN, Deadwood,Lewiston and Minersville; J.E. McGOVERN, Lower Trinity; A.E. YOCUM, New River (Denny). ~ end ~Linda~ Willow Creek, CA.

No, sorry I don't. But there is a book about his work: "The Collected Poems of William Everson (Brother Antoninus): Volume 1: The Residual Years, 1934-1948" Web site: http://www.blacksparrowbooks.com/isbn.asp?isbn=1574230557 Bill -----Original Message----- From: norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Susan H Vallejo Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 7:06 AM To: norcal@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Mayor Alioto's Earthquake Party. Bill, Do you have a copy of the poem that was read that day listed on 'the program' of events ? Susan Vallejo ~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 18, 2010, at 5:43 AM, Bill wrote: > I'm writing this at 2:40 a.m. today, just about the time I got to > City Hall > 41 years ago; wondering if anyone would show up. > Bill > > http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/EQparty/1906earthquake.htm > > > ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm writing this at 2:40 a.m. today, just about the time I got to City Hall 41 years ago; wondering if anyone would show up. Bill http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/EQparty/1906earthquake.htm

Bill, Thanks for sharing. You really enrich this list. Jean Cabanilla

THANK YOU BILL!!!!!!! That was a fun little trip, My mom was amazed at the flashback of what her father had lived through.... Thank you again Cyd -----Original Message----- From: Bill <billroddy@cox.net> To: NORCAL@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, Apr 17, 2010 10:29 am Subject: [NORCAL] Remember Tomorrow Some photos for you. Bill http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/1906/1906PhotosScrolling.htm ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Some photos for you. Bill http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/1906/1906PhotosScrolling.htm

Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 7 APRIL 1896 *********************************** BIRTH -- AXTELL -- In Hanford, April 3, 1896, to the wife of Alex AXTELL, a daughter. [from Local Paragraphs column] -- J.P. and JOHN HARRAH, of Fresno, arrived in Hanford last Sunday forenoon, being summoned by a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of their little niece (daughter of Mrs. Alex AXTELL). The little one was born on Friday and on Saturday was dangerously ill with spasms. It is now better. BIRTH -- GRIBI -- Near Hanford, April 6, 1896, to the wife of A.E. GRIBI, a daughter. DEATH -- APPLEGARTH -- In Hanford, Cal., April 6, 1896, John APPLEGARTH, a native of Canada, aged 72 years. [Deceased was an old and highly respected resident of this city and owned considerable property in the southern part of Hanford. He leaves a wife & 2 sons in Oakland, where they have resided for several years, and 2 brothers, Clarkson of Armona and William of Fresno. The remains were shipped to Oakland this (Tuesday) morning, for burial.] [from Local Paragraphs column] -- John DEWEY, of Merced county, is in Hanford, having come down to wait on his uncle, John APPLEGARTH, who died yesterday. [from Local Paragraphs column] -- Thomas HOWELL, clerk at the Artesia, has returned from Merced, where he was called by the illness of his grandmother, Mrs. Adeline Guest HAMPTON, who died last Wednesday, aged 78 years. [from Local Paragraphs column] -- S.Z. CURTIS, a pioneer resident of Tulare County, and who farmed largely on Cottonwood creek, NE of Visalia, died last Saturday. He had been ill for some time. The immediate cause of death was erysipelas. ------------------------------------------------------- HAINES CONFESSES -- And Implicates LOVERN, ARDELL and McCALL In the Train Robbery -- John HAINES, the Salvationist who was arrested as one of the participants in the recently attempted train robbery near Goshen, has made a confession. The 'Journal' asked Sheriff MERRITT yesterday, over the telephone, about it and he stated that HAINES had made a confession to District Attorney HOWARD, implicating himself (HAINES), McCALL, LOVERN and ARDELL in the crime, but said that the latter (LOVERN and ARDELL) were not known to HAINES personally in the crime, but that a 3rd person had told him they were in it. The confession was brought out by a brother-in-law of HAINES, a man named KING, who is also a Salvationist, and resides north of Hanford, and who got the confession by telling HAINES that they all thought him guilty. ------------------------------------------------------ SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE MEETING -- There will be a meeting of the Kings County Central Suffrage Committee at the Presbyterian church in Hanford today (Tuesday) at 2 p.m. Following are the names of the committee: Committee at Large -- Mrs. Emma FOX, Lemoore E.L. DODGE, Hanford Mr. CHAMBERS, Grangeville G.W. HINKLE, Lemoore Mrs. WORSWICK, Armona J. ARTIST, Dallas Mrs. DOPKIN, Hanford J. McCLELLAN First Supervisorial District: Mrs. May J. STANDART, B.K. SWEETLAND Second District: Mrs. VAN VLEAR, C. SULLIVAN Third District: Mrs. HAYWARDS, T.F. DILLON Fourth District: Mrs. J. NEWPORT, W. LONG Fifth District: Mrs. G.X. WENDLING, Rev. A.G. PARK West End Precinct: Mrs. C.S. MERRILL, C. ORR Kings River: Mrs. F.E. HOWE Lemoore: Mrs. Lou HOLSER, Chas. BAILEY Dallas: Mrs. G.B. McCORD, G. CLUTE Lakeside: Mrs. H.J. COLLINS, W.H. HILDERBRAND Paddock: Mrs. J. SIGLER, W. BATENFELT Excelsior: Mrs. Fanny BARNETT, D. BURRIS Lucerne: Mrs. Dell EDDY, J.C. ENSIGN Cross Creek: Mrs. W.T. BURNETT, Charles COE Armona: Mrs. Cap. DICKENSON, S. YOUNG Grangeville: Mrs. Etta WEAMS, G. RAILSBACK Page: Mrs. Ella FISHER, L. CHITTENDEN Hanford: 1st Ward: Mrs. Belle VAL VALKENBURGH, E.P. ERWIN 2nd Ward: Mrs. FELTON, J.P. FORD 3rd Ward: Mrs. DOLLENMAYER, A. HORLOCK ----------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -A marriage license was issued last Saturday at Visalia for Albert S. HAYTER of Armona to wed Ada E. MOORE of Tulare. -The charge against Frank FORGEY and W.T. DOWNING of abducting Clara BRANDON, was dismissed by Justice Raney on Kings River, for last of evidence. -By telephone yesterday we learn that Deputy Sheriff DAGGETT is progressing towards recovery. So also is Si LOVERN, the alleged train robber, who attempted to commit suicide by the use of a razor on his throat. -Mrs. George BAILSFARD, who was taken to San Francisco the 1st of last week by her husband, had an operation performed for the removal of a diseased bone last Thursday. She is now slowly on the mend, although not yet out of danger. -T.F. FISHER, who went to Kansas last December, returned to Hanford last Sunday. He expects to remain here permanently now. -F.B. THOMPSON and wife, of this city, left Hanford yesterday for Los Angeles, going by team. Mr. THOMPSON has secured employment there and expects to remain for some time. FRANK McCORD has not been doing so well the past few days, and yesterday he was brought up from Dallas to the residence of J.T. BAKER, in this city, so that his leg, part of which was amputated, could have closer medical attention than it could so far away. MRS. SHERON, of Modesto, a cousin of D.A. WOODWARD, arrived in Hanford last Sunday on a visit. Mr. W. has driven her out over the country and she is greatly pleased with Kings county - thinks it one of the prettiest sections of California she has visited. 2 FINE, LARGE mares, which had been in M.P. TROXLER's pasture, were reported last Friday as having been stolen. Such proved not to be the case, as Constable BERNSTEIN found them on the John APPLEGARTH place, where they had strayed. The animals belonged to County Clerk CUNNINGHAM. A SURPRISE PARTY was given to Miss Mabel CURRY, at the residence of her parents, Mr.&Mrs. George CURRY, near Hanford, last Friday evening, on the occasion of her 16th birthday. About 25 young folks dropped in on her all in a bunch, quite unexpectedly to her. But they were all made welcome and the night was spent in dancing, topped off with a nice supper. Charley BROWN of Summit Lake, an expert manipulator of the guitar, was a guest at the house, and he and George CURRY, who is a violinist, gave a good music for the dancers, John TROXLER acting as floor manager. ------------------------------------------------------- LEMOORE LOCALS -- -Miss Minnie JENNET left this morning for Dos Palos. -Mace ALLEN has gone to San Luis Obispo, where he will abide in the future. -A surprise party was given to Miss Alma MERZ at the home residence on Monday evening. About 30 persons were present and all had a good time. -Mr. M.D. MOYER, formerly in the employ of Copeland and Lovelace in Lemoore, has gone into business for himself at Ontario, Cal. His friends in Lemoore wish him success in his new field. GRANGEVILLE -- -Arthur RAINEY, a nephew of the elder Mrs. RAINEY, is visiting friends and relatives this week. He used to live in Kings County. -Frank TILTON, eldest son of Mr.&Mrs. J.E. TILTON, left with George SCRIVENGER on Tuesday for an extended visit to the northern part of the State. -Ed BURRELL expects to make his home in Los Angeles and will move his family there very soon. We regret to lose so good and honorable a citizen as Ed. -Last Thursday was little Ada PARRISH's birthday and as she was just 5 years old, her mamma gave her a party. We venture the assertion that no grown up young lady every had a better birthday party than did this 5-year-old miss. All her favorite playmates were invited and the games so dear to little people were indulged in all the afternoon, and when evening came on all sat down to a dainty supper. Miss Ada had several nice presents and all wished her many happy returns of so pleasant a day. Quite a number of the same little folks that were present there were also invited to Ethel SANBORN's birthday party, which came on Friday. This young lady is 10 years old. A very pleasant time was had in celebrating the event. All kinds of games were played indoors and out, and supper was served in the early twilight. Altogether this week has been a memorable one of the little people. -George CAMP denies the recent rumor of his marriage. He says if any one ought to know it, it is himself, and he doesn't. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/

Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Friday, 3 APRIL 1896 ************************************ A CRUEL FATHER -- The Excuse Offered by Clara BRANDON For Leaving Home -- A Rumored Abduction Leads to the Location Of a Much Wanted Criminal -- The Girl Has Been in Fresno -- Miss Clara BRANDON, who was supposed to have been abducted, has been found and her statement puts a different face on the story from that first reported. Warrants had been sworn out before Justice Rainey, over in Fresno county, and Constable J.W. ESREY of that township went in search of W.T. DOWNING and Frank FORGEY, on the charge of abduction. The complaints were sworn to by Israel BRANDON, the father of the girl. Constable ESREY and Deputy Constable CRUTCHER of Fresno arrested these men near Collis, Fresno county, and took them to the court of Justice Rainey. Miss BRANDON was taken to Fresno by DOWNING and FORGEY and has been stopping with FORGEY's mother, in the southeastern part of the city. She gave her version of the alleged abduction to Constable ESREY, and as he had no process of law by which to take her home, she is still with Mrs. FORGEY in that city. "It did not amount to much of an abduction," said Miss BRANDON. "I was the one who planned my flight from home and my brother and Mr. FORGEY assisted me. I could stand my father's treatment no longer and I resolved to leave home. I asked my brother to assist me and he hesitated at first. I then told him that if he would not help me I would leave on my own account, as I had determined to remain at home no longer. "He then said he would help me rather than let me go alone. We planned everything and my brother and Mr. FORGEY drove up to our place near Lemoore about 8 o'clock in the evening. I had packed my belongings and boldly left the house. My father was around, but I do not think he saw me leave. We came to Fresno and I have found a good home here with Mrs. FORGEY. "I will never go back home to live. If the law compels me to return, I shall leave again at the 1st opportunity. My father has been very cruel to me. He has threatened a number of times to kill me and he has repeatedly said that he hated the ground I walked on. We have been living in a wood-chopping camp on the river, about 8 miles from Lemoore, where my father has been working. My mother is living there. I have 3 younger brothers and sisters. I shall look about for employment and earn my own living." The arrest of DOWNING on this charge has brought him to the attention of the officers. It seems that he is a muchly wanted man. There are some 4 or 5 charges of burglary standing against him. The Constable at Sanger holds 2 warrants for him, while Constable SPENCER of Selma has another warrant. DOWNING was bold in his burglaries. While at Sanger he robbed a house near there, getting a watch and a few dollars in money. The money was lost a few hours later, in a poker games; the watch was pawned and the proceeds also went in the game. He then went to a house within half a mile of the 1st robbery and ransacked it, finding a few dollars, which he also invested in poker. Officers were after him before morning, but he got wind of their movements and escaped. Constable SPENCER's warrant is for a burglary committed near Wildflower, in Fresno county. The officers claim that the men cannot be held on the charge of abduction and they are anxious to catch DOWNING on some of the other charges before he escapes again. -------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -Mrs. W.T. LYON and her mother, Mrs. H. ALLARI, drove over from Selma on Wednesday, returning to that place on Thursday. -W.T. LYON has gone to the northern part of the State on a business trip and will be absent from his post on the 'Journal' for a few days. PORTER MICKLE has his announcement elsewhere in this issue as a candidate for Marshal of this city. He has been a resident of Hanford for 16 years and is too well known to nearly all our people to need a special mention. He was engaged in business here for many years and was always upright in his dealings. In all public enterprises he has been a leading spirit or lent a helping hand. He has the ability to make a god Marshal and promises to fill it to the best of his ability if elected. DEPUTY SHERIFF F.J. WALKER returned Wednesday evening, in company with is wife, from Livermore, where Mrs. WALKER has been receiving treatment at the sanitarium of that place since October, 1894. All her friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs. WALKER has fully recovered from her sickness. O.T. GRISWOLD returned Wednesday night from the Gooler mining district in the Mojave country. Mr. GRISWOLD, although having spent considerable time digging for the precious metal, returns with no flattering reports. The remainder of his party will reach Hanford in a few days. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/

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I'm sorry. I checked out where I originally got my info on sfgenealogy.com, in their "databases", then clicked "voters registration" and realized that the information on my family was from the Great Registration of 1867 (for San Francisco) Dean ________________________________ From: alfred larson <larson83703@msn.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 11:00:45 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] 1870 voter registration I searched many variations of "Great Voter Registration for 1870" on SFGenealogy.com. and missed all times. How do you get there? I am looking for registrations for William McAfee. The one who owned McAfee Boiler Works in the 1870-90s in San Francisco. Thanks. Al Larson 160 Daggett Creek Road Boise, ID 83716 E-mail larson83703@msn.com Blog: http://allarsonphotography.com > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:20:18 -0700 > From: deanmicha@yahoo.com > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NORCAL] 1870 voter registration > > Betty, > > I found the Great Voter Registration for 1870 on line through SFGenealogy.com  It was free! If your relatives were in San Francisco, you might find them in this online database. The Great Voter Registration of 1870 is broken down into Districts. I think there were 25 of them. After I went through 16 districts I found them! I discovered that my great great grandfather and grandmother, Morris and Johanna, were alive and had about 6 children. They were naturalized in 1855. I had only known of three of the children but it was definitely my family. At first I wondered why my great grandmother Dora Lewis wasn't included. Then I realized that she didn't "join the family" until 1871. A couple of years later, I found the graves of most of these relatives in Colma. My mother who is in her late 70s is planning to go with me to visit these relatives and honor their memory as soon as the weather clears up this spring. Good luck finding your family members. > > Dean Desman > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Betty Loose <betty@unisette.com> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 7:18:04 AM > Subject: [NORCAL] 1870 voter registration? > > Was there a Voter registration around 1870? At what age could a man  > register then? > > Still searching for my ggrandfather. > > Betty > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message                         ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 31 MARCH 1896 ************************************* MARRIAGE -- COLYAR-DOSS -- At the Baptist church, in Calistoga, Cal., March 25, 1896, by Rev. T.L. SIMMONS; J.C. COLYAR and Miss Annie DOSS. [The groom is well known in Kings and Tulare Counties. He was for a long time a compositor on the 'Journal' and one of the best young men ever in our employ. The bride is a daughter of Mr.&Mrs. G.W. DOSS of Calistoga. The groom is elder of the Baptist church at Calistoga and the 'Calistogian' says to him is due the credit of having that edifice fitted up as neat as it is. Charley, we extend to you best wishes for the future happiness of yourself and bride.] DEATH -- FISH -- In Los Angeles, March 28, 1896, Mrs. Harriet M. FISH. The burial took place in the Rosedale cemetery in that city on Sunday, March 29. Deceased was the mother of J.D. FISH of this city. ------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -John APPLEGARTH, a pioneer resident of this county, was taken very ill last Saturday, as the result of strong medicine he took. He is now better and will probably go to his family in Oakland soon. -Miss Clara BRANDON of Kings River has mysteriously disappeared. Her parents are very anxious about her and the officers are trying to find her. It is thought that she has run away with a man -- a chance acquaintance who is n.g. [see next issue] -Dr. H.S. PELTON of Oakland, a brother of Miss Mable Marle PELTON, the elocutionist, spent Sunday in Hanford, the guest of Dr. Charles CAMERON. -Miss Alice DAVIDSON of Madera is in Hanford looking up the prospects for establishing dressmaking parlors here. -S. RICHMOND of Armona returned last Saturday morning from Paso Robles, where he has been for medical treatment. He returned greatly improved in health and how has great faith in the mud baths of Paso Robles, as indeed he has cause to. -J.W. RAMSAY returned last Friday from Illinois. He is looking hale and hearty and was much benefited by the trip. He visited in Illinois, Missouri and Great Bend, Kansas. He reports times dull there, and one of the muddiest winters ever known. JOE D. BIDDLE left Hanford again Sunday on another extensive trip. This time he went to Bridgeport, Mono county, to reach which he had to go by rail to Carson, Nev., and thence to his destination by stage. Some Portuguese sheep men are accused of trespassing over there and Mr. B. has gone to defend them. By his long experience with legal business Mr. BIDDLE is "up to snuff" on all legal propositions and his services are constantly in demand as legal adviser. He ought to take time from his rushing business to pass an examination for admission to the bar, for he has already, no doubt, the requisite knowledge to pass all right. The party who took up the sheep for trespass sold 1430 wethers to pay what he claims for damages. Wild feed must be high in Mono county or else sheep must be very cheap, judging by this. ON THURSDAY afternoon at about 3 o'clock, during the heavy rain and wind storm, the house of C.W. PORTER, 3 miles NW of town, was struck by lightning, and the house, which was of adobe, completely demolished. The shingle roof was lifted off and carried a distance of 4 or 5 hundred yards and transformed into mere splinters. The beds, dishes, lamps, etc., in the house were demolished. Mr. PORTER informed us that his wife was at the window when the lightning struck, but fortunately escaped without injury. The MERZ residence, about 150 feet distant, was not damaged. The heavy wind destroyed J.C. SUTHERLAND's smoke-house and considerable damage was done to trees in that vicinity. A LETTER received from E.C. NOWLAN, formerly of this county, under date of March 20, says that at Keohan, Kings Co., N.B., Canada, where he now lives, they had a big snow storm on the 17th and a heavy rain on the 19th. "Sleighing" he says, "has been good since January, which is quite a contrast with California weather. There has also been some quite severely cold weather, too, the thermometer going down to 32 degrees below zero once, which was quite low enough, and it has been playing around zero all winter." ------------------------------------------------------ GRANGEVILLE -- -Last Wednesday afternoon Johnnie HACKETT started for Los Angeles. His father wrote he had a position for him so John bid farewell to his friends here and every one hopes he will succeed in his new undertaking. -Mrs. Scott SIMPSON has returned from Woodland where she has been visiting her folks. LEMOORE LOCALS -- -Mr. P. MOORE, who has been a sufferer from toothache for some time past, has been very ill this week, blood poisoning having set in. -Mr. B.F. ALDRIDGE, who some time since left Lemoore with his family for a mining locality in the Coast Range, returned on Wednesday of this week, and will take up his residence again among us. ALONG THE COAST -- -Charles W. REED, a pioneer orchardist, residing in Yolo county, is dead. He shipped the 1st carload of fruit that crossed the continent. -Giovannie AUGIS, a native of Malta, died in Oakland recently at the ago of 104 years. He was well preserved and had good sight. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/

Sorry! m ________________________________ From: Betty Loose <betty@unisette.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 6:18:54 AM Subject: [NORCAL] 1872 no help Unfortunately the 1872 register will be no help to me, as my ggrandfather was born November 1852 and wouldn't have turned 21 until November 1873. By 1874 he had assumed his new identity and was in Sacramento working for the RR. Although I believe he was foreign born, he claimed to have been born in California (Folsom), so the later registers are no help. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Unfortunately the 1872 register will be no help to me, as my ggrandfather was born November 1852 and wouldn't have turned 21 until November 1873. By 1874 he had assumed his new identity and was in Sacramento working for the RR. Although I believe he was foreign born, he claimed to have been born in California (Folsom), so the later registers are no help.

I searched many variations of "Great Voter Registration for 1870" on SFGenealogy.com. and missed all times. How do you get there? I am looking for registrations for William McAfee. The one who owned McAfee Boiler Works in the 1870-90s in San Francisco. Thanks. Al Larson 160 Daggett Creek Road Boise, ID 83716 E-mail larson83703@msn.com Blog: http://allarsonphotography.com > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:20:18 -0700 > From: deanmicha@yahoo.com > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NORCAL] 1870 voter registration > > Betty, > > I found the Great Voter Registration for 1870 on line through SFGenealogy.com It was free! If your relatives were in San Francisco, you might find them in this online database. The Great Voter Registration of 1870 is broken down into Districts. I think there were 25 of them. After I went through 16 districts I found them! I discovered that my great great grandfather and grandmother, Morris and Johanna, were alive and had about 6 children. They were naturalized in 1855. I had only known of three of the children but it was definitely my family. At first I wondered why my great grandmother Dora Lewis wasn't included. Then I realized that she didn't "join the family" until 1871. A couple of years later, I found the graves of most of these relatives in Colma. My mother who is in her late 70s is planning to go with me to visit these relatives and honor their memory as soon as the weather clears up this spring. Good luck finding your family members. > > Dean Desman > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Betty Loose <betty@unisette.com> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 7:18:04 AM > Subject: [NORCAL] 1870 voter registration? > > Was there a Voter registration around 1870? At what age could a man > register then? > > Still searching for my ggrandfather. > > Betty > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is there anyone on this list who has access to Solano County Genealogical/historical society resources??? Thanks, Kim Golding Tacoma, WA kg@nventure.com

Betty, When Charles Jaycox registered to vote in 1872, his application stated that he lasted voted in Ohio in 1868. That was a big help to me. marilyn ________________________________ From: A. Mason Design <amason@redshift.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 7:35:11 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Great Register Hi Betty, Men registered to vote when they moved to an area, or turned 21. Your ggrandfather could have registered at any time after 1872 [since he's not in that register]. The earliest books cover more than a single year. Voter registration drives usually occurred right before any contentious election, be it local, state, or federal. Election representatives would travel throughout a county and register the men wherever they were living or working. The Great Register was enacted into law in California in 1866 and the first books have an 1867 registration date. The registers are helpful for several reasons: 1. It will tell you what general area of the county the man was living, his nativity, age, occupation, and if naturalized, where and when that occurred. 2. Some men, such as my ggrandfather, moved several times within the county. Each time he had to re-register with his new residence if he moved out of the district he was previously registered in. 3. If the man moved out of county, or the county split, there is a notation in the comment area stating when the man moved, and where he moved to. 4. I've yet to determine the reason, but in 1896, every registered voter had to re-register regardless of whether or not they had ever lived anywhere else since originally registering. I suspect some sort of nasty voter fraud had occurred in the recent past because the 1896 Great Register is the only one that includes a complete physical description of the voter -- height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any distinguishing markings. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County Betty Loose wrote: > Thank you for all of the wonderful information about the Great > Registers. I found my ggrandfather in the 1890, but one day I hope to > identify what name he used before the one we know. He "appeared" about > 1874 in Sacramento. > When I get time I will search the 1870 and 1872 registers. He should > have been in Alameda or Sacramento. Maybe some day I will find him in > the 1870 census. > > I did not get any replies regarding the WWI alien registrations in > Alameda - guess no one has experience with ordering these. That will > be my next mission. > > Betty > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Betty, Men registered to vote when they moved to an area, or turned 21. Your ggrandfather could have registered at any time after 1872 [since he's not in that register]. The earliest books cover more than a single year. Voter registration drives usually occurred right before any contentious election, be it local, state, or federal. Election representatives would travel throughout a county and register the men wherever they were living or working. The Great Register was enacted into law in California in 1866 and the first books have an 1867 registration date. The registers are helpful for several reasons: 1. It will tell you what general area of the county the man was living, his nativity, age, occupation, and if naturalized, where and when that occurred. 2. Some men, such as my ggrandfather, moved several times within the county. Each time he had to re-register with his new residence if he moved out of the district he was previously registered in. 3. If the man moved out of county, or the county split, there is a notation in the comment area stating when the man moved, and where he moved to. 4. I've yet to determine the reason, but in 1896, every registered voter had to re-register regardless of whether or not they had ever lived anywhere else since originally registering. I suspect some sort of nasty voter fraud had occurred in the recent past because the 1896 Great Register is the only one that includes a complete physical description of the voter -- height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any distinguishing markings. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County Betty Loose wrote: > Thank you for all of the wonderful information about the Great > Registers. I found my ggrandfather in the 1890, but one day I hope to > identify what name he used before the one we know. He "appeared" about > 1874 in Sacramento. > When I get time I will search the 1870 and 1872 registers. He should > have been in Alameda or Sacramento. Maybe some day I will find him in > the 1870 census. > > I did not get any replies regarding the WWI alien registrations in > Alameda - guess no one has experience with ordering these. That will > be my next mission. > > Betty > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >