>> I have forgotten where this family emigrated from. Are the John B. Bosler who died at 1 year on Dec 24, 1853, and Dorcas Sears who died age 41 Nov 7 1853 related in any way? They were from MO. I will check the Sac Bee index for Bosler. I know I have searched for Sears and Schwartz, but not Bosler. Are you sure about the marriage date? Where did Elizabeth and Charles marry. I'll check the newspaper around the 1852 dates and see if there is any little tidbit that might help. Betty

That's right, Betty, you found the horse thief that was shot in NV, that man was a brother of Betty J. Bosler. And you are correct in that we never did find George B. Schwartz (married to Mary Elinor Sears, sister of Elizabeth J. Bosler) or the Boslers after that fire in Sacramento. I have searched and searched all the western states and have not found any information about any of them. There are lots of Sears. One in Oregon and one in Washington, but don't know if they are the brothers of these two girls. Thanks, Betty, for all you do. Margaret in NW California On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:45:32 -0700 Betty Loose <betty@unisette.com> writes: > >> This is part of that John Sears (who was murdered after stealing a > > >> horse), right? > If I remember correctly we never did find Schwartz. > > I'll do a little looking around to see what I can find. > > Sac Main Library has a huge genealogy section. I think the index is > on > line. If you have time and can find reference to any of these > people, > please let me know. > > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

>> This is part of that John Sears (who was murdered after stealing a >> horse), right? If I remember correctly we never did find Schwartz. I'll do a little looking around to see what I can find. Sac Main Library has a huge genealogy section. I think the index is on line. If you have time and can find reference to any of these people, please let me know. Betty

Betty, Elizabeth J. Sears married John W. Bosler, Sept. 1852, in Sacramento. John was a partner (I guess) of George B. Schwartz in a building called "Butcher's Headquarters" on T Street which burned (see Daily Bee 9-9-1861). Elizabeth withdrew her Sole Trader "?title" on 14 Aug 1852. (Hmmmmm checking dates, she did this before marriage). I have lost where I found her "Sole Trader" info, but here is what I do have: Elizabeth Jane Bosler, husband John, 14 Aug. 1852 has withdrawn her sole trader, Bk A. pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married women and Sole Traders 1850-1930." On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:30:49 -0700 Betty Loose <betty@unisette.com> writes: > Margaret, > I haven't been paying enough attention to your posts, but I can get > to > the library this afternoon and look at papers. > Can you give me time frames, specifics and names of what you are > looking for? > Also, Nancy's site has a lot of Sac City Directories online. The > names > do not show up in the search engine on her site, but she has them > indexed quite nicely by alphabet. > We will be adding more as I have time (after the election). > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sacindex.html > > Betty > > > Again, thanks to everyone for all this good information about > "Sole > > Traders." The Boslers lived in Sacramento, in fact John W. Bosler > and > > George B. Schwartz were in the butcher shop business in Sacramento > > > in the > > 1850-1860s. The building burned, destroying everything. I will > > > have to > > let all the Sacramento research go as I live in Humboldt County > and > > will > > not be able to travel to Sacramento to finish this project. > Thanks to > > everyone, you are all very helpful, as usual. Margaret in NW > > California > > > > ----------------------------------------- > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ Stock Options Click to learn about options trading and get the latest information. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=S_x3XhOFJRUjJcTdGzqKegAAJ1DeOSPmwoHBx_71xffYF-QhAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQlgAAAAA=

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Margaret, I haven't been paying enough attention to your posts, but I can get to the library this afternoon and look at papers. Can you give me time frames, specifics and names of what you are looking for? Also, Nancy's site has a lot of Sac City Directories online. The names do not show up in the search engine on her site, but she has them indexed quite nicely by alphabet. We will be adding more as I have time (after the election). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sacindex.html Betty > Again, thanks to everyone for all this good information about "Sole > Traders." The Boslers lived in Sacramento, in fact John W. Bosler and > George B. Schwartz were in the butcher shop business in Sacramento > in the > 1850-1860s. The building burned, destroying everything. I will > have to > let all the Sacramento research go as I live in Humboldt County and > will > not be able to travel to Sacramento to finish this project. Thanks to > everyone, you are all very helpful, as usual. Margaret in NW > California

Again, thanks to everyone for all this good information about "Sole Traders." The Boslers lived in Sacramento, in fact John W. Bosler and George B. Schwartz were in the butcher shop business in Sacramento in the 1850-1860s. The building burned, destroying everything. I will have to let all the Sacramento research go as I live in Humboldt County and will not be able to travel to Sacramento to finish this project. Thanks to everyone, you are all very helpful, as usual. Margaret in NW California On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:13:47 -0700 "A. Mason Design" <amason@redshift.com> writes: > Sole Trader petitions were filed at the county level where the > married > woman lived. Off hand I can't remember whether it was a Court record > or > a Recorder's record. "Book A" indicates she filed to withdraw her > request within a months of originally filing for the status. > > As I recall, Sole Trader petitions did not specify the nature/reason > for > wanting the status. A married woman was not required to specify why > she > wanted to be "sole trader." It appears that Elizabeth filed as a > precautionary measure and withdrew her request when the "danger" to > her > and her family had passed. It might be worth your while to pursue > Superior Court records for John W. BOSLER during that particular > time frame. > > In 1850s California, there were a number of difficulties regarding > land > ownership. Mr. BOSLER may very likely have been a responsible honest > man > who got caught up in a dicey land issue, such as attempting to > establish > a homestead on rancho land. > > In order to find out what was going on at the time, you will need to > do > a bit of cross-referencing -- Recorder's Office land deeds, Superior > > Court records, and local newspaper mentions. Depending on the > county, > the latter [newspaper mentions] may not exist, but the other records > > would. It's also possible there might be a record in the > "Miscellaneous > Records" in the Recorder's Office. > > "Book A/Page 15" simply means that it was a very early legally > recorded > document in whatever county the request occurred in California. > > Hope this helps, > Anita C. > Monterey County > > Margaret A, Wooden wrote: > > Many thanks to all who answered the "Sole Trader" question. Very > > interesting. I do know that her husband JOHN W. BOSLER, was a > butcher. > > This Bk A is where? Is it available to researchers? Is there > someone > > that would be willing to find what kind of business she was > withdrawing > > from? Thanks again, NORCAL people are wonderful. Margaret in NW > > California > > > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:27 -0700 mwooden <mwooden@juno.com> > writes: > > > >> Need some help, please. I have run across the following and > would > >> like > >> someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > > >> ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her > sole > >> trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of > >> married > >> women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? > Was > >> she > >> separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine > as > >> I do > >> not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW > >> California > >> > > > > ----------------------------------------- > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ Stock Options Click to learn about options trading and get the latest information. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=OvpObJy8S2JShp7OJMGqcAAAJ1DeOSPmwoHBx_71xffYF-QhAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQlgAAAAA=

>From the News Back Then column. 150 yrs. ago. 17, March 1860 Saterday. 1] The downward bound Yreka stage was lost at the third crossing below FITCH's ferry, on the Trinity River, last Tuesday morning. The River was very high at the time, and attempting to ford it at the usual point the stage was overturned, and the body and hind wheels were carried down stream. The passengers, two in number, had left the stage and crossed on the bridge lately built, but which was not in condition for teams to cross over yet, JIM COMSTOCK was driving and succeded in getting to shore with his team and the treasure box, but the mail was lost and little baggage belonging to the passengers. It is asserted by an eyewitness that COMSTOCK did not loose his presence of mind on the occassion, but when he found the vehicle was going, seized the treasure box in one hand and the reins with the other, gave one of his frantic yells by way of encouraging his team, and was drugged ashore, singing "I'm afloat! I'm afloat!" 125 yrs ago. 21, March 1885 Saterday. 1] Weather continues pleasant. No sign of a storm. Peach trees are in full bloom, a month ahead of the proper time. We fear the Peach crop of Trinity County will be limited. 2] Roll-Her-Skating still continues the prominent source of amusement. Some of the "draps" (?) are stupendous. 3] Wwvle has not had a good solid earthquake shock for many years, and we have just found out the reason. Archbishop ALEMANY, in his recent lecture on earthquakes, for the benefit of the sufferers by the recent quakes in Spain, says that these visitations come as punishment for earthly sins. What good people we are. 4] The WILSON property at the cornor f Court and Center streets has been sold by the Execution of the Will of MRS ELIZA WILSON to the NEWMAN bros.,who have taken possession. 100 yrs ago. 19, March 1910. Saterday. 1.] The Wwvle Fire Company held its second annual banquet at the Snug Cafe Thursday evening. The following were admitted to membership: C.H. EDWARDS, JUDGE J.W.BARTLETT, P.M. PAULSON, W.W. KIRKHAM, S.C. MILLER, C.W.BREMER, H.H. LYON and Dr. D.B. FIELDS. Here is the menue for the banquet: Seedless grapefruit, Crab Salad, Olives, Celery, spring Onions, Roast Chicken and dressing, Fricassee Chicken, cream gravy. Oyster Patties., Mashed Potatoes. Asparagus, Green Peas, Lemon Pie, Cream Pie, Cream Cake, Walnut Cake, Burnt Leather Cake,(?), Chocolate Cake, Tea and Coffee. 2.] Three wagon loads of young people gathered at the home of W.B.TESTY last Saterday morning and had a picnic on the flat beyond the TESTY mine. The occassion beinging the birthdays of MRS. W.B.TESTY, MISS NORA DANNENBRINK, MISS RITA CASTLE and C.H EDWARDS. The crowd broke up at 5p, some preferring the delight of the two-mile walk to a drive. ~ end

Yes, the phone number has stayed the same Ella. marilyn ________________________________ From: Cliff <cday@surewest.net> To: Ella Ryman <twigs_269@comcast.net>; norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 11:15:31 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER It is no longer SAMCC, it is now Sacramento History Center, but the phone number is; 916 - 264 - 7072, you will have to call for an appointment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Demas" <theschoolbell@yahoo.com> To: "Ella Ryman" <twigs_269@comcast.net>; <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > Ella, SAMCC has them in the original Books. I don't think they have them > published on-line if that's what you mean. As I recall, there is an index. > You could call Pat Johnson at SAMCC and see if she will look in the index > for you. > > marilyn > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ella Ryman <twigs_269@comcast.net> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 3:51:23 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > > Does anyone know if there a published list of Sole Traders? > > I know my g-g-g-aunt Amelia Raymond (Reiman) was one but curious to see > if > there is a listing. > > Ella > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CYLGowdy@aol.com> > To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > > > > In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > > >> Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like >> someone to find out what information is connected with this file: >> ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole >> trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married >> women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she >> separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do >> not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California >> > > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her > separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those > days, > married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless > they > went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. > > > > Cathy > Marin Co., CA > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > 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 ----------------------------------------- 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

Donna, I was messing around in the Lake County ,CA. as I knew Ray's family had at least 2 generations were living there, circa 1871. Then I [Google.com] , Lewisville Co, Kentuckey....& in one of the sites, I found the family in the Census lists there...the orginating ancestor was a BUTLER, Wm. Joseph (1842-1922) b: Ireland. His wife RYAN, Anne C.(1845- 1926) b: Ireland. They had 8 kids to start the dynasty here in the USA...what made my hunt hard to start with is that my relative [Raymond] here, had no children or listed siblings of his own in CA. that I could find..at that time, have since found 3 siblings of his, born in Lake Port, Lake County, CA. I think you just have to keep turning over rocks until your search is over....but it takes patients and stick to it ness to get there...they are constantly placing new records on line and hopefully not in Ancestry.com, for us to find...i join a whole lot of lists for each search until I hit the jack-pot....don't give up,and don't forget to unsubscribe after your hunt... if at first you don't suceed, jump over, crawl under, or dig a bit deeper...I banged my head a lot, brused my knuckles, but kept at it...Good hunting. ~Linda~ A Smith n' Wesson beats 4 aces! Willow Creek, CA.

It is no longer SAMCC, it is now Sacramento History Center, but the phone number is; 916 - 264 - 7072, you will have to call for an appointment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Demas" <theschoolbell@yahoo.com> To: "Ella Ryman" <twigs_269@comcast.net>; <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > Ella, SAMCC has them in the original Books. I don't think they have them > published on-line if that's what you mean. As I recall, there is an index. > You could call Pat Johnson at SAMCC and see if she will look in the index > for you. > > marilyn > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ella Ryman <twigs_269@comcast.net> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 3:51:23 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > > Does anyone know if there a published list of Sole Traders? > > I know my g-g-g-aunt Amelia Raymond (Reiman) was one but curious to see > if > there is a listing. > > Ella > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CYLGowdy@aol.com> > To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER > > > > In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > > >> Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like >> someone to find out what information is connected with this file: >> ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole >> trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married >> women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she >> separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do >> not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California >> > > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her > separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those > days, > married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless > they > went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. > > > > Cathy > Marin Co., CA > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > 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

Sole Trader petitions were filed at the county level where the married woman lived. Off hand I can't remember whether it was a Court record or a Recorder's record. "Book A" indicates she filed to withdraw her request within a months of originally filing for the status. As I recall, Sole Trader petitions did not specify the nature/reason for wanting the status. A married woman was not required to specify why she wanted to be "sole trader." It appears that Elizabeth filed as a precautionary measure and withdrew her request when the "danger" to her and her family had passed. It might be worth your while to pursue Superior Court records for John W. BOSLER during that particular time frame. In 1850s California, there were a number of difficulties regarding land ownership. Mr. BOSLER may very likely have been a responsible honest man who got caught up in a dicey land issue, such as attempting to establish a homestead on rancho land. In order to find out what was going on at the time, you will need to do a bit of cross-referencing -- Recorder's Office land deeds, Superior Court records, and local newspaper mentions. Depending on the county, the latter [newspaper mentions] may not exist, but the other records would. It's also possible there might be a record in the "Miscellaneous Records" in the Recorder's Office. "Book A/Page 15" simply means that it was a very early legally recorded document in whatever county the request occurred in California. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County Margaret A, Wooden wrote: > Many thanks to all who answered the "Sole Trader" question. Very > interesting. I do know that her husband JOHN W. BOSLER, was a butcher. > This Bk A is where? Is it available to researchers? Is there someone > that would be willing to find what kind of business she was withdrawing > from? Thanks again, NORCAL people are wonderful. Margaret in NW > California > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:27 -0700 mwooden <mwooden@juno.com> writes: > >> Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would >> like >> someone to find out what information is connected with this file: >> ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole >> trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of >> married >> women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was >> she >> separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as >> I do >> not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW >> California >>

Many thanks to all who answered the "Sole Trader" question. Very interesting. I do know that her husband JOHN W. BOSLER, was a butcher. This Bk A is where? Is it available to researchers? Is there someone that would be willing to find what kind of business she was withdrawing from? Thanks again, NORCAL people are wonderful. Margaret in NW California On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:27 -0700 mwooden <mwooden@juno.com> writes: > Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would > like > someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole > trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of > married > women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was > she > separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as > I do > not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW > California > ____________________________________________________________ > Weight Loss Program > Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=yl3Oq0RYJWzbI0OEra2tywAAJ1D eOSPmwoHBx_71xffYF-QhAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= > > > ----------------------------------------- > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________ Love Spell Click here to light up your life with a love spell! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=Dy-tafL9WG5y_xhYoROeBAAAJ1DeOSPmwoHBx_71xffYF-QhAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA=

Does anyone know if there a published list of Sole Traders? I know my g-g-g-aunt Amelia Raymond (Reiman) was one but curious to see if there is a listing. Ella ----- Original Message ----- From: <CYLGowdy@aol.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like > someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole > trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married > women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she > separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do > not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those days, married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless they went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. Cathy Marin Co., CA ----------------------------------------- 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

Ella, SAMCC has them in the original Books. I don't think they have them published on-line if that's what you mean. As I recall, there is an index. You could call Pat Johnson at SAMCC and see if she will look in the index for you. marilyn ________________________________ From: Ella Ryman <twigs_269@comcast.net> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 3:51:23 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER Does anyone know if there a published list of Sole Traders? I know my g-g-g-aunt Amelia Raymond (Reiman) was one but curious to see if there is a listing. Ella ----- Original Message ----- From: <CYLGowdy@aol.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like > someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole > trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married > women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she > separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do > not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those days, married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless they went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. Cathy Marin Co., CA ----------------------------------------- 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, 21 JANUARY 1896 ************************************* BIRTH -- LANDER -- At Huron, Jan. 4, 1896, to the wife of J.W. LANDER, a son. BIRTH -- BLOYD -- Near Traver, Jan. 11th, to the wife of Ben BLOYD, a son. MARRIAGE -- ASKIN-DINELEY -- At the residence of the bride's parents in Visalia, Cal, Wednesday evening, Jan. 15th, by Rev. C.S. LINSLEY of Hanford, Herbert ASKIN and Miss Lou DINELEY. [Mr. ASKIN was formerly a resident of Hanford and has a host of friends here. His bride has also some warm friends here, and all join in wishing them a long and happy matrimonial voyage. The Visalia 'Delta' says of the event: "The wedding was celebrated in the presence of relatives and a few invited friends. The parlor was prettily decorated in ivy and flowers, and the bridal party stood in a floral bower while the impressive wedding ceremony was celebrated by the rector. The bride was beautifully attired in an attractive silken wedding gown, with orange blossoms as decorations, besides carrying a handsome bouquet. After the ceremony the happy couple were the recipients of the sincere congratulations of all for a wedding career that will be happy and prosperous. Those present enjoyed a wedding supper in honor of the newly wedded couple, who, at a late hour, drove to Goshen and took the train for San Francisco, where they will spend their honeymoon. After returning home they will occupy a cottage on North St., that was erected by the groom."] MARRIAGE -- CRIDGE-ATKINSON -- In San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 11th, 1896, by Rev. DILLE; Alfred D. CRIDGE of Lemoore and Laura M. ATKINSON of San Francisco. [The bride and groom arrived in Hanford last Tuesday. Mr. CRIDGE is the publisher of the Lemoore 'Radical.' He has a host of friends, inside the craft and out of it, who congratulate him on the ending of his bachelorhood and wish him and his bride a life of prosperity and happiness.] --------------------------------------------------------- FROM the OTTAWA 'DAILY REPUBLICAN' -- "Mark TATE and Miss Minnie RICHARDS were married on New Years day at the residence of the bride's parents, on North Main St., by the Rev. SLATER. The young couple left on the evening train for Pueblo, Col., where they will reside in future. Mr. TATE was one of 'the boys' and among shopmen and Y.M.C.A.'s was quite a favorite. Miss Minnie RICHARDS was well known in Ottawa and had a large circle of true friends who are loth to part with her. The young couple have the best wishes of all their friends." The above notice will be read with interest by a great number of people here and in other parts of the county, who are well acquainted with Mark TATE, who is a brother-in-law of J.B. NEWPORT. He at one time owned the blacksmith shop at Grangeville and made a great many friends who will be pleased to hear of his good fortune. ------------------------------------------------------- DEATH -- LANDER -- In Huron, Jan. 13, 1896, Jane Barnes LANDER, beloved wife of John W. LANDER and mother of Walter and John LANDER; aged 34 years. DEATH -- ADAMSON -- At Santa Ana, Cal., Jan. 16, Martha ADAMSON. [The remains were taken to Lemoore and interred in the Grangeville cemetery.] ------------------------------------------------------ HE STOLE and PAYS THE PENALTY -- [Lemoore 'Leader'] Herman SCHWARTZ, who was captured by Thos. BARRETT on Monday afternoon and placed under arrest by Constable FURNISH, and sent to Hanford on Tuesday evening's train in charge of Theodore PARK, is now a resident of the county jail awaiting trial on a charge of relieving Francois MASSON, of San Benito county, of a watch and chain valued at $120. SCHWART [spelled 2 ways] had his preliminary examination before Justice Bullard on Thursday afternoon and was held to answer before the Superior Court with bonds placed at $1000. SCHWARTZ was taken into court last Friday and plead guilty to grand larceny. Judge Jacobs sentenced him to 2 years in San Quentin and Sheriff Buckner landed him there safely yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------- A BAD WRECK -- A "Double Header" Freight Train Ditched and Smashed Up -- 2 Train Men Wounded and Several Have Miraculous Escapes -- The Wreck One of the Worst Ever Seen on This Division -- Last Thursday night, about 9:25 o'clock, there occurred at Remnoy switch, 5 miles east of this city, one of the worst freight wrecks which have ever occurred on this division of the Southern Pacific. The accident occurred to the overland freight train, No. 21, in charge of Conductor CROY. It consisted of 45 cars and a caboose, drawn by 2 large engines. The train thundered through Hanford shortly after 9 o'clock. No stop was made here and the whistles of the locomotives made the echoes ring. What caused the accident will probably never be known, but it is thought to be due to a spreading of the rails or some other fault of the track. The train was going at a speed of perhaps 20 miles an hour when it reached the switch at Remnoy. The 2 engines ran off into the switch, while the cars remained on the track. The cars evidently pulled both the engines off the switch, and the tender of the 1st engine, and the 2nd engine and its tender fell on their sides. The momentum of the 45 loaded cars and caboose behind the engines caused a collapse of the cars back of the engines. Total wrecks were made of 10 cars and 20 were more or less damaged. The escape of the men on the 2nd engine seems miraculous. There were 3 men on each of the engines -- the engineer, conductor and fireman on the 1st engine, and the engineer, fireman and a brakeman on the 2nd. The engineer on the 1st engine stayed with his iron horse until it stopped. The 2nd engine, when it fell, imprisoned the fireman. The engineer and brakeman escaped, but the fireman was pinioned by his left foot so that he could not escape and the steam was escaping onto his leg. To add to the horror of the situation for the fireman, the cars behind the engine were smashed into splinters and the frame of 1 box car was jammed across the tender, almost directly over him. The accident occurred between the farms of Samuel REY and C.O. BUTLER. Mr. REY heard the noise of the wreck and at once came over to the scene with a lantern and he was soon followed by other farmers from near by. It was a very dark night and it was some time before the imprisoned fireman, named J.W. KANADY, was found and could be released. He was probably exposed to the steam for some 20 minutes. Mr. REY's son George at once rode to Hanford as fast as his horse could take him and Dr. MILLER, the S.P. Co.'s physician here, was apprised of the accident and taken out to the scene. In the meantime the fireman had been removed to Mr. REY's house, where he was given the best attention possible. He is a single man and his mother resides in Bakersfield. It was his request that the news be broken to her gently and that he be taken to Bakersfield as soon as possible. His left leg and foot is very badly scalded. George HUTCHINGS, engineer on the 2nd engine, received a fracture of one of the bones in his leg. He was taken to the caboose of the train and there cared for. A 'Journal' reporter visited the wreck the next morning after the accident. Approaching the scene from the west, the group of wrecked cars (the uninjured cars having all been hauled away) presented the appearance of a 1-story house with many gables. They were piled on top of each other, with their ends pointing every way for Sunday. The front end of 1 car was buried 2 feet in the gravel of the track; other cars were masked into kindling wood and lay on their sides. The wheels and trucks of several cars were all jumbled together under 1 car bed. The heavy iron rails were torn up, bent and broken, while broken ties and pieces of timber were strewed around. All kinds of merchandise was scattered about. [illeg] after the wreck the section crews [illeg] division of the Southern Pacific and some from the main line, aggregating 50 men or more, had been called to the scene and they worked all of Thursday night and Friday in removing the freight from the wreck. It was a busy scene that the 'Journal' reporter witnessed on Friday forenoon. Part of the force of men was at to work removing the freight, while another was engaged in clearing away the wrecked cars as a freight engine pulled them apart. In 1 car was a considerable quantity of giant powder and caps and these the men had handled very gingerly as they removed them in the night. There were 4 cars of sugar, 3 of which were wrecked, 2 cars of canned goods, another containing large and small blocks of granite, 1 of beans, etc., etc. A car-load of beer and a Santa Fe box car stood on the track almost uninjured, while there were wrecked cars behind and in front of them. Clothing, hats, cigars, bottle wrappers and corks, were strewn about and were being gathered up from under the broken cars. There was about half a car of China new-year goods, such as firecrackers, punks, fancy papers, opium, etc., in the train. As the different goods were gathered up or unloaded from the damaged cars they were hauled to Hanford on box cars which had been hauled to the scene of the wreck. J.D. FISH, the S.P. Co.'s agent at Hanford, spent the night and the following day at the wreck, giving all the assistance he could in sorting the freight. All the prominent officials of the road, including Division Superintendent BURKHALTER, Master Mechanic FRENCH and Road Master F. SANDERSON, came down to the wreck and looked after its removal from the track. A wrecking train was brought up from Bakersfield on Friday morning. The mails to this city were not delayed, as 1 train took it to and from the scene of the wreck on the west side of it, and another on the east side of the wreck took the mail to and from the main line. By Friday evening all the cars had been removed from the main line. The engines lay on the switch and were not in the way of traffic. W.W. REA, ex-Auditor of Tulare county and well known to Kings county people, was a brakeman on the wrecked train. One of the residents at Remnoy says the ranchers there are going to boycott Hanford merchants for a while, as there was about a ton of beans thrown out on the track. But, alas for human expectations, by the time the wreck was cleared away the rains which have prevailed since last Wednesday had ruined the beans and few of them found their way into the ranchers' stomachs. Evidently the S.P. Co. does not think that running too heavy trains caused the accident, as on Saturday another freight train, with 2 engines and 36 cars, passed through Hanford going east. Several parties who visited the wreck and examined the track carefully say that the accident was undoubtedly due to a break on the 2nd engine. The loss is variously estimated at from $50,000 to $60,000. Some 15 of the cars which were not actually wrecked were injured more or less by the concussion. On Friday and Saturday, despite the slush and rain, a large number of Hanfordites visited the wreck and it was a sight worth going to see and one to be long remembered. George REY made fast time into Hanford from Willow Grove on the night of the wreck, for a doctor. He covered the 6 1/2 miles over the sloppy road in 15 minutes. Sam REY is quite a doctor himself, even if he has not got a diploma. He has performed some cures in bad cases and when the scalded fireman was brought to his house he did the very best that could be done for him by applying cooling materials until Dr. MILLER arrived. Yesterday afternoon the 10 cars which were badly wrecked were burned to secure the iron in them. A large amount of hard wood and soft wood was consumed to ashes. The tenders of the 2 engines were placed on the track during yesterday afternoon and later in the afternoon the 2nd engine was raised and placed on the track. The front engine was set on the rails and run out on Sunday. After today there will be little or nothing left at the Remnoy switch to show what a bad accident occurred there. ------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -J.W. FRAME, of Alcalde, was in Hanford last week, assisting his son-in-law, Chas. LAKE, in putting in a crop on the Porter MICKLE tract. -R.L. FERRAL and wife left today for the Sunflower Valley. Mr. FERRAL intends to fence his claim and put out a small orchard. -Mrs. Rowen IRWIN left Hanford last night for Kernville and Los Angeles. At the latter place she will visit her sister, Mrs. GROVES, who is sick. THE CROSS CREEK school, taught by Prof. C.A. McCOURT and Miss Perne SCOTT, opened up again last Thursday morning, after being closed since the preceding Friday. A death from diphtheria in a family in the neighborhood, one of the children from which family has been going to school, caused the closing and the schoolhouse to be thoroughly fumigated and cleaned out. MR.&MRS. ROWELL, formerly of this city, are now residing in Butte Valley, Plumas County. Mr. ROWELL, who was dangerously ill since he left here, is now enjoying good health. It is a mountain mining region where they are, near the north fork of the Feather River. The scenery there is grand and Mrs. ROWELL, who is an artist, has made some sketches of it. The mines there are being bonded. Experts from the East have been out looking at the mine where Mr. ROWELL in employed (the Sunnyside) and other mines near by, and if their report is favorable, as there is reason to believe it will be, Butte Valley will see very prosperous times soon. FRED FRECH, formerly a resident of Visalia and Tulare, writing from Winslow, Arizona, says this is the coldest winter known there by white men, the thermometer going below zero several times, and the ground being frozen a foot in depth. The same writer says the new round house and machine shops at Winslow have just been completed and are the largest on the A. & P. road, except the car-shop plant at Albuquerque, N.M. He says honey is 25 cents a pound and a man cannot kill a beef and sell a steak from it without paying a license of $15 per quarter. He proposes to settle some bees on his place for trial next summer. Mr. FRENCH and his brother Charles are well known in Tulare county and are both located at Winslow, the latter keeping a vegetable garden. He grew up from boyhood in the employ of E.M. DEWEY, at his place on the Elk Bayou. D.L. UTTERBACK, of this vicinity, was in the 'Journal' office yesterday and showed us specimens of gold-bearing rock from a mine his oldest son, John C., and 4 other men, have located at Reardon, in the State of Washington. When his son wrote they expected to strike the ledge of quartz in about 3 weeks, as they had but 50 feet more to run a tunnel. The latest assay made of the ore from the mine showed $35 a ton in copper, $33 in gold and $4 in silver; total, $72. John UTTERBACK and his partners, are interested in 3 mines of ore ledge and in others near by. From one of the mines a quantity of asbestos has been taken. Mr. UTTERBACK and his partners think they have a fortune near at hand, as a mine near them, on the same ledge, was sold recently for $150,000. John UTTERBACK has named one of the mines Rachel, after his mother, and he says she shall have his proceeds from it if it develops well, as there seems good prospects of it doing. THIS OFFICE is in receipt of a letter from Ike GOODMAN, requesting us to change his postoffice address in San Francisco. The following postscript is added: "Best regards to yourself and all the boys, from the ex-Grangeville boys. Success to Hanford. (Signed) Oscar FRANK, Sol SCHWARTZ, Ike GOODMAN." ROY ABBOTT, the little son of Mr.&Mrs. Wm. ABBOTT of this city, was taken down last week with diphtheria. He is getting long nicely and there seems no doubt of his recovery. The ABBOTT residence was property quarantined, and there is little fear of the spread of the disease, as this is the only case in town. ------------------------------------------------------ GRANGEVILLE -- -Mrs. THORNE has been quite sick for the past few days, with a sever cold. EUCALYPTUS -- -Mr.&Mrs. HARRIS will move down to their daughter, Mrs. INGHAM, to be taken care of. Mr. HARRIS is getting very feeble. He is over 80 years old. -Emmet DOHERTY met with an accident last Friday afternoon on his return home from school. He was riding an active, spirited horse. Emmet pulled the animal up suddenly, while it was on the gallup, and the road being slippery, the animal fell on its side with its hind feet tangled up in a barbed wire fence, with the boy party under its body and partly between its legs. In this position boy and horse lay for several minutes until the horse, after repeated unsuccessful attempts at rising, finally succeeded in getting up without causing any serious injury as far as is known to the writer. LEMOORE LOCALS -- -G.E. SHORE has been appointed guardian of the persons and estates of William and Rose PHILLIPS, who reside near Kingston. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/

Thanks, Marilyn, but it was Margaret who asked the question. My answer was below her query. Cathy In a message dated 3/22/2010 11:46:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, theschoolbell@yahoo.com writes: Cathy, There were many reasons women declared as Sole Traders and were happily married. I expect that many had the same reasons women do today to go into a marriage maintaining their sole and separate property. I would say that one of the main reasons back then was that if a husband was a miner, a gambler, or the such, a woman could love him dearly but want to make sure she had a roof over her head if her husbands vocation or avocation didn't "pan out". I just know that I have researched too many women with good marriages but who filed as Sole Traders; it gave a woman a little more control over her life. The fact that Elizabeth gave up her Sole Trader status indicates more stability in her way of life. marilyn ________________________________ From: "CYLGowdy@aol.com" <CYLGowdy@aol.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 11:23:25 AM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] BOSLER In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like > someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole > trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married > women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she > separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do > not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those days, married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless they went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. Cathy Marin Co., CA ----------------------------------------- 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

In a message dated 3/22/10 11:13:50 AM, mwooden@juno.com writes: > Need some help, please.  I have run across the following and would like > someone to find out what information is connected with this file: > ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole > trader, Bk A pg 15.  This is listed under "Separate property of married > women and Sold Traders 1850-1930."   Was Elizabeth in business?  Was she > separating from her husband John?  Several questions come to mine as I do > not know what "sole trader" means.  Thanks.  Margaret in NW California > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those days, married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless they went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. Cathy Marin Co., CA

Both Marilyn & Cathy are correct. California was one of the first states to allow married women to maintain separate financial status through the Sole Trader Act of 1852. Not only were married women not only to maintain a business, such as a store, restaurant, boarding house, etc., but also to purchase land in their own name exclusively. I came across one land case where the wife became a sole trader because her husband was in financial difficulties, primarily from lawsuits. He sold the family farm to his wife so his creditors couldn't seize the property to collect on his debts. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County Marilyn Demas wrote: > Cathy, > There were many reasons women declared as Sole Traders and were happily married. I expect that many had the same reasons women do today to go into a marriage maintaining their sole and separate property. I would say that one of the main reasons back then was that if a husband was a miner, a gambler, or the such, a woman could love him dearly but want to make sure she had a roof over her head if her husbands vocation or avocation didn't "pan out". > > I just know that I have researched too many women with good marriages but who filed as Sole Traders; it gave a woman a little more control over her life. The fact that Elizabeth gave up her Sole Trader status indicates more stability in her way of life. > > marilyn > >> Need some help, please. I have run across the following and would like >> someone to find out what information is connected with this file: >> ELIZABETH JANE BOSLER, husband John, 14 Aug 1852 withdrawn her sole >> trader, Bk A pg 15. This is listed under "Separate property of married >> women and Sold Traders 1850-1930." Was Elizabeth in business? Was she >> separating from her husband John? Several questions come to mine as I do >> not know what "sole trader" means. Thanks. Margaret in NW California >> >> > > She had a business of some sort which she ran and owned. It was her > separate property. It does not mean she was leaving her husband. In those days, > married women did not own property separate from their husbands unless they > went to court and declared the property to be separate and not community. > > > > Cathy > Marin Co., CA > > > > >