To any interested Woolsey researcher: I received the following from Nancy Thoben ^^^^ Hi Wilford,, I know of a Leander Woolsey son of John Woolsey and Elizabeth Bradshaw, I have his birth as 15 Mar, 1826 Ashtabula, died 9 Oct 1881 in Oakland,Ca. He married Martha 1852 prob, in Newburgh, NY.He is listed in 1870 census in Alameda Co. Ca. He is a brother to my Wright Woolsey. Thanks, Nancy Thoben. ^^^^^ Thank you Nancy. I thought I had a "Leander" in my database, and he is John Leander Woolsey, I never thought to look for a middle name Leander. I discover PAF will turn up that name if I had searched for * Leander. well, live and learn. Thank you. Nancy, have you seen the story on John Leander's brother James Bradshaw Woolsey and his "8 pound nugget"? Smithsonian Magazine, Jan 1998 "Lure of Gold" Best wishes Wilford W. Whitaker