Fall 2008 - Calaveras Genealogical Society

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Officers
President, Diane HELIOTES
(209) 754-0379
dianeheliotes@mlode.com
Vice President, Kathy MAYHEW
(209) 763-2899
kmayhew@ainet.com
Recording Secretary,
Wendy BLACK
(209) 728-9796
blackgld2@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary,
Ruth BIGGS (209) 754-4737
rab@goldrush.com
Treasurer, Maureen ELLIOTT
(209) 728-2330
melliott@goldrush.com
Librarian, Nancy LARSON
(209) 736-4400
nolanlarson@sbcglobal.net
Asst. Librarian,
Sandy WINKLER
(209) 754-3398
winklerkinfinder@comcast.net
Parliamentarian, Ruth GALINDO
(209) 754-3294
Historian, Joanne KERNER
(209) 245-6853
kkrognjo@aol.com
Hospitality Chairman,
Judy MARSHALL,
(209) 754-3965
rjmars@dishmail.net
Publicity Chairman,
Publisher of The Froghorn,
Mary DOTY
(209) 293-1288
bmdoty@volcano.net
Froghorn Cover and Videographer,
Kathy MAYHEW
(209) 763-2899
kmayhew@ainet.com
Obituary Project,
Maureen ELLIOTT
(209) 728-2330
melliott@goldrush.com
Web Master, Sue COSTA
(209) 736-4043
costa@goldrush.com

THE FROGHORN
Volume: Fall 2008
Calaveras Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184
Angels Camp, CA 95222-0184
Web Site: calaverasgenealogy.com
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS,
CLASSES, SPEAKERS &
ACTIVITIES FOR 2008
ALL regular meetings will be held at the Calaveras County Public
Library in San Andreas at 10 a.m. on the 2 nd Tuesday of each month,
unless noted otherwise. The format for each meeting is: 10:00 - 10:30
society business, 10:30 - 11:30 program, and 11:30 - 12:00 sharing
problems, successes and helping each other. All regular meetings open
to the public.
If you want to be notified of meetings and special events or
announcements, be sure we have your correct email address.
September 3 rd : Board meeting 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Calaveras County
Public Library, San Andreas, CA.
September 9 th : Our speaker this month will be our own member, Lynne
STORM continuing with intermediate research. She will do an
overview in the morning, then break for lunch, bring your own sack
lunch and drink. After lunch she will continue with a more in-depth
session about intermediate research.
October 1 st : Board meeting 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Calaveras County
Public Library, San Andreas, CA.
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October 14 th : After our regular business meeting at the Library, we will
travel to the Calaveras County Archives where Archivist,
Shannon VAN ZANDT and Volunteer, Maureen ELLIOTT, will
show us the types of records and things that can be found in county
archives in general and in the Calaveras Archives in particular.
November 5 th : Board meeting 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Calaveras County
Public Library, San Andreas, CA.
November 12 th : NOTE: This is a WEDNESDAY, the library is
closed on Tuesday, November 11 th for Veterans Day.
Our speaker today is our own Ruth THOMPSON. She is a writer
and currently compiling her third book on her father’s paternal family
going back to the late 1600s in Alsace, France. She worked many
years as a Secretary/typist, typing many Master’s theses and Doctoral
dissertations at UOP while her husband was attending. She went back
to college after three children started school to get her teaching
credential, she then taught 2nd-6th grades for 13 years.
December 3 rd : Board meeting 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Calaveras County
Public Library, San Andreas, CA.
December 9 th : Our Winter Social this year will be held at the
Community Hall at Oak Shadows Mobile Home Park, 1330
Calaveritas Rd., San Andreas. Beginning at 10 a.m. we welcome
everyone to a fun filled morning and food. This will be a very
“appetizing” affair because the theme this year is to bring a dish from
the country of someone you are researching for our Heritage Potluck.
If you are willing to share your recipe, bring several copies on 3x5
recipe cards. Also bring your own table service and drink, coffee and
hot water will be provided.
2009
January 31 st : Our first, hopefully annual, fundraiser held in San
Andreas at the Metropolitan. This will be a buffet dinner along with
entertainment consisting of a re-enactment of the lives of several
persons who have been buried in Calaveras County. More
information to come.
April 4 th : All day Spring Seminar, our presenter will be Lisa B. Lee,
location to be announced. More information on page 7.
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COVER STORY
by Mary (Lutz) Doty
This collage of pictures is my parents and grandparents The picture
of the home is the house I lived in until I was 16. This home and farm
belonged to my father’s parents. When I lived there, a second story had
been added to the rest of the house in addition a porch. This picture was
taken in 1907 and is my father’s family. My Father, Robert H. Lutz, is
on the left with his dog, standing next is his sister, Loueisa (Lutz) Lutz,
then brother, George Lutz. In the front seated on the left is my father’s
father, Fred Lutz, sister, Cecile (Lutz) Danzeisen, his mother, Matilda
“Tillie” (Klinck) Lutz and sister, Susie (Lutz) Harwick.
The couple on the bottom left is Matilda “Tillie” (Klinck) Lutz’s,
parents, Johann Christian “Crist” Klinck and Susanna (Oerther) Klinck.
She looks quite pregnant in this picture. The picture on the right is my
parents,’ Robert H. Lutz and Anna C. Bolton’s wedding picture.
Standing with them is my father’s sister, Susie (Lutz) Harwick and his
cousin, Henry Vagt.
In the top middle picture is my mother’s parents, Daniel R. Bolton
and Annie S. (Hungerford) Bolton. The picture in the middle at the
bottom is Annie S. (Hungerford) Bolton’s parents, Elon G. Hungerford
and Catherine J. (Parks) Hungerford.
I sure appreciate the wonderful job Kathy Mayhew did to arrange
these pictures and I plan to share it with my family at Christmas this
year.
[NOTE: The Froghorn’s cover photo collages are designed by Kathy
Mayhew from pictures submitted by members. She is looking for pictures
and ‘Cover Stories’ for future issues.]
THANK YOU, RUTH GALINDO
Ruth Galindo has served our Society as President for two consecutive
terms. That’s four years of guiding us through the jungle of genealogy.
As she passes the gavel on, we can look back with pride in her abilities
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to keep us focused. Even during personal tragedies, Ruth persevered in
her duties as President.
Her kind heart and firm hand has kept our Society steadily growing.
Under her guidance, and sometimes gentle nudging, we have had
successful seminars and very informative speakers. Ruth, herself,
conducted “How To” programs on organizational skills. While it is not
always easy to come up with creative ways to run a meeting, Ruth
always entertained us with new ways to introduce ourselves.
Thankfully, we are not losing Ruth from the board of Directors as she
will resume her role as Parliamentarian. Her enthusiasm when someone
broke through their “Brick Wall” and her willingness to listen and
encourage us on our search for those elusive relatives has helped us grow
in creative thinking of ways to coax them out.
We thank you, Ruth, for your years of dedicated service as President
of our Society.
OBITUARY
ELOISE (HENDERSHOT) STENQUIST
The Calaveras Genealogical Society lost one of its valued members
July 17 th with the death of Eloise Stenquist. Eloise was a charter member
and served the Society in several capacities, the last as treasurer. In the
early years of the Society she maintained the scrap book of Society
activities and was a faithful volunteer on the Angels Camp Museum desk
when the Society was based there.
Eloise was born as Eloise Hendershot in Grand Rapids, Michigan
December 31, 1922. She married Ken Stenquist. They lived in
Wheatland, Illinois with their two sons, Jim and Bill, until the cold
weather drove them to the Bay Area in California. Ken owned a camera
shop until his death. Eloise was a vice president for Barclay’s Bank in
Concord for 12 years.
Eloise moved to Altaville in the early 1990’s and joined the Society
soon after. She will be missed by all who knew her.
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CALAVERAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PRESENTS A SPRING SEMINAR
Speaker: LISA B. LEE
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: to be announced
A Professional Genealogist, Lisa B. LEE is a graduate of the National
Institute for Genealogical Studies (University of Toronto), where she
obtained her PLCGS (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical
Studies) with certificates in U.S., Canadian and Irish genealogy and
methodology. She started doing her genealogy in 1970 following a visit
Alex Haley made to her high school in Michigan. In 2004 she selfpublished
a book. Skin Deep My Journey to Discover the Black And
White Descendants of William Lee which chronicled the many years
and many mistakes she made while researching her black Canadian
ancestry. Ms. Lee has served as President of the California State
Genealogical Alliance (CSGA), Journal Editor and Board Chair of the
African American Genealogical Society of Northern California
(AAGSNC), Board member of the California Genealogical Society
(CGS), and is an active member of the Association of Professional
Genealogists (APG) and dozens of societies in the U.S. and Canada.
Ms. Lee is the owner of two genealogical websites:
www.thegenequeen.com, where she markets her skills as a professional
genealogist; and www.gotgenealogy.com where she publishes a monthly
newsletter, “Got Genealogy News” which provides timely and useful
information to help genealogists make the most of their online
genealogical searches. GotGenealogy.com also conducts a monthly
Genealogy Challenge where readers use their research skills to compete
to win a free “Got Genealogy” tote bag.
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Ms. Lee has published several genealogical articles in various
journals and newsletters on subjects including online census research,
the perils of genetic genealogy (DNA), dealing with creative family
historians who distort the facts, a guide to AfriGeneas.com, and many
others.
Topics for the Seminar:
Do ALL of your US Census Work Online
Using Historical Newspapers in your research
Online Vital Records
Good Research Gone Bad
COST: to be announced.
Selected Guide to Sources
for Genealogy
California History Room
California State Library
[NOTE: This article comes from and can be viewed on the internet at:
www.library.ca.gov/, then click on Research at the top, next click on
History and Genealogy, then click on Genealogy, Guide to Sources in
the California History Room, and finally click on Guide to Sources for
Genealogy in the California History Room. This is a pdf file you can
print or read.]
The California History Room collection contains materials that
support research about the history of California. It is a large collection
of published materials, and includes primary materials as well. Though
we do not have a genealogical department, we have many specialized
publications and materials that assist in genealogical research regarding
Californians.
This is a guide to the most frequently used genealogical sources in
the California History Room. For those of you using this guide at the
library, it is intended to lead you directly to the most important
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genealogical resources we have, but do not hesitate to ask the staff on
duty for help. For those of you unable to visit us, a list of private
researchers is available.
GENERAL SOURCES
California newspapers from 1846 to the present, including long runs
of at least one title from each county. A large portion of the
collection is available on microfilm and may be borrowed through
interlibrary loan.
County and local histories, many written in the 1800’s and featuring
biographical sketches of notable residents. Most of the biographies
have been indexed either in our California Information File or in
commercially published indexes. Printed and microfilmed editions
may be available through interlibrary loan.
City and county directories dating from as early as the 1850’s; includes
long files of San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Oakland
directories. Formats include paper, microfilm, and microfiche.
Telephone directories, nearly complete runs of books from many
California cities from 1900 on. Formats include paper and microfilm,
and microfiche after 1977.
Biographical dictionaries, regional, state and local titles such as Who’s
Who In The West and Who’s Who In California. Early years are
indexed in the California Information File.
Great registers of voters, arranged by county, for 1866-1898 and 1900-
1944 (into the 1960’s for Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, and Orange
Counties). The registers are on microfilm and available through
interlibrary loan. Indexes include:
The California 1890 great register of voters index (statewide) JK8791
C244 2001
Sacramento County for 1867 and 1872 (microfilm 734, reels 25-29)
San Francisco for 1866 and 1888-1904 (circulating microfilm copies
available on interlibrary loan).
Genealogical society publications, organized by county on our
genealogy shelves
Historical photograph collection featuring unique images of people,
places, and events
Manuscript collections consisting of unpublished materials collected
by or associated with individuals, businesses, and organizations
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SPECIALIZED FILES AND INDEXES
The California Information File and the San Francisco Newspapers
Index together contain approximately 3 million entries about
California people, places, subjects and events.
The California Information File contains over 1 million citations
and covers selected items in books, periodicals, newspapers,
special card files and other files of biographical information from
1846 to 1985. The California Information File II continues the
California Information File. It is an electronic database started in
1988, but it includes information prior to this date. It contains
entries from books, periodicals, correspondents in manuscript
collections and other special collections materials.
The San Francisco Newspapers Index contains references to
items in various San Francisco newspapers from 1904 to 1949,
while the San Francisco Chronicle Index covers 1950 to 1980. A
printed index for the San Francisco Call extends this coverage
back to 1894.
Pioneer Card File. It consists of biographical information on
Californians who arrived here before 1860. The information came
either from the pioneers or from their descendants. Indexed by name
in the California Information File. Also on microfilm c734.
Biographical Card File. Contains cards contributed by California
artists, authors, actors, musicians and state officials. Indexed in the
California Information File. Also on microfilm c734.
Biographical Information File. Contains information about or
contributed by California notables. Newspaper clippings and personal
letters may be included. Indexed in the California Information File.
Miscellaneous card indexes, Microfilm 734, 16mm. Circulating copy
available on interlibrary loan.
“Mortuary Records (1849-1900),” Sacramento Co., Sacramento,
California, reels 1-13;
“Vital Statistics Index (1900-1951),” Sacramento Co.,
Sacramento California, reels 14-23;
“Voter Registrations, 1867, Sacramento County,” reels 23-25;
“Voter Registrations, 1872, Sacramento County,” reels 25-29;
“San Francisco Death Index, Book of the Dead, Masonic
Cemetery Records, 1848-1863,” reels 29-34;
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“Biographical Card File,” brief biographical information
originally collected in card format on prominent citizens of
California, reels 34-39;
“Pioneer Index File,” also referred to as the Pioneer Card File,
reels 40-49.
INDEXES TO VITAL STATISTICS
These titles allow you to look up a name and find the date and county of
the event.
California Death Index (1905-1995): Bound volumes cover 1905-1929
and 1930-1939, as well as each of the years 1949-1959 (1958 is
missing). These fragile volumes may not be photocopied. A
microfilm copy covers 1905-1939, and this is available through
interlibrary loan. Indexes on microfiche cover 1940 through 1995 in
decade increments. Neither the bound volumes nor the microfiche
circulates.
California Marriage Index (1949-1986): Bound volumes cover 1949-
1959, with
two volumes
per year, one
for brides and
o n e f o r
g r o o m s .
These fragile
volumes may
n o t b e
photocopied.
Indexes on
m i c r o f i c h e
cover 1960
through 1986
in d e c a de
increments,
with one set
for brides and
o n e f o r
g r o o m s .
Neither the
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ound volumes nor the microfiche circulates.
California Divorce Index (1964-1984): On microfiche. Does not
circulate.
Nevada Marriage Index (1968-Dec 10, 2003): On microfiche. Does not
circulate.
Nevada Divorce Index (1968- Jan 22, 2004): On microfiche. Does not
circulate.
Social Security Death Index: (Ancestry View), covers birth years 1875
to 2003. CD-ROM set. Does not circulate on interlibrary loan.
We do not have indexes to birth records.
Requests for copies of official certificates must be submitted to the
appropriate county recorder’s office or by mail to: Department of Health
Services, Office of Vital Records-M.S. 5103, P.O. Box 997410,
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410. Since July 1, 1905 the state has collected
copies of these records from the counties. For events prior to July 1,
1905 they are only available in the counties.
California State Census 1852
This special California state census for 1852, the only census taken
by the State of California, has been copied and indexed by the Society
of the Daughters of the American Revolution, California Chapter. They
placed one copy in the State Library. A microfilm copy of the DAR
transcription is available for use in the State Library and on interlibrary
loan. There are a series of indexes to the transcription organized by
county or groups of counties, and they are included on the microfilrn.
NOTE: Despite published information to the contrary, there are no
special California population schedules for 1855, 1865, 1875, etc. A few
special local censuses were done for statistical reasons, but they do not
provide access by name, nor were they done for the entire state. We do
not have those censuses.
1880 United States Census
Entire United States 1880 Census indexed by name on CD-ROM set.
Does not circulate on interlibrary loan.
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CENSUS RECORDS
Most of the microfilm is available on interlibrary loan. But there are some restrictions.
Year Circulates Print
index
Soundex
Special
Schedules
Circulation notes
1850 Yes Yes No Yes 3 Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1852 Yes Yes 1 No No Circulates to any Library in U.S.
1860 Yes Yes 2 No Yes 3 Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1870 Yes Yes 2 No Yes 3 Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1880 Yes No 2 Yes Yes 3 Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1890 Original destroyed in fire
1900 Yes No 2 Yes No Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1910 Yes No 2 Yes No Circulates only to Calif. Libraries
1920 No No Yes No Does not circulate
1930 No No 4 No 4 No Does not circulate
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1 This index is of the DAR’s transcription of the 1852 census. The
transcription was made because the original and the microfilm of it are
extremely difficult to read.
2
There are also a few select individual county indexes covering 1860-
1910.
3 Schedules for Agriculture, Manufactures, Products of Industry, Social
Statistics and Mortality. The microfilm of these special schedules
circulates to any library in the United States. California Mortality
Schedules: 1850-1880, index available to circulate to any library in the
United States.
4
There is no 1930 Soundex for California. Visiting researchers can use
microfilm M1224, Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and
enumeration districts; M1930, Enumeration district maps for California
and M1931, Index to selected City streets and enumeration districts.
These sources will help identify which reels of the census to search for
people in California.
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OTHER SELECTED GENEALOGICAL SOURCES
Many of these resources can be found on our reference shelves.
“Names of pioneers,” in C.W. Haskins’ THE ARGONAUTS OF
CALIFORNIA (New York, Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1890).
Circulating copy of printed index available on interlibrary loan.
“Pioneer register and index, 1542-1848,” in Hubert H. Bancroft’s
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA, volumes 2 - 5 (San Francisco, The
History Publishing Company, 1886). Reprinted in 1964 by Dawson’s
Book Shop, Los Angeles, and Regional Publishing Company,
Baltimore. Circulating copy available on interlibrary loan.
THE ZAMORANO INDEX TO HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA BY
HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT. Compiled by members of the
Zamorano Club; edited by Everett Gordon Hager and Anna Marie
Hager. Los Angeles; University of Southern California, 1985. 2
volumes.
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Carr, Peter E., SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTURE LISTS, San
Bernardino, Calif.: The Cuban Index, 1991 -. Circulating copy
available on interlibrary loan.
Dove, Lois A. WAGON TRAINS, 1849-1865 (Sacramento, California,
1989). Does not circulate.
Northrup, Marie. SPANISH-MEXICAN FAMILIES OF EARLY
CALIFORNIA (New Orleans, Polyanthos, 1976 - ). Circulating copy
available on interlibrary loan.
Rasmussen, Louis J., comp. CALIFORNIA WAGON TRAIN LISTS,
(Colma, California, San Francisco Historic Records, c1994- ), v.1
Apr. 5, 1849 - Oct. 20, 1852. Circulating copy available on
interlibrary loan.
Rasmussen, Louis J., comp. RAILWAY PASSENGER LISTS OF
OVERLAND TRAINS TO SAN FRANCISCO AND THE WEST,
(Colma, California, San Francisco Historic Records [1966 - ]
Passengers arriving in San Francisco by railroad, v.1 [July 28, 1870 -
Nov. 13, 1871].– 2 Nov. 14, 1871 - Apr. 23, 1873. Circulating copy
available on interlibrary loan.
Rasmussen, Louis J., comp. SAN FRANCISCO SHIP PASSENGER
LISTS, Colma, California San Francisco Historic Records [1965 ].
Passengers arriving in San Francisco by ship 1850-1875 [sic]. [v. I
1850-1864, mostly early 1850s and 1864; v. II April 1850 -
November 1851; v. III November 7, 1851 - June 17, 1852; and v .IV
June 17, 1852 - January 6, 1853.] Circulating copy available on
interlibrary loan.
California. Adjutant-General’s Office. RECORDS OF CALIFORNIA
MEN IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861 - 1867. Revised
and compiled by Richard H. Orton. (Sacramento, Adjutant-General’s
Office, 1890). Circulating copy available on interlibrary loan.
Parker, J. Carlyle. AN INDEX TO THE BIOGRAPHIES IN 19TH
CENTURY CALIFORNIA COUNTY HISTORIES. Detroit, Gale
Research Company, c. 1979. Circulating copy available on
interlibrary loan.
Parker, J. Carlyle. A PERSONAL NAME INDEX TO ORTON’S
“RECORDS OF CALIFORNIA MEN IN THE WAR OF THE
REBELLION, 1861-1867.” Detroit, Gale Research Company, c1978.
Circulating copy available on interlibrary loan.
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Parker, Nathan C. PERSONAL NAME INDEX TO THE 1856 CITY
DIRECTORIES OF CALIFORNIA. Circulating copy available on
interlibrary loan.
MICROFICHE PROPERTY DATA, CALIFORNIA OWNER LIST
[microform]. Anaheim CA: TRW Real Estate Information Services.
Information compiled from public records of the County Assessors.
1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1994-95 and 1996-97 editions. [We also
have this list’s precursor published by Mark Larwood, 1984-85
edition.] Does not circulate.
INDEX TO ROSTER OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS, Native Daughters
of the Golden West. Provides a name index to Roster of California
pioneers, 67 volumes on Microfilm 278. Does not circulate.
COMPILATIONS BY CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
California chapters of the DAR have donated and continue to donate
to the State Library typescript volumes of indexes and lists which are
specifically designed for genealogical research. With few exceptions,
those volumes useful for research on Californians are kept in the
California Room. Those works focused on the genealogy and lives of
people living outside of California are housed at the Sutro Library in San
Francisco.
The nature of these works is sometimes confusing because of the
wide variety of sources and styles of organization used in producing
them. The contents of a given volume are seldom drawn from one source
of information. They rarely contain the full text of official records. The
term “records” in a title often means a list or index of names found in
and abstracted from records.
In the following list, the leading numbers in parentheses refer to a
shelf order number that we have assigned each volume in order to keep
it on our genealogy shelves in the California Room. All of the volumes
are non-circulating. There is a county index to the volumes on the table
across from the shelves.
(1, 2) Sacramento Records, 1859-1886, annual compilation of births,
marriages, and deaths in the Sacramento Union, 2 volumes. Volume
2 includes some 1850 deaths and 1858 marriages, births and deaths.
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(3) Baptismal Records, Los Angeles County, 1771-1873. [Note: These
are from a small number of scattered records.]
(4, 5) San Francisco Great Register [of Voters], 1866, vol. 1 A-L, vol. 2
M-Z. Lists name, age, occupation, nativity, local residence, date of
registration and ward district.
(6-24) California Cemeteries, 18 volumes, as follows:
(6) Vol. 1, Vital records from cemeteries in Butte, Colusa, El Dorado,
Mariposa, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter,
Tuolumne and Yolo counties. There is no alphabetical index for the
entire volume, but there is an alphabetical list by surname for each
cemetery. This volume also includes an alphabetical index to persons
who died in Sacramento County during the year ending June 1, 1850.
This list is copied from the 1850 Mortality Schedule, U.S. Census.
(7) Vol. 2, Vital Records from Cemeteries in Southern California:
Pasadena, and Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego and
Ventura counties. Note: These listings cover only a few early
cemeteries in each county.
(8) Vol. 3, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California Northern
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Merced, Monterey,
Placer, Sacramento and Sutter counties. Note: These listings cover
only a few early cemeteries in each county.
(9) Vol. 4, Vital Records from Cemeteries in Northern and Central
California: Alameda, El Dorado, Monterey, Nevada, Placer,
Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano and Sonoma counties.
(10) Vol. 5, Records from Tombstones in Laurel Hill Cemetery, 1853-
1937, San Francisco, California.
(11) Vol. 6, Vital Records from Cemeteries in Northern and Central
California: Glenn, Nevada, Placer and Sutter counties.
(12) Vol. 7, Vital Records from Cemeteries in Northern and Central
California: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Humboldt, Napa, San Joaquin,
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba counties.
(13) Vol. 8, Sonoma County Cemetery Records from 1846-1921.
(14) Vol. 9, California Cemetery Records from Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside and San Diego counties.
(15) Vol. 11 (there is no volume 10), No title page. Table of Contents:
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Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara and
Ventura County cemeteries.
(16) Vol. 12, No title page. Table of Contents: Mare Island [Solano
County], Shasta, Riverside, Mariposa, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz
County cemetery records. Includes a list of deaths in Sacramento
from September 1 to October 4, 1850, and deaths on board vessels in
the harbor of San Francisco, and deaths in the City of San Francisco
from July 1 to October 13, 1850.
(17) Vol. 12 supplement, Northern California Cemetery Records:
Alameda, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, San Francisco, Shasta, Tehama,
Tulare and Yuba counties.
(18) Vol. 13, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California: Alameda,
Colusa, Fresno, Inyo, Mono, Napa, Nevada, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Stanislaus and Yolo
counties.
(19) Vol. 14, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California: Napa,
Solano, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
(20) Vol. 15, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California: Calaveras,
Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano and Stanislaus counties.
(21) Vol. 16, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California: Alpine,
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Humboldt,
Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Mono, Napa, Plumas,
Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus,
Tehama and Tulare counties.
(22) Vol. 17, Records from California Cemeteries: Amador, Butte,
Glenn, Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Solano,
Tulare, Tuolumne and Tehama counties.
(23) Vol. 18, California Cemeteries: Alpine, Butte, Calaveras, El
Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Inyo, Los Angeles, Marin, Mono, Placer,
Riverside, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sierra,
Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Tehama and Yuba counties.
(24) Vol. 19. No title page, and no table of contents. California
Cemeteries: [El Dorado, Humboldt, Riverside, Santa Barbara and
Solano counties.]
End of Cemetery Series
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(25) Romantic Forty-Niners (no title page, spine title). California
Pioneers, Society of California Pioneers–Santa Cruz County, 1887.
Society of California Pioneers–San Bernardino. Includes passenger
list of the steamship “Oregon” for October 18, 1850; the “Eureka”
(Barque) for November 13, 1849; “Covered Wagon Babies,” and the
“First White Child.”
(26) Vol. 1, Veteran’s Grave Registrations, Los Angeles County to 1940,
A-J.
(27) Vol. 2, Veteran’s Grave Registrations, Los Angeles County to 1940,
K-Z.
(28) Vol. 1, Court House and Church Records from California. Alameda
(1853-1863), Kern (1866-c1900), Los Angeles (1863-c1900),
Riverside (1893-c1900), Sacramento (1850-c1900), and San Diego
(1888-c1900) County marriage records. San Diego County births
(1870-c1900) and deaths (1876-c1900), separate property records of
married women (1885-c1900), and abstracts of wills (1885-c1900).
Church records: Pioneer Congregational Church, Sacramento and the
Mayflower Congregational Church, San Francisco. Also includes
marriage records of the Southern Indiana Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, that is, Indiana marriages. Note: These
listings are of a small number of records and are probably very
incomplete.
(29) Vol. 1, supplement (to the above), Marriage Records of Orange
County, California. August 1, 1889 -June 10, 1890.
(30) Vol. 2, Los Angeles County Marriages 1876-1885.
(31) Vol. 3, Los Angeles County Marriages to 1888.
(32-36) Vol. 1-5, Genealogical Records: Abstracts of Deeds, Wills,
Bible Records, Death and Marriage certificates, obituaries,
Revolutionary and other War Service Records, Tombstone
Inscriptions. Note: The entries are scattered throughout the five
volumes in various groupings.
(37) Stanislaus County Courthouse Records: Marriages 1854-1906;
Wills 1872-1908.
(38) San Francisco: Vital Statistics from Records in Trinity Episcopal
Church. Includes Baptisms, 1849-July 1, 1906; Marriages, March
1853-July 1, 1906; Burial, 1849-July 1, 1906.
(39) Epitaphs Mission San Francisco de Asis Cemetery (Mission
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Dolores) San Francisco, CA.
(40) Family Charts for Three Generations. Includes alphabetical index
starting on p. 309. The project began in 1954 and ended December
1, 1957.
(41-51) Vol. 1-6, Honor Roll. World War II Service Records 1941-1945
of the Husbands, Sons, Daughters, Nephews, Nieces of the California
Members, Daughters of the American Revolution who served in the
Armed Forces of the United States of America for the preservation
of Freedom. Vol. 7-11, World Wars I and II and Korean War Service
Records. [Note: These are not the Official Service Records.]
(52) Genealogical Records. Bible and Family Records: Alameda, Santa
Clara, Shasta, Stanislaus, San Francisco, and Siskiyou counties.
Cemetery Records: Shasta County. Includes revolutionary soldiers
index, census records for Shasta County for 1850, and marriage
records, Yuba County, Marysville, 1851-1872.
(53) Notes concerning family histories. 1936. Preface: “The material in
this volume has been collected over a period of several years, and is
rather loosely titled “Notes on Family Histories.” Some of the data
has been carefully gathered from scattered records found in court
houses, published genealogies, etc. Other portions have been pieced
together from bits of information found in old letters, old wills,
Family Bibles, tombstone inscriptions, and from personal
recollections.... Piedmont, California, February 21, 1936.”
(54) Name Index of the California Pioneers, Members of Overland
Companies and Ship Passengers Lists given in The Argonauts of
California by C. W. Haskins. Note: Item (70) below is a later,
published version of this same index.
(55) Pioneer obituaries from the San Francisco Chronicle, 1911-1928
(includes index). The loss of the steamer “Central America” from the
Daily Alta California, October 23, 1857 (includes names of the
passengers, the rescued and the lost). Copy of the first telephone
directory issued in San Francisco, 1878.
(56) Records from California Courthouses, Alameda County. Vol. 2 (so
far as we know we have never had vol. 1) Includes births, 1873-
c1900; marriages, 1868-1878; deaths, 1859+; probate court
proceedings, 1853-c1900.
(57) San Bernardino County Scrapbook (c 1950). List of over 1,000 men
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and women from San Bernardino County reported on in the SUN-
TELEGRAM.
(58) Los Angeles County: Early California Wills, 1850-1890.
(59) Early California Wills: Placer, Shasta and Yuba counties, 1849-
1900. Vital Statistics: Placer and Shasta counties, Shasta for 1927
only, Placer County marriage records 1852-1856.
(60) Early California Wills: Placer, Shasta and Yuba Counties, 1849-
1900; Santa Clara County, September 1857-February 1863; Solano
County 1873-1880; Shasta, Trinity, and Los Angeles counties, 1882-
1897. Note: marked as volume I, but we do not have a volume II.
(61) Abstracts of Wills, Probate Court Kern County, 1876-1879, 1881,
1880-1896, 1897-1899. Marriages Licenses Kern County, 1850-1900
(actually only A-Cy, 1873+).
(62) Early California Wills: San Diego County, 1848-1900.
(63) Early California Wills: Santa Clara County, 1850-1864; Solano
County, 1850-1873.
(64) [Early California Wills]: Tehama County, 1850-1900 (140 wills);
Butte County, 1850-1900 (471 wills).
(65) History and Descendants of Peter Rodabaugh, Stephen Parnell,
Gerrard Green, Isaac Pouldon, Uriah Garton, Aaron Frost and David
May. Note: cover and spine read, “Frost – May and Allied Families.”
(66) Title page reads: “Early marriages Merced County, 1855-1905,”
cover reads, “Merced County, California Marriage Bonds 1858-
1905.”
(67)Vital Records from Early Newspapers of Stockton, California, 1850-
1855.
(68) Sonoma County, California Marriage Records, 1843-1889.
(69) California DAR Ancestry Guide. 1976. Contains the names of more
than 8000 Revolutionary ancestors. Listed are birth, service,
marriages, children, their marriages, and names of all California
Daughters who had membership in the DAR at the time of
compilation.
(70) Index to the Argonauts of California [by] Charles Warren Haskins,
compiled by Libera Martina Spinazze, Preface by J. Carlyle Parker,
New Orleans, Polyanthus, 1975. Note: see also item (54) above.
(71) California Cemetery Records: Glenn County, 1940-1970.
(72) San Francisco City officials, fire companies, church organizations,
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and other information from the San Francisco Almanac for 1859.
(73) Births, Marriages and Deaths from the Los Angeles Daily Times,
1881-1886.
(74) Collection of Genealogical Records v.7 San Diego Chapter of the
DAR. Contains Bible records, births, deaths and marriage certificates
[transcriptions], and tombstone inscriptions. Includes non-California
material.
(75-98) Vital Records from San Francisco newspapers, 1854-1874. 24
volumes. Copies of information from the DAILY ALTA
CALIFORNIA, the GOLDEN ERA, the SAN FRANCISCO
BULLETIN and WIDE WEST. There is no master index to the entire
set.
(99) Birth Records from San Francisco newspapers, 1900.
(100) Birth Records from San Francisco newspapers, 1901.
(101) Birth Records from San Francisco newspapers, 1904, 1905 and the
first half of 1906.
(102) Cover title, “Records from the Old Abandoned Catholic Cemetery,
1300 E. Main St., 1300 Poli St., Ventura, California.”
(103) U.S. Census. 1850. Butte County (transcription)
(104) U.S. Census. 1870. California. Mortality List. Persons who died
during the year ending June 1, 1870.
(105-107) Vol. I, II, and III, Ancestor Charts prepared by the Don Jose
de Ortega Chapter.
(108) Miscellaneous Records of Several Counties and States. Note: very
little California material.
(109) Miscellaneous Wills and Abstracts of Wills. Includes index.
Mostly non-Californians.
(110) Miscellaneous Records Several Counties and States. No California
entries. Includes Index.
(111) Family Histories from Various Counties and States, 1611-1979.
Various sections are indexed. Very little California material.
(112) Cemetery Records. Tombstone Inscriptions and Death Notices of
Various Counties, 1854-1984. Table of Contents: U.S. Military
Cemetery Presidio of Monterey Burial Records, 1904-1983; City of
Lompoc Record of Burials, 1875-1899; Kern River Valley Cemetery
District, Kernville, California Cemetery Records, 1854-1983; St.
Michael’s Cemetery, Livermore, California Tombstone Inscriptions,
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1879-1983; Prairie Flower Cemetery, Mt. Carthage, South Dakota,
Gravestone Inscriptions, 1882-1893; Tong Family Cemetery,
Clarksville, California, Cemetery Records, 1856-1984; Mountain
Ranch Cemetery, Calaveras County, California, Records, 1869-1978.
(113) Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, 1938. Foreword: SFC [San
Francisco Chronicle], Oakland Tribune, Stockton Record, Glen
Valley Pioneers, Colusa Daily Herald, Sacramento Bee, Piedmonter,
Fullerton News Tribune, Santa Paula Chronicle, Daily Record, 1925-
1938. Includes index.
(114) Death Records, Glenn County, California. 1891 to 1939. Includes
records of Glenn County area before the formation of the county,
1873-1900. Includes Glenn County residents listed in Register of
Death, Colusa County, 1889-1891.
(115) Evergreen Cemetery Records, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County,
California, July 4, 1875 through July 31, 1894
(116) Revised Index to the Burial Records of Union Cemetery, Redwood
City, California, 1854-1917 (including three burials in 1950).
Includes index.
(117-118) Two volumes. Sexton’s Record of Saint Joseph’s Cemetery,
Sacramento, California. Vol. 1, A-Leddy, Vol. 2, Ledesma-Z.
(119-121) Three volumes. DAR Library Catalog.
(122) Obituaries from newspapers (Marysville and Oroville).
(123-124) Two volumes. Obituaries from the Sacramento Bee (April
1992-Dec. 1992).
(125) Newspaper Obituaries, Mostly California.
(126-127) Two volumes. Great Register of Yuba County 1890, parts I
and II.
(128) Tombstone Records, Marysville, Yuba County, California
Records of the families of California pioneers. Compiled by the
Genealogical records committee, Daughters of the American Revolution
of California. [1929]-1957. 27 volumes. [partially indexed in the
California Information File]. The microfiche version is known as
“Unpublished records of the families of California pioneers gathered by
the various chapters from original sources.” Microfiche U56.
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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Internet access in the California History Room provides onsite access to
subscription databases such as a fulltext California newspaper index,
full-text journal article databases, and more.
OTHER GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office,
has an extensive collection of records from the agencies of State
government. Information on individuals may be found in these
records. The State Archives collection is located at 1020 O Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814. Ph: (916) 653-2246; 9:30-4:00, M-F;
www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm.
California Genealogical Society, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland,
CA 94612-3017. Ph: (510) 663-1358, www.calgensoc.org.
Sutro Library branch of the California State Library has a large
genealogical collection covering areas outside of California, as well
as a basic California reference collection. The Sutro Library is
located at 480 Winston Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132. Ph: (415)
731-4477
(U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration Branch, Pacific
Region, 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, CA 94066. Ph: (650) 238-
3500, www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html
For more information on the resources described above, call or visit:
California History Room
California State Library
900 N St., Rm. 200, Sacramento
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
(916) 654-0176
cslcal@library.ca.gov
California State Library web site
www.library.ca.gov
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CALAVERAS COUNTY
INDEX TO DEATH RECORDS
PREFACE
Tens of thousands of people came to Calaveras County during the
Gold Rush. Many of them died on the way or died in the early years of
Statehood. Often they were buried next to their cabins or where they fell,
sometimes with no one to record their names.
Many of their descendants are now searching for information on their
lost ancestors so the Calaveras Genealogical Society decided to form a
committee to accumulate as many death records as possible on the
citizens of the county who have passed on.
The Calaveras Genealogical Society cannot guarantee the accuracy
of the information in this data base since names were gathered from
various sources that cannot be verified, however it is a great source of
information and will be an invaluable help to those who cannot search
the original records personally.
The data base was originally the work of Herb Good with his task
taken over by Maureen Elliott in 2005 under the direction of the
Calaveras Genealogical Society. Maureen Elliott will be continually
adding new names and information to it as records are discovered. The
original source of information was reviewed as much as possible to
verify accuracy but in many cases only names and dates on tombstones
were available or articles written by others in earlier years.
The Calaveras Genealogical Society hopes this publication will be
helpful to those who are searching for their missing ancestors.
Printed June 2007
[The following list is the beginning and will be continued in each issue
of the Froghorn until it is complete. If you wish to see the complete list,
one copy has been printed and placed in the Genealogy Section of the
Calaveras Public Library, San Andreas, CA for everyone to view. This
list shows only the birth and death date, if known. The printed copy at
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the library has more complete information and may give birth location,
death location, parent’s name, burial location, source of information,
etc. Sometimes a name is listed twice. That is because of more than one
source for the information, and each source may have a little different
information. Also this list does include inscriptions from tomb stones
showing space reserved for spouse]
Deceased Born Died
mm/dd/year mm/dd/year
Burleigh, Lori Lee 12/02/1986 12/29/1986
Burleson, Sarah A. 08/25/1832 06/05/1911
Burleson, Stella May 08/30/1923
Burleson, William 06/04/1827 09/16/1906
Burley, Chester F. 03/04/1916 09/29/1985
Burley, Ricky Ray 05/22/1964 03/29/1971
Burley, William David, IV 01/19/1985 02/24/1985
Burnell, Martin (nmn) 05/08/1910 02/10/1994
Burnett, Clara Elizabeth Shrum 02/17/1893 10/02/1978
Burnett, Dorothy Lewis 10/26/1910 11/05/1985
Burnett, Grace Fern 10/19/1922 12/03/2006
Burnett, Kevin Allan 10/04/1976 07/27/2005
Burnett, Oliver Lynn 07/27/1901 04/05/1993
Burnett, William 04/12/1900
Burney, Donald R. 02/01/1947 10/13/1987
Burnham, Albert (Bert) 07/19/1894 03/30/1967
Burnham, Alfred L. 07/12/1851 04/09/1918
Burnham, Alfred Wallace 01/17/1892 12/26/1958
Burnham, Bert 06/20/1927
Burnham, Charles F. 03/28/1888
Burnham, James C. 1824 01/07/1904
Burnham, John B. 04/06/1870 06/21/1927
Burnham, Martha E. 12/25/1829 04/08/1924
Burnham, Matilda 04/26/1868 12/10/1955
Burnham, William Ampsy 04/14/1867 04/07/1952
Burnight, Ben 1872 01/18/1910
Burnison, Charles William 12/23/1907 03/28/1967
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Burnison, Myrtle J. 08/03/1885 08/06/1959
Burns, Archibald 05/02/1860 11/17/1912
Burns, Barbara A. 12/14/1927 08/12/2006
Burns, Bertha Marie 06/14/1896 10/15/1972
Burns, Charles O. 10/09/1942
Burns, Christina Eve 12/29/1866 08/15/1955
Burns, Dennis 11/03/1906
Burns, Dorothy “Elaine” 02/21/2006
Burns, Edward J. 01/26/1920
Burns, Edward L. 06/10/1851 01/21/1923
Burns, Elizabeth Hackett 10/24/1899 12/26/1976
Burns, Elwood A. 05/21/1899 1949
Burns, Erin Colleen 01/28/1975 08/12/1993
Burns, Florence Emelia 05/12/1901 06/28/1975
Burns, George W. 03/04/1955
Burns, Georgia Maria 06/27/1932 03/08/2000
Burns, Jane Catherine 03/21/1920 10/02/2001
Burns, Jeremy Jay 02/12/1975 10/15/2001
Burns, Jesse Edward 08/10/1882 01/25/1961
Burns, John 11/17/1865 08/19/1944
Burns, Josephine, Mrs. 04/11/1927
Burns, Katharine 07/12/1829 04/09/1908
Burns, Lawrence J. 03/21/1991
Burns, Marie 06/12/1862 04/11/1927
Burns, Mary, Mrs. 01/10/1905
Burns, Mathew J. 10/13/1854 01/22/1923
Burns, William James 03/15/1866 09/05/1940
Burns, William Nelson 09/13/1893 12/18/1955
Burr, Elisha 09/14/1897
Burr, Godfrey 10/29/1894
Burriesci, Christopher 01/23/1886 09/08/1976
Burrough, Kenneth Charles 02/25/1903 06/04/1980
Burrow, Cecil Lloyd 07/07/1873 08/02/1971
Burrow, Edward 12/13/1876
Burrow, George Henry 10/25/1874 10/19/1946
Burrow, Lee R. February 1941
Burrow, R. J.
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Burrow, Releife Jane 06/11/1850 11/07/1940
Burrow, Roy A. 1883 12/27/1920
Burrow, T. J.
Burrow, Thomas Jefferson 08/13/1850 12/15/1923
Burrows, G. W. 07/01/1885
Burrows, Mary Jane 08/20/1859
Burrows, Ruth M. 04/28/1904 07/22/1983
Burson, Daniel A. 11/24/1907
Burt, Ella May 06/27/1900
Burt, Floyd Leland 08/01/1910 02/22/1911
Burt, Glennwood Warren 05/25/1919 07/25/1995
Burt, Jerome 09/28/1835 07/15/1912
Bert, Merle Teddy 02/19/1905 07/20/1906
Burton, Angus Watson 05/05/1921 05/22/1988
Burton, Bernard Andrew 10/22/1905 11/27/1982
Burton, Jeanne 06/13/1994
Burton, Lyda C. 10/29/1907 12/24/1975
Burton, Ralph 04/06/1907 07/19/1972
Burton, Rodney Bruce 03/06/1933 05/01/1994
Burton, Violet Lenora 01/06/1916 08/27/1970
Burton, William, Sr. 05/25/1901 12/02/1976
Busalacchi, Emma V. 01/01/1910 12/29/1985
Busalacchi, Phillip S. 03/13/1925 12/07/1994
Busby, Royal P. 09/20/1895 10/15/1935
Buscaglia, Annie Taylor 04/12/1891 08/30/1985
Buscaglia, Antonio Joseph 03/17/1888 07/31/1966
Busch, Daphne M. 01/29/1909 03/03/1999
Busch, Melvin W. 06/04/1908 03/01/1978
Buschow, Johanna Imgard 04/30/1909 05/01/1980
Busdez, Martin 05/20/1967
Bush, Benjamin 10/01/1859
Bush, Calvin Warren 01/13/1927 02/03/1986
Bush, Carol Edna 05/18/1932 07/02/2005
Bush, Eda Ellen 03/22/1869 01/24/1958
Bush, George William 02/02/1911
Bush, Henrietta C. 07/12/1860
Bush, John S. 12/16/1898
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Bush, Ruth E. 12/04/1883 12/30/1954
Busi, Matteo (Matt) J. 07/04/1893 07/30/1973
Busset, Casanny 08/16/1892
Buster, 1863
Bustimento, Pacifico 09/23/1897
Butera, Ann Janet 12/04/1927 12/29/2003
Butermuth, Fritz (Butmuth) 05/05/1826 05/13/1915
Buthenuth, Henry F. 05/13/1860 03/30/1928
Butier, Marcus Bradford 09/24/1963 12/18/2003
Butler, Asa Thomas 08/25/1895 05/04/1957
Butler, August “Gus” 03/22/1876 03/05/1966
Butler, Benjamin 12/28/1911 03/25/1966
Butler, Bonnie Mae 12/02/1943 02/27/1996
Butler, Chester, Sr. 05/25/1910 02/02/1981
Butler, Daisy 05/14/1882 04/01/1943
Butler, Dwight Allen 10/09/1946 02/26/2002
Butler, Earl Murton 03/30/1936 05/10/2004
Butler, Evelyn J. 12/14/1927 02/01/1986
Butler, Ivan 12/05/1950
Butler, John Andrew 02/09/1927 03/04/1989
Butler, Judith Ann 02/27/1945 06/10/1994
Butler, Judy [Is this Lorraine Butler] 06/10/1948
Butler, Lorene 1930 05/01/1905
Butler, Marie A. 10/17/1915 02/07/1983
Butler, Marvin 12/15/1944 12/22/1944
Butler, Norman A. 05/23/1904 07/03/1989
Butler, Pearl A. 09/09/1904 09/20/1992
Butler, Richard Elliott 10/07/1953 07/13/1973
Butmuth, Fritz 05/13/1915
Butt, Thomas Larry 08/04/1948 06/15/1996
Butterfield, Albert F. 02/28/1940
Butterfield, Charles Lincoln 1860 1934
Butterfield, Elizabeth Isabel 01/19/1864 12/16/1958
Butterfield, F. F. 09/29/1857 1940
Butterfield, Floyd C. 03/23/1913 01/21/1984
Butterfield, George F. 09/25/1833 12/07/1919
Butterfield, Georgianna W. 03/15/1847 07/27/1934
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Butterfield, Henry N. 01/24/1836 06/23/1920
Butterfield, June L. 02/22/1994
Butterfield, Vern C. 04/09/1907 11/15/1961
Butterfield, Walter Elmer 06/19/1931 09/14/1968
Buttner, Godfreid 08/28/1890
Butts, Infant Daughter 09/24/1951 09/24/1951
Butts, Sarah 03/07/1872
Buyck, Arthur Charles 05/09/1880 01/02/1948
Buyck, Baby George
Buyck, Frank 10/13/1900
Buyck, Frederick Henry 06/12/1883
Buyck, George Franklin 01/07/1914 04/07/1915
Buyck, George Harrison 05/30/1887 01/20/1939
Buyck, John Francis 05/28/1881
Buyck, John Frank 12/22/1854 07/07/1928
Buyck, Susan E. July 1892
Buzdasm, Richard Antone 05/17/1941 09/16/2004
Buzunis, Charles Nicholas 12/09/1920 08/12/1996
Buzzetti, Albert John 10/03/1891 04/10/1953
Buzzetti, Emil Peter 11/13/1905 03/05/1975
Bye, Archie J. 03/19/1903
Byerly, Ruby Francis 05/11/1893 03/07/1988
Byers, Charles 07/24/1936
Byers, Clifford 08/13/1892 10/27/1966
Byers, Embree Archibald, Jr. 11/23/1913 07/24/1937
Byers, Granville Willis 10/17/1898 07/01/1956
Byers, Lillie Mae 09/09/1905 02/10/1981
Byers, Mark Raymond 11/26/1959 09/11/1990
Byers, Raymond King 02/21/1900 04/15/1982
Byers, Shelden V. 05/11/1913 05/18/1997
Byford, Cecil Gilbert 02/04/1908 04/10/1993
Byford, Mary Louise 04/23/1921 12/02/1993
Bygum, Chris 05/09/1899
Bykajoavich, Matap 1879 1918
Bynum, John Cantrell, Jr. 08/17/1877 12/22/1971
Byram, Michael Lewis 02/12/1945 02/07/1965
Byram, Thomas James 12/11/1942 12/20/1998
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Byrd, Morgan Reed 12/14/1873
Byrne, Doyne Richard 10/15/1906 03/02/1977
Byrnes, Thomas Bingay 02/13/1905 04/03/1975
C
Cabading, Maria Garza 02/07/1914 02/12/1982
Caballero, Palabiano 12/25/1893 01/10/1959
Caballes, Urda Narfa 06/14/1913 05/02/1999
Cabral, August Diego Sanchez 11/13/1889 05/13/1966
Cabral, Elizabeth M. Vico 03/18/1907 08/17/1976
Cabral, Melvin George 11/26/1917 05/13/2002
Cabrara, Dave 09/19/1857 11/30/1923
Cabrera, Angelita (Angela) (Cabrero) 02/19/1894
Cabrera, Ireneo Nacario 04/25/1905 11/26/1950
Cabrera, Wensela 09/28/1891 04/01/1963
Cabreros, Larry 06/15/1901 09/21/1965
Caccamo, Arthur P. 03/12/1912 02/25/2004
Caccamo, Dorothy Annette 02/14/1921 05/29/1990
Caccamo, Rodd Scott “Butch” 07/14/1967 12/08/2004
Cade, Horace Skelton 01/17/1915 03/05/1963
Cademartori, Andrew Lawrence 06/29/1903 08/20/1987
Cademartori, Assunta Maria 11/22/1879 10/26/1919
Cademartori, Carolyn Ellen 07/01/1902 10/12/1985
Cademartori, Colombo George 03/20/1868 03/10/1945
Cademartori, David 07/26/1873 03/24/1961
Cademartori, Giovanni Abt. 1836 10/07/1882
Cademartori, Infant Son 08/26/1890
Cademartori, John 10/18/1869 01/05/1947
Cademartori, Leza Dora 06/24/1868 07/02/1942
Cademartori, Louis 06/08/1864 04/19/1948
Cademartori, Maria 05/07/1838 02/29/1924
Cadier, Eliza Carpenter 02/17/1880
Cadier, Jean Marie 12/07/1883
Cadman, Paul Fletcher 11/04/1889 11/11/1946
Cady, Addison, Sr. 05/23/1896
Caesar, Collins 05/09/1910 03/03/1965
Caffey, Donald Lee 05/10/1928 05/08/2006
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Cagianut, Jack 08/26/1898 02/16/1975
Cagle, Edith Lorraine 11/23/1919 10/02/1985
Cagliaro, Benedict, Jr. 09/29/1939 05/06/2005
Cagnarie, Catherine 03/12/1887 03/12/1888
[Gagnarie, Gacnarie]
Cagnon, John Emile 05/10/1900 09/19/1975
Cahill, Stephen Dudly 07/31/1836 09/23/1934
Cain,
Cain, Dennis 1933
Cain, John 03/26/1919
Cain, John Robert 09/27/1956 07/17/1972
Cain, Phillip H. 01/18/1921 10/21/2003
Cain, Roger Paul 12/13/1931 07/31/1993
Cain, Wilson 11/17/1859 03/27/1918
Cakebread, William Charles 02/26/1914 09/04/1984
Calamari, Peter (Pietro) 07/04/1848 02/02/1922
Calandro, Frank 01/15/1844 10/16/1932
Calcagno, Louis 09/06/1909
Calcagno, Terry Lee 04/25/1952 12/18/1967
Calcatera, Jack T. 02/28/1894 04/14/1925
Calcaterra, Angelina 07/05/1872 03/06/1907
Calcaterra, Herbert A. 1942
Calcaterra, John 04/14/1925
Calcaterra, John P. 09/22/1901 12/24/1975
Calcaterra, Joseph 06/27/1864 02/21/1956
Calden, George Washburn 12/04/1846 03/21/1909
Calder, John 09/28/1873
Caldwell, Cornelia H., Mrs. 02/19/1889
Caldwell, Delia 02/11/1901
Caldwell, Edward James 02/29/1858 08/10/1910
Caldwell, Elmer Wayne 12/05/1929 02/05/1990
Caldwell, Frank William 10/10/1949 08/30/1983
Caldwell, Harry A. 03/13/1991
Caldwell, James Clayton 10/14/1896 08/13/1997
Caldwell, Paulette Louise 06/13/1957 12/23/1984
Caldwell, Ruth Louise 08/23/1994
Caldwell, William G. 02/01/1865
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Caleagno, Luigi (Louis) 09/04/1887 09/06/1909
Caledonia, Frances Varelas 12/25/1885
Calhoun, Mr.
Calhoun, Mr. 1874
Calhoun, Mrs.
Calhoun, Patrick Kelly 09/30/1959 10/10/1991
Calhoun, Robert Lee 03/30/1925 08/16/1976
Calibuso, John (Johnny) G. 06/07/1907 07/24/1964
Calin, Lee Frederick 08/28/1936 05/13/2002
Calkins, Vivian Ann 02/25/1912 08/03/1989
Callahan, Barbara J. 09/20/
Callahan, Charles R. 1866 11/23/1927
Callahan, Delia L. 04/22/1890 03/16/1972
Callahan, Ella 09/15/1872 01/10/1953
Callahan, Elvira, Mrs. 09/20/1903
Callahan, Ethel Lucetta 02/26/1893 06/15/1988
Callahan, George 02/25/1869 10/31/1953
Callahan, Jacquelyn Lee 12/12/1933 11/23/1997
Callahan, Josephine 1857 1938
Callahan, Lillian D. 07/08/1864 03/21/1942
Callahan, Michael 03/18/1874
Callahan, Michael J. 09/29/1865 01/27/1942
Callahan, Mrs. 03/25/1874
Callahan, Osee I. 09/17/1870 11/03/1931
Callahan, Paul Jennings 01/21/1912 08/22/1982
Callahan, Raymond Charles 10/19/1924 05/16/1997
Callahan, Robert Harris 07/05/1853 03/16/1933
Callahan, Thomas 02/18/1895
Callahan, Thos. 02/17/1895
Callaway, Bernard Ray 10/16/1925 01/06/1998
Callaway, Elsie L. 07/22/1901 06/11/1987
Callaway, James Edmund, III 03/21/1921 08/10/1994
Callaway, John William 05/19/1923 07/08/1987
Callaway, May D. 01/25/1884 05/17/1941
Callet, Alphonse 11/20/1871
Callistro, Dorothy Maye Mills 10/08/1986
Callopy, J., Mrs. 01/23/1882
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Callori, Enrico 05/19/1900
Callos, Joseph 05/26/1903
Calvin, Daisy L. 01/23/1916 03/14/1974
Calvin, David 10/31/1952 11/02/1952
Calvin, William Lee 06/04/1939 10/24/1994
Calzascia, Innocente 09/08/1861 12/08/1921
Calzascia, Jessie 03/13/1930
Calzascia, Marie Thelma 05/13/1909 12/22/1951
Calzascia, Percy March 1936
Camacho, Florentino 11/17/1880 02/16/1962
Camargo, Fermin Pete 07/04/1877 01/25/1956
Camargo, Soledad C. 04/21/1892 12/29/1986
Camari, J. 1871
Cambell, Thomas
Cameron, Don Alan 05/07/1880 11/26/1961
Cameron, Ella Mae 06/18/2006
Cameron, Thomas 04/09/1871 08/02/1914
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Caminetti, Charles 08/20/1881
Caminetti, Henrietta E. 09/28/1885
Caminetti, Rocco 08/24/1904
Camorgo, Mr.
Camou, Margaret 08/23/1919
Camp, Charity 02/26/1891
Campagan, Frank 01/09/1898 08/06/1964
Campana, Agostino 05/25/1880 04/07/1947
Campana, Walter 11/29/1889 01/21/1963
Campbell, Albert 02/23/1885 09/26/1951
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Campbell, Ann Margaret 03/18/1921 03/20/1998
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Campbell, Bessie Gillian 1966
Campbell, Charles July 1849
Campbell, Charles Clinton 12/28/1912 09/16/1986
Campbell, Charles R. 1944
Campbell, Cora 1892
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Campbell, Cora Arvilla 10/04/1914 11/02/2003
Campbell, Cyrus Walter 01/20/1864 01/06/1937
Campbell, Emanuel Walter 07/07/1830 11/15/1913
Campbell, Eva I. 01/10/1900 07/24/1961
Campbell, Forrest Eddy, Jr. 03/23/1921 01/29/1986
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Campbell, Mary M.
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Campbell, Stars W. 01/06/1937
Campbell, Vernon Henry 09/16/1903 03/31/1976
Campbell, Vernon O. 04/30/1876 06/21/1963
Campbell, William 03/29/1887
Campbell, William P. 1855 06/22/1937
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Candelo, Carl Dee 01/12/1963 05/03/1990
Candia, Matt John 10/10/1884 01/02/1964
Canela, Eulalio 01/10/1900 02/13/1954
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Canepa, Ada Irene 07/31/1892 05/15/1950
Canepa, Caroline 1852 02/22/1885
Canepa, Celestine 09/20/1879
Canepa, Earl A. 08/20/1910 02/26/1969
Canepa, Elizabeth Sarah; 07/02/1864 12/05/1953
Sarah Elizabeth
Canepa, Elmer W. 07/28/1908 06/27/1987
Canepa, Elsie M. 01/01/1912 01/06/1946
Canepa, Evelyn Thelma 01/22/1910 05/17/2002
Canepa, Florence Evelyn 03/12/1913 11/10/1986
Canepa, Florence Irene 08/05/1897 08/05/1915
Canepa, Frances Mary 10/08/1887 10/24/1946
Canepa, Francisco 1845 1936
Canepa, Frank J., Sr. 11/09/1860 05/12/1953
Canepa, Frank Joseph 10/19/1857 12/12/1936
Canepa, Frank L. 1900 01/13/1939
Canepa, Frank, Jr. 04/26/1882 09/27/1936
Canepa, Fredrick M. 11/09/1921 06/08/1987
Canepa, George C. 03/22/1894 06/09/1894
Canepa, Gerolamo 1847 1872
Canepa, Goldya Goldie Mae 05/30/1918 10/14/1968
Canepa, Infant Daughter 06/08/1891
Canepa, James 10/27/1901 11/19/1901
Canepa, John 02/21/1898
[TO BE CONTINUED
WEB SITES AND USEFUL
COMPUTER INFORMATION
FOR GENEALOGISTS
Submitted by Mary DOTY
CORRECTION TO SUMMER ISSUE OF THE FROGHORN on
page 37 at the very top is a website address that has a typo. It should
read: http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/ei.html. The correction is to
change the / to a . between ei and html at the end.
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TOPO MAP PROGRAM FOR UNITED STATES
http://www.delorne.com This is a website that sells a TOPO map
program for a computer for the U.S. First click on TopoUSA in the
left column. It sells for $99.95 and covers the entire U.S. If you click
on “What’s new,” you will get a preview of the program. This is
listed here as Lynne Storm recommends Topo maps to help research
our family history.
LOOKING FOR USED BOOKS
http://www.librarybooksales.org This web site is a list of used books
that Friends of Libraries are selling. Our own Calaveras Friends of
Library has many books listed. You can search by title, author, or
subject; give it a try.
http://www.bookfinder.com This is another web site with books to sell.
In keyword box type in genealogy and you will get a list. Or type in
things like Civil War, Revolutionary War, Virginia + history. The
possibilities are endless.
OLD NEWSPAPER RESEARCH
http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html This website has old
newspapers and the list is growing. Most of the newspaper are from
small towns, they are searchable and you can go to the newspaper to
read the article.
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ This website is connected to
the Library of Congress which has a copy of almost all of the
newspapers for the United States. Presently only a few of the
newspapers, the years 1890-1900, for the states: California, District
of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Utah,
and Virginia have been digitized. They plan to digitize the entire
United States.
SEARCHING FOR BURIAL PLACES
www.findagrave.com
www.internment.net
www.daddezio.com/cemetery/
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cemetery/
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MARRIAGE RECORDS IN THE UNITED STATES
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/ This website has records for
Amador Co. 1883-1899, and Calaveras Co. 1915-1951, plus many
other counties in California.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Submitted by Mary DOTY
Below is a list of seminars and conferences being held in northern
California. I do not have space to give complete details so I have
included the web site for each event. If you do not have access to the
internet, let me know and I will help you get the information you want.
September 2008
September 23, Tuesday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The regular meeting for the
Sacramento German Genealogical Society will have their own
member, Ingeborg CARPENTER talking about “All about the
German Farm family’s everyday life in the 18 th and 19 th
centuries.” Ingeborg, who was born and raised in Germany, has for
years been fascinated by the operation of German farms, and the
lives of farm families. Her knowledge of German ways, German
households, and German farming traditions through the ages will
surely amaze you.
October 2008
October 11, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This is the annual FREE
Family History Day at the California State Archives at 10 th and
“O” Streets in Sacramento, California. They will have short classes
on a variety of subjects: beginning genealogy, what’s available at
local institutions, computer software and demonstrations,
preservation techniques, and much more. More details will be
available at our September and October meetings, and at website:
http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives/htm.
October 25, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Fall Seminar by
Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County and the McHenry
Museum. Speaker is Rhonda R. McCLURE. Topics are: The
5W’s; using the internet to Answer Who, What, Where, When and
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Why, Mining the Treasures in Newspapers, Old and New:
Combining the Best of Internet and Traditional Research, and
Avoiding Potholes and Quagmires Along the Genealogical Trail.
Cost is $30 for non-members. Registration form available at our
general monthly meeting.
October 28, Tuesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The regular meeting for the
Sacramento German Genealogical Society will have Dr. Roger P.
MINERT, A.G., a professor from BYU, returning once more by
popular demand. Prof. Minert will be speaking on “The
Development of German Church and Civil Records through
History.” He will identify and locate church and civil vital records
for towns and cities in Germany (with borders as of 1871), and he
will explore the types of records available in specific provinces
during various periods of German history. Church and civil records,
a mainstay of German family history research, are often the most
valuable of all records for German genealogists.
March 2009
March 28 th , Saturday, all day, Root Cellar Spring Seminar at the Fair
Oaks Presbyterian Church, Fair Oaks, California. The speaker will
be Geoff RASMUSSEN. There will also be food, fun and friends.
More information will be in the Winter issue of the Froghorn and at
their web site: www.rootcellar.org.
Index of Topics
Officers and Board Members 2
Schedule of Meetings 3
Cover Story 5
Thank You, Ruth Galindo 5
Obituary, Eloise (Hendershot) Stenquist 6
Spring Seminar with Lisa B. Lee 7
California State Library Genealogy Sources 8
Calaveras County Index to Death Records 25
Web Sites and Useful Computer Information for Genealogists 36
Calendar of Events for Northern California 38
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Mail this form with your payment to:
Calaveras Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184
Angels Camp, CA 95222
Name _________________________________ Date _____________
Address _________________________________________________
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Telephone (_____) ________________________________________
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[New members joining after January 1 st pay $7.50 for the remainder of
the fiscal year.]
Dues are for the period: July 1 st thru June 30 th of each year.
List the SURNAMES you are researching followed by the state,
province, and country in sequence from the oldest year to the most recent
year (Example: JOHNSON; England, 1790 > VA, 1805 > NC, 1810 >
KY, 1830 > MO, 1840 > Calif. 1849).
SURNAMES:
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